Everything under ‘RANDOMNESS.’


BAILOUT REJECTED: Here’s Why

Words: Jessica Jones • Sep 29th, 2008 • Category: RANDOMNESS.

The bill to bailout the financial industry was rejected by the house of representatives in a vote of 228 -205 today. I don’t know about you, but I was sure the bill was going to pass, so this was a huge surprise. In a way I am glad the bill failed - I don’t think the American taxpayers should have to pay for Wall Street’s bad investments.

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Obama Edges Ahead, But Race is Far from Over

Words: Roxanne Weber • Sep 28th, 2008 • Category: RANDOMNESS.

Regardless of what commentators or partisans thought, for those still uncertain how they will vote in November the highlight of this debate was the character differences between the two candidates.

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Acorn: Helping Non-rich Folks Buy Homes Since 1970

Words: Jessica Jones • Sep 25th, 2008 • 3 Comments • Category: RANDOMNESS., Uncategorized

I always thought that to be prerequisite to being “down with the struggle” was struggling. This included perpetually renting, living check-to-check, and not having any extra cash to save.

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Money Matters: Savings

Words: Shay Olivarria • Sep 25th, 2008 • 13 Comments • Category: RANDOMNESS., Uncategorized

Savings falls into two general categories: short term (in the next five years) and long term (longer than ten years). We will all have emergencies come up, having just $500 available for emergencies may be the difference between paying bills and going into debt.

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McCain Attempting to Cancel Scheduled Presidential Debate

Words: Roxanne Weber • Sep 24th, 2008 • Category: RANDOMNESS.

“Senator John McCain said that he would temporarily suspend his presidential campaign on Thursday to return to Washington to deal with the financial crisis and the bailout package pending before Congress.”

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Haven’t you heard? Vaginal snipping is ALL the rage!

Words: Marly Pierre-Louis • Sep 24th, 2008 • 2 Comments • Category: RANDOMNESS.

Not only are women going through extreme measures to “revamp” their vagina’s for vanity’s sake, they are also doing it unsafely. “Most of the procedures are done in the private sector and it’s totally unregulated.”

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Alaskan Women Reject Palin!

Words: Marly Pierre-Louis • Sep 24th, 2008 • Category: RANDOMNESS., Uncategorized

Keep in mind folks, this is Anchorage. In an actual city, 1,400 people is a damn good showing but in Anchorage… well, that’s just revolutionary.

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FREE MICHAEL MOORE MOVIE!

Words: Kat Noel • Sep 23rd, 2008 • Category: RANDOMNESS.

I’m all about free and my guess is that you are too. Well, my friend in my head,Michael Moore, has released today his new film “Slacker Uprising”. What makes it so great is that Moore is offering it online at SlackerUprising.com absolutely FREE.

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Square Rootz Tries… Campaigning

Words: Marly Pierre-Louis • Sep 17th, 2008 • 6 Comments • Category: RANDOMNESS.

On September 9, 2008, Brooklyn New York held it’s primary election. Kevin Powell ran to unseat encumbent Ed Towns who has held the seat for 26 years in New York’s 10th congressional district. On the day of the primary, the ladies of Square Rootz showed their support for Powell.

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Big Bang Theory for $300 Alex

Words: Marly Pierre-Louis • Sep 17th, 2008 • 3 Comments • Category: RANDOMNESS.

If you haven’t heard already, scientists in Geneva have launched preliminary experiments to test the Big Bang Theory. In case, you were asleep during science class, the Big Bang Theory is… well, look it up yourself. You should’ve been awake.

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