Episode 394 · Sunday, 25 March 2012

No Bagles for You!

A crackdown on homeless feeding programs in New York City meets the high-stakes world of international banking scandals and World Bank leadership shifts.

By The No Agenda Show | 2h 21m listen | 33 chapters
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The No Agenda Show · No. 394

About this episode

Hillary Clinton and the State Department face scrutiny over the definition of Iranian intransigence as global tensions rise. The administration's diplomatic maneuvering coincides with a domestic crackdown on the indigent, exemplified by Mayor Michael Bloomberg's New York City officials blocking a synagogue from donating bagels and carrot stew to local shelters. These restrictive nutrition mandates for the homeless mirror a growing trend of government micromanagement over food safety and public service.

In London, the shooting of Russian banker German Gorbuntsov near Canary Wharf highlights a violent rift among international financiers, while new evidence in the MF Global collapse links John Corzine to the direct transfer of $200 million in customer funds to JP Morgan. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama nominated Dr. Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank, a move signaling a pivot toward global health initiatives funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This shift occurs as the World Health Organization warns of a man-made tuberculosis pandemic and the Senate deconstructs the STOCK Act, which contains a massive loophole allowing lobbyists to continue trading on political intelligence.

Adam Curry performs a series of dry-run auditions for a Hyundai commercial while John C. Dvorak provides direction ranging from surfer dude to Pee-wee Herman. The duo also explores the logistics of building a library out of recycled shipping containers and mocks the longevity of Dick Cheney following his heart transplant. Philip Flick is officially knighted into the No Agenda Roundtable as the show analyzes the toxicology report of Whitney Houston.


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CHAPTER 01 / 33 Discussion

Intransigence Definition, Hillary Clinton, and The Three Stooges

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the show from Austin, Texas, and Northern Silicon Valley. They debate the definition of the word "intransigence" after playing a clip of Hillary Clinton using the term regarding Iran. The hosts further discuss whether a specific sound effect originates from The Three Stooges, The Lone Ranger, or a Vaughn Monroe song.

adam curry· john c. dvorak· intransigence· hillary clinton· the three stooges· vaughn monroe· lone ranger

00:00 No paper for you, no bagels, no paper! Shut up. Adam Curry, John C. DeVora It's Sunday March 25th 2012 time for your Gitmo Nation Media Assassination Episode 3-9 or 4 This is NO AGENDA Out of my intransigence here at Camp MoFo in the capital of The Drone Star State That's right Austin Tejas where it's beautiful today in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry By the way, does that mean you have to take a crap from Northern Silicon Valley? I'm John C. Dvorak What does that mean intransigence no no no no no Intransigence is a new word i learned today yeah major stuck sit in one spot No That's not what it means that's not know that's not what he on the crapper know listen to this

00:49 The message is clear. If Iran's intransigence continues, it will face increasing pressure and isolation. That's not a crapper! Intransigence? No... It means something completely different. It means uh.... I looked it up here. In-transigence hold on. Intransigence definition adjective unwilling or refusal to change one's views or to agree about something There's nothing to do with being on the crapper. Huh? Well, I was sorely mistaken Yeah well you know when when Lucifer clippity-clop comes out with something like that You know it's like oh code yeah, totally cold The player again up with that one I can't remember what I liked good one It's Clipper D club

01:45 I think it's from the Lone Ra- yeah, is it from The Lone Ranger or... No no no! It sounds like a song by Vaughn Monroe. Nooo, I think its from The Three Stooges actually What? Yeah that what I recall. Nah Oops wrong one. Clip of the day. Clippity clop. Here she is hold on. It's clippity clop The message is clear if Iran's intransigence continues it will face increasing pressure and isolation. That's right I'm gonna kick your ass bitches! I'm Clippity-Clop So you have to do that all the time now? It's actually a great little clip. It's a great little clip, I love it yeah Clippity-Clop so what's the deal with the Hunger Games oh I don't know

CHAPTER 02 / 33 Discussion

Hunger Games, Homeless Feeding Bans, and Mayor Bloomberg

The hosts connect the popularity of The Hunger Games movie to real-world ordinances in cities like New York, Philadelphia, and Orlando that restrict feeding the homeless. In New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration reportedly blocked a synagogue from donating bagels and carrot stew to shelters due to concerns over salt, fat, and fiber content. The discussion highlights the transition from public service to government micromanagement of nutrition for the indigent.

the hunger games· michael bloomberg· homeless shelters· food safety· new york city· philadelphia· san francisco

02:37 What is it? Is this a reality show? No, it's a big movie. Big hit movie! Really?! Yeah, everybody was talking about the book and the movie... The book and the movie... Oh, it's just like the book! It's just like the book! Oh, it's exactly like the book almost! I mean, it's like a get some big book everybody read. It's why we're out of it We should have read this book or you should now what makes sense actually not me no No, that's something totally makes sense Okay, remember we were talking about nutter on the last show that it's illegal to feed homeless, no outdoor feeding for human resource? No outdoor feeding yes. Okay well now turns out there are 20 cities in America with similar rules including

03:21 New York City. So I think the real hunger games is what's taking place now, listen. Glenn Richter arrived at a Westside synagogue today to collect surplus bagels fresh nutritious bagels to donate to- By the way, fresh nutritious bagels as opposed to the other kind? Hadn't heard that in awhile. The poor but under a new edict from Mayor Bloomberg's food police he can no longer donate the food to city homeless shelters it's there are no bagels for you Edict! No Bagels For You!! give you something which is a supplement to the food that you already have? Sorry, that's wrong. Richter has been collecting food from places like the Ohavzedek Synagogue and bringing it to homeless shelters for over 20 years but recently his donation including a cholent or carrot stew was turned away because the Bloomberg administration wants to monitor the salt fat and fiber eaten by the homeless. Richter said he was stunned. It's for food safety John!

04:13 The homeless want to regulate how much fiber the homeless get. Hey, hey you! You ain't pooping right you homeless barley! And apparently that includes getting no food whatsoever It's better than too much salt ya know? He says his family has eaten the same food forever and flourished My father lived till 97 my grandfather lived till 97 and they all enjoyed it They did Somehow we're being told that this is no good No good I think there is a degree of management which becomes micromanagement and when you cross that line simply what you're doing is wrong. But Mayor Bloomberg, a salt-a-holic himself was unapologetic For the things that we run because of all sorts of safety reasons We just have a policy it's my understanding Hey! Homeless guy... Let me get this straight

05:06 So the guys got there's a company that makes bagels. No, no This is a guy who goes and yeah, I'll go to make bagels at the commercially available No He goes to the synagogues after temple and picks up the excess Bagels that okay But these bagels were legally sold or they were somehow they're not illegal bagel They are not only are they not something you can buy some their holy bagels Well, there's something you can buy right? Yeah yeah! In New York. So I take something I can buy and give it to somebody What are they supposed to be? Do they have to buy it from me I mean how does this, I mean how can they...I got the bagel. Yeah you've got the bagel and you're a homeless guy yes and i'm not far from it! And I want to give you the bagel but I can't give you there Can you buy the bagel from me if I have a license to sell the bagel do I do you have a license to sell the bagel well let's say I do oh no but you gotta show me the license then we'll have them that's a different conversation right now he was just a guy with a yarmulke You can't just be handing out salty bagels

06:06 Bagels aren't that salty well these bagels apparently are very salty or they salt bagels no service for you Can have the bagel so this is we know what's happening in Philadelphia, or it's also in San Francisco This went on a sandwich says this began at San Francisco. No I believe it was the late 90s They there used to be this group they used to have even a big one of those big vans one of those taco truck kind of things the bigger van a catering truck and they were used to I guess going to the area where all the homeless were areas well the homeless we're and Essentially create their own food kitchen soup kitchen. Yeah, and they were banned from doing it But but I understand meanwhile if you are going if you want to stand in line In a soup line and go to the glide Memorial Church and some of these other operations that

06:57 uh... in your life's been working on but uh... indoor salvation army don't get you can go in there and eat yeah i don't get it well this is why what is the weather that what is the under what does the underlying message here it says that it's a promotion for the hunger games so listen its orlando has this uh... as city ordinance houston dallas las vegas new yorkers we just discussed Uh, how many in total? I think it's... So if i'm driving down the f- down the- I'm coming onto one of the freeway entrances and there is a bum standing over the sign. Yeah You guys you know who knows and I've got a bag of McDonalds hamburgers Ooh! Well now that's probably okay If it'll kill the homeless its okay Oh okay It can't be a nutritious bagel

CHAPTER 03 / 33 Discussion

Farmers Market Regulations, Honey Sampling, and Raw Milk

A personal anecdote describes restrictive food safety regulations at a local farmers market where vendors are prohibited from offering honey samples because it is classified as produce. The segment also details a warning from a local farmer about federal agents monitoring the market to catch people recommending raw milk.

farmers market· honey· food safety· raw milk· federal agents· produce regulations

07:42 I get it. It's funny because... I'm starting to clear up on for me We were at the market on Saturday and i went up to the honey guy and said, hey honey guy Honey? How come you can't give me a taste of this in public He says food service, food safety So but there's people over there who are handing out, you know you can taste cheese and some other things. He says I don't know because i think the honey he said I really don't really know but you can go to the tasting tent they have a tasting tent and there you can have a taste of the honey A taste of honey Because it... The honey is seen as a form of produce And therefore cannot be sampled

08:25 So I'm talking sampling oranges and apples. No we don't have oranges and apples at the market yet, I haven't seen him now But it gets more interesting so I'm talking to farmer Chris and Farmer Chris who could be surfer dude Chris by the way but he's Yeah, he's totally cool farmer Chris is 6-5 Gay as a whistle and you better hope he's gay what do you mean? Well, you'd be just insulting him if he wasn't in Texas. You can't call people gay in Texas! Yeah you can... well it doesn't matter is it this or never He's sensitive I like him I like farmer Chris we have a good rapport and uh he sells the eggs and the chard eggs and chard

09:05 He's got a nice yellow dark yellow almost orangey yolk he can even say this was my Dutch hand that laid this egg because it has the spots on everything and then he says I Say, this is weird man. How come we can't taste honey? So you know you got to be careful here I once got in trouble for recommending raw milk to somebody and some fed overheard it And they got in trouble for it. You gotta say places crawling with fat apparently oh You can't recommend raw milk at the market. What? Yeah, yeah! What is wrong with this country?! Oh well you got two and a half hours because I think we have some stuff to talk about There's a lot wrong but in the morning to you John C Dvorak In the morning to you Adam Curry in the morning all ships at sea And boots on the ground and feet in the air Then in the morning to all of our human resources who are in the chat room All charged up and ready to go with noagendastream.com No agendachat dot net

CHAPTER 04 / 33 Discussion

Human Resource Valuation, Greek Independence Day, and IMF

The hosts compare the statistical "value" of human beings across different regions, noting a report that values a UK citizen at roughly $700,000 compared to $50,000 paid to Afghan villagers. President Barack Obama's proclamation of March 25th as Greek Independence Day is criticized as hubris given the ongoing economic austerity measures imposed on Greece by the IMF.

human resources· gitmo nation· barack obama· greek independence day· international monetary fund· afghanistan

09:59 The US human resources from Gitmo Nation proper, utilizing the 9.2 million dollar value unfortunately if you are from the United Kingdom as just calculated you unfortunately are only worth 425 thousand pounds as per a new report so it's obvious that people from Gitmo Nation East are just worth less So what's 425,000 pounds? About 800 grand. No it's not that about 1.6 now as of todays reading Really?! No! It's one point but it's 425 thousand pounds so... Yeah four hundred twenty hold on let me get you the real number here. It's not even times two. No its not times 2 it's times 1.6 I believe Right so it's 700 thousand dollars

10:48 Morton overtake oh, it doesn't matter if you're if you're in Afghanistan You only worth 50,000 because that's what we've paid each of the villagers who were shot to death fifty grand So if your brown right now is one buck 58 right so four hundred twenty five thousand times 1.58 I'm just on the calculator yeah do that wait don't you have an abacus? I do actually do not use it You know, it's weird about the app because you forget how to use it but you pick it up real fast. It's a very effective way to do math if your Chinese. Don't be Chinese! So anyway and happy Greek Independence Day everybody

11:36 Sure they're thrilled? Well the president actually proclaimed it. Barack Obama, therefore I Barack Obama President of the United States by virtue of authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States do hereby proclaim March 25th 2012 as Greek Independence Day a national day of celebration of Greek and American democracy And beating those slaves into submission! Woot! That's hubris right there man Send the IMF goons in to knock people about, take away their pensions. Take away all hope and then say but you got a day of celebration? It's your problem idiotas really it's uh...it's quite bad Okay

CHAPTER 05 / 33 Discussion

Executive Producer Donations, Photophobia, and The Formula

The hosts acknowledge high-tier donors and executive producers, including Boris Sloth Marinoff and August Hockinson. One donor shares a story of recovering from photophobia, a severe light sensitivity, after seeking treatment from a specialist. The segment concludes with a reminder of the "Value for Value" formula and a shout-out to a newborn future knight.

boris sloth marinoff· photophobia· karma· knighthood· value for value· miami· montreal

12:24 Hey, we should thank our executive producers right at the top. Alright let's rock and roll do we have any? Since we kind of wandered off to uh thanks2me Yeah yeah We don't have our night listings today though so we have to kinda remember who is a knight like one of our executive producer for today shows Boris Sloth Marinoff Hey cool Sir Marinoff Yes To you And Eliso Viejo, 333.33 Happy birthday to me two human resources they turn seven two Seven two days age why I said some karma to my wife and coming soon human resource another kid? I just need to get through the next 2.5 months also sense of Karma to my eye doctor Shala a BD or a Betty that was like a terrorist to me

13:12 Just today is one year since she fixed my eyes. Oh, I had a severe form or photophobia for more than two years and I was what look that up What's photo? It's where you can't handle any type of light in and if someone like takes a picture and the flash goes off And and uh, and you happen to be looking that direction you freak out Like really, you have to wear dark shades. It's really... That way they always warn you on the BBC, oh caution flash for talking about that was... No that's for epileptics. Epileptic attacks yeah this is I had a guy in my first company in New York he had that beads Beadsland was his name it is his name I hope and he had that who was it was heavy man

13:52 Anyway, he had a problem for a couple years until he met her couldn't even go without two sets of shades Wow and I had to who gosh? I had been to ten corneal specialists in three continents without any luck Okay, so he wants us to distribute the karma evenly between his two current Human resources on earth and his human resource to come. So here you go And thank you for the support of the show. You've got karma awesome Awesome August Hockinson who I believe is a knight Selkirk Manitoba 250 207 Hey guys too long since my last donation figured I'd time to do my part again you've had some kick-ass reporting in the last 10 or 10 or so shows

14:34 Keep it up, some all-purpose karma would be appreciated Sir Lucas. Okay here you go! All purpose karma like lube You've got Karma Andrea Franchione in Montreal Quebec $250 Dear John and Adam I have been a listener for about 206 episodes now You've now completely ruined my enjoyment of most news sources Thanks alot assholes Any time, butthole.

