The official narrative of the events of Thursday, April 18, 2013, that led to the death of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the grave injury of Boston Transit Officer Richard Donohue and the wounding and ultimate capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev raises many questions that remain unanswered.
This is the official story…
Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lured MIT Officer Sean Collier onto campus and shot him five times execution style in his car to take his gun (which ultimately they were unable to remove from his holster) because they only had one hand gun and one pellet gun. This story, however, conflicts with the very clear account by the Watertown Police Chief Ed Deveau that both brothers came out shooting, indicating that they had at least two guns when the firefight in Watertown commenced a short time later. Now, the official story is that only one gun was found at the scene in Watertown, but that new information itself raises a host of questions about the real nature of the “shoot-out,” and of the credibility of Chief Deveau.
After the killing of Officer Collier, the official account continues, Tamerlan Tsarnaev jumped out of an “old sedan,” which was originally reported as a Honda Civic, to hijack a black Mercedes SUV in order to get cash from its driver. The original report of the gas station clerk who gave refuge to the carjacking victim had described him as Caucasian, and as having claimed to be pushed out of his car by hijackers. Later, the carjacking victim was described as Chinese,
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CISPA, Social Security & FBI's Terror Net
There was so much news this week that I didn’t have time to follow up on everything on air. Here a few articles that should answer the biggest questions raised on this week’show. First, What is CISPA? CISPA Isn’t ‘Son of SOPA’ (But That’s Not Saying Much) Second, Is Social Security Fully Funded? Misleading the … Read more
The Story of Stuff: Propagandizing Your Children
Here is the insanely anti-capitalist and wildly inaccurate video designed for school children here and around the world: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM] And here is a very engaging rebuttal: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5uJgG05xUY] And here is a truly delightful video on the philosophy of liberty – a nice balm for the brain after watching The Story of Stuff! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muHg86Mys7I]
Crony Capitalism: How the Sausage Is Made
It is surprisingly hard for many people to understand that government regulation is often more of a boon to big business than it is a burden to them, but the current debate on minimum wage serves as a simple illustration.
When I saw a recent headline: Costco CEO: Raise The Minimum Wage To More Than $10 Per Hour, my first thought was, “How does this guy benefit from a higher minimum wage?”, and my second thought was, “Aha!” I cracked the code in an instant. Costco I thought, must pay more than $10 per hour already, while its competitors must pay less. That means Costco would not be affected at all by an increase in the minimum wage to $10, while any of its competitors that pay below $10 per hour could see their business models severely impaired. And so it is.
Costco’s minimum salary is $11.50 per hour while Wal-Mart pays new workers only $8. Costco is very light on service and very high on efficiency, with each customer spending much more per visit than Wal-Mart customers. A skillful, efficient workforce is integral to Costco’s business model. On the other hand, Wal-Mart has myriad employees, some of whom do nothing but greet customers, and with lower priced items and higher customer volume, each employee-customer interaction generates only modest revenue to the company. Its larger but lower-cost sales force is the only way for Wal-Mart to keep volume up and prices low.
Costco’s current CEO, Craig Jelinek, as well as its former CEO and founder, James Sinegal, claim that they pay more to their employees because it’s the right thing to do, and it is, but not morally right as they imply, just right for their business model.
Here are the numbers that prove my point
There Are Still Leper Colonies!
People seemed surprised to hear that when I mentioned on the show today that I give money to a missionary priest in India who tends to the poor and to lepers in Kerala. Here is his information for anyone who wants to send him a few bucks–they are really desperate so every little bit helps. … Read more
Obama Can Drone Who??? Where??? Oh no, bro….
Don’t miss the show! This Sunday from 1pm to 3pm, eastern time, on News/Talk WSB 750AM and 95.5FM in Atlanta. You can also listen at showtime to live online streaming right here and on your mobile device with the app iheartradio at WSB. No matter how you listen, be sure to call: 1 (404) 872-0750 … Read more
A .223 or a .308? I Guess I Better Take the Small One.
Gun control is all in the news this week and will be for awhile I suspect. I’m also worried about something else: Obama’s executive orders on gun control seem kinda tame but if you peel the onion, I think there’s more to them. Like a magician gets you to focus on the wrong thing so … Read more
NSA Whistleblower William Binney in The Program, Ron Paul SNL Sketch & the Neo-Con Manifesto
Here is the short video called The Program that I mentioned on air. William Binney quit the NSA shortly after 9/11 when the US turned its spyware on its own citizens. Binney’s story dovetails with the Wired article on the huge Utah data center that has the capacity to hold 100 years of the world’s … Read more
The Monica Perez Show Is Back! Sunday, December 16, 2012, 1pm-3pm ET on News/Talk WSB 750AM, 95.5FM, IHEARTRADIO and Right Here!
After a college football enforced hiatus, The Monica Perez Show will be back this Sunday! Possible topics include: the Fiscal Cliff, How to raise a polite John Connor, a few things you didn’t know about the election, farewell to the Thomas Jefferson of our time, and anything else you want to talk about with some … Read more
Paul Ryan Is Not a Libertarian, He's the Neo-Con Messiah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LBHLK9pQcU