Archive for the ‘Gorilla Meek’ Category

Hiring Anyone?

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Well, unemployment at 9.6%, not enough jobs being added to account for population growth, much less economic growth, and the prospect of a big defeat in November.

So what will the Administration do?

If it’s another round of worthless business tax cuts, no substantial stimulus (at least $500 billion is needed, $1 trillion would be better), and no government jobs program, you’ll know they aren’t any more serious about tackling the worst economy in 70 years than the Israelis and Palestinians are about 60 years of a “peace process”.

Gorilla: “It’s depressing to realize that indifference is the only policy position!”

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Cry Me A River

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Of oil, as BP says it may not be able to pay up for its disaster if Congress insists that it can’t have a license to drill in the future!

This claim is of course utter nonsense. BP’s drilling activity accounts for 11% of total revenues and the sites BP owns in the Gulf of Mexico could easily be sold off to other oil companies.

Clearly, BP is attempting the same sort of shakedown pioneered by the banksters: “Nice little seafood industry you want me to promote. Shame if I couldn’t pay for it!”

Gorilla says: “Refusing to take responsibility has now migrated back across the Atlantic!”

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Not To Worry, Simon

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Unlike our so-called leaders, I haven’t forgotten you, the Irish, the banksters, and the Eurozone, but but thanks again for the reminder!

And of course this isn’t being discussed anywhere at all, nor are the trillions in bad debts of our very own banksters, now offloaded to the Fed!!!

It’s a giant game of extend and pretend, and it may very well end in tears…

Gorilla says: “The hurricane that will actually hit the financial system is well beyond Category 5 (and its progenitors will all be taking the fifth)!!!”

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Shorter Life Of Tony Blair

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

“I shed tears for the dead, but I wouldn’t have lied any differently”.

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Hague: I’m Straight And I’m Stupid

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

The British Foreign Secretary joins a long line of idiot politicians who do nothing wrong but feel the need to say so.

Apparently, William Hague shared a hotel room during the last election campaign with a senior advisor (male), which led in recent days to Internet rumors about his sexuality.

So, at a press conference in Germany, he announced without irony that indeed he wanted to set the record straight: he wasn’t gay, his wife had had several miscarriages, and these rumors had been painful to them.

Meanwhile, the senior advisor resigned for having caused a distraction by doing nothing.

This sort of silliness seems particularly acute among conservative politicians, whose double standards with regard to sexuality and misogyny seem tailor made to trip them up.

Gorilla warbles: “There’s a small hotel…”

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Shorter Discovery Channel Siege

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

A nutter is dead, but the drive for ratings goes on!

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The Banksters Of Kabul

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Not much better than our very own banksters!

It appears a bailout will be necessary.

The money’s peanuts compared to the costs of the war, but it illustrates for the zillionth time how pointless and hopeless the nation building idea is in a place that’s little more than a collection of warring tribes.

Gorilla says: “Let’s ship them the Fed Board of Governors and throw in Hank Paulson, then they’ll know what ridiculous means!”

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Waiting For The Peace Fairy

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Here they go again, the Israelis and Palestinians in yet another round of peace negotiations.

And the lack of seriousness on both sides remains.

The Israelis simply will not tear down the illegal settlements they’ve been building for 30 years. There is also no evidence whatever that the current Israeli prime minister and his extremist coalition have any tangible commitment to negotiations, much less to an agreement.

The Palestinians remain completely divided, as this week’s Hamas attack on Israeli settlers demonstrates. What’s needed is a referendum to decide once and for all whether there is substantial popular support for the two-state solution. What’s feared is that the Palestinians may vote no.

President Obama’s hands are tied. There’s no support in the US for bringing the Israelis into line, and no belief in the Middle East that the US is an honest broker.

Gorilla says: “Extend and pretend is all that’s on offer these days!”

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The Secret (Iraq) Speech

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Not the one we’ll hear, of course, but Gorilla has a go…

“My fellow Americans, my predecessor lied to you and got this country stuck in a pointless war in Iraq that has killed hundreds of thousands.

There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and there were no terrorists in Iraq until we invaded.

We’re not actually leaving, because there’s just too much oil to be had.

So, we’ll keep pretending Iraq will become like South Korea, except we know it won’t because the Shiites and Sunnis will resume their civil war.

Hopefully, we’ll be long gone by 2012 and I’ll be reelected, although that’s anybody’s guess so long as I continue to do nothing about unemployment.

I’d also like to talk to you about ending the pointless war in Afghanistan, but I think you’re depressed enough.

Good night and God bless America.”

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And These Are Our Allies

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Why is that the security services of supposed democracies believe they must have access to everyone’s data as a condition of doing business in their country?

Hello Blackberry, hello Google, hello Skype: Welcome to India!

The problem for all these companies is that they’ve more or less reached saturation point in Western economies, so they’ve got to go elsewhere in order to keep growing.

It’s at that point we find out which is more important to them: the bottom line or their customers’ rights and freedoms.

Gorilla says: “No encryption necessary: they’ll take the money and sell out their clients every time!”

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