15:24 Kathleen Bowman in Quartz Hill, California. 2-2-2-2-2 Karma please FYI I want to know what got me off my ass to donate after two years of mooching ways of my mooching ways Dvorak reading the tweets of Britney Spears more of that please well there we go you've got Well, now we know how to do it John. Just uh... Do a little John Reads Britney's Tweets segment and we're good to go! Yes, with the ladies. Phillip Flick in Albuquerque New Mexico $201 Hey John and Adam Brewer Phil here again I'm sad that my night rings are about to go away according to my calculations this donation should put me over the top for a knighthood he will get one today's night ring size 90 says i would love to request a huntsman karma from my job search have a few irons in the fire and want one of them to pan out first round of wenches and beer on me all right well then now i will remind everybody that

16:25 The rings will be available up until the end of this year. Then we're going to move to something else, it doesn't mean knighthoods are going away We're just going to come up with a more official token of our appreciation which fits in little bit better with the knighthoods and also something that's easier to manage quite honestly. You've got karma So now we have a French name that needs a little work Joan Dota fray or doubt if ray from Motown I've been to Morgan town West Virginia beautiful little place $200 hey John and Adam. I'm a little irritated cuz already did this once in them I pay pal time ran out before I sent it even though I'm not even using PayPal And now I have to write this all over again always cut and paste what they anyway? I was going to it timed out like the paper Wow

17:22 I was gonna go with the future knighthood option but then decided to blow my wad on a producership because i needed big karma shot, a big karma shot immediately. Our family is relocating in Minneapolis and we need our house to sell ASAP do you provide relocation karma? Oh let me take a look here let me see it's on the list did you have it underneath somewhere that you have it stored right it's right there under use right there oh I got it also I've been listening to The Best Podcast In the universe for about six weeks, so I'll have to leave it up to you whether or not. I need a de-douching six weeks No You don't know oh and maybe a milf thing would be nice because they turned 50 last year and things don't look like this I Promise you I used to be a milf I Have to hurry off now So I don't have to retype this in again Joni in West Virginia Oh, I think you totally are yeah things change But you're still a milf baby no worries That's

18:20 Relocation! You've got karma. And those are our executive producers with females holding up the hat. Yeah, very nicely! A lot which is good. That's fantastic I want to thank them and others who came in and want to mention to go to the Dvorak dot org slash NA page for future donations also The No Agenda Show and noagendanation.com and channel dvorak.com slash na and you should be able to find everything you need Slash and a we appreciate our producers are executive producers and associate executive producers for this episode three nine or four you can find their credits in the show notes at 394 dot na show notes calm

19:05 And these are real credits, unlike the phonies in Hollywood. If you need anyone to vouch for you that this is in fact a credit that's just as valid as big screen or small screen credit we will actually do that for you and of course everyone else can go out and do something very important which includes propagating The Formula Our formula is this We go out, hit people in the mouth Order! Hey now! Shut up slave And a shout out to Dan Hutner who just emails me and says, hey Adam I'm sitting in the maternity ward listening to the show with my new son and future knight Boyd Ellis Hutner. He is now 40 hours old Can never get those kids started too early can you? No! In fact You should just yeah make it play this show on headphones and really loud when I said Jam those buds in his ears early

CHAPTER 06 / 33 Discussion

Trayvon Martin Shooting, George Zimmerman, and Media Politicization

The discussion focuses on the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, and the subsequent media firestorm. The hosts examine the "Stand Your Ground" law, police reports indicating Zimmerman was injured, and witness testimony regarding who was screaming for help. They criticize the politicization of the event by figures like Al Sharpton and President Obama, suggesting it is being used to stoke racial tension for the upcoming election.

trayvon martin· george zimmerman· sanford· florida· al sharpton· barack obama· stand your ground law

20:06 Well, John I mean the news here in Gitmo Nation West has been predominated by complete politicizing of an event that took place in Florida. You wouldn't even know there was a coup that took place in Africa? No of course not this Florida fiasco is is more than enough news for the public. Yeah, and by the way they did find some guy who actually saw the thing you know if you listen to all the reports and it's been...you know the most worst guy... Hold on a second let's back it up for a second because not everyone is in our reality distortion field that is the United States of America so I'll give you a quick little report here from CBS just to catch up to speed CBS of course just as compromised everybody else

20:53 However, the events took place one month ago now. But as of last Friday, everyone jumped on this and the memo went out. It was like time to politicize this as we predicted by the way that race would be a big issue in the general election for Gitmo Nation proper here Here's just something to bring up speed on what is happening Erica good morning too That's right last night the Sanford City Council voted no confidence in their police chief This was after more rallies including that rally in New York Hundreds were there saying there's been no justice for Trayvon Martin. What was called the million hoodie march, Martin was wearing a hoodie the night George Zimmerman shot and killed him. Martin's parents surrounded by supporters.

21:50 I want you guys to stand up for Ducky and stand up for what's right. We won! Another rally was held in Miami, Martin's home. Three weeks ago the unarmed teen was shot in this gated subdivision in Sanford outside Orlando He'd been visiting his father after getting suspended from school Zimmerman a Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer was not arrested he claimed self-defense Florida's Stand Your Ground law, which expands the right to claim self-defense beyond the home. Last night in a 3 to 2 split vote, The Sanford City Council including Mayor Jeff Triplett backed that no confidence motion against Police Chief Bill Lee So just to sum it all up really quickly and this is all you know people are basing a lot of what they think went on 9-1-1 calls

22:46 And there is actually a witness who says something a little bit different. But, uh... A Hispanic guy is neighborhood watch he's walking around he's legally carrying a firearm as far as I know and He sees someone suspicious in the hoodie and then before we know it this kid is shot And so the question is, you know was this racially motivated and Hispanic guy against a black guy? And so on one hand, there's a lot of you know We've got the the new Black Panthers saying arrest this guy will give you $10,000 reward He has to be arrested in the other hand. He has not been arrested because there are some self-defense laws Which I do not understand to be the way they were reported here By the way The stand your ground laws as far as I know we're only for your home and your vehicle Not necessarily for outside

23:45 And then there's a discrepancy as to whether the Zimmerman, the guy with fine name for an Hispanic by the way is Zimmerman. That way you can get little edge in on the Jewish vote yeah In the police report I actually read here I could observe that Zimmerman's back appeared to be wet and was covered in grass as if he had been laying on his back on the ground. He was also bleeding from the nose and the back of his head, so Zimmerman is saying look, the guy jumped me, he attacked me, he beat me up, and I called for help and then I wound up shooting him! And so this is partially about gun laws and partially about race...and I would have to say just looking at CNN all weekend which turned into The Don Lemon Channel it was all about race

24:31 Yeah, and the whole thing's been about race since the beginning and especially when we played a Reverend Sharpton who you know shameful show on MSNBC He actually played one. He played all the 9-1-1 clubs They didn't make a copy of him but he got to play one I was thinking of dubbing off which which was one of the people that heard the scuffle, it was in the guy's backyard. But I mean it was in some guys' backyard and you know there was a fight going on and these guys are fighting If you listen to Sharpton, no. The guy jumped in his car followed him around the block a couple of times and it became a showdown when chasing him in the vehicle I mean the whole thing was made up this guys horrible I think have a clip with a witness here that you were referring to let me see if this is it What Sanford police have in their folder they put together on the killing of Trayvon Martin few know The file now sits in the hands of the state attorney

25:30 And now that file is just weeks away from being opened up to a grand jury. Tonight we are learning more about why cops believe that night George Zimmerman shouldn't have gone to jail. I'm part of the neighborhood watch. Zimmerman called the non-emergency line and told the dispatchers he was following a teen, He was told not too and for that moment to that shooting details are few. Hey we've had some break ins in my neighborhood and there's a real suspicious guy But this man's testimony could be key for the cops. The guy on the bottom, who I believe had a red sweater on was yelling to me help help

26:07 I told him to stop and i was calling 911. Trayvon was in a hoodie, Zimmerman...in red He only gave his name to us as John and didn't want to be shown on camera that night after the shooting but his statements to the cops were instrumental because Sanford police backed up Zimmerman's claims saying those screams you hear on this 9-1-1 are those of the neighborhood watch captain And the whole thing that bothers me really John about all this is, I mean it is being politicized because if people are killed every single day the president never comes out and says hey you know those three Marines that were killed they could have been my son. There's never any of that. No he pulls these things out he's almost like he's part of the agenda

CHAPTER 07 / 33 Discussion

Black-on-Black Crime, C-SPAN Call-in, and The Talk

A C-SPAN clip features a caller from Houston discussing a gruesome local murder that received no national attention, contrasting it with the Trayvon Martin case to highlight media bias. The hosts discuss "The Talk" that parents have with their children regarding safety and race, arguing that the current political climate is making these conversations more dangerous and divisive.

houston· c-span· racial politics· barack obama· media coverage· crime statistics

26:54 You think? You think?! Well here, play this one clip I have. The C-SPAN calling on black on black murder from some black woman in your neck of the woods Houston. Oh I'm sorry you're in Austin Yeah it's not quite the same In Houston discussing this little event that nobody seemed to really mention when it happened Joyce Republican Line hello Yes, you know this is a really sad case and I feel for the young man's family and everyone involved but I think about how many blacks kill blacks. We don't get this kind of coverage. You know here in Houston, please let me say this, a young black man killed his younger

27:36 young black girlfriend, he cut her up and put her on a barbecue pit. They found part of her body down the garbage disposal! We didn't have this outcry in Houston about this young woman and think about her family I had a niece... So Joyce before you go too far let's stick to the topic at hand as far as the president's comments what do you think it added yesterday? I think his comment in the beginning was fine, but when he brought in that if his son with this color He brought in racism and it's totally out of control. And I think that's a sin before God Right on system to sin before God But you know, I didn't even know about this guy killed His girlfriend chopped her up put her on the barbecue and then down to garbage disposal

28:28 That's a much better story. How come we don't have that one on the news? Well, it was awhile ago but even when it happened nobody ever heard of it. That's cool! If you're gonna do it, do it right. So this is as predicted. Race is going to be a part of the selection and here it is and now everyone's talking about we're going back to the 60s and The Talk You know? You have to have The Talk Black parents in America have to have The Talk with their black children, their sons Yeah well... Hey! I had The Talk with my daughter Yeah, what did you tell her? I said you're a white woman living as a minority living near Koreatown in Los Angeles. You got to be very careful! I had the talk and that's not because you're gonna get killed by some neighborhood dude... ...you're gonna get assaulted! Assaulted by all kinds of crazies primarily Hispanic and it's right! And this is not a racial comment but we all have to have a talk with our kids

29:30 It's disturbing, it's disturbing. The conversation is very dangerous ground we're on I think Very very dangerous for this to be politicized this way and the memo went out! Well it's just gonna make it worse is what the problem is now you already see what's happening in Florida the grand jury is going to look at this and probably not come down with an indictment And then everyone's gonna go crazy Because they've been riled up by the Obama's riled him up and that idiot Sharpton's riled them up, and it ended and who knows who's down there rallying him up. Yeah? You know that's ridiculous But that's the way it is so we have worked yeah It but it's very very disturbing you just see it happening before your very eyes like oh wow really So something else happened as a lot of things that actually took place in

CHAPTER 08 / 33 Discussion

Tuberculosis Pandemic, Global Vaccine Plan, and Man-Made Diseases

The hosts investigate a reported global plan by the World Health Organization to address a predicted tuberculosis pandemic. They highlight claims that drug-resistant TB is a "man-made" problem and discuss historical instances of vaccine contamination, such as the Lubeck accident and a more recent incident involving Baxter and bird flu.

tuberculosis· world health organization· pfizer· south africa· baxter· drug resistance

30:27 that were quite interesting. Excuse me, on the last show and I promised we'd talk about it... I've been tracking in the vaccine department this tuberculosis plan that seems to be afoot and here's what's going on the World Health Organization is predicting a complete pandemic of tuberculosis. Which now... Why now? Well, the only thing I can find as to a reason and I have more evidence to back that up

31:12 because it's a great, there is no vaccine for it currently you see. So what we need now is the pharmaceuticals who of course probably Pfizer needs a great vaccine We need to come up with a fantastic vaccine for it so we can make a lot of money and be paid by governments And I'm reading this article Researchers Unveil Global Plan in Tuberculosis Vaccine Hunt And let me see if I can find the... Yeah, a blueprint has been developed. Essentially a document on research plans for the next five to ten years said Hassan Mohamed who heads clinical trials for the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative Quite an exciting development because once we basically shoot up all these South Africans with our so-called vaccine will know if it works or not but then in another article

32:09 I read this and this is a quote from Reuters. Lucia Diutu of the World Health Organization Stop Tuberculosis Partnership says the following, what is so frustrating about the progression of this tuberculosis pandemic is that all drug resistant tuberculosis is totally man-made disease." I'm like wow! What are you telling me here? So either tuberculosis is a result of the poor stuff we eat, the genetically modified stuff or it's actually been man-made and put out there and people have caught it. And you know we're just waiting because if you can manufacture it, if its man made then obviously have a treatment for it so this TB bug Mycobacterium tuberculosis

