One more time, cause it's sooo important:

This site is a searchable database of events planned for this weekend in the US and other countries across the world. You can also add your own event if it's not posted.

http://www.unitedforpeac...hp?list=type&type=28

Let our voices be heard, no more blood for oil - SUPPORT THE TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME NOW!!!

BTW, if anyone will be at the rally in Huntsville, AL, or at the art benefit and concert after, let me know.

Wooohooo, I got the first post on an open thread!

Uh huh uh huh uh huh!

Wooohooo, I got the first post on an open thread!

Uh huh uh huh uh huh!

Ooops

Hi, Kes!

Yes you did! Stark naked exposed feeling or what?!

Yes, stop these steroid folks before their heads get as big as some comittee chairmen ... we got records to maintain.

Peg C#5 - What can I say, it's been a tough week and it's FRIDAY!!! Dammit I need to get revved up, this dreck coming out of Congress all week just makes me sick - I'm gonna take a NEWS BREAK again this weekend! This might just be a Cuervo night...

Oh, but first things first:

Okay, this sounds like utter b.s. (aka, a ROVE) but stranger things have happened. Anybody heard about this yet?

Gannon Tapes Tell All!

I'd not put it past him to write a book about his "persecution by lefty bloggers", but if he really has tapes...well, I wonder how long it'll take him to get to Valdosta?

Dredd #6 - Congressional priorities - ya gotta love 'em, don't you?

Peg said:
"this dreck coming out of Congress all week just makes me sick"

I'll have some *good* news coming out of Congress (for a change) for ya on Monday, Peg! Hang in there!

No, it's Congressional hearings on the use of steroids in baseball! Glad to know the Republicans controlling Congress are looking out for the American people

Who cares about the steroid scandal. The most important issue of our day is the Michael Jackson trial! Don't you guys care about the testimony of Jackson's housekeeper today?

Note: The Jackson Distraction and Social Security Destruction Plan are designed as a smokescreen to cover the mounting war plans for Iran.

Like the site! Keep up the great work.

Brad #9 -

That was Kes, but I bet I'm as sick about this week as she is. Can't wait to hear your glad tidings, Brad. Thanks.

Kes #7

Cuervo, huh?

I can't wait 'til I can escape to outdoor chores for a few hours. This end of a Maine winter goes on 'way too long!

All they have to do is change "q" to "n". I wonder what excuse he'll use? The WMD has been used, will he use it again?

WHAT?!! There's baseball players using steroids? When did this happen? My life is in a shamble besause of this. Joe.... say it ain't so.

Okay, alright. I can deal with this, barely. So long as I don't hear that pro wrestling is fake. I've heard the rumors, but I don't believe them. If it is, congress should really step in and take control. We as a society should really get our priorities straight.

Peg C #12 - Cuervo, yes, but only in small quantities - I'm a cheap date *g* Besides, have to get up early tomorrow, busy day.

And here in Tennessee we've already started the outdoor chores, I spent the past two weekends tilling, weeding, and pruning. The bad news is, a light snow earlier this week and a hard freeze last night has my poor daffodils bowing their little heads. Ah, spring in the south!

Horkus #14 - *LOL*

Hi Kes #15 -

Right...the "get up early" thing. I give up on that until ***equinox***, when the world begins to shine. And maybe not even then, since all things Web seem to begin three hours later than the eastern program.

We have family in Knoxville and dearly cherish the Smokey Mountain spring. I'm feeling my way in to it and awaiting our own "resurrection!"

Have a lovely weekend. Love your poor daffies. Ours won't be up for another couple of months.

The draft, according to this link, looms closer.

My link in #17 is wrong. Correct link on the draft matter is here.

Kes #7, Steve #19

Are the only serious folk on this the comics? Gary Trudeau has started a series in Doonesbury (link here).

Re #18:

A Democrat introducing a bill FOR the draft?

WTF is that about!!

Oboy the dems are WAAYYY fucked up - why not just give Bush the keys to the country and be done with it - it would save all that shouting and fuss.

Dean has got to start taking names and kicking arses or the Democrats will end up being as irrelevant over there as the Conservative party is over here.

Good morning, all you wonderful Bradvillers! Big Day today! Here's a little something to get your juices bubbling, in the off chance you need yet more motivation to make a joyful noise unto the heavens on this dark anniversary:
http://www.guardian.co.u...y/0,1284,1440836,00.html
See ya at the barricades...

DaWookie - The Honorable Mr. Rangel was trying to force the issue into the open, for open debate. He's one of the few good guys. The Repugs and Dumbs promptly quashed it, with little or no discussion. I think that open debate over an issue of this enormity and various other issues associated with it is not only healthy, it's indispensible for a functioning democracy.

