...they seem to come out of the woodwork in groups.
Again, if you're reading from overseas, curious about America, these folks are not practicing any recognizable form of Christianity, and represent the tiniest of minorities in the U.S. Anyone who claims these people are mainstream are profoundly mistaken.
This ain't Christianity, ya'll.
These people are nutters.
And this ain't the American Way.
These people are nutters.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
On The Road For A Few Days
OS is traveling on business. He'll be back, undoubtedly with tales to tell.
In the meantime, anything nasty anybody wants to say about the nutter who thinks it's a good idea to burn the Koran on Saturday, feel free. And, OS would be flattered if you would pass his previous post along.
Keep safe, ya'll.
OS
In the meantime, anything nasty anybody wants to say about the nutter who thinks it's a good idea to burn the Koran on Saturday, feel free. And, OS would be flattered if you would pass his previous post along.
Keep safe, ya'll.
OS
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Burning Books Is Reprehensible, Even If You Think The Books Are Reprehensible
General Petraeus is a sober soul. He makes decisions every day that may determine the life expectancy of many people in his care.
He thinks that the proposed public burning of the Koran by the Rev. Mr. Jones, head of the 50-member Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., is not an act of a sober person.
He's right. His public statement is mild and measured, but unmistakable. And deserves to be republished over and over again in the next few days.
Again, OS is a devoted conservative Christian, and no fan of Islam. But, whatever Mr. Jones may be doing at his 50-member Dove World Outreach Center, he is not, repeat is not, practicing any recognizable form of Christianity. This sort of whack-job nonsense treads all over the Fourth Commandment--the one about not taking the name of the Lord in vain, or as one more modern translation puts it, not misusing the name of the Lord.
Then there is response of our Lord when queried about the Greatest Commandment. His response: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and strength. And then he said, 'The second is like unto it--love your neighbor as yourself.'
Not a hint anywhere about burning anybody's books, not even remotely about it.
OS could go on and on. Ya'll get the picture, he hopes.
In the meantime, this whack-job hits a bit close to home this week. OS has an unavoidable business trip that involves flying into Yew Nork City on Saturday, September 11. He's never enthusiastic about flying to that place, especially on that date. Now, this nutter decides to tell the world he's decided to burn a Koran on September 11.
Great. Just great. Thanks, Reverend. OS will be thinking of you as he takes his shoes off after waiting in the security line for an hour each direction. And attempting to explain this mess to his business associates from overseas. Thanks for nothing, you utter inexcusable idiot.
If ya'll are reading from overseas, and OldSouth hopes you do, please forward this screed to your friends in places like Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi, the Emirates, and the Moslem neighborhoods of the UK and Europe.
This nutter does not, repeat does not, speak for 99.99 percent of the citizens of the US. He is at the least mentally ill, probably sane and evil. He is no Christian, and burning a Koran for the cameras is one of the most un-Christian acts of the year.
This is not Christianity.
This is not America.
He thinks that the proposed public burning of the Koran by the Rev. Mr. Jones, head of the 50-member Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., is not an act of a sober person.
He's right. His public statement is mild and measured, but unmistakable. And deserves to be republished over and over again in the next few days.
Again, OS is a devoted conservative Christian, and no fan of Islam. But, whatever Mr. Jones may be doing at his 50-member Dove World Outreach Center, he is not, repeat is not, practicing any recognizable form of Christianity. This sort of whack-job nonsense treads all over the Fourth Commandment--the one about not taking the name of the Lord in vain, or as one more modern translation puts it, not misusing the name of the Lord.
Then there is response of our Lord when queried about the Greatest Commandment. His response: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and strength. And then he said, 'The second is like unto it--love your neighbor as yourself.'
Not a hint anywhere about burning anybody's books, not even remotely about it.
OS could go on and on. Ya'll get the picture, he hopes.
In the meantime, this whack-job hits a bit close to home this week. OS has an unavoidable business trip that involves flying into Yew Nork City on Saturday, September 11. He's never enthusiastic about flying to that place, especially on that date. Now, this nutter decides to tell the world he's decided to burn a Koran on September 11.
Great. Just great. Thanks, Reverend. OS will be thinking of you as he takes his shoes off after waiting in the security line for an hour each direction. And attempting to explain this mess to his business associates from overseas. Thanks for nothing, you utter inexcusable idiot.
If ya'll are reading from overseas, and OldSouth hopes you do, please forward this screed to your friends in places like Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi, the Emirates, and the Moslem neighborhoods of the UK and Europe.
This nutter does not, repeat does not, speak for 99.99 percent of the citizens of the US. He is at the least mentally ill, probably sane and evil. He is no Christian, and burning a Koran for the cameras is one of the most un-Christian acts of the year.
This is not Christianity.
This is not America.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
A Touch Of Good News?: G-S To Shut Down It's Proprietary Trading Operation
From Bloomberg:
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is disbanding its principal-strategies business, one of the groups that makes bets with the firm’s own money, to comply with new U.S. rules aimed at curbing risk, two people with knowledge of the decision said.
Wall Street’s most profitable investment bank plans to hold off on announcing the wind-down while the 65 to 70 members of the global unit seek new jobs, the people said, speaking anonymously because the internal discussions about the process are confidential. Some traders and support staff may get roles within the New York-based firm, while a team in Asia may raise money for a new hedge fund, the people said.
“The Dodd-Frank bill caused them to have some damage to the business here and they said it’s done, let’s get rid of it,” Michael Holland, who oversees more than $4 billion as chairman of Holland & Co. in New York, told Bloomberg Television. “They’re saying, ‘We don’t want these people to be worrying about what they’re going to be doing a couple of years from now, we’re just going to get rid of the uncertainty.”
It's a small start, away from the days when G-S seemed to be both promoting and short-selling the same financial instruments, creating an overwhelming incentive to screw anything in its path.
Let's see how long it takes them to reconstitute the operation at arm's length.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is disbanding its principal-strategies business, one of the groups that makes bets with the firm’s own money, to comply with new U.S. rules aimed at curbing risk, two people with knowledge of the decision said.
Wall Street’s most profitable investment bank plans to hold off on announcing the wind-down while the 65 to 70 members of the global unit seek new jobs, the people said, speaking anonymously because the internal discussions about the process are confidential. Some traders and support staff may get roles within the New York-based firm, while a team in Asia may raise money for a new hedge fund, the people said.
“The Dodd-Frank bill caused them to have some damage to the business here and they said it’s done, let’s get rid of it,” Michael Holland, who oversees more than $4 billion as chairman of Holland & Co. in New York, told Bloomberg Television. “They’re saying, ‘We don’t want these people to be worrying about what they’re going to be doing a couple of years from now, we’re just going to get rid of the uncertainty.”
It's a small start, away from the days when G-S seemed to be both promoting and short-selling the same financial instruments, creating an overwhelming incentive to screw anything in its path.
Let's see how long it takes them to reconstitute the operation at arm's length.
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