33:12 evolving so that it can fight its way past antibiotic medicines. The more treatment courses patients are given and fail to complete, the stronger and more widespread the resistance becomes." Now do you want to weigh in on this before I get to the kicker of the whole thing? Well a couple things... One is there is actually a vaccine that's been around since the 20s, which means it's public domain called BCG. Yeah but that's not good enough obviously. True well I think you know if you make a...if your hand make tuberculosis you probably hand-make a vaccine for it too yeah and but I was reading about this and I have the thing in front of me

33:56 The early use of BCG was marked by a tragic accident in Lubeck. More than 25% of the approximate 250 infants who received the batch of vaccine, which is an oral vaccine by the way developed tuberculosis. It was later recognized that this batch was accidentally contaminated with a virulent strain of tuberculosis." There you go! That's what they're admitting it So I think there's a... How do you do that? how do you contaminate, i mean this we saw this really couple years ago when we talked about the Baxter. The phony baloney pig flu and Baxter contaminated with bird flu somehow how does that actually how do you do that by accident You don't, you do it on purpose but so so uh um we didn't even do it on the last show and then all of a sudden something very interesting happens President Obama nominates Kim

CHAPTER 09 / 33 Discussion

Jim Yong Kim, World Bank Nomination, and Charlie Rose

President Obama's nomination of Dr. Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank is analyzed as a move to prioritize global health initiatives over traditional banking. A Charlie Rose interview is used to show Kim's ties to George Soros and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation regarding tuberculosis treatment. The hosts also play audio of Kim rapping at a Dartmouth graduation to question his suitability for the role.

jim yong kim· world bank· dartmouth college· charlie rose· george soros· bill gates

34:48 Jim Yong Kim, professor of medicine and social medicine at Dartmouth College to be the president of the World Bank. And I hadn't put the two together, so I'm researching this guy. This guy's not a banker... Why is he all of sudden being pushed to the forefront? And I think nominee doesn't necessarily mean that he has the job. He was actually the president at Dartmouth. Right but yeah, but he started out as the professor of medicine. Yeah, he was a scientist! He turned bureaucrat. So um, I'm looking around for something on this guy and conveniently

35:32 He was on the Charlie Rose show just a few weeks ago. Oh, yeah That's that's a little setup right there after he was called for the bank no before of course is really oh yes nice No It's a set up it's a set up total set up as beautiful and softballs by the way all soft balls like hey So listen to this little diddy from the now is the nominee just means the nominee or is he gonna be the guy I Well, they have to be approved but we call the shots on the World Bank. He's the guy. Listen to what he says. Lowest points were back in the mid-1990s when we discovered all of these patients who are suffering from drug resistant tuberculosis there was no money to treat them everybody in the world told us that we shouldn't treat them and we were sitting there in a slum in Lima Peru

36:24 watching them die, but in the process watching them infect their family members and infect the people around them. And it was just a most hopeless feeling we knew that we were sitting on top of an absolutely explosive epidemic We knew that in South Africa and in the Russian prison system It was also happening and all the smart people in the world were telling us forget about it It'll go away when we know wouldn't It just felt like the whole world was somehow skewed in a direction that was both dangerous and at some point evil. And of course the high point was when we started receiving support, first from George Soros who gave us our first grants. And then we received a huge grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and today you know where continuing to try to fight this battle but at least now the forces are aligned in a very positive direction. I bet they are! So this is no mistake? This is no coincidence that this all taking place simultaneously

37:26 This guy is coming in and it's going to be a huge worldwide health initiative, A big push. Yeah financed by the World Bank Yes And it's all gonna be about tuberculosis and its all gonna be about getting your shots and this very... evil! And this guy by the way is insane So I found a video of the graduating class of Dartmouth College and you have to see the whole video. I'll play a little bit of audio just to give you the effect, but they're doing a version of Time Of My Life You know Jennifer Ward's Bill Medley from uh, what was it? Was that Dirty Dancing I guess or whatever some Patrick Swayze movie. I don't know and all and so the kids are singing on stage and all of a sudden they cut to a video Of Jim Yong Kim And he's dressed up like a like a hip hopper and he's got like neon stuff and he's got the shades and he starts rapping And the kids are going crazy It's El Presidente! He is so hip

38:27 The new president of your World Bank ladies and gentlemen the party's hot tonight, baby You got to see the video it is is the guy's insane. He's just insane So he's only going to be a short-termer obviously then? Well, he just needs his job and get the tuberculosis meme propagated. I can't see any other reason for it. Tuberculosis is deadly because it kills people!

39:15 Well, yeah. It used to be... Is this like the coughing disease or what is it? What is it? Well yeah there was a consumption and they used to have TB hospitals because they stopped doing this They used to quarantine you if you had TB You know like The Rock guy Van Morrison was in one of those for years Oh really?! Yeah, you get in there but can't get out Because your quarantined away from the public cause it spreads and kills people But they came up with antibiotics to stop it And then they came up and then that was working. And then all of a sudden this resistant version that uses, it's like MRSA nothing can stop it. And once you get that you're totally screwed and they still aren't quarantining people

CHAPTER 10 / 33 Discussion

TB Quarantines, Hillary Clinton, and Dick Cheney's Health

The conversation shifts to the history of tuberculosis quarantines and the role of Hillary Clinton in the new World Bank leadership. The hosts also mock the longevity and health of former Vice President Dick Cheney following his heart transplant, referring to him as a "zombie."

tuberculosis· consumption· hillary clinton· dick cheney· pharmaceuticals· heart transplant

38:27 The new president of your World Bank ladies and gentlemen the party's hot tonight, baby You got to see the video it is is the guy's insane. He's just insane So he's only going to be a short-termer obviously then? Well, he just needs his job and get the tuberculosis meme propagated. I can't see any other reason for it. Tuberculosis is deadly because it kills people!

39:15 Well, yeah. It used to be... Is this like the coughing disease or what is it? What is it? Well yeah there was a consumption and they used to have TB hospitals because they stopped doing this They used to quarantine you if you had TB You know like The Rock guy Van Morrison was in one of those for years Oh really?! Yeah, you get in there but can't get out Because your quarantined away from the public cause it spreads and kills people But they came up with antibiotics to stop it And then they came up and then that was working. And then all of a sudden this resistant version that uses, it's like MRSA nothing can stop it. And once you get that you're totally screwed and they still aren't quarantining people

40:00 It's like it's a setup. The whole thing is a setup. Well, it's a total set up and was so coincidental that I just happened to be reading about this tuberculosis thing and its man-made and we're going to test on Africans... And this guy comes in he's talking on Charlie Rose! He's like hey you know great Soros is in, Bill & Melinda Gates they're in perfect perfect who gives a... I don't care about banking I just want to shoot people up We'll see what this is gonna be good to follow. This is gonna be a fun one Oh, yeah? Oh yeah? Yeah, we're all over it people hey did you see that on the news No although they could they could easily put that video on the news the wrapping yeah The wrapping thing is guys I might pick it up on yes. I just gave it to the chat room They're all like vibing on it now

40:50 It's very, very cool. Well while we're on medical news let's just play a little song for ex-vice president... By the way yeah the other thing about putting this guy in you see the picture that was the official picture of him being called into the World Bank Hillary was standing next to him Yeah oh yeah! Because she's the one that's gonna get the job eventually Well, she's pulling the shots no matter what. Yeah this is her job that she's getting but this guy is gonna do something to make a bunch of money for someone you think and she's going to be in on it Well, it'll be pharmaceuticals for sure. Yeah obviously pharmaceuticals yeah well that gives me another excuse to play the clippity-clop And while we're at it here's one for Dick Cheney Just because I'm presuming That I could be kinda human if only had a heart Amazing how these people survive

CHAPTER 11 / 33 Discussion

Russian Banker Shooting, German Gorbuntsov, and Canary Wharf

Russian banker German Gorbuntsov was shot multiple times outside his East London flat near Canary Wharf. Gorbuntsov, who is on a wanted list in Moldova for embezzlement, was a witness in a previous 2009 shooting of another financier. The hosts characterize this as "real banksters" killing each other.

german gorbuntsov· london· russia· embezzlement· alexander antonov· banksters

41:49 Just Chaney's unbelievable. He has one eye, he can't even control it anymore. It's over on the looking God knows where he's starting to look like a chameleon. He's a true zombie man! A true zombie Meanwhile, the real bankers... This is good stuff happening. Let's see you got TB there John? You okay? No I need some water So the real banksters are killing each other! A former Russian banker is being kept under armed guard in hospital after being sprayed with bullets outside his East London flat. German Gorbunsov was shot several times on Tuesday as he entered his home near Canary Wharf The British capital's financial district Police are treating this shooting a suspected murder Ya think?!

42:34 Gorbuntov once owned several banks in Russia and Moldova, where he remains on a wanted list for alleged embezzlement. The 45-year old has also been named as witness in the shooting of Russian financier Alexander Antonov in 2009 He's also suspected of being involved in that attack. Yeah, lovely! So the real banksters are out there killing each other while the smart banksters are getting away with theft? Have you followed the Corzine news? No, the Corzine thing is great The official at the firm we're talking about, executive of the firm is Edith O'Brien She's a treasurer she said

CHAPTER 12 / 33 Discussion

MF Global Scandal, John Corzine, and JP Morgan

New evidence in the MF Global collapse suggests John Corzine directly instructed the transfer of $200 million in customer funds to cover an overdraft at JP Morgan in London. The hosts discuss the illegality of touching segregated customer accounts and criticize JP Morgan's offer to buy out claims at a 10% discount, effectively profiting from the theft.

john corzine· mf global· jp morgan· edith o'brien· customer funds· london

43:11 an email the afternoon of October 28th, three days before the downfall of MF Global. She said there was a transfer of funds that was per JC's direct instructions. Of course, the JC she is referring to indeed John Corzine and apparently she was talking about instructions that he had given to transfer $200 million from a customer fund account to meet an overdraft in one of MF Global's JP Morgan accounts in London. Again, all this according to an email sent by Edith O'Brien who was the treasurer for the firm and that in turn was quoted in a memo drafted by congressional investigators. Now remember

43:52 that MF Global at the time found that intraday credit lines were being limited by JP Morgan. And so, the question during this whole situation is did MF Global knowingly transfer customer funds where they weren't supposed to be? Who knew about it when did they know about it and of course the question remaining which is where did all of that money end up? Well we know where it ended up! It ended up in JPMorgan in London because you just told us that And here's what is was interesting about this. So first of all, it's like a holy rule in banking you do not touch the customer

44:29 Fund account. It's just that's you know, that's not yours to do anything with so Corzine former Goldman Sachs Who both Obama and Joe Biden were blowing? Blowing we played the clips previously is he the greatest guy He's the smartest guys awesome. He's awesome. Just blow in the guy I should find those clips actually So he transfers that money because the credit line at JP Morgan was being blocked. And now, JP Morgan is going to all these clients of... ...of MF Global and saying you know what? We'll assume your risk of the money you lost so if you lost a million dollars we'll give us the note. We'll give you $900,000

45:21 And we'll take the risk of getting the rest back, which could take five years ten years whatever. Because of course JP Morgan has the money! So it's no risk to them. The money is in their account So they just wait and they can wait it out. They can wait out for years and years and years so this was at least a 10% theft on anyone who just says oh well you know wow I, I was out a million bucks and now JP Morgan's so nice they're gonna assume my risk at least i got my 900 000 back but they're really being robbed for 100 000! And this is all just...and where's the investigation on this?

45:59 Well, apparently they're gonna have a congressional hearing. Gosh yeah that'll be fun! With Corzine Yeah This is going to everyone believes this should be the greatest... The greatest congressional show on earth? In history Oh I can't wait when is it? When's the show? We'll be watching it but we don't know when it starts but will be on it believe me So um the president also passed just staying on banksters for second The President also passed the Stock Act known as Senate Bill 2038 And this wouldn't be no agenda if we didn't review that for you because of course what comes out in the news is, well great! No more insider trading by these a-holes there in the Senate and Congress.