I know your hands are in all kinds of things these days, perhaps one of your friends could spend some time on an issue of huge proportions being perpetrated on the American Public?

Im talking about Forclosure scams, and Mortgage Serviceing Fraud. Not The fraud of the originators, these peole Buy the loans with the intent of forclosing. They look for homes wiht lots of equity and force people into forclosure in anywya they can. Even selling the home at sherrif sale with Judges siding with the owner. They ignore court orders to stop activity, people have testified in Congress nothing gets done.
The latest guy who killed the Judge in IL and then himself was a victum ogf this scam. Noone in MSM tells you that part. Also the guy in Dec who jummped near ground zero.

Families are being destroyed, upi have to look for anyone who is putting their money in mortgage backed securities, thats how the market is staying alive. Bear Sterns is one of them, they are the parent company of EMC mortgage, who doesnt even originate a single note, nope they buy the mortgages with the intent of forclosing.

Here is an interesting fact about the scam and where all the companies are located
"So the Bush HUD thieves say its their job to steal our home. Nobody will do anything about it in Washington. SO WE HAVE TO DO IT WHERE THEY ARE. Funny about Texas? Lets see Litton in Houston and EMC in Dallas and Centex in Dallas and Ameriquest field and Countrywide moving to Texas and Fairbanks had one in Texas? Where is Bush and Enron and Halliburton and the savings and loan scandal? TEXAS. Thats where it is Mister Lavalle. Not in Fannie. Its in TEXAS and it stinks."

EDITED PHONE TRANSCRIPT WITH EMC EMPLOYEES

EMC OPERATOR: Let me direct you to (Name Deleted To Protect Person]

EMC EMPLOYEE: “EMC Mortgage this is [Name Deleted To Protect Person], How may I help you?”

INVESTIGATOR: “Yes [Name], I was wondering if you have a department there or anyone I was talking to the operator and she gave me your name, that sell customer names?”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “Oh gee I am in the REO dept we sell properties I don't know why she would give you to me, I guess she thinks I am a know it all” (slight laughter)

INVESTIGATOR: “What does the company do? We understand you all deal in B & C paper and we…”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “No we really do not do that, we do not make any loans at all”

INVESTIGATOR: “uh huh”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “All we do is service loans”

INVESTIGATOR: “Ok”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “And, our biggest departments are like foreclosures, collections and things like that”

INVESTIGATOR: “Ok but do you all have customers?”

EMC EMPLOYEE: yeah well yea but (audible laughter) hahahaha they're not the kind of customers you would want. (drawn out and sarcastic tone)

INVESTIGATOR: I don't mean it that way, that's what we're looking for subprime borrowers.

EMC EMPLOYEE: “We deal with delinquent customers”

INVESTIGATOR: “and that's it primarily everyone you deal with?”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “Hmm hmm, basically yeah”

INVESTIGATOR: “Uh well oh gosh”
EMC EMPLOYEE: “Can I put you on hold?” (music plays)

EMC EMPLOYEE: “Ok, I'm so sorry”

INVESTIGATOR: “Well do you all own loans as well?”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “we have some in our servicing department”

INVESTIGATOR: “OK”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “uh huh”

INVESTIGATOR: “What we're trying to do is that we have a special product that's aimed at your market and we're trying to build a database and buy names…”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “Ok, let me see if I can get someone in our customer services the person over our customer service you need to talk to. Ok hold on. Uh uh let me try that”

INVESTIGATOR: “thanks so much”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “who is answering their phones this afternoon that's not in a meeting” (audible laughter)

INVESTIGATOR: “oh that bad?”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “uh huh”

INVESTIGATOR: “How big of an operation do you guys have?”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “Oh we got about a little over 500 employees…

INVESTIGATOR: “wow, ok and..”

EMC EMPLOYEE: …but our servicing department is probably one of our smallest ones.” “Like, that actually services loans. I mean we do have some but like I said the majority of ours are collections and foreclosures.”

INVESTIGATOR: “collections and foreclosures and everybody just works in that?

EMC EMPLOYEE: “hm hmmm” (very heavy emphasis in tone)

INVESTIGATOR: “Sounds like a foreclosure factory?”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “hm hmm, well that's what we want, that's what we have and that's what we want because we turn them around and sell them once they've been foreclosed on

INVESTIGATOR: “oh really, do you have any deals that I could get on one? Maybe I might be interested in buying one.

EMC EMPLOYEE: “oh nooooo” (sarcastic laughter) that's where we make ourrrrrrr profitttttt! (heavy drawl and devious tone)

INVESTIGATOR: “really?”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “We buy em cheap and we sell em high!”

INVESTIGATOR: (laughter)

EMC EMPLOYEE: well, we sell at fair market value (knowingly tone)

INVESTIGATOR: well you get em cheap ah.. you steal em away…(laughter) that's not a bad deal.”

