tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109413472024-03-13T15:50:37.472-04:00cognitorexPlaywright, artist, commercial clammer, international banker, linguist ..... self proclaimed social psychologist and political commentator..."Creative and Inciteful"...always "Original"cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-61212181933913086732009-01-08T09:20:00.001-05:002009-01-08T09:27:56.294-05:00Don't ya hate ethnic gangs!.Uncle Sam sits in an alley....mostly naked, bruised, bloody, band aids here and there....who did it ? the cops ask...a gang he says...who, blacks, hispanics, homeless people ?? ask the cops...no, they all were wearing designer suits and bright pastel ties.....cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-77362240901293047272008-11-08T20:15:00.002-05:002008-11-08T20:19:39.330-05:00Don't you just hate those welfare cheats.My favorite irony (of the moment, there are so many, such as the Bush/Cheney/GOP modus operandi of putting “Party” members over all important policy decisions which is/was the chief evil of Communism) is that there are still hordes of voters that vote for the GOP because they hate having a perceived group of poor shiftless welfare persons having access to their tax dollars.Meanwhile every eight cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-80432056440929797992008-10-30T10:49:00.003-04:002008-10-30T10:57:24.541-04:00Greenspan should feel the shame of his inactionCirca 1986 I sat high up over the New York City financial area with a prominent bank's Executive VP and Director.He said, "Where do you think we should be looking for future profits, we'd like to have of our equity 'at play.'I was flattered that he should court my opinion. I also remember thinking, "Half your equity at play, what are you, nuts?"The bank is no more in existence.The thinking that cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-61822005113089825732008-07-08T10:59:00.003-04:002008-07-08T11:06:35.059-04:00CEO taxation is not a big election issueThe CEOs and corporate executives that regularly perform embezzlement by committee are immune to tax increases. They and their board of directors' henchmen, with no institutional opposition, can and will raise their personal payouts to ameliorate or obviate any Obama inspired increase in fat cat taxes.Note that fat cats and Wall Streeters are giving two to one or more to the Obama campaign. They cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-65723526580730130452008-07-06T08:32:00.001-04:002008-07-06T08:37:11.266-04:00McCain's tortured viewsMcCain is an aging man from a war making military family. In service to a dumb war in Asia he was incarcerated and tortured. His DNA is rigid. "We should have stayed the course in Vietnam" is his dumb guns first, intelligent diplomacy second (or never) rigid mental status in foreign policy.This fact, that his genetic military being and his 'tortured' view of what the military and diplomatic cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-14506734132825860742008-06-28T10:37:00.002-04:002008-06-28T10:41:24.801-04:00MSNBC losing big time to FOX quoth a liberalFOX News provides more news and analysis than the constant gossipy drivel from MSNBC's Chris Matthews (Hardball) and David Gregory (Race to the White House.)Set aside the fact that, say, 10% of FOX's broadcasts are patently right leaning. Then analyze how much of the remainder is new items of the day presented with facts and analysis. FOX is three to ten times more educational than MSNBC's mix ofcognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-21806444520158223392008-06-08T06:31:00.004-04:002008-06-08T06:38:57.484-04:00Iraq, Stay or Leave? (a reprint)June 29, 2007Iraq, Stay or Leave? If the Iraqi's stopped all fighting, formed an exemplary democratic national government and bid all American troops to leave Iraq this would be a great victory to 'progressives' and liberals. They would offer money and services to restore Iraq to health while all the while grinning madly that peace and prosperity had been the result of America's intervention cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-19224803762573569052008-06-06T08:29:00.002-04:002008-06-06T08:56:37.104-04:00Pittsfield UU Meditation SanghaPittsfield UU Meditation Sangha is, for the moment, the name for our group that sits each Thursday at 6:00 PM at the Wendell Ave UU Church.Linda, Ron and Craig, founding members, and James, Tim, Mike, Doris and Michael all voted after some group discussion that this name sufficed.Personally I would like it to be called "The Nose Focusers."Craig mentioned in this quasi business meeting what he cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-17303753332901362292008-06-05T09:15:00.003-04:002008-06-05T09:21:10.224-04:00Clinton and media dysfuncion