CHAPTER 13 / 33 Discussion

STOCK Act, Political Intelligence, and Insider Trading

The hosts deconstruct the STOCK Act (Senate Bill 2038), revealing a loophole regarding "political intelligence." While the act purports to stop insider trading by Congress, it allows lobbyists to continue selling information derived from direct communications with lawmakers to investors. The Department of Homeland Security is tasked with reporting on these activities, which the hosts argue keeps the scam legal.

stock act· insider trading· homeland security· lobbyists· congress· financial markets

46:41 But when you read into it, there's a little bit of this was a watered-down version of the bill apparently and it is kind of cool. You know It says, you know The president the vice president employees are the Postal Service postal regulatory committee No one can can do any insider trading they have to report every month instead of every year but that's not what this is about because Because in section 7 of this bill, it's marked up for your convenience in the show notes 3904.na shownotes.com Section seven report on political intelligence activities Political intelligence activities interesting then I'm good at this man. I read through a bill and like hey What is that? In general not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act The Comptroller General of the United States in consultation with the Congressional Research Service

47:31 shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform a report on the role of political intelligence in financial markets. Now, like first all what does homeland security have to do with this? And then I read little further for purposes of this section the term political intelligence Shall mean the following. Do you know what the political intelligence is? No, I have no idea Okay, political intelligence shall mean information that is one wait a minute derived by a person from direct communications with an executive branch employee and member of Congress or an employee of Congress and to

48:19 provided in an exchange for financial compensation to a client who intends and who is known to intend, to use the information to inform investment decisions. And then of course it made total sense why Department of Homeland Security is involved because the real scam is you have lobbyists, all these people who gather political intelligence talking to congressmen talking to employees of Congress they are exempt from this act And so, you know, the congressman says hey you make a scanners don't you like naked body scanners? Yeah I do. Hey listen man we got some new rules coming in and you should take advantage of that Oh cool! and they're off to the races and this is going to remain completely legal but in a year will get a report So the report required by this section shall include a discussion

49:13 What is known about the prevalence of the sale of political intelligence and the extent to which investors rely on such information? Wow, hello. What do you think? B, what is known about the effect that the sale of political intelligence may have on the financial markets I don't know everything Basically Political intelligence The selling of insider information remains legal under this great act that the president signed into law Which was the point. Yeah, that was the entire point! Okay so you can't do day trading at your desk as a congressman... big deal but the fund that you're invested in can still get information from you and go and invest in something yeah which is what really was the problem it wasn't even day trading just one or two guys are doing that because they were bored

50:08 Insane and people are yeah, it's great president did that. That's great a good deal. Oh Yeah, this is the this is the this is the mo this is the fractal oh Don't I have a fractal jingle somewhere? I wish you could find it. I can never find that one here It is for some reason Fractal of what is the question The fractal of Obama, you know waving his arms and jumping up and down. Look what I did look what i did And then he looked beneath the you know look behind this the curtain there He did nothing Oh really? Yeah Please don't look at the man behind the curtain is really the we should be saying here so uh yeah those are just a couple things that I worked on Wow Mickey's like Did you find anything? I said yeah Yeah It's outrageous man

CHAPTER 14 / 33 Discussion

Obama's "Punching Above Their Weight" Rhetoric, Foreign Allies

A montage of President Obama's speeches reveals a repetitive use of the phrase "punching above their weight" to describe various small nations, including Norway, Denmark, and the Philippines. The hosts mock the President's tendency to call every visiting world leader a representative of "our strongest ally," noting the lack of sincerity in the diplomatic script.

barack obama· denmark· norway· netherlands· philippines· diplomacy· teleprompter

51:03 Some light humor here. Remember, it must have been a couple months ago when the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was visiting President Obama and I noticed that he said to Rutte, he said hey you know there's no greater ally than the Netherlands But I had heard him say that just like two days before to some other guy. Remember we played those clips? Yeah, there's the latest one going around out of that area is Obama's comments about they punch above their weight! So this is from a Danish TV report who did the same thing but I clipped out all the stuff, all the Danish stuff and did some work for you and clipped it down just to give you the full spectrum of the Obamabot

51:50 repeating, punching above their weight and no better ally. That's fairly typical of the way that Danes have punched above their weight in international affairs I've said this before but i want to repeat Norway punches above its weight We have no stronger ally than The Netherlands They consistently punch above their weight. Ireland punches above its weight, it's a small country. The Philippines is not the largest of countries in using a phrase from boxing, punches above its weight We have no stronger ally than the Netherlands

52:37 ally than Australia. Poland is one of our closest and strongest allies, Great Britain is one of our closest strongest allies as I said earlier Germany is one of our strongest allies This state visit reflects the fact that the Republic of Korea is one of our strongest allies Israel is one of our strongest allies France is our oldest ally and Continues to be one of our closest allies Italy is one of our strongest allies Japan is, of course. One of our strongest and closest allies also

53:17 I also wanted to just say how much we appreciate the great alliance and partnership that we have with the Danish people on a whole range of international issues. Yeah, notice the Danes are not one of our strongest allies. That was apparently... The guy was bummed out about that! Everybody's the strongest ally except the Danes We are such sluts. We're like a hooker man Which is probably what got the Danish reporters to do those clips Yeah no exactly, it's exactly what he said We're not as strong ally like everyone else. We just go we do punch above our weight, which is good Wow man, what a phony this guy You can even hear him he's not struggling with the punching above our weighting he's like which country was it again?

53:57 He's not traveling around, he is in the White House most of the time saying this. It's a home game man it's a home game! Yeah and you can't remember what he was talking about you gotta think about it. I hope I don't blow because you would be really bad if we had the Danes in there say Norway is one of our strongest allies. Punching above our weight. What an idiot. Yeah, it's really embarrassing by the way when you travel around did you ever wake up someplace in the morning and some hotel and it took a few minutes to figure out where you were? Of course of course It's like where am I yeah Beaumont ah I remember now Beaumont! I've been to Beaumont Texas my friend. I've been to Beaumont Texas You have did you go to The Roadhouse no oh is that the place that serves uh bull nuts No this is the place where the stage is raised and your behind chicken wire

CHAPTER 15 / 33 Discussion

Beaumont Texas, Pink Cadillacs, and Mia Farrow

The hosts share anecdotes about traveling through Beaumont, Texas, involving pink Cadillacs and longhorn hood ornaments. The conversation pivots to Mia Farrow's activism in Africa and her involvement with UNICEF, contrasting her work with that of George Clooney.

beaumont· texas· pink cadillac· mia farrow· darfur· unicef

54:51 No, I did not go there. Yeah, was there? Uh...I was doing a show for like that... I don't know what the top 40 radio stations... I just drove through Beaumont. Oh no! And I got picked up at the uh...Beaumont airport with in a pink Cadillac with with a longhorn on the front Did it have a horn when you honked the horn and made a sound of a steer? Roar! Oh yeah, I've been places baby Those days are over Whatever happened to this country we don't have this deer horns sound anymore You know what seems to be new and I see it a lot of legal, you know, I see horn like that You want to see in Texas a lot? They have hubcaps That have like Mad Max spikes. Let's stick out haven't seen those Oh Yeah And trucks have them too and let me tell ya you keep your distance from that stuff. You're like whoa yeah It's kind of like member in in Greece in the movie Grease

55:42 And uh, Kaniki has like the badass black racing car. Oh not Kaniki... The guy with the scar face or whatever his name was? Yeah and then he drives next to Grease Lightning and it rips up the side! It's those kind of things. Yeah I think they're legal here We need more of that I need some of those on the Dodge On the Ram Get Mickey some on the Rover That'd be cool Speaking of which she's around by the way where you're talking about Tuberculosis and then it got into the dar for thing I don't know why click them, but all of a sudden. I run into Mia Farrow's Photo stream she spending more time in this area than Clooney is but nobody's talking about it She yeah, she's with she's with a she is involved in a charity that's run by that guy that we talked about oh

56:34 No, no the other guy the real guy the real guy. I've even got a bad guy right you forgot his name Mia Farrow That's how he operates we forgot his name already. Yeah, it was really good What is it named her charity? It's part of UNICEF. I think yeah, but she's blogging from Africa and she doing all kinds what's that guys named oh Yeah, we'll dream it up in a minute. Oh wow that's horrible yeah no that's how you do it! That's how good he is got that nondescript name he's got a non-descript name and he's got the voodoo mojo thing going so you can't remember yeah huh maybe got tuberculosis and it's like former PR guy eating my brain or something anyway So I got an interesting little ask Adam

CHAPTER 16 / 33 Discussion

Bernie Sanders C-SPAN Rant, 2000 Economy

The hosts play a C-SPAN clip from February 2000 featuring Bernie Sanders discussing the decline of real wages and the struggle of the average worker. They note that Sanders' rhetoric regarding the "1%" has remained virtually unchanged for over a decade, despite the economic shifts following the dot-com crash.

bernie sanders· c-span· vermont· real wages· income inequality· dot com bubble

57:25 Oh, do you need the jingle or-or? Yeah of course you need the jingle. Okay well it's been so long since we had an Ask Adam. I don't know that much but i got this one. Okay hold on a second let's see what we got here. That's...err... Oh yeah thats exciting! Well I can do uh... Or... That's a little GX2 for you, everybody. You got every sort of style of music Okay I gotta rant from someone...you have to identify who this person is and then tell me when he said it. I do not share the rosy outlook of my friend from Alabama And i want to pick up on some of the points made by Mr LaFalse because

58:13 Because after all of the statistics are out there, really what matters is what's going on to the average person. And I know that the average person turns on the television every day and they hear that the economy is booming but sometimes those average working people have a little difficulty watching the television because they're out working longer hours for lower wages than they used to. And the statistics are pretty clear that between 1973 and 1998, real wages for the average American worker are today lower than used to be the case. Now in the last few years we have seen some increases and were appreciative of them but let's not kid ourselves

58:50 The average American today is working longer hours for lower wages. It is not uncommon for that worker, whether it's in the state of Vermont or New York State or any place else to have to work two jobs three jobs What used to be understood was that one breadwinner in a family often the man That was what used to be the case could go out and work 40 hours a week and bring in enough income To take care of the family I do not see. Now first of all, what is wrong with your clips? Oh these clips uh... Suck! Your clips sound like- These clips, i took these clips from when I was up north off of a system that had an unbalanced line No kidding So I had to denoise them Yeah And in so doing it threw em slightly out of phase and I don't know why that happened Yeah It sucks

59:40 We'll get to the part where he goes, I can tell you. He goes on and on about the 1% and blah blah blah. It sounds like Bernie Sanders. Okay when did he say it? When did he say it? Yeah. I have no idea. Wait last week a year ago? Uh well... February 2000. It's the same old thing this guy every year says the same stuff Actually, he brought the 1% into the story. I don't have all these clips now because i'm going to reclip them because im not going to play these crazy things but there's a lot of good stuff on C-SPAN that all took place before the dot com crash in March or April 2000 this is one of em by the way that are just fascinating

1:00:24 They're talking about the upcoming boom and they have Greenspan on there talking about, well we can't do this. The economy is going to go crazy in the next couple of years! It's unbelievable how wrong they were. Yeah Bernie Sanders... yeah so that's 10-12 years ago 12 years ago same does it sound familiar? Yes it could have been 12 hours ago Wow Yeah, that's pretty messed up. In other words he has accomplished nothing with all this rhetoric Nothing! Zip! No He just goes up there and rants And he keeps getting re-elected doesn't do anything obviously or wouldn't have but he got a great spiel And he is an independent right? Yeah well he was a...right That way gets to play both sides of the fence if you want So all your clips are gonna sound like this? No Good

CHAPTER 17 / 33 Discussion

George Clooney, John Prendergast, and Sudan Diplomacy

George Clooney appears on Charlie Rose to discuss Sudan and South Sudan, defining "diplomacy" as the freezing of bank accounts and tracking terrorist money in Malaysia. The hosts critique Clooney's performance, suggesting he is being coached by activist John Prendergast and using "fake statistics" about the death toll to appear informed.

george clooney· john prendergast· sudan· diplomacy· charlie rose· bank sanctions

1:01:26 Well, let's do another one then. What you got? I mean i got so much stuff... I'm giving you some breathing room. I've got when Clooney is flustered this is a little comedy play that. Yeah, I don't actually even think about it. Wow man, did you also like put together some cork art while you were up there and that port are you important? About these things. Are you in Port Angeles now is that where you are no so Okay, here's the Clooney clip This is Clooney I hear here's the problem I have I have Clooney queuing Pendergrass gassed friend to get printed whatever yeah pendant guy Yeah And I can't I have the pendered guide queuing

1:02:19 Clooney but I can't extract it from the clip. It's weird, because I realized that only saw him do it He was he would I saw a mouth it but I can't get it off the clip It's really annoying But I do have Clooney now want you to pay very careful attention to what Clooney says in this clip This was on The Charlie Rose Show. He's talking about Diplomacy which is the key play.

1:03:03 are we actually do well in this country which is our diplomacy and that means taking the techniques we learned about going after terrorists money and using it to find the money that these guys are hiding they're not buying these weapons from the north in Sudanese pounds their hidden banks in Malaysia so we want to go find them and freeze them and make a part of what they're doing with respect to Iran now. It's exactly what they're doing We'll see but it has proven to be somewhat effective. We don't know how effective and how long it will be effective, but there's hope Yeah so when he's RRRR was that when he was like looking at Prendergast going like pick-it-up dude now? yeah He's doing that But I want you to review what he just said he says the way to deal with this is with diplomacy

1:03:50 And then he describes diplomacy as freezing bank accounts. How is that just diplomacy in any world outside of Neptune? Well, you know it's I've been following how is this? I want to know. How is this diplomacy that we're doing with Iran by cutting them off from John Trey John it's called almost no It's called 21st century statecraft Surely you remember Lucifer Clippity-clop saying this This Is 21st century state craft now I was listening Do you want to play the other Clooney clip before I get into this This is the one where after Clooney had been cued, Clooney decides to jump in while Pendergast... You know how that works right? You've been like you're trying to talk and I'm coaching along the way and then you feel that you're good enough to do it the other way around. I got the punchline now!

1:04:46 This is Clooney Q's Prendergrast. Yeah, basically gone to war with a number of the different regions The South was the only one that was actually fighting for independence and they won their independence through a referendum Becoming the newest country in the world mid 2011 it'll cost them two and half million two-and-a-half million lives lost But that left behind these other regions who have similar complaints about the kind of discrimination that occurs in their regions, the Darfurians, the people where we were just visiting in the Nuba Mountains Blue Nile and other regions. And they basically uniting in an opposition to try to... Anyway that was Clooney jumping it with them but he had a little fake statistic Yeah because he read the memo like two-and-a-half million because it makes you sound smart

1:05:34 I mean, yeah. I've done this in so many meetings where I'd be wheeled in like hey and as part of our company we have Adam Curry you remember him from the MTV guy days and then you know and Bloom does this all the time he look at he'll even cue me physically So I could say yeah, yeah, yeah 30 million in revenues Yeah really great now. I know it's just this is what you do yes What you do was a celebrity So, I spend some time... the best news. I have to say the best reporting the best questions just the best broadcast which of course is only it's not even on C-SPAN you have to go to the State Department website is Victoria Newland

CHAPTER 18 / 33 Discussion

Iran Sanctions, 12 Exempt Countries, and State Department Briefing

State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland faces questions regarding the 12 countries granted exemptions from Iranian oil sanctions under the NDAA. The hosts highlight the tension in the briefing room as journalists press for the names of these countries, which include major players like India and China. The discussion touches on the "one China" policy regarding Taiwan's inclusion on the list.

victoria nuland· iran· petroleum· sanctions· india· china· taiwan

1:06:18 And I love watching her because she gets so frustrated when people just did, cause these are these guys are good. They're they're from all over the world there's different accents it's just a million different things going on and the question comes up about the 12 countries now do you know anything about this? This is the... So the sanctions on Iran and this by the way is completely evil but it is the 21st century statecraft So what's happened is the United States, Lucifer predominantly came out and she said

1:06:54 According to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, and we read this, United States may impose sanctions on those countries that are purchasing petroleum products from Iran within 180 days of passing the act. That would be June 28th is 180 days if the president determines that there's a sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum products from countries other than Iran to permit significant reduction in volume of petroleum So obviously this is mainly pointed at India, and India is a large buyer of Iranian crude and also the Chinas.

