‘Business’ Archives
Romney-Rich: Only thing Warming is Al Gore’s Bank Account
In 1999, Al Gore, then U.S. vice president and a Democratic candidate for president, sold $6,000 worth of cows The former senator, who spent most of his working life in Congress, had a net worth of about $1.7 million and assets that included pasture rents from a family farm and royalties from a zinc mine, remnants of his rural roots in Carthage, Tennessee. Funds from the cattle sale went to three of his kids, according to federal disclosure forms filed as part of his presidential run. Fourteen years later, he made an estimated $100 million in a single month. In January, the Current TV network, which he helped to start in 2004, was sold to Qatari-owned Al Jazeera Satellite Network for about $500 million. After debt, he grossed an estimated $70 million for his 20 percent stake, [...]
All Aboard the Crony Capitalism High Speed Train
Diane Feinstein’s husband lands high-speed rail contract Because, at nearly $35,000,000 per mile, they surely had to be the cheapest: All Aboard the Crony Capitalism High Speed Train (Media Credit: Michelle Malkin) Out of the entire universe of those who could have won the first phase construction contract for California’s high speed rail boondoggle, who would stand out as the last person who would win it if there were no political patronage. Put another way, who is the most likely person to win it if there is political patronage? Both questions have the same answer: Richard Blum, the husband of California senator Diane Feinstein. So, who won the contract? Blum, of course, as the principle owner of Tutor Perini, the lead firm in the three-firm consortium selected [...]
IMF to Levy Tax on every Gallon of US Gasoline
Imposing global taxes on Americans is unconstitutional and proof of the world government! By Doc Vega Once again we are getting the globalist agenda here in the US, more evidence of the imposition of world government over our domestic laws. Why would any government sympathetic to the plight of its people or understanding enough to sympathize with besieged American citizens enduring our economic crisis, want to allow Americans to suffer more taxation? The IMF is the revenue arm of the UN owned by all 188 countries who are member states. What gives this organization the right to collect taxes on Americans who have earned their money and are pumping gas in order to get to work? Why is the weight of the world’s problems always pressed upon the shoulders of the American worker, who is [...]
A Startup Dream Come True – Teen sells Summly to Yahoo! for $30 Million
When Nick D'Aloisio was fifteen, he founded Summly. Summly is a mobile news aggregation app that doesn't make any money, but no matter. Today, D'Aloisio sold his startup to Yahoo for close to $30 million, AllThingsD reports. It's not clear how much of the deal was cash versus stock. Either way, it's a lofty exit for a 17-year-old – or anyone for that matter. Yahoo plans to shut down D'Aloisio's company. So why'd it spend $30 million on a kid? Read more: After 2 Years, Teen Sells Startup Summly to Yahoo For $30 Million Yahoo! To Acquire Summly Today, we’re excited to share that we’re acquiring Summly, a mobile product company founded with a vision to simplify the way we get information, making it faster, easier and more concise. At the age of 15, Nick D’Aloisio created [...]
Unionized Staff Strikes against SEIU
There’s nothing more embarrassing for union bosses than their own unionized staff striking against them or, in this case, threatening to strike. In San Francisco, SEIU staff, represented by the left-wing Communications Workers of America, has been without a contract since their contract expired last September. SEIU boss Roxanne Sanchez, according to the San Francisco Bay Guardian, is trying to get her union staff to give concessions on their pensions and health care. Last week, after months without a contract, 94% of the SEIU’s own union staff voted to strike. Read More
Are the Koch Brothers trying to buy Tribune Company?
Love it! Koch brothers may by Tribune Co. - Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Orlando Sentinel, Sun-Sentinel, Baltimore Sun and Radio station WGN and KTLA TV The Left is spewing their usual Koch right-wing nut hatemonger world takeover rhetoric. Because the Left loves freedom of the press as long as they own the papers. Just take in the spirit of the following story in the LA Weekly The latest rumor about the next owner of the L.A. Times, which is for sale, is a doozy. A bombshell. It's a doozy wrapped in a bombshell exploding inside a Drudge siren. Multiple sources tell L.A. Weekly that Charles and David Koch -- the infamous right-wing billionaire brothers -- are considering an offer on either the Tribune Co. newspaper group, which includes the L.A. Times, the Chicago [...]
Sweet! Judge Pops Nanny Bloomberg Sugary Soda Ban
Calls it 'arbitrary and capricious' A state judge today put a cork in City Hall's plans to ban Big Apple restaurants and other venues from selling large sugary drinks -- a bubble-bursting defeat for Mayor Bloomberg, who has made public health a cornerstone of his tenure. Before the stunning ruling by New York Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling, restaurants, movie theaters, sports venues, convenience stores and other places regulated by the city's health department would have been prohibited -- starting tomorrow -- from selling sugary drinks of more than 16 ounces. Judge Halts Bloomberg Soda Ban by New York Post Source - NYPOST.com. Related articles Loathsome nutritionist thinks loathsome nanny-state mayor doesn't go far enough (hotair.com) Pop goes the soda ban! Judge [...]
2013 Digital Influence Report – Technorati Media
Via Technorati Media Founded over a decade ago, Technorati Media has grown into one of the largest social media ad networks bringing top brands and valuable influencers together at scale. With an advertising reach of approximately 130 million US unique users/month, sit in the middle of an incredible social media nexus and have long believed that our data, relationships and unique perspective are important elements for us to share. With this in mind, we present to you our 2013 Digital Influence Report, which replaces our historical State of the Blogosphere and expands the concept of all things social. We hope you’ll benefit from the valuable insights culled from surveys that included over 6,000 influencers, 1,200 consumers and 150 top brand marketers. Navigation 1. Executive [...]
Fair? Amendment – No more Golf for Obama until Americans can Tour the White House
Fair? No more golf for Obama until Americans can Tour the White House. Maybe the American People should make Obama's inability to compromise with congress to avoid the sequester as painful as possible Gohmerts amendment to H.R. 933 states: “None of the funds made available by a division of this Act may be used to transport the president to or from a golf course until public tours of the White House resume.” Gohmert Blasts White House Over Cancellation of Tours, Introduces Amendment - Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) spoke on the House floor about the announcement made by the White House to cancel all tours due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration. He talked about an amendment he introduced to the Continuing Resolution which would preventing Obama from using federal [...]
White House: Texas Sequester Impact Report
White House Releases Texas Report on the Impact of the Sequester WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the White House is releasing new state-by-state reports on the devastating impact the sequester will have on jobs and middle class families across the country if Congressional Republicans fail to compromise to avert the sequester by March 1st. Texas Related: White House: State-by-State Sequester Impact Reports