fandango avoided.I am so relieved that the fan-dango-dysfunction-ings of the Clinton family re-inhabiting the White House won't be the next eight years' daily gossip seeking (what passes for political media) fodder blared night and day in between Paris and Brittany lower cleavage sightings.Ah Bill, we knew thee well. Too damn well for a rerun, say I.cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-72305863332050366672008-06-04T06:38:00.004-04:002008-06-04T07:24:37.049-04:00McCain's is a one-note campaign: "more war".Step back and summarize who McCain is. He's an old man from a military family that says "we must win, we must win", in between his gaffs and misstatements and saying "we are winning, we are winning." If we win in Iraq and leave, then we are 'surrendering' is Senator McCain's baffling call to keep fighting.He can't lead on health care, the economy, taxes, jobs or ecology.Saying he's for change iscognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-22391311926802178912008-05-29T07:50:00.006-04:002008-05-30T08:12:14.118-04:00Obama to McCain: "John, my America is not losing.".Obama to McCain: "John, my America is not losing."Surrender is a figment of your imagination. - - .I will not surrender, John McCain proclaims, as dramatically as he can.Obama should declaim, "John, John, John. What are you thinking about when you say I, or our military or anybody else, might surrender.Militarily, our warriors have won all the required battles to give the Iraqis a new start..cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-15016596320822173452008-05-23T12:24:00.004-04:002008-05-23T12:58:47.445-04:00Baker and Appeasement; My scoop on the 2006 Video!cognitorex wrote:The original reporting of the Baker Hannity discussion on negotiating and appeasement report is attributable to Craig Johnson aka cognitorex, that's me, right here, how fun to get a scoop, on Op-Ed News October 2006 and his blog cognitorex dot blogspot dot com (Baker flummoxes Hannity). It was also first ressurected/reported in this cycle in Talking Points Memo (TPM Cafe) on cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-22909729007671036322008-05-04T10:14:00.004-04:002008-05-04T10:23:16.368-04:00MSNBC Hardball: meanness below the narcissism.Sightings of Brittany's and Paris' un pantied lower cleavage are down in news coverage due to Wright mania.Only in America.Remember Dean's scream. If the true sound level masking his scream from that podium had been played, it's affect would have been significantly less.I wonder if the press and particularly MSNBC's Hardball don't go bat doodle when they smell that by amplifying and fixating oncognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-78074064687130648542008-05-02T09:19:00.002-04:002008-05-02T09:22:02.116-04:00Barack Elitism Gas Tax TruthinessAs for looking at elitism and the truth, this week has seen a great example.Hillary and McCain offer voters a half of a torn band aid in a gasoline tax rollback that depends on and presumes that the average American voter is plug stupid.Barack, in stark contrast says, "You guys who want change; let's start right here." "This gas tax rebate gimmick is simple pandering and serves no positive cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-83166156396498326392008-04-15T14:30:00.010-04:002008-04-16T03:12:29.340-04:00Obama shows trust and respect for voting public: Hillary not so much.Obama has embarked on a profound sociological and political gamble. He gambles by offering the electorate a deep respect by quietly and firmly telling truths. His campaign, to a degree unparalleled in normal campaigning, constantly and repetitively gambles that voters of all stripes, indeed, can handle the truth. It must be at times agony to watch the 'gotcha' spin from opponents and the press cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-51256761343449850742008-04-14T07:57:00.002-04:002008-04-14T09:23:30.659-04:00Hillary talks 'cracker': her days of guns and food stamps.Hillary says. "When in Pennsylvania cracker land, talk cracker.""That is in no way condescending" she said, "It's simple political play book, page one tactics. Talk guns and beer.""Barack, however, is different" she said. "Even tho' he was telling a known version of cracker truth, he used a five syllable word plus complicated syntax. That, my friends, is elitist. Knee slappin' elitist.""Back cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-21038064449631032022008-04-04T11:29:00.006-04:002008-04-04T12:29:41.081-04:00The Crooked Citizen takes a Mortgage.John and Jane, brokers, sit in their mortgage originator store front office. They spy a couple reading their window adverts."Come in, come in. And how are you lovely folks today?""Good." "Good.""May we ask you if you rent or own?""Ah, you rent. $900 a month and