1:07:31 And so this statecraft, this diplomacy as our boy Clooney calls it consists of the President of the United States threatening these countries. If you don't stop buying from Iran then we're going to put a hammer on your head The only problem is no one really knows who all 12 countries are And this comes up in this news conference and it's hilarious. So there is a list of 12 countries who will not have sanctions because they have already reduced their purchases, but just a little bit

1:08:11 We're supposed to be going in and telling them where to go get the oil from other sources, which is the Saudis by the way They're pumping it faster than they you can believe but no one knows who these 12 countries are What are the next steps you're taking against India and other countries who are still dealing with Iran? Well, we've talked about this a couple of times this week as you know to gender. Our conversations continue with all the other countries that want to talk to us who continue issues with the amount of Iranian crude that they import. India is one of those countries, and we are working hard with India to see if we can help

1:08:55 with regard to reducing India's dependence and the dependence of and was squeezing them basically if the other countries on Iranian crude and looking at alternative sources of supply as well check that we will I think As we said when we when Carlos was on the hill, and when he backgrounded on this issue. It's a pretty clearly readily available in public sources. Well actually, it's extensive Iranian crude inputs... It's really not and I don't see why-I don't see how difficult it is or why would be so difficult for you all to say which countries if you are talking about 12 of them which ones they are and then my second question was that do consider them all to be countries because I believe Taiwan as one

1:09:50 hadn't realized that you would change your one China policy. So all of a sudden, you recognize Taiwan as a country now? And this guy is good. Hey excuse me they're not known. Who's that guy?! I don't know... These guys are great in there but they would just never stuff never gets to the public. Never! There's a little bit more to this Why don't i take the question and we'll get back to it what we can. I think it would be helpful to name the 12 because as Matt suggests there are in fact different private source data has different assessments of what countries imported Iranian crude oil in 2011, which I think is the benchmark that you guys are using. And it took a while to get to the bottom of this and if it truly is publicly available then I think you guys oughta be able to just say well yeah these are

1:10:42 Even if you have to say, if we learn new things like somebody didn't really import any or somebody else did and we find out later that it might change. But I... Well why don't I take the question? We'll see what we can do for you. Remind them, remind whoever it is you're going to take it up with that these countries know who they are already It's not gonna be any great breach of It's like, hey come on just give us the information why aren't you telling us this? Dits. I wonder why she is not because...I have the list. What do you have as a list? Well i have China. The problem with it is that the list of people we can't really do much about because what are we going to do with China? We're gonna cut them off? I don't think so!

CHAPTER 19 / 33 Discussion

South Korea Military Drills, Sri Lanka, and Saudi Oil

President Obama's visit to South Korea coincides with massive naval drills aimed at China. The hosts link US interest in Sri Lanka and Indonesia to competing with Chinese oil exploration and infrastructure projects. They argue that squeezing Iran has forced reliance on Saudi Arabia, which is driving up global oil prices to $5 per gallon.

south korea· china· sri lanka· indonesia· saudi arabia· oil prices· pipelines

1:11:24 India, which you mentioned. South Korea which is one of our best allies. What's the name? One of our greatest... Our greatest allies yeah. One of our greatest allies we're gonna screw them over. South Africa Indonesia Malaysia Pakistan another one of our old-time great allies Philippines punches above its weight and blah blah blah. Singapore, Sri Lanka Taiwan and Turkey Well let me explain so you mentioned two Let me just give you a couple of important ones So where's the president today? He is in South Korea Right? Why is he in South Korea? Well, why because In South Korea we now have 20 American and South Korean warships including submarines aircraft carriers destroyers all Looking at China. That's why the president's there So we're saying hey China you got to reduce your your dependence upon oil from

1:12:22 from Iran. Sri Lanka, what do we have in Sri Lanka? Let's take a look We have a draft resolution that just went through the Senate Did you know about this John No I never heard of it reaffirming I'm just pulling a piece from the... I was too busy following that murder racist murder down in Florida Yeah you did well little human resource reaffirming that states must ensure that any measures taken to combat terrorism in Sri Lanka complies with their obligations under international law. Well, what just happened in Sri Lanka? Wow! An Indian company was granted the rights to drill for oil China has made an application for oil exploration This is once again it's about kicking the Chinas out and showing them who's boss

1:13:09 So the United States government applauds the passage of the UN Human Rights Council's resolution on promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka. In other words, we've already got our experts in there Indonesia! Oh wow, Indonesia China-Indonesia signs deal worth 17 billion dollars last Friday oh wow this is well actually this is a no agenda pipeline Viva It's Maynard. I couldn't hear it! It's the pipes, oh the pipes but we have to change it has to be follow the pipes and kick out the Chiners it's not enough anymore so Syria just to follow along because this is what it's all about it's about squeezing everybody down and I will say again that

1:14:10 All the oil now is coming from Saudi Arabia. They have already said, oh we're going to crank it up We're going to go to maximum capacity To deliver oil to those of you who don't want or can't buy it from Iran Which affects the price of everything! Yeah which is a reason why we are paying 5 bucks a gallon Yes of course it is And by the way I'd like to know just while your still on this topic with the list of countries One of the things, it was never mentioned that there are countries that are exempt. I think it was kind of in passing but for example Japan is totally exempt. Exempt yeah of course! And 10 of the EU main EU countries are exempt so what difference does it make? No no its about squeezing Iran because we want to get in there So I'm watching this Newland thing and this where I learned that theres been a coup in Mali Im like where the hell is Mali Get out your maps people Its not small

CHAPTER 20 / 33 Discussion

Mali Coup, Tuareg Rebellion, and Chinese Gold Mining

A military coup in Mali is linked to the Tuareg rebellion, which was bolstered by fighters returning from the conflict in Libya. AFRICOM officials admitted the coup leader was US-trained. The hosts suggest the instability is part of a broader strategy to disrupt Chinese gold mining and infrastructure investments in the region, while US companies propose new LNG pipelines to China from Alaska.

mali· africom· tuareg· gaddafi· china· gold mining· pipelines

1:15:06 Mali is a huge country right next to Nigeria and it's very strategically located. Let's have a listen to the question that comes up about, of course this is all about terrorism obviously. To make determinations about whether something is a coup or at least it takes the State Department some time but Is there any immediate effect in terms cease in cooperation with the government of Mali, particularly on counterterrorism work. Well, I think you know that the United States provides significant security and economic and financial support to the government of Mali every year. Hey John did you know that? Did you know we do it everybody so i suppose i did not that much something along the order of a hundred thirty seven hundred forty million dollars nothing We are meeting this afternoon no decisions have been made to look at those assistance problems

1:16:10 Oh, assistance problems. She misspoke there. She blew it! Assistance problem... I mean in program not problem. It's no problems. No problem and particularly on counterterrorism which some of which i imagine is done with the military do you think uh it's possible to continue counterterrorism cooperation with the new authorities? Well again, our expectation and what we are supporting and working for with our ECOWAS and AU partners is that we can reverse this. That we can get back to good solid democratic governance in Mali and with regard to what one would do could do should do in this period with the assistance were looking at it this afternoon so we haven't done it yet. So I'm perked up right? Okay so you got terrorism, we've got a coup going on... And by the way not mentioned in this which came out today after Patrick Barnes

1:17:05 An official from AFRICOM has now come forward and admitted that the leader of the coup was trained by the US government. appears to have been the military's ability to deal with the Toreg rebellion. The Toreg Rebellion? Is it, the view of the United States... Now do you know what the Toreg Rebellion is all about? Have you ever heard that? It's not about the Volkswagen, there's a Volkswagen Toreg. That was the top hit on Google but that's not it! ...that rebellion has been amplified, revived by the fall of Gaddafi in Libya and the return of Tuareg fighters from Libya to both Mali and Niger. Okay so... The guys that we paid to go in and mess up Libya, the Tuareg rebels they've come back and they're now doing this in Mali So I'm like what's going on in Mali? Well before you go on I hate that when you just gonna do them you can do the pipeline again

1:18:04 thing and we're you gonna okay there's what the ones I the way i see it if you want to go into the conspiracy side of it a couple years ago the Japanese decided around a pipeline from through I think South Sudan over to Kenya through Mali and after the coast to an island that's then along the way long one maybe even recently did you get the Chinese yeah just such Chiners as you would have it looked at this and I think it was Toyota that was doing the pipeline. The Chinese guy said, you know we can help out on this deal! And so it would be possible that well you know maybe we're not so pleased with letting this go on like this and so we take over the place? Well you can say that one or you could look at the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline which goes all the way up to the north into Europe

1:18:55 From all the way down in the south of Africa. But that's not even the big thing, this is where 80% of what comes out of Mali is gold and the Chinas have huge gold mining operations there. Ah right! And that I think is uh...is the big one here. Gold accounted for eighty percent of the mining activity in the mid 2000s and um...here's a report According to the latest report released by the Asia Society of the United States, Chinese direct investment overseas in the initial stays of an exponential takeoff. Chinese companies' overseas assets will reach $2 trillion dollars by 2020 particularly in Mali

1:19:39 So this is again just about kicking the Chinas out, but what's interesting is that today came out that indeed we have trained the rebels there. So the problems that Ms. Newland spoke about are actually caused by us But then you see we have to have a solution for the Chinas and We have BP Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips are now talking to Alaska to build a 40 billion dollar pipeline to export liquefied natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to China. There is your solution!

1:20:19 That's what we've been waiting for, I guess. It's a possibility! I know that they're just... They apparently discovered a bunch of oil in Mali which is another thing that's variable Well it and you know you- I would assume that the Chinese if they're doing gold mining there have probably built up a pretty big infrastructure Oh they got huge infrastructure Cause they build up..they put all kinds of stuff in but it's always just for them But see now we have terrorists you see so now he can go and help the Malis You don't even see the terrorist thing in the scheme of things But they're mentioning it, so they're talking about it. It'll come... Is this terrorist thing gonna get old? No! No! It could never get old They know that Curry and Dvorak gotta fill hours of programming So they just keep bringing it up. So I took a flight you know back and forth from Seattle And besides the fact there was some loud...it was one of those situations in Seattle There were some...I've never seen this before Some loud mouth

CHAPTER 21 / 33 Discussion

TSA Paper Ban, Boarding Passes, and Radiation Concerns

A host recounts a frustrating experience at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport where a TSA agent demanded all paper, including a printed boarding pass, be removed from pockets before entering a scanner. The segment also mentions a listener's "poetic" encounter with a TSA agent who attempted to downplay the radiation risks of the scanning equipment.

tsa· seattle· boarding pass· body scanners· radiation· airport security

1:21:15 chick yakking away about you know telling it yelling and screaming about You know what you hate the most yeah, yeah screaming lunatic dead and non-stop Yeah And she just kept talking about you have to take your laptops out. You got this you can't have oh I say you mean TSA yes, I'm yeah TSA Was she fat She was a little on the portly side Yes, where's he hot no they never are I can take it from a hottie. Wait, she was like yakkin' and yackin', so I'm in line and of course they had this one guy who's putting half of him through the body scanner and half through the magnetometer And I didn't get to refuse to go through the body scanner because he shoved me in the magnetometer which is fine Oh okay good But anyway she sees me in line and I have like cause over time...I have my printout A paper print out of my boarding pass In my shirt pocket TAKE IT OUT OF YOUR POCKET

1:22:16 I can be a dangerous weapon! You cannot have paper on you, take the paper out of your pocket, put the paper in your baggage. Put the paper in the bin A piece of paper? Are you kidding me?! Did you pop that bitch in the face? Uh... So uh anyway this is like- Do we get a paper cut!? I'm bleeding Wow YOU CAN'T HAVE PAPER No paper for you no bagels no paper shut up Paper? Really?! Yeah, I know. You can't hold anything in your hand either but you just had it in your shirt pocket huh Yeah, you know the boarding pass. They used to make it look at the boarding pass when you went through again You know say show your boarding pass so then they change that now you can't even carry your boarding pass And they said she yells and screams about get your belt off and get your paper out So I had a big wad of paper in my pocket. I decided my pants probably said screw it Imma leave that in there I'm leaving my belt on because I had his shirt That was not tucked in I went through the thing no problem It didn't go off? Nothing went off

1:23:18 Bullcrap she's basically lying yeah my favorite So, um... Sorry for the disturbance. No that's okay no it's always funny good tea is a double knockers on the day mastered send us a nice note you know of course we she got a double Dame hood from Sir Mark he sent us a knighthood as a nice note that she returned going back to Tokyo from San Diego and she said I should actually quote the email but it was kind of hot she said you know I opted out The nice TSA lady was telling me about all the reasons why you know I wasn't gonna die from the radiation and such a smooth like poetic voice that she said she started to like fantasize Did you see that note? I was like yeah, it's kind of hot. Yeah, I liked that so Amidst all of this what have we not seen on television We have not seen any more Syria talk this is just off-the-radar well as interesting and so the reason why

CHAPTER 22 / 33 Discussion

Syria Peace Proposal, Kofi Annan, and Victoria Nuland

The UN's six-point peace proposal for Syria, led by Kofi Annan, is scrutinized for failing to demand that Bashar al-Assad step down. Victoria Nuland's briefings suggest a shift in US policy as the conflict fades from the headlines. The hosts conclude that a deal has likely been struck with Russia to maintain their interests in the region, effectively ending the "saber-rattling."

syria· kofi annan· bashar al-assad· victoria nuland· ceasefire· russia

1:24:19 is that Kofi Annan, you know the guy that was all corrupted in the Food for Oil program? That a-hole of the United Nations. Oh yeah! He put together his six point peace proposal to end the year long conflict in Syria And so back to Miss Newland, and she says hi to the journalist. I think he's either from Russia Syria or Turkey. I don't know which one but she starts off by saying that the most ridiculous comment to the guy because apparently hasn't seen him in a while And we'll listen to that first and then we'll listen to his question. Where you been? Yeah, home in Syria yeah oh that's where you got the beard What?! What does that mean? I guess so! Like where have you been Syria? Oh you freaking terrorist alright what's your question terrorist

1:25:19 And he comes up with a very good question, a great question I might say. You stated that you continue to call on Assad to step down but the Annan mission that you are endorsing does not call Assad to step down neither it forces any kind of time restraint or it proposes any kind of credible threat of force right? How both So this is very good. The guy's saying, look you no longer are you calling for Assad to step down? You're no longer saying days not weeks there's no timeline what happened how does this reconcile what's going on?

