Category Archives: Filthy Stinking Rich

Quotable: Bartcop on voter stupidity

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Poor people, year after year, vote to make the rich richer and that’s crazy.The way America votes, you’d think 2/3 of us are Fortune 500 CEOs.Poor people could vote themselves out of poverty – but they choose not to.and that’s … Continue reading →

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How they killed the campesinos at Porvenir

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

This is what occasioned that emergency meeting of the Unasur leaders–the Porvenir massacre in Bolivia, perpetrated by an opposition prefect who has since been captured and now faces at least 30 years in prison. Video and story from YVKE Mundial: … Continue reading →

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The truth about Pando

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

This ought to put to rest once and for all the notion that the Bolivian opposition is peaceful and nonviolent: Walter Martínez of the VTV program Dossier spells it all out. Video in Spanish, but don’t let that deter you; … Continue reading →

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Call the Waaaaaaambulance…

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

….because while her husband semi-languishes in jail, Barbara Amiel is having a crisis. She has been shunned by other wealthy families in this exclusive area of Florida, and is hardly seen outside her mansion. One of the few with whom … Continue reading →

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Who writes these dumbass editorials?

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

More tired old “21st century socialism looks just like 20th”, courtesy the Financial Times. More tired old “Chavez is a dictator”, courtesy the Richmond Times Dispatch. And in the grand (tired) old tradition of unsigned editorials, the authors are not … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Scahill has a YouTube channel!

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

If you ever wanted to know about US mercenaries and just how low they can go, this is the guy who wrote the book. It’s called Blackwater, and it’s not pretty, but it’s one compelling read. It will wake you … Continue reading →

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No surprises here…

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Ho, ditty, hum, ditty…why am I not surprised at this? A man who opened fire inside a church, killing two people with a shotgun hidden in a guitar case, was frustrated at being unable to find a job and blamed … Continue reading →

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I could have told them so, but would they listen?

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Whoa–is the sky falling, or what? The Economist has finally gotten (partway) off its “rah rah, America” kick and published a (somewhat) honest assessment of what’s going on in the States. And a thing of beauty it is, too: One … Continue reading →

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The hubris of the Nestle corporation

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Nestle CEO Peter Brabeck doesn’t think water is a basic human right (he considers THAT position “extremist”); he thinks it should be owned by corporations and sold to the public for profit. I guess no one ever told him what … Continue reading →

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Hideous tanorexia strikes again!

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Oh God, I won a rhinestone tiara for one whole year! All the torture has been worth it!” Well, here’s a foregone conclusion that I wish the world could forego: Once again, a totally un-Venezuelan-looking Miss Venezuela has been crowned … Continue reading →