Matt Taibbi: 'U.S. Politics Are A Reality Show Sponsored By Wall Street' (Video)

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[DailyBail]

Apple upgrades leave bitter taste

The latest version of iTunes has left Mac and iPod customers fuming because much of their highly expensive hardware no longer works ... as Rupert Jones discovered

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/may/21/apple-upgrades-itunes-version

[DailyBail]

Gingrich: Debt-free, mum on Tiffany's account

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110522/ap_on_el_ge/us_gingrich_tiffany_s;_ylt=AtZpfsNwtmcF.KhET3bXiKVH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTM2NmE0ZnRnBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwNTIyL3VzX2dpbmdyaWNoX3RpZmZhbnlfcwRjY29kZQN0b3BnbXBlBGNwb3MDNQRwb3MDNQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA2dpbmdyaWNoZGVidA--

[DailyBail]

LOS ANGELES – Police detained a suspect Sunday in the attack on a San Francisco Giants fan after the season-opening game at Dodger Stadium, a brutal beating that prompted an outpouring of support for the victim and outrage in the sports world and beyond.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110522/ap_on_sp_ot/us_giants_fan_attacked;_ylt=AryueBriS.GMWaLcSUbOIcZH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTM3czFnNGpvBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwNTIyL3VzX2dpYW50c19mYW5fYXR0YWNrZWQEY2NvZGUDdG9wZ21wZQRjcG9zAzQEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNzdXNwZWN0ZGV0YWk-

[DailyBail]

Western, Arab diplomats rescued from Yemen embassy

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/05/22/yemen.political.deal/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

[DailyBail]

LOS ANGELES – She promised the moon, for a sky-high price. He wasn't buying.

A woman who tried to sell what she said was a rare piece of moon rock for $1.7 million was detained when her would-be buyer turned out to be an undercover NASA agent, officials said Friday.

The gray rocks, which are considered national treasures and are illegal to sell, were given to each U.S. state and 136 countries by then-President Richard Nixon after U.S. moon missions and can sell for millions of dollars on the black market.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110521/ap_on_fe_st/us_moon_rock_sting

[TR]

ITunes,Mac,IPod
I've been researching for hours & finally found this quote: "BUYER BEWARE"

[TR]

I suppose Dodger fans are immune from attack at away games.

[DailyBail]

Greek PM, ECB Officials Reject Debt Restructuring

http://www.cnbc.com/id/43124370

[DailyBail]

Apple Probes Blast at Chinese iPad Plant

http://www.cnbc.com/id/43124853

[DailyBail]

Barack Obama To Explore His Irish Roots

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Barack-Obama-Moneygall-Visit-US-President-To-Visit-Ireland-Ahead-Of-State-Visit-To-UK/Article/201105315996322?lpos=World_News_Right_Promo_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15996322_Barack_Obama_Moneygall_Visit%3A_US_President_To_Visit_Ireland_Ahead_Of_State_Visit_To_UK

[DailyBail]

Pile of debt would stretch beyond stratosphere

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/us-usa-debt-size-idUSTRE74I5TL20110519

[DailyBail]

Hamilton sheds light on Armstrong's '99 samples

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110522/ap_on_sp_ot/cyc_armstrong_doping;_ylt=AvkacO0YbeeL6roPLblooSWROrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTM1YmU2Nmd0BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwNTIyL2N5Y19hcm1zdHJvbmdfZG9waW5nBGNjb2RlA3RvcGdtcGUEY3BvcwM0BHBvcwM0BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDaGFtaWx0b25zaGVk

[Howard T. Lewis III]

What do you call the crap listed above? Is that spam? Anyway, The S.E.C. is controlled by the same group that set up the derivative and ARM fraud. There will be no prosecutions because the goal, along with , 9-11, the oil well disaster in the GOM, siting the Fukushima reactors on the beach in the center of THE tsunami zone, and taking all these down payments and homes, is destroying America. The ship of state was boarded a long time ago, but if the military cleans this up, instead of the public, there would be substantial gunfire. The people must react or forever be subject to the suckness that is Benny the Rat and the satanic majesties of Europe. America is dumbed down to lapdog status.

[farang]

Thanks Matt.Always interesting and informative to hear your take on important issues. Got to disgree that third parties can't be influential....although I see you add a small caveat during that statement.....my take? Had Perot not run in 1992, We would have had a second term of Poppy. Even a non-phototelegenic candidate like Ross got 18.9% of the vote. That is not nothing. And not that long before, third party John Anderson got huge chunk of the vote....in lot less stressing times. I'm not going into a long history lesson here, but a third party candidate was the one that dismantled Standard Oil....that Dubya allowed to reconstitute (Exxon/Mobil) along with the Baby Bells broken apart in the late 60s early 70s....

So, we agree to disagree there, okay? And, your assertion, nicely phrased, that most Americans are not aware the parties are two sides of the same coin....hmmm. My question would be "define most."

If by that you mean a solid 25-30% block of them....I'd agree....let's label them the determined "Blockheads." Dumber than a bag of hammers. However....only a very unobservant American missed the fact that Kerry was blowing Dubya out-of-the-water in Exit Polls..which are the definition of accuracy...and your alledged non-colluding msm reacted in unison to cancel Exit Polls.

So, to kill the other bird now, I'd suggest perhaps we do the average, intelligent American a great disservice to suggest we do not vote rationally. Perhaps we do. Perhaps the vote tabulation is rotten to the core. Perhaps the non-financial regulating agencies "gave a virus" to the vote counting ones?Or, more likely: caught it from them. Not hard to visualize Matt. Not wild theory. What was one of the very first things Dubya's administration shoved through? Electronic vote tabulation. Billions spent. Only those believing in tooth fairies and unicorns can't see through that.

Perhaps they only think these Chosen-by-msm candidates are eligible. Perhaps if your non-colluding msm were trying to be profitable and not manipulative, people would be eager to learn why certain European countries are still financially sound, and coincidentally, happen to also be the ones voted by their own citizens to be the safest, most, most personal freedom, universal health care...and are Socialist. Ranked at the top, these countries.....democratically elected Socialism. The People have the power. So do we, it ain't too late.

But some heads would roll I suspect, should any reporter take that into the Talking Point Memo morning brief to run by his editor....the ones you say do not occur. Keep up the good work, young man. Really, excellent. Always a pleasure listening to your viewpoints.