https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I0QN-FYkpw

I don’t know who this Peter Schiff is.  He could be the biggest fucking douchenozzle on the planet, and based on the fact that he is a contributor on the Fox Business Network, that is a strong possibility.  Even so I haven’t seen a video clip I have enjoyed more in a while, and I am including this, this, and this.  Watch this guy school these rightwing losers (Ben Stein, call on line 1!) who are recommending people buy Bear Sterns and Merrill Lynch because they are so cheap.  And one of them even recommends WaMu!  How did that work out for you assholes?

Homage to Peter Schiff:  Calling the crisis right from the start [Infectious Greed]

Does anyone else think it odd that Barack Obama (a) has pushed for a bailout of the Big Three but (b) decided to hang up the skates on his Senatorial career just before a vote on such a package? 

Do remember that the Senate is still was 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, one independent and one wanker. Presumably, there will be no vote from Ted Kennedy. And God only knows who else would decline to show up. Unless Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Blithering Idiot) appoints Barry’s replacement right quick, we are looking at an operative Republican majority on this here vote. Hell, it may even be down to Bunker Boy to split a tie (voting “Evil” as is his wont).

And so: a bailout may be necessary to stave off disaster, at least a little while, but Barry has calculated that, for whatever benefits may come, voting for a bailout would not be Change We Can Believe In. Sneaky.

WTF?

From the people that brought you GE Capital’s participation in the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program – FDIC is now insuring ‘Stored Value Cards’.

Exsqueeze me?

Yes, that would be Stored-Value-Cards (and other non-traditional access mechanisms). According to the definition provided by the NY Fed these are:

… one of the most dynamic and fastest growing products in the financial industry. Anyone who makes purchases with a merchant gift card, places phone calls with a prepaid telephone card, or buys goods or services with a prepaid debit card is using a stored value card.

In other words, gift voucher cards, pre-paid telephone cards and any other prepaid debit cards.

More after the jump.

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MTV cancels TRL:

“It’s kind of upsetting,” said Annie Whitaker, 19, of Silver Spring, Md., who has been a fan of the show since its inception. “It’s like for 10 years, it was a big thing to sit around the TV waiting for a video premiere from your favorite artist. Now, how will we know when there is a new video out?”

Don’t laugh. In twenty-five years, she’ll be the Republican vice-presidential candidate.

MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’ ends its decade-long run Sunday [LAT]

If you really must know, you really must ask. Send your questions to iporn [at] stinque.com

Is there a lot of transition from amateur porn to the major studios? Where does mainstream porn hire from, or find their talent?

Going from amateur porn to major studios is almost unheard of. Major studios spend a lot of money on their films and invest a lot of time, energy and cash cultivating the careers of their actresses. The last thing they’d ever want is to be in the middle of creating a new big name, only to have some Internet dork start posting an out of focus poorly lit video of the actress fucking her boyfriend. It would destroy the mystique they need to build up.

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Hey all you Stinquers! Come to D.C. for the Unicorn’s Inauguration and see history in action while hanging out with other cynical stinques. Inauguration is Tuesday, January 20, 2009, for those of you who haven’t had 1/20/09 as a bumper sticker for the past 5 years. Monday is a holiday (MLK Day, appropriately), so you don’t even have to miss as much work.

We’re trying to get a rough idea of how many people might be coming so we can figure out venue for post-Inaugural festivities. So read on past the jump for more details on how to get to DC, where to stay, and feel free to share your initial snarky thoughts in the comments. If you are thinking of coming, email your Inaugural Weekend Planning Team at unicorn [at] stinque.com.

By your Stinque Inaugural Weekend Planning Team
(baked, JNOV, MellBell, Nabisco, and SanFranLefty)

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No, it’s not a Theme Jam. We’re just desperate for photos.

Sing Along with Stinque [Flickr]