Fed govt. cancels leases and kicks residents out of their homes in the process of turning their complex into public housing:

"Audrey Jones thought she had found the last place she’d ever live when she moved into Huntsville’s Stone Manor apartments. Annie Harrison had a nice two-bedroom unit at the complex — until HUD and the federal government decided to convert Stone Manor into public housing. The Huntsville Housing Authority, backed by HUD and Washington, canceled all of the leases and started kicking out all of those who made too much money to qualify for assistance, including Jones, and left many residents in limbo."

"HUD wants to show that it’s succeeding by providing more housing to more people, regardless of the fact that they actually have to dislocate people in order to do it. "

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/04/how-hud-thr...

State Department website lists Texas as one of the "foreign countries" that Hillary Clinton has traveled to this year:

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/04/30/does-state-...

"The Secretary’s trips have included her inaugural trip to Asia, the Middle East and Europe, Mexico and across the border to Texas,".....

Will Obama be apologizing to Texans next, now that we are seemingly a "foreign country?

Ha ha ha!

"Avoiding Criticism: CNN Shuts Down Anti-Tea Party Reporter's Email Address"

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/warner-todd-huston/2...

"...for the past day Americans have been emailing her to let her know how they feel about her unprofessional attitude. Apparently, CNN does not appreciate hearing from its viewers, though, because all of a sudden anyone that sends an email to Roesgen's CNN email address will have it returned as address unknown!"

"Why is CNN so afraid of hearing from its viewers?

If you'd like to email CNN about its unprofessional "journalists" try these other email addresses:

CNN Executive Vice President Ken Jautz: ken.jautz @ cnn.com

Philip Kent, the Chairman & CEO of CNN: phil.kent @ turner.com"

33 states have introduced 10th Amendment resolutions since the Obama administration came into power. Gov. Perry of Texas has recently spoken of this, but Texas is not the first or only state doing this. The MSM aren't carrying the stories, but if you Google news you'll find widespread coverage on local levels.

New Hampshire's bill was interesting in that it warned the Federal Government that if they infringe on States rights they would consider the Federal Government invalid, since it violates the very document that empowers it and thus reaffirm the constitution, and elect a new congress and president. But they would need 2/3 of the States in agreement to do this. Their resolution is one of the failed ones.

Follow the link to see which states are involved. Some of the resolutions have already passed in a few states, have failed in others and most are still in the process. I urge everyone to check their state's status and contact your representatives.

http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2009/02/23/st...

33 states have already introduced 10th amendment resolutions. Perry is highlighting it in Texas, but we aren't the first, or only, state doing this.

You can check the list of states and where the resolutions stand at this site:

http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2009/02/23/st...

Obama secretly ends program that let pilots carry guns

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/17/g...

"After the September 11 attacks, commercial airline pilots were allowed to carry guns if they completed a federal-safety program. No longer would unarmed pilots be defenseless as remorseless hijackers seized control of aircraft and rammed them into buildings.

Now President Obama is quietly ending the federal firearms program, risking public safety on airlines in the name of an anti-gun ideology."

Agreed, topix has a good format with a block quote system. Also, it seems those who are complaining the most are the ones who haven't bothered to register, and thus don't take advantage of all of the features that make it very simple to navigate this forum and avoid namejacking.

I would also suggest required registration to post, such as Hot Air.com requires.

J. Ezra Merkin is a partner in Cerberus. Merkin manages Ascot Partners LP, a hedge fund which was valued at $1.8 billion prior to the collapse of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and is being investigated for any role he may have had in the Madoff scam. He is a significant partner in Cerberus and co-manages securities with Stephen Feinberg. Cerberus is invested heavily with Chrysler and GMAC, the financing arm of General Motors.

Notable acquisitions of Cerberus Capital Management:

* Pharmaceuticals - In December 2004, the company announced the acquisition of Bayer's plasma products business and renamed it Talecris Biotherapeutics.

* Paper products - The company acquired MeadWestvaco's paper business for $2.3B in 2005 and renamed it New Page Corporation. Cerberus also purchased, from Georgia Pacific Corporation, its Distribution Division/Building Products and all of its associated real estate. It renamed this new company Blue Linx Holdings, based in Atlanta.

* Government Services (Military, Energy, and Food & Drug) - owns IAP Worldwide Services, which bought Johnson Controls' World Services division in February 2005, and Netco Government Services.

* Real Estate - Through investment affiliate Cerberus Real Estate, the company has been making direct equity, mezzanine, first mortgage, distressed and special situation investments in all asset types. It also controls Miami Beach based LNR Property, a large real estate development and investment firm through subsidiary Riley Property. Cerberus also controls Kyo-ya, a Japan based group of entities that owns several Starwood managed assets in California, Hawaii and Florida.

* Retail - Cerberus purchased 655 of the 2,500 Albertson's, Inc., grocery stores, forming Albertsons LLC of Boise, Idaho, in June 2006. They also owned now bankrupt Mervyn's department stores, which was acquired from Target Corp. In June 2007, Cerberus acquired Torex Retail Plc., a retail solutions provider in troubled waters, for approximately 400 million US dollars.

* Transportation - Acquired bankrupt ANC Rental, then owner of the National and Alamo car rental chains, for $230 million in October 2003 and purchased Daimler Chrysler's 45% share of debis AerFinance, an aircraft leasing business, in May 2005. Complete acquisition of debis AirFinance (later renamed AerCap) was concluded in July 2005. Also acquired North American Bus Industries, Optima Bus Corporation, and Blue Bird Corp. in the bus manufacturing sector. Cerberus also owns bus companies Coach America and American Coach Lines, which were acquired from Stagecoach Group.

* Automotive - Peguform, GDX Automotive, and Chrysler.

* Financial Services - General Motors sold a 51% stake in its GMAC finance unit to an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management in November 2006. GM expected to receive $14 billion over the next three years from the sale of General Motors Acceptance Corp. In December 2006, Cerberus acquired the Austrian bank BAWAG P.S.K. for a reported EUR3.2 billion. In August 2007, Cerberus announced that it was closing one of their mortgage companies, Aegis Mortgage. It owns half of a 9.9 % share (5%) with the Gabriel Group in Bank Leumi.

* Firearms - Acquired Bushmaster Firearms, Inc., from Windham, Maine native Dick Dyke for an undisclosed sum in April 2006, and purchased Remington Arms in April 2007. Under Cerberus direction, Bushmaster Firearms acquired Cobb Manufacturing, a well-respected manufacturer of large-caliber tactical rifles in August 2007. Cerberus also acquired DPMS Panther Arms December 14th 2007. Remington Arms acquired Marlin Firearms in January 2008.

* Entertainment - Acquired a group of seven television stations, Four Points Media Group, from CBS Corporation in 2007.

* Other holdings of the investment group include Formica, Inc., and the Aozora Bank in Japan; and cable operator Galaxy Cable.

* In 2007 Cerberus took over Corvest a promotional products company based out of Largo, FL with arms based in Simi Vally, Ca & Thorfare, NJ.

During the U.S. automotive industry crisis of 2008, Cerberus was lobbying for a government bailout of troubled automaker Chrysler Corporation, of which it owns 80%, but refused to inject cash into Chrysler. In response to questioning at a hearing before the House committee on December 5, 2008 by Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, Chrysler President and CEO Robert Nardelli said that Cerberus' fiduciary obligations to its other investors and investments prohibited it from injecting capital.

"I am Fluffy. Destroyer of worlds."

Ha ha. Yes, his Greek styrofoam Temple of Doom would have been very appropriate today.