1:26:02 We don't see any irreconcilable elements here. The Assad six points are focused on getting an... She means the Kofi Annan six points, but she says the Assad's six points. She is such a ditty idiot! Immediate ceasefire and immediate humanitarian relief process underway and immediate political transition dialogue ongoing Now so this is all not true So I looked up the six points and the six points are as follows. Syria commits to work with Annan in quote an inclusive Syrian-led political process, to address the legitimate aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people that's very different than what she just said. Syria commits to stop fighting and immediately stop troop movements in the use of heavy weapons in populated areas you know light weapons are okay I guess

1:26:56 As these actions are being taken, Syria should work with Annan to end all violence under UN supervision. Annan will seek similar commitments from the opposing parties to stop all fighting." Syria accepts and implements a daily two-hour humanitarian pause... ...to deliver aid and evacuate the injured like, hold on! Halftime! Hold on! Let's clean up the field! Stomp down the divots! Alright everybody good Syria commits to intensify the peace and scale of release of arbitrarily detained persons. and Syria commits to ensure freedom of movement throughout the country for journalists, and Syria commits to respect freedom of association in the right to demonstrate peacefully. Nowhere does it say Assad steps down let another political party come in doesn't say that at all! That doesn't change the fact that we don't think that Assad is the guy they can lead his country into a democratic future But it doesn't call specifically Assad step down or there's no time frame for this dialogue

1:27:55 Again, these are the kinds of things that... Now she gets annoyed. You should see her face. ...that the Kofi Annan technical team that's in Damascus is working on but we can't get you know We have to get this started and it has to start with an end to the violence and humanitarian relief for the people Today Turkish Foreign Minister Dov Toglu said that in addition to common message they also have to develop a joint plan of action He's talking about the Turkish foreign minister who just visited ClippityClop. Also there are some commentaries today that Foreign Minister Davutoglu when he was here having meeting with Secretary Clinton, US position was to tell Turkey not create offer zone or any kind of humanitarian corridor... So what I'm reading into this John is a deal has been struck

1:28:47 I'm reading a deal is done, Russia's coming in. They're taking over they're getting their port whatever has to be done but the deal is done and we to me it's over Yeah, no I today's day. I don't think we have to go on with this that no No, we know now. I just want a New York Times nothing now page 8 They buried his story about Syria and it really had nothing to do with anything in its its over right It's the same way started. It was somewhere in the middle like yes There was a bunch of We had to do some saber-rattling I think we're gonna I think is gonna fade out of the news if it hasn't completely already isn't it? We're not gonna hear anything unless something somebody doesn't do

1:29:25 Do what they say they're gonna do. No, I think it's done! It's a done deal, it's over whatever had to happen... Well that's the way it goes there was no big-it was a phony baloney thing at the begin with yeah the Russians own the place so its part of it Well they already owned half of it so... Yeah they might as well give them the whole thing Hey you know hey hey hey you dude Hey, you with your shirt off. Take Syria put a hotel on it The Senate had a big deal about the you know Russia entering the World Trade Organization which we talked about Right and what's interesting? I have a couple clips there probably not even I can summarize better because they have they

CHAPTER 23 / 33 Discussion

Russia WTO Accession, PNTR, and Human Rights

Congress debates granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to Russia as it joins the WTO. Senator Max Baucus argues the deal is a "one-way street" benefiting US exporters, while Senator Jon Kyl opposes it on human rights grounds and Russia's failure to protect intellectual property. The hosts mock the use of human rights as a political tool given US incarceration rates.

world trade organization· pntr· max baucus· jon kyl· russia· jackson-vanik amendment

1:30:08 sound but what's interesting is that the Democrats are trying to repeal all these restrictions that we've had on trade with Russia and the WTO agreement there is essentially going to open up Russia for our exports but we're not letting the Russians in so we're not gonna see a bunch of Russian goods necessarily. No iPadski for you! So it's kind of a one-way street at least according to Bacchus. Bacchus on Russia, if you want to listen to his overall thing you can hear part... there is only like one he went off for 10 minutes as a couple I'm very interested Catherine the Great once said There is nothing so difficult as to escape from that which is essentially agreeable Dude!

1:30:49 This sounds like a recording from 1929. Isn't that great? Sounds like Eisenhower on the wireless. That's an idea of how to use this technology Russia joining the World Trade Organization presents a lucrative opportunity for the United States economy and American jobs We can all agree on that, we must all embrace rather than escape I don't know if i can listen to it It sounds fine coming over the thing Really? Doesn't sound bad Okay, seriously Russia is the largest economy currently outside the WTO. It is the sixth-largest economy in the world. To allow American businesses, workers, farmers and ranchers to seize the opportunity that Russia joined the WTO presents Congress must act we must pass permanent normal trade relations or PNTR to ensure our exporters can access a growing Russian market if United States passes PNTR with Russia

1:31:47 US exports to Russia are projected to double within five years. If Congress doesn't pass PNTR, Russia will join the WTO anyway and U.S. exporters lose out to their Chinese and European competitors. These competitors will expand their exports at our expense. Russia-PNTR is a one sided agreement that benefits American workers in businesses requires them to give up nothing in return Unlike a free trade agreement, the US states will not further open its market to Russia. We will not lower any of our tariffs or make any other changes to our trade laws It's a one-way street. Russia on the other hand will lower its tariffs and open it markets to U.S exports. U.S service providers will gain access to Russia's telecommunications banking and other key markets Wow! The u.s meat producers will secure greater access to the Russian market including a generous us civic beef quota

1:32:50 60,000 metric tons a lot of meat and the United States will get new tools for our toolbox to hold Russia accountable to its obligations. Tools! These include binding legal enforcement and transparency measures Well this is great so this is pretty much what we thought it's like We'll give you Syria And then you give us your rare earth minerals. You give us your market So we can throw some stuff at that fantastic here's the thing that's interesting It's the Democrats who want to do this deal. The Republicans are dead set against it! Play this Taste of Kyle, this guy, this senator from Arizona douchebag... This is only a short clip but this is part of his long boring exposition on why we should never even talk to the Russians and I think it's really a throwback to the 50s in his anti-communist sentiment

1:33:36 Let's stipulate that American businesses, farmers and ranchers should be able to sell products to Russia. And that free trade is important and beneficial for the United States We still need to determine whether America is getting a good deal through Russia's WTO accession Whether more should be done to protect our interests For example, Russia has never ratified the bilateral investment treaty that the Senate ratified years ago That treaty would prevent Russia from expropriating businesses, an admittedly big problem in Russia. This is a very basic economic right that isn't being protected In addition one of our witnesses will discuss Russia's failure to remit royalties which is also not directly covered by the WTO agreements and I submit the administration is missing a point on the repeal Jackson-Vanik which ties most favored nation status to freedom of immigration

1:34:31 While immigration may longer be an issue, Russia's blatant disregard for human rights and the rule of law is every bit as relevant today as it was decades ago. Let's hear Jason Vanik again. Jackson, they go on and on... Jackson! They go on and on and on of course the human rights thing has got to be hilarious everybody in the world since we have the most prisoners six million incarcerated plus the most per capita incarcerated We're the human rights violators or just go to the airport try to get through the line without having your rights violated Yeah so this is nonsense yeah you know it's worth it but we need to work on your setup over there man

CHAPTER 24 / 33 Discussion

Whitney Houston Toxicology Report, Cocaine, and Hollywood Whackers

The final toxicology report for Whitney Houston attributes her death to drowning, heart disease, and cocaine use. The hosts question the official narrative, noting that no cocaine was found in her hotel room and suggesting that the report was tailored to protect the pharmaceutical industry from blame regarding Xanax. They also mention the massive $200 million Sony deal for Michael Jackson's estate.

whitney houston· toxicology· cocaine· drowning· bobby christina· sanjay gupta

1:35:10 Well, no I'm not going to use the setup that i used. It was a lash up! Another tale of The Hollywood Whackers Time for little intermezzo here on the No Agenda Show, the greatest podcast in the universe The Hollywood Whackers worth more dead than alive... ...The estate of Michael Jackson has landed the biggest recording deal in history A 200 million dollar contract with Sony Music Entertainment Ah man who would have thunk it huh? Isn't that amazing? Yeah. But even better is the news about Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston! Of course Dr Drew running around Sanjay Gupta running around, ah she got killed by pharmaceuticals, ah Xanax you got killed, killed stop taking drugs legal drugs you're killed, killed, killed They are very silent right now

1:36:08 As Wolf Blitzer had breaking news and some idiot who was standing by the coroner's door with a report in her hand. She can't make heads or tails of it, but it wasn't the legal drugs that killed Whitney Houston Well, the Los Angeles coroner's office Wolf just gave us what they said was a first official copy. The toxicology report for Whitney Houston who died back in February the day before the Grammys and Wolf I can tell you the final cause of death has been determined it's been ruled drowning we also know that at the time of her death Whitney Houston had heart disease there was also cocaine wolf found in her system she was found submerged in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel again just the day before the Grammys

1:36:53 there was cocaine in her system as well. What's also interesting, Wolfe, in terms of the toxicology here... In addition to cocaine there were other metabolites that were identified and were contributory to her death. Marijuana, the drugs Xanax however, Flexaryl and Benadryl were identified but they did not contribute to her death, we're just told here. Cocaine and other metabolites Finally no foul play or trauma is suspected. Right, so the only problem was they found no cocaine in her hotel room and if you take cocaine let me tell you something I don't know much about it never done it I've seen people on coke You don't typically fall asleep like ahhhhhhh Oh I just took a big toot of coke Let me get into the bathtub oh oh oh I'm drowning No

1:37:46 So, I'm sure that someone said hey we've got to correct this little problem everyone was talking about Xanax. This is not good and it seems like we've got a fall guy for all of this too As this Ditz continues her report, who is central to all of this? The cocaine death, drowning death of Whitney Houston. This whole thing you know it's been a long process for the family as well Wolf and I know that Bobby Christina was at the center of this investigation investigators here say that she was crucial to this investigation in terms of closing out this toxicology they weren't to

1:38:42 Through her attorney. So again, we're waiting for more details right now but as it stands drowning as well as heart disease and cocaine found in Whitney Houston system Just want to make sure you got it drowning cocaine the heart failure And her daughter was her daughter giving a coke I don't know But just so you know wasn't this annex or anything like that? Where's doctor drew where's doctor Drew on all this shouldn't be like I told ya It was uh drugs There's a peculiar show talking about that other guy, uh... Duh Gupta. Sanjay Gupta? He got some weird show I was watching at the airport called The Next List and he dresses up he is very it's very it's weird this just seems like a I don't know I'll get into it I just thought I'd mention for anyone out there which I didn't even know if its on C-SPAN might be only Airport only C-SPAN owns lot of the airport TV system. I think they're running the TSA

CHAPTER 25 / 33 Discussion

Listener Donations, 6969 Train, and Ron Paul Petitions

The hosts read a series of donations, many following the "69.69" trend started by listener Carrie Shearn. Topics include a TechPhoenix conference announcement, a Ron Paul speaking petition at UC Davis, and various requests for "relocation karma" and "de-douching."

6969· ron paul· uc davis· bettendorf· betty· karma· value for value

1:39:46 I'm gonna show my support by donating to No Agenda. Imagine all the people who could do that! Oh yeah, that'd be fab! On No Agenda morning... You know this XP computer keeps resetting the clock According it's 946 and i keep resetting up an hour on now You do have a few people that donated. Curiously, we're kind of missing in the $100 range which I think hurt us this week. Yeah it did But we did get a lot of the following How many do we have? 1 2 3 4 5 And like which keeps the keeps Carrie Shearn our runner in Germany Her initiative alive of donating 69 dollars and 69 cents Right on So

1:40:39 Let me move this thing over so I can see who this person is. TinyEmpire.com in Phoenix, Arizona. Producer Miles encourages Arizona residents to save the date for TechPhoenix November 10th and 11th at a conference formerly known as PodCamp AZ. Website's techphx.com 6969 Kelby Koenig in Grover, Colorado like to hear a little 6969 little kid milf jingle and wondering how much longer I have to get a ring well you have to do that math yourself and let us know. That's one hot milf baby! And then we verify it Jonathan Sinoor or Senor? Senor? What do you think? Sean-oor?

1:41:28 Coquitlam, I think British Columbia 6969 John Cena or Shannara Senor quick Coquitlam, British Columbia. I introduced my buddy Joe to your show you thanked him for his donation on Thursday. I've been listening longer than him and this will be my first donation of what i hope will be many because on my until now douchebagginess I'd like to give two to the head followed by a de-douching to revive me keep yourselves in Adam's mic after Thursday's near disaster shot at karma to keep the great show going for a long time okay so 2 to the head and dedouching

1:42:05 Yeah. We could do that. You've been D-douche'd! More than just that... Then he wants a karma for us. Oh hold on second karma for us Thank you very much always appreciate it. You've got karma I Like the two to the head deducing yes You've been D do kind of works yeah, thank you Benji's been deduced cuz your dad math Mathau Mathau Phillips Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Matthew. Matthew. Mat-Matoe? Could be Mateo. Mateo sounds better yeah. Yeah Mateo. Uh Dearborn Heights 6969 is show 383 I started the 6969 donation train 12 shows later it's still going Clippity clop clippity clop.

