The Onion got scooped

http://adage.com/moy2008/article?article_id=131810

Obama Wins! ... Ad Age's Marketer of the Year

At ANA Gathering, Marketing Pros and Agency Bigs Tap Barack Over Apple, Zappos

ORLANDO, Fla. (AdAge.com) -- Just weeks before he demonstrates whether his campaign's blend of grass-roots appeal and big media-budget know-how has converted the American electorate, Sen. Barack Obama has shown he's already won over the nation's brand builders. He's been named Advertising Age's marketer of the year for 2008.


Mr. Obama won the vote of hundreds of marketers, agency heads and marketing-services vendors gathered here at the Association of National Advertisers' annual conference. He edged out runners-up Apple and Zappos.com. The rest of the shortlist, selected by Ad Age's editorial staff, was rounded out by megabrand Nike, turnaround story Coors and Mr. Obama's rival, Sen. John McCain.

One of my heroes started a blog

http://gerryspence.wordpress.com/

Truth about ACORN

ACORN LED FINANCIAL SECTOR
WITH WARNINGS ON LENDING

The national advocacy group appears to deserve recognition for its prudent -- and ignored -- early advice about home loan practices. > By Eileen Markey

http://www.citylimits.org/content/articles/viewarticle.cfm?article_id=3641

Penny Auctions

http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/money_10.html


My favorite finance blogs:

http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/

http://suddendebt.blogspot.com/

http://www.creditslips.org/creditslips/

False confessions in Central Park Jogger case

Lawyer Elaine Cassel discusses the coerced confessions that sent 5 teenagers to prison for 12 years before the real killer came forward, and the problems of false confessions in general.

http://writ.news.findlaw.com/cassel/20021217.html

Here, law professor Anthony D'Amato discusses problems with the "confessions" of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khlaid Shaikh Mohammed:

http://works.bepress.com/anthony_damato/13/

"The hedge fund of the people."

http://strategerycapital.com/

Representative Kaptur does her job

Rep. Marcy Kaptur(D-Ohio): “The normal legislative process that should accompany a monumental proposal to bail out Wall Street has been shelved. Yes, shelved! Only a few insiders are doing the dealing. These criminals have so much power they can shut down the normal legislative process of the highest lawmaking body in this land. All the committees that should be scanning every word that is being negotiated have been benched. And that means the American people have been benched. We are constitutionally sworn to protect this country against all enemies foreign and domestic, and yes, my friends, there are enemies . . . The people who are pushing this bill are the very same ones who are responsible for the implosion on Wall Street. They were fraudulent then; and they are fraudulent now. We should say No to this deal.”