by John Galt

September 16, 2009

The Port of Long Beach Monthly TEU report is out and as a follow up to my report on how the retailers and wholesalers are NOT preparing for a big Christmas season and this report indicates that those empty ships in Singapore may have company with the container fleets of Taiwan soon also. The monthly TEU report continues to indicate that retail sales in the coming months during the peak of the Christmas season are anticipated to be horrid as we have not increased our imports.  July and August are the key months for stocking retail distribution centers and the continued decline for the year as a whole and the month of August (down 11.7%) should be a red flag for anyone who still believes the fiction of this statistical recovery. While economists might celebrate the growth being created via Keynesian spending from the government, retailers know the consumer is dead and that this is going to be a frugal holiday season.

by John Galt

September 15, 2009

Glenn Beck asked us all to be watchmen. Ok, I think I’ve been doing my part but our paths crossed when he asked us to look into ACORN. I looked at the financial side of things, but now I’m a wee bit spooked. Two financiers, two suicides, too unusual.

Here are the stories:

Rockefeller & Co CEO dies in apparent suicide

BOSTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – James McDonald, a prominent
adviser to wealthy families as chief executive of investment
management group Rockefeller & Co, died in an apparent suicide,
on Sunday, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Then add this:

http://www.inquisitr.com/36737/financier-finn-casperson-dead-in-apparent-suicide/

Category: News Author : Kim LaCapria Posted: September 9, 2009

Financier Finn Casperson dead in apparent suicide

Ex-CEO of Beneficial Corp. Finn H.W. Casperson was found dead in an apparent suicide behind an office building in Westerly, Rhode Island.

Casperson, 67, was discovered dead of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound on September 7th, after police were asked to “check on” him. Casperson came from a wealthy family and moved with powerful people, and he was known for his political influence, fundraising and philanthropy.

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Now add this:

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CitiMortgage
Countrywide…..etc.

from this web page:   http://www.acornhousing.org/TEXT/fap8.php

Then from CapitalResearch.org’s story:

ACORN: Who Funds The Weather Underground’s Little Brother

From November of 2008 on page 11 of the PDF:

Donations to ACORN Project Vote:

Rockefeller Family Fund $4,047,500

I’m not saying there are ANY ties, but you have to start asking questions.