1:43:11 Colin Cresswell in Sydney, Australia. 6969 in the morning you guys from Gitmo Down Under fantastic shows keep up with the good work I'm loving them media smashing nations media smashing nations first-time donor short term boner can i get a douchebag shout out to Lacey and Moisey for putting me under the show on a few months back then failing to donate over the past few months value for value Can I get a karma shot for my new house purchased next week? It's totally out of our price range, but it's going to auction. So hopefully everyone gets sick or is rained on and we are left as the only bidders." I don't think you can ask for karma for people to get sick. That doesn't sound like... I need karma for good low bid. You've got Karma. So he mentions the donation is coming from his wife's PayPal account. He has hijacked it and donated

1:44:11 Anyway, Sir Michael Miller in Tiburon California $67 karma for Catherine to feel better and fight off the cold You've got karma Charles Bennett Boise Idaho 6666 a little camera for him And I call it to my friend tricky tea in Colorado for being a douchebag for not donating You've got karma Heather Simpkin in Henley on Thames Oxfordshire My wise and wonderful partner Charlie Stober turned me on to the Best Cop podcast in the universe as a way of explaining why I get so angry with TV news. Shouts at the television apparently, refused to watch biased bogative reporting. I save up your shows and listen to A Little Bit every day just to keep me sane!

1:45:02 Please could I have some karma for my very talented son Samuel Ranger who is auditioning for drama school this week and is going to be a huge star. Then he can be your very own George Clooney, for all the right reasons thank you for being so honorable in such a dishonorable world love Heather. Oh that's very cute of course we'll give him some karma love too You've got Karma Kristen Jones Fredericksburg Virginia. The women are representing today aren't they John? Unbelievable! Double nickels on the dime in the morning John and Adam please credit this donation to my husband Sam

1:45:38 It's a bit his birthday like to help me get a bit closer. No agenda knighthood Adam We enjoyed meeting you in the summer both of Fredericksburg and Georgetown meetups for the Hot Pockets 2008 tour apparently stalkers I Was with the one who shared a platter of crabs? Oh, yes, I remember very well you were Fredericksburg Sam said he He said that those are the two best days of his life To take too much offense to this We still refer to the debauchery that ensued at our house after the first meetup as no agenda night. We've been working really hard here in Stafford County to infiltrate the local GOP mass meeting, to elect delegates for Ron Paul, I'd like to request a shot of karma for him and for all the liberty-minded people who are working to spread the true message of freedom and liberty you guys included. So do we have to hand out karma? Yeah alright karma coming here ya go

1:46:28 You've got karma. Speaking of which, Miss Mickey is now way into the Hot Pockets 2009 idea thanks John and I guess... You're welcome! ...I would be amiss by not saying we need an RV Yes, you can start working on that. Asian seals Irving Texas $55 in the morning citizens the donations and direct response to the ridiculous NPR commercial and more importantly Adam gargling the frothy mix on 393 Thanks for the continued media assassination Can I have a hey citizen and some karma for my upcoming move? Oh hold on that didn't work Hey citizen You've got karma.

1:47:24 We really love it. I'm Chinese, but I have to say there's definitely no racism on your show It is still snowing in Calgary by the way and April 1st will be my husband's birthday It'd be a warm present for him if you could bring him some good karma on your show Which means we love No Agenda Sounded just like it, didn't it? Yeah well I could use a little work on my Chinese. I can try this hold on a second let me try it Let me try it. Uh... You know that doesn't sound Vietnamese. Chiners everywhere are going damn! Nailed It! Mike Bur- Mike Bur- uh Bernstein in Bettendorf Iowa $50 Paul Vela in Touchester North Hampshire

1:48:25 Northampton, Northamptonshire. Northhamptonshire in $50 no comment Dave in Davis, or Dave Anonymous in Davis California. Please consider signing our petition this is a second donation I'm a student at UC Davis are you through Ron Paul chapters collecting online responses invite Paul to speak on campus we've collected 600 signatures they want to get Ron Paul the UC Davis so you can go to Liberty Nor surveyed out liberty nor Cal org You'll get no spam, only date location updates. Okay? Alright! I figured that out and finally last but not least is Christopher Hunter in Texas City Texas which is I think waving distance from you and the morning fellas from the drone state seeing as today's my birthday we have it on there I'm hoping to get a little...get your shit together karma as I transition out of the magical 33-34 Oh you're screwed now man

CHAPTER 26 / 33 Discussion

Adam Curry's Hyundai Commercial Audition

Adam Curry performs several takes for a Hyundai commercial audition, attempting to meet the "trustworthy everyman" and "urgent" specifications. John Dvorak provides direction, encouraging Curry to use his "surfer dude" and "Pee-wee Herman" voices to make the dry copy more engaging.

hyundai· voiceover· audition· sonata hybrid· elantra· surfer dude

1:49:25 Also throwing a little Kevlar karma for yourselves preventing to do they had shenanigans and whatnot. Okay, you've got Karma so what happened everything above 69 we didn't get any anything above 69 yeah I found that peculiar well You know there is something we could do to To help on the income if you want to help me you wanna help? What you want to produce me? Produce you what? Well i got a uh... I have an audition for Hyundai Oh Hyundai. Hyundai yeah see I can't even do that right and you said how you'd use this Hyundai seriously? Yeah huh Hyundai so the specs are male trustworthy everyman type accessible not polished or slick perhaps a bit of a regional accent to convey authenticity You want to do it, can you do Texas well should i do texas all right oh that's perfect real rare or real small all right real small

1:50:27 Miss Maltose let's try it this is spot number one to be read in a conversational style What is that you know where you're just talking to me like your time now? Many car makers put out of fuel-efficient car That's no good what am I doing it right it to me like you're talking to me like talk come on Let's go. I jump many carmakers put out a fuel efficient car Hyundai You can't make it conversational. Then you do it. You can't be in the spot man It's like oh, I know we're not doing this but we're just getting you in the mood to do a recording this This is the this is gonna be actually recording it. This is gonna be the spot yeah Okay go okay many car makers put out of fuel-efficient car Hyundai brings you a fuel efficient fleet Presenting night its Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai many car makers put out a fuel efficient car Hyundai brings you a fool fuck

1:51:18 Many car makers put out a fuel efficient car. Hyundai brings you a fuel-efficient fleet, presenting the 40 mile per gallon highway Sonata hybrid Is this conversational? No not at all you suck Why don't you make it uh... You gotta bring down your actually just sounded like an announcer you got to bring you gotta pull that out of there Well how do I do that's the hard part though It's not the hard part. You're making it harder than it is. Okay, we'll just be talking and then I'll go into it right? Yeah, talking away. By the way Adam do you know anything about the Hyundai? Many car makers put out a fuel efficient car but Hyundai brings you a fuel efficient fleet presenting the 40 mile per gallon highway Sonata hybrid. The forty mile per gallon... that doesn't sound exciting! Who wants to listen to that?!

1:52:08 How do I make this conversational? The 40 mile per gallon highway Elantra and the 40 mile per gallon highway Accent. After all, there's no such thing as too much of a good thing only at your local Hyundai dealers. I got one for you. All right You know we did this once before one time I played this clip of this guy's excited surfer guy Yeah And he was really over-the-top and you said to me He says, you said I can do that voice and you did it. Okay? Can you do a really excited surfer? Well let's let's do spot number two because that says to be read with a sense of urgency Oh that's perfect! Do it! Kick savings into overdrive at your Hyundai dealer and get a 2012 Santa Fe for 0.9 APR plus 500 bonus cash or a $269 a month deal

1:53:00 The Santa Fe has a best-in-class maximum cargo space and it's the 2012 IHS Top Safety Pick. So live large and save larger! Get a Santa Fe for 0.9 APR plus $500 bonus or 269 dollars a month only at your local Hyundai dealer! Devorac dot org slash N A I am sending it in That's beautiful! I'm sending it in just like that. You gotta edit it because you have a little flub in there but you can pull out Is that good? Do you think I'll get it now? That's dynamite! But should I do the surfer dude first? Do the first one, same way with that surfer dude guy Okay let's try one You nailed it Alright lets try Here we go Mini car makers put a fuel...

1:53:49 Many car makers put out a fuel efficient car, but Hyundai brings you a fuel efficient fleet. Presenting the 40 mile per gallon highway Sonata hybrid The 40 mile per gallon highway Elantra and the 40 mile per gallon highway Accent After all there's no such thing as too much of a good thing only your local Hyundai dealer No, no this one. You can't... that copy is not readable in that voice. Let's work on it later then Okay well the second one though is dynamite Alright we'll keep that one The copy was written for that voice That second one Yeah The first ones written for some I think you know deep voices you know Paging Mr Herman Paging Pee Wee Herman We can try that Many car makers put out a fuel efficient car Hyundai brings you a fuel efficient fleet

1:54:38 Presenting the 40 mile per gallon highway Sonata hybrid. The 40 mile per gallon highway Elantra and the 40 mile per gallon highway Accent After all, there's no such thing as too much of a good thing only at your local Hyundai dealers Not bad! I'll send it in like that. Oh my god! Help us out everybody Boris Monolov congratulates his human resources both turned seven on the 23rd he's got one on the way in the oven Kristen Jones says happy birthday to her husband Sam, his birthday is on the 22nd

CHAPTER 27 / 33 Discussion

Knighting of Sir Philip Flick, Birthday Shout-outs

Philip Flick is officially knighted as a "Knight of the No Agenda Roundtable" for his cumulative donations reaching $1,000. The hosts also provide birthday shout-outs for several listeners and their family members, including a 30th birthday mention for a future knight named Matt.

philip flick· knighthood· birthday· mckinney· texas· value for value

1:55:23 Shanshan Wen, her husband celebrates on April 1st on the Fool's Day and Christopher Hunter congratulates himself. He turned 34 on the 22nd! Happy birthday from all your buddies here at The No Agenda Show And you have to also say Kristen Nicole yes turn her Matt turns 30 and she's as a gift we're mentioning it here so he can hear this she wants to knight him Which is gonna be his birthday gift or one of them and I'm sure she's gonna give more than the knighthood Anyway, you can't seem to get the PayPal thing to work And we're just gonna have to go to the DeVorek org slash na and look at the copy there where you can mail a check That's so we're just being good citizens here in this citizen. We're saying that he gets the birthday shout out for his 30th And then we're just going to expect her to pony up

1:56:20 That what you're saying? Exactly. Okay, beautiful! Hey we do have one knighthood to do John if you could draw your sword out there Oh good here Ah nice Philip Flick, step forward my friend as well we only have a little over half a year left on our rings and you will be receiving one as YOU HAVE achieved the status of Knight of the No Agenda Roundtable by donations equaling up to $1,000. We highly appreciate it hereby we pronounce thee Sir Philip Flick Knight of the No Agenda Roundtable You know what's waiting for you? More those audition tapes from Adam Curry Yeah! And some winches and beer if ya like it Or workers in blow or rent boys in Chardonnay

1:56:59 It's all good for you my friend, congratulations. Thank you very much for supporting the show and uh... You know John we could just do that! We'd just stop donations and instead of a donation segment, we'll just do auditions. Yeah! Cause if that pays off- Hyundai should be paying us to do that in that regard Forget about it If I get that gig i'm sharing with you Think of the residuals Well, the surfer voice you do is outstanding. But not with straight copy. It has to be exciting! I can just see them in the audition going like... What the hell is this? I'm sending it in just like that and watch me get it. How high- how high- And the low one, did you think that was good? The second one I did?

1:57:42 Yeah, I think so. You probably could have slicked it up a little bit but the ending was particularly outstanding you nailed it On the low voice? Yeah Oh good well thank you The way you ended the low voice one was...you listened to it It's perfect Are you...You're sitting there laughing right No! I'm telling ya because I've always thought that you had a really good voice but you never use it for this sort of work and so your not used to doing it I don't know what the hell am doing Exactly! Well, thank you for producing me and we'll see how that goes. Directing more than producing. You know I got an email from one of our local listeners here in Austin Steve? Steve is an architect with a very famous architectural firm here And he has offered for free to design the Curry-Dvorak library

CHAPTER 28 / 33 Discussion

Shipping Container Library, Sustainable Architecture, and The GIMP

Inspired by an architect listener, the hosts discuss building the "Curry-Dvorak Library" using recycled shipping containers. They marvel at online images of luxury container homes and discuss the low cost of surplus containers. The segment briefly touches on Adam Curry's switch to Ubuntu Linux and his refusal to use "The GIMP" as a Photoshop alternative.

shipping containers· architecture· curry-dvorak library· sustainable housing· ubuntu· the gimp

1:58:40 which conveniently Miss Mickey and I would live in. And i had this idea, I'm like this is a really good idea you know so think about it if now we could just get some you know if we have a design right an architectural design can't we do like a barn raising where we get people to come in with hammers and two by four's and... Usually an architect not going to design something that simple to construct Well, we just need boxes. I suppose he could we just need four boxes You know it's a box for the library a box for the studio Another box for the video studio and then a box to live in its four boxes Give them real challenges make it out of cargo containers and a quonset hut now you're talking interesting cargo containers That's an interesting idea some architects have used cargo containers to create

1:59:32 Wouldn't it be cool if we had like the Clinton Library? You know, people could donate containers. Send a container... The containers are easy to come by Yeah but they're expensive they're not free Well they're not as expensive as they could be but lot of them are dead-headed over in the US They send over from China and we got nothing to ship back in em And its necessarily worth sending them back so they pile up There used to be huge piles outside That's a great idea John And we can have a library and everyone you know, can you can... A library and museum. Yeah no you could book books will have uh You know will have some some of our... We'll have a bunch of videos going constantly with a bunch of projectors showing various things. Yeah yeah! We could do concerts conventions if you just if If you can't get a bagel on the street because it's illegal you can come in you know we'll have a big kitchen you can cook and eat and It's all made out of containers shipping containers interesting idea