EMC EMPLOYEE: “that's our business” Ok, let me try this person again.”

INVESTIGATOR: “thanks so much.”

For more info see www.msfraud.org

I hope someone anyone can help.

Hi all,

I'm in a bit of a rush, drats! Don't have time to reply to some of the posts as I would like to.

Anyway, i thought Brad and others might be interested in this peice of news about a Canadian Blogger being detained and even strip searched when he crossed the border...

http://www.bopnews.com/a...hives/003017.html#003017

Also, there is a whole lot of info about Gannon and the Gov't involvement at bartCop...
http://www.bartcop.com/1514.htm

And a lot of news at Shocked and Aweful:
http://www.shockedandawful.com/

OK. bye all!

Here is some evidence for the obvious challenged.

Oh I am so shocked that there is clear evidence that the MSM is biased in favor of big brother ... NOT.

The big scam unfolding #24 That is not the first time this has happened.

It has been happening for a decade or so.

During the savings and loan scandal of the late 1980's and early 1990's I became aware of this practice BIG MONEY does each cycle.

Banks get jiggy wid it before they generate massive mortgage failures.

They study demographics and allow questionable mortgages in areas they know are going to have development following the down cycle that is going to come soon.

Then the downturn and forclosure feeding frenzy. Then the development at the low when cheap labor and materials can be had.

Then they orchestrate the upturn and rake in the appreciation.

Now they have changed the bankruptcy laws to protect their investments even more. Get ready for a down cycle. It is another sure sign the greedy are fondling themselves and preying (not praying) on the vulnerable.

Guess which party will get the most political contributions from all this?

Kestrelbrighteyes #1,2,3,4 LOL, looks like you got the first four posts! uh huh, uh huh!

Peg C #12 Don't look now, but I think you may have some more "end of winter" weather on the way for your weekend. Soon though the sun will warm our gardens and our souls. Hang in there :O)

Dredd #17 It sure seems that way doesn't it? My 17 year old son's April 25th birthday looms larger and larger ):>
I've felt all along that it's only a matter of time. When, not if.
An interesting thing happened last night. My 15 yr. old daughter Sarah had been asked out by an Rotc classmate of hers to go to the "Military Ball" with him, which is fine. We took her to buy a dress for this occasion this week, which as a proud father, I really enjoyed doing. So, last night, he came to pick her up, and I, as a somewhat traditional Dad, had him come inside so I could have a minute or two to talk to him about his responsibilities ;O) You know.....size him up! Hey, I had to do it when I was a kid, I'm just passing on the favor. I have to say that he was an extremely polite and respectful young man, and seemed a little nervous meeting me, but personally I think he was nervous because of my daughter, who is exceptionally beautiful and friendly, passed on from my wife of course!
Anyway, to get to the point, I found myself looking at this.... child really, looking so sharp in his uniform, I know, I know, and wondering if someday in the near future, he would find himself somewhere in the desert with bullets flying all around him, and being a witness to all the death and despair that is happening now. When I shook his hand and looked him in the eye, I found myself wanting to get him by the shoulders and ask him if he knew what he was doing, if he understood what might lay in his future. Maybe he does, but I doubt it. He's probably following in someone's footsteps because that's what is done......period. Most of all though.......I wanted to protect him, I wanted to have the chance to REALLY talk to him about his future. It was sad that on a day when I should have been completely mesmerized and proud of my daughter, I found myself fixated on this little soldier, a beautiful, strong, proud young man with a possibly tragic future waiting for him, and forced upon him by the TRAITORS and MURDERERS who infest our government.
I hope that someone close to him is paying attention and will be there to protect him.

It is of the utmost importance that access be given to anti-war groups, to high schools to counter all the access given to military recruiters, especially in these times when children are being actively HUNTED in our schools by those who would ship them off to one of Bush's wars to be killed or horribly wounded, and then tossed and forgotten.

I want to show my pride in my mother's commitment and hard work toward this endeavor once again by posting this article about my Mom and her efforts. I wish I had half the energy and commitment that she has had in her 40 yr. fight for Peace and Justice.

Peace

RE, my own #28, Link didn't work, found a better one. Countering military recruiters

Well Ive learned the one thing they ARE afraid of is people knowing about the silent rape of all the families. Anyone care to help the hundreds who are strong enough not to give up and look for help it would be appreciated. We want these crooks in Jail, have 8yrs of evidence against EMC and Bear Sterns.
FBI says theyll look into it last week, but weve been here before.
Only thing that will bring them down is publicity, so publicity I WANT.

Big Scam - Go to Blogger.com and open up a blog. It's free. Get the word out! Not kidding.