it's tight. We see." (They huddle a moment.)"Folks, we've assessed your case and our thinking is if you sign right here for a thousand acognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-42562584571664562442008-04-04T11:23:00.004-04:002008-04-04T12:33:44.820-04:00"Leverage" An off off Wall Steet Drama. "Who's knocking on our door ?" the CFO of a huge investment bank asked."Why it's the government Banking Auditor. It's his day of the week to ask us to mark our assets to market.""Are we in shape for his visit?""Uhm, Yes and no. Sorta good news, bad news.""What's the good news?""We've done the math and we figure our remaining mortgages on the books, good and bad, are worth $43 billion, so cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-28046183569809495792008-03-31T13:43:00.004-04:002008-03-31T14:28:36.999-04:00McCain perfects shadow corruption .Nobody seems to have noticed that McCain has a methodology he uses to push lobbyist causes without doing so in the daylight. In two recent reported incidents, one where his , ahem, donor friend wanted a favorable communication industry ruling and one where he took money from the non US military air tanker competitor, McCain wrote letters to the committee Chairmen.He doesn't cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-15020252307079190172008-03-28T13:50:00.002-04:002008-03-28T14:05:22.347-04:00Buying and Selling Housing Accounts as a Commodity.What Greenspan (and Paulson) euphemistically call 'mis pricing risk' by the nation's financiers is more aptly described as their collective purchasing of 90% to 100% leveraged commodity accounts. At the end of the day, homes are a commodity. There are laws regulating the purchase and financing of commodities; there are strict margin requirements and lots of bold print that purchasing a cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-86460885232371835962008-03-28T12:12:00.002-04:002008-03-28T12:17:22.092-04:00US troops off on voter suppression duty; Deaths to follow.America's young men and women will now be marching South to the oil important Basra area.The purpose of the next 200 deaths in this region will be to promote voter suppression against MqSadr's political party.Maliki and the central gov't are being paid well to follow US policy for gaining control of the oil resources. Sadr represents the nationalist interest for Iraq and our boys and girls must cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-24361447760229877322008-03-20T15:36:00.003-04:002008-03-20T15:45:13.733-04:00Florida Michigan delegation issue is resolved. By Craig Johnson aka cognitorex - March 20, 2008, 12:22PM Revote, no revote the Super D's will still be the deciders. The issue is moot.First I'll say I agree with the general pooh-pooh sentiment regarding Greg Sargent's post on Talking Points Memo about a new plan being floated in Florida.. Why someone would call this a new plan when it is patently unworkable and useless is over my cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-7786960859802580912008-03-13T08:07:00.003-04:002008-03-13T08:21:57.288-04:00Dolphin rescues Whales AP Story.By RAY LILLEY/ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER/3.13.08 <!--BEGIN ARTICLE--> <!--VIDEO-->View related video<!--END VIDEO--> WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Most days, Moko the bottlenosed dolphin swims playfully with humans at a New Zealand beach. But this week, it seems, Moko found his mojo. Witnesses described Wednesday how they saw the dolphin swim up to two stranded whales and guide them to cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-14826067884864095472008-03-12T10:51:00.005-04:002008-03-13T07:46:56.411-04:00Rush Limbaugh hearts Hillary: The McDelegates.Without Rush Limbaugh supporters voting for Hillary, Obama would have won the Mississippi primary 64% to 34%. (Registered GOP voters were 12% of Democratic primary voters, going 3 to 1 for Mrs. Clinton.)Someone should keep a scorecard of the delegates that Rush and his insurgent GOP spoilers ring up for Hillary. Rush exhorts his GOP minions to vote for Hillary in the Democratic primaries as bestcognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10941347.post-32042860844998190112008-03-11T09:04:00.004-04:002008-03-11T09:14:05.377-04:00Kipling calls out McCain on his war lust .Take up the White Man's burden—Send forth the best ye breed— Go, bind your sons to exileTo serve your captives' need; To wait, in heavy harness,On fluttered folk and wild— Your new-caught sullen peoples,Half devil and half child._______________________________________________ Far-called, our navies melt away;On dune and headland sinks the fire: Lo, all our pomp of yesterdayIs one with cognitorexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092226654355873888noreply@blogger.com0