2:00:30 Yeah, I've always felt those things could be turned in and they're pretty rugged. I mean you know they're hooked on the top of a boat and go across the Pacific and they come over here intact And you just weld them together right? Yeah, I mean you have to cut holes in them and you gotta do all kinds of things but you could make it into...I think if you look it up let me see. Shipping container! I can see Mickey rolling her eyes right now. I'm not living in no shipping container motherfucker! I'm not living in that! Shipping container house wait a minute gorgeous. Wait it sent me the link Just go to holy crap this thing's beautiful hold on the second this can't be beautiful Oh, I'm telling you This is dynamite type in shipping container house and then look at the images that come right up Don't type in images all right should one right in the middle oh my goodness. Oh wow

2:01:21 All of them. Oh, these are outstanding! That one that readondo dot jpeg which is the second one over? Yeah yeah I got it oh my goodness that's beautiful! Totally It just made of shipping containers...oh that's it?! Look at the inside! The inside is really a trip! Oh yeah this is it! Goal I tell ya 10 brilliant sustainable shipping container homes they're beautiful Oh my goodness, that's fantastic! What a great idea. You have to really look to realize it's shipping containers No I see it It- the inside is obvious they're shipping containers but you know Wow, you see the one with the blue, red and green and orange lights? And everything? Wow! Oh my goodness look at this people sitting outside of their shipping container Look at the one with two deck shipping containers This is fantastic! Look at the one on stilts

2:02:18 Oh my god, this is great! The one near the water? What an idea John. You're a genius Look at the one with the greenhouse shipping container Yeah I'm looking at that That's nice What a fantastic idea Shipping containers And everyone can contribute by sending us a shipping container They're easy to transport. Rodondo Beach is amazing, I wonder how they got the... That's beautiful isn't it? Built around California's notoriously stringent construction codes DeMaria designs Rodondo beach container houses sleek and contemporary And you know what great about it in the Texas heat Recycled In the Texas heat your fried to death I'm sure there are ways around it This is a very interesting idea

2:03:02 There are shipping containers that are insulated for shipping wine and look at the all-terrain cabin. Oh my goodness This is fantastic Okay, I'm blown away by this idea now the curry Dvorak library We need to call like the citizens library or something a citizen Hey citizen library for freedom and information The hey citizen get mo nation light something like we got to work on it but think about it You know, we could get some cheap ass land which is about all I can afford. Cheap ass... Yeah there's-there's a lot of land in Texas. Yeah it has to be cheap as because i got no money and no one's going to give a 50 year old guy a mortgage Hey check this one out did you see the one near the top which is like a bunch of inserts between two apartment buildings? Oh yeah now it's beautiful! That was when that's what I said yeah the blue the red degree yeah but I like the one I liked uh the one the

2:03:56 Hey, WildwoodTX.com don't tell me this is actually someone in Texas who's done this I can't was that just an ad what is that? Wildwood TX calm that thing on the end now That's something else the thing on the ends where you see those shipping containers on the inside there by the way Take the same page original search and then he click on the images button And take a look at a page of these things They're beautiful Well, not all of them. There's a few eyesores in the mix. What does a shipping container cost? Let's see... Used cargo containers for purchase and rent How much would it cost? How much do you think these things cost, Bear? They can't cost much

2:04:53 Because they're surplus, most of them are junk. They don't...they're trying to get rid of them Approximately $1600 for a used 40-foot container 900 for a used 20 foot container That's a good deal And you know you can just but this is the great thing is like people can buy these containers Send them to us because now that's a known that's a known system Right? Yeah it goes right down the back of a truck and they dropped the container off I'm telling ya this would be fantastic We build The Hay Citizen Library It's just a bunch of big these boxes, but they're beautifully constructed and And you know everyone who contributes who sends us a container You know we got a place to stay for you But do we also have a real library? We do art galleries. We do We have real books free hollow books all of them are hollow With cool stuff in them I'm just saying it's nice not a bad idea

2:05:49 Well, here's a whole prison it looks like that was built from these things. Yeah! Okay well we can have that too That is a very interesting idea John. Okay well Steve you got your work cut out for you man start designing with the shipping containers He's go to buy one of them but I'm sure there's a book on the topic Oh yeah There are way too many of these things not to have some head star for architects It's beautiful I am amazed by this Anyway, onward. Sorry for this little distraction but I'm liking that. What a great idea! Maybe we should talk briefly about Toulouse. So it's looking more and more like this guy Merah was a patsy as... This doesn't even seem to be the actual guy. Everything we've seen about him is a goofball

CHAPTER 29 / 33 Discussion

Toulouse Shooting Conspiracy, Mohamed Merah, and Six Strikes Law

The hosts discuss the shooting in Toulouse, France, suggesting that suspect Mohamed Merah may have been a patsy and that his death was timed for President Sarkozy's political benefit. They also mention a "six strikes" copyright enforcement policy allegedly being implemented by US ISPs in coordination with the government.

toulouse· mohamed merah· nicolas sarkozy· france· isp· six strikes policy

2:06:51 You know, and it just doesn't... the whole thing is very fishy. Well here's the thing that is really nasty and this actually came from a source that I trust very much so So you know it took like 32 hours to get this guy To kill him but really what happened was if you look at the timeline And they found the guy dead underneath his balcony because he had jumped out, you know they said in a blaze of bullets and all that stuff. Well yeah it turns out that's like a big crock because what happened was they had already killed him after like 12 or 13 hours but Sarkozy was coming down to do his speech live telecast and he was delayed

2:07:40 So they kept waiting and this comes from a guy who's like three apartments down They kept waiting and waiting and waiting And then when Sarkozy finally got into town, then they did this or this big You know big barrage of bullets and explosions and that we got him and then Sarkozy goes live on television But if you count the bullets in the bullet holes in the bullets in his body The guy had been dead for like hours and it never shot him on the way down. He was just dead And they just waited for Sarkozy to do his big speech which includes new laws. If you visit internet sites supporting terrorism, whatever that means... You're gonna go to jail! Which reminds me somebody mentioned this I mean i forgot about it and have to now follow up Do you realize that many of the ISPs in cahoots with the government have installed a six strikes? Six strikes Three

2:08:40 Three strikes. No, six! Where? In the US?! Yeah... No I know there's three strikes in France. No six strikes in the U.S., you get caught downloading something they don't want you downloading 6 times and your cut off from the internet for good it got no publicity Wait a minute that is human right The internet is a human right That what you think if you listen to Lucifer Yeah its a human right Except if you live in America Huh No, I didn't know this. Is that published anywhere? Is that like real a real thing or real law floating it's floating around i have to look out but next show thursday show we'll have all the details okay all right good yeah so then we have afghanistan which is also quieted down just a little bit but the reports coming out this is a report from reuters

CHAPTER 30 / 33 Discussion

Afghanistan Civilian Killings, Robert Bales, and News Skepticism

Discrepancies in the reporting of the Afghan village massacre are highlighted, specifically the 17 murder counts versus 16 reported victims. The hosts discuss allegations that the attack was a coordinated military action rather than the work of a single "psychotic" soldier. They conclude that providing an alternative to the "crock of crap" on mainstream news helps listeners feel better.

afghanistan· robert bales· hamid karzai· civilian casualties· news media· skepticism

2:09:31 Residents of an Afghan village near where the American soldiers alleged to have killed 16 civilians. By the way, why does everyone keep saying 16 civilians yet he's been charged on account of 17 homicides? Where is the missing person? Maybe a pregnant woman You're bad Well that counts in the US if you kill a pregnant woman they charge her with two homicides Well, they say 16 civilians but there's 17 counts of murder. Oh and accounts to the Associated Press I'm sorry not Reuters Associated Press and to the end to Afghan government officials the residents alleged US troops lined men up from the village against a wall after the bombing on March 7th and told them they would pay a price for that attack

2:10:20 So it seems more and more like the true story is this was not one crazy guy who by the way has now developed amnesia, can't remember anything. It seems like this was a coordinated attack with Indeed as Karzai Lord knows what his agenda is him being like a Chevron dude there to protect the pipeline saying hey you know this was like 1920 guys who came in and shot this village up Yeah, of course not. Of course they are saying he did it twice so Did what twice? But you know I went out once and then went back and he had dinner I guess Really with his pals yeah No, hey goes there He goes that this is what the army says he went out And killed him like half these people and then he went back to the base and sat around and shot the crap with The guys and I guess Had a smoke in a beer and then he went back out again and finished the job right

2:11:19 Yeah, it's a little... And now they're saying it was because he was hitting the head during some action and he got slightly stupefied by that. It was just really some sort of psychotic break. Yeah, I'm believing all that. We had coffee with Mike and Jane yesterday after the market. They organized the Austin meetup. It's really awesome. She actually is also an architect and he is a guitar teacher

2:11:56 And they were just like, man you know we love the show so much. You know we can't change crap but it makes us feel so much better Really? When you hear all the stuff we're talking about how do you feel better Well I think what makes people feel better is that they... because there are always... People watch smart people which is mostly our listeners, smart people watch the news and they're constantly giving these nagging doubts about whether they're being fed a crock of crap. Yeah true And they just say well no it can't be a crock of crap because that's CNN has it and CBS has an NBC as it and so then we go dig up We don't dig up all the crap obviously. We only have a few things But the stuff we come up with shows that it is a crock of crap And you could probably assume that the entire news broadcast is a croc of crap, and it makes you feel better Yeah, and I think that when when you hear what is the truth? And not saying that we know everything but somehow inherently in your body You kind of it feels better

CHAPTER 32 / 33 Discussion

Google Environmental Ad Patent, Ubuntu, and Privacy

Google was recently awarded a patent for serving ads based on environmental conditions gathered through device sensors like microphones and cameras. Adam Curry discusses his move to Ubuntu and Thunderbird to improve privacy and performance, while John Dvorak remains skeptical of open-source design tools.

google· patent· privacy· sensors· ubuntu· thunderbird· open office

2:16:06 I blew Leo away by saying that Google Voice and Google in general was already listening to us through our computers. And, I'm sure you saw the news right? And they'll be talking about it today i'm sure. Probably That google was awarded a patent for advertising based on environmental conditions gathered through device sensors So they're going to be listening your phone calls if you have google voice installed uninstall it And I was right. The microphone, everyone gets a big kick out of it. My laptop's got a little camera on it like all the rest of them and like every camera I have on all these monitors, I have a little piece of gaffer tape right over it. Right but the microphone is the other one now Yeah I probably should gaffer tape those things too. I don't think that works though. Not good yeah would the gaffer tape will keep... Those mics are not that great. I think you should snip the wire

2:17:04 I'd have to go in and get it. Go in and snip the wire that snipped a while the display goes out You know, I'm not gonna do it Yeah, it's groovy man Wow, we'll have some software to monitor that crap. I hope shortly I hope surely I'm running Ubuntu now on my personal machine so you say this yeah? I am not on the studio machine, but oh yes too late for that yeah But am I uh too late I got a system set up, it's good. Yeah that is what i'm saying you get the system setup and you have the system you can't just jump around No well I could but its not there yet But yeah I run on my Macbook Air It's great! I love it! I trust it You are running Ubuntu on a macbook air? Yeah My setup is called Mountain Goat

2:17:58 Huh? Yeah. You like it? I love, I've been told you about this. I've been using this for over a month now. Yeah yeah it's great and you know what Firefox is fast on Ubuntu. On Mac and Windows you know there's like stuttering and then when has to play Flash, flash is freaking out and then your browser slows everything down. You don't have that Yeah, I do. But on Ubuntu? Amazing speed and Thunderbird! I'm using that as the email client thing is amazing. I had no idea how good that was and it keeps It maintains a database of all your emails So if you want to search just like really fast faster than what I had before is good. It's good stuff

2:18:45 Yeah, okay. I have not yet to bring myself to jumping all the way over...I mean i do use one of the public, one of the Ubuntu like word processors which I just happen to like a lot and the open office one. Yep, I use Open Office too but the problem is i have as I do a lot of work on Photoshop and Illustrator and I can't... The GIMP man! Remember we had this conversation? The GIMP is no good it doesn't do illustrators stuff. The GIMP is great you need to GIMP. The GIMP is bad. I think the GIMP is for you. You just like saying it. I do something about the GIMP alright I think that's it

CHAPTER 33 / 33 Discussion

Monsanto Kids Book, Deep Fried Mice, and Outro

The show wraps up with a mention of a Monsanto "biotech basics" activity book for kids and a bizarre news item about deep-fried mice being a delicacy in China's Guangdong province. The hosts reiterate the "Value for Value" model and sign off until the next episode.

monsanto· biotechnology· china· guangdong· deep fried mice· value for value

2:19:28 This is actually something I want you guys to check out in the show notes three nine or four dot na show notes calm. It's the Monsanto kids biotech basics activity book, I'm sure you've seen this John yes, I have it's awesome isn't it? So I use it to get we use it for homeschooling Yeah, that way your kids won't have to take drugs because that's actually good for them It's all all the good stuff right there and the Monsanto kids biotech basics activity book Make sure you check that out in the show notes under the biodiversity under clips and stuff No napu today. No Jenna's producers update on the stream so y'all can do whatever you want Have some time off

2:20:11 And what we didn't get to, which we might get to in a future show is apparently in China's Guangdong province. Yeah? The delicacy there if you're going out and have a nice dinner is deep fried mice Deep fried mice that should be the key word for the week I think...I've seen a food truck in Austin that has that If not it's another business opportunity And we're gonna have to look at these if we don't get donations for Thursday. According to customer Molin, I've been eating mice for 10 years with no ill effects you can fry them roast them or boil them they're very sweet and tasty Coming to you from the drone star state here in the capital

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