My, my...how fired up Tom Delay is getting over the Terry Schiavo case. How can he and others get so fired up about "killing" as he calls it when they support the Bush war efforts that kills thousands and not a peep is heard. These heavy christians carrying signs saying "Thou shalt not kill" and yet they have no trouble supporting this war or this president, kinda makes me sick how inconsistent they can be in their thinking.

I was just listening to Bob Schieffer on NPR. That dude needs our support! And NOW! He has the grit and sense of humor that are needed, and I got the feeling that he's keeping something under his Stetson, something Brad probably knows about but can't tell us about yet, until it's thoroughly nailed down (again, again, again and amen, Brad, thank you for your dogged perseverance and spotless integrity. Believe me, if I could afford to I'd send you a passle or rubles.) Of course, he could have been lying, but even our elected representatives don't do that, do they, not to mention lions of the "liberal press"??? I say long live these grumpy old men! Dan is still on the job, finally able to go back to reporting, and Bob knows when something stinks. We must all encourage them to go for the gold.

Kes- regarding #7 ("Gannon Tapes Tell All")- I'm always amazed at what people around here dig up! Where do you find these links? The 1st Message (by Locutus) after the article (and the ICON under his name) left me in stitches.

You know... sometimes I find something that seems at first to be just interesting, to be filed away... Then i read it again, and realize that it's more than that.

I was looking for something and followed a link to this:

THE ENGLISH TIMES OF KATERINI
THIRD INTERNET ISSUE
Written by Children from Primary
and Secondary Schools in Katerini, Greece

And in there, I found this article by a 15 YO student:
http://pieria.spark.net.gr/etimes/camera.htm

I had to share it because I believe it is very topical and relevant. Even though it was written by a 15 YO Greek student in 1998!

BTW, I found several interesting articles there (including a good recipe for Moussaka!) It was a pleasant distraction. Home page is here, if anyone is interested:
http://pieria.spark.net.gr/etimes/

Think I might go looking for more thoughts by the young, they seem much more open and honest than most adult writers these days. Or, perhaps I am just too cynical! LOL

bye...

Absolutely gorgeous, Peg C!!

Thanks. And let's have a joyous spring.

Thanks for the reply Brad. Rght now Im 3 weeks from a sherrif sale. Thesers not much time for that, but I will spread the word about it and perhaps some of the people who have already lost and are living god knows where with their families can do it.

Get the picture here? They are forclosing at record speed. Falsifying docs, creating deliquencies and guess where they are all doing business, TEXAS soon well all be owned by them lock stock and barrel. The bankruptsy was a last resort to some of us to save our homes, it forced them to deal with you and prolonged the process. For us the ,mortgage is the only deliqency on the file.
Took my hubby who has had the same job for 21yrs. And made his credit shit. They do this so you cant even refi away from them.

Perhaps in a month I can write from the corner somewhere with my kids in tow.
Nobody cares about any of us.

How do you think any stocks are doing good now? Its the only thing they can make money on right now.

Im just so worried about my hubby I guess. I dont know what hell do if they win. I dont want him to be another statistic. All we ever wanted was to work and live. Now just to pad someones portfolio well be out in the street.
No wonder 85% of our land is owned by foregners, doesnt anyone ever wonder how? Also no wonder Mortages and homes sales were up, they are simply perpetuating the fraud. Until only the elite will own homes. Trust me these people bought our mortgage we HAD a reputable company originally.

Big Scam/Me -

We care. And the illegality of what these "finance" corporations are doing is obvious. What isn't obvious is how we can help, except by protesting.
Hang in there!

It's spring!

Vernal Equinox today. Think green. Think LIFE.

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ENJOY?
Bob
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ENJOY?
Bob
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ENJOY?
Bob
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ENJOY?
Bob
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:O

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We have Over 150 seperate closed loans with fraud or forgery done in the tampa bay area just ask for more and i will post it!!

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ENJOY?
Bob
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:O

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10s of Millions in loan fraud docs.

We have Over 150 seperate closed loans with fraud or forgery done in the tampa bay area just ask for more and i will post it!!

http://fishnuts3.tripod.com/12345678/

ENJOY?
Bob
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:O

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We have Over 150 seperate closed loans with fraud or forgery done in the tampa bay area just ask for more and i will post it!!

http://fishnuts3.tripod.com/12345678/

ENJOY?
Bob
by Old man Bob May 9, 2005
:O

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10s of Millions in loan fraud docs.

We have Over 150 seperate closed loans with fraud or forgery done in the tampa bay area just ask for more and i will post it!!

http://fishnuts3.tripod.com/12345678/

ENJOY?
Bob
by Old man Bob May 9, 2005
:O

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though this may be down today as it has also proved popular and we are moving server. It's a minority interest group for church and theatre organ geeks - but we get up to 2,000 visitors a week and we haven't been online for a year yet.

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