“As Cindy Sheehan was gathering public sympathy as the Gold Star mom against the killing in Iraq, the Republican party decided to import an easier target to pummel. So they brought over the 'I-salute-your-courage, Saddam' religious fundamentalist crack-pot who can't tell us where the money went.” StarsReligiousPartyMomEasierRepublicanDecidedGoldKillingIraqTargetCracksPotRepublican PartySaddamGatheringFundamentalistImportsSaluteCindy Author:Greg Palast
“Sometimes I feel envious when my friends go to parties and I have to go to bed. But my friends always tell me that the parties really aren't that much fun anyway. Whatever I've missed, I've made up for. Most kids don't get to go to the Olympics and win three gold medals. It's definitely been worth it and I wouldn't do it if I didn't want to.” IfsWantFeelsMadeSometimesKidsThreeWinningFunPartyBedMy FriendsGoldOlympicsWorth ItMedalEnviousGold Medals Author:Janet Evans
“Do we stand up over a gold plated trophy? Or do we stand up and say we need equal wages and equal treatment?The Oscars have not been any different for what...89 years? But why do we keep wanting to get thrown a bone? Why do we want to keep saying 'Can we please come to your party?” WantNeedsYearsDifferentPartyPleaseEqualGoldBonesThrownTreatmentOscarsWagesTrophiesEqual Treatment Author:Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson
“Campaign manager Eli Gold played by Alan Cumming on "The Good Wife" describing an old maxim in politics, don't commit to a decision before you have to. And that rule appears to have worked brilliantly for Democratic candidate front-runner Hillary Clinton, who has avoided taking a position on the president's trade agenda and has remained out of the ugly public spat with the progressive wing of her party. She has also not taken a position on the Iranian - on the talks.” PresidentDecisionPartyTakenWifeFrontsPositionGoldTradeWingsDemocraticClintonUglyCampaignsCommitManagersCandidatesAgendasProgressiveRunnersMaximsAvoidedDescribingIranianGood WifeSpats Author:Chris Matthews
“Bodybuilders party a lot, and once, in Gold’s - the gym in Venice, California, where all the top guys train - there was a black girl who came out naked. Everybody jumped on her and took her upstairs, where we all got together.” TogetherGuyGirlBlackPartyGoldTrainNakedCaliforniaGymVeniceUpstairsBlack GirlBodybuilder Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“The gold standard makes the money's purchasing power independent of the changing, ambitions and doctrines of political parties and pressure groups. This is not a defect of the gold standard; it is its main excellence.” PoliticalPartyGroupsAmbitionStandardsGoldPressureIndependentExcellenceDoctrineDefectsPolitical PartiesPurchasingGold StandardPurchasing PowerBuying GoldPressure Groups Book:Human Action Source: Human Action
“What motivates most gold purchasers is their belief that the ranks of the fearful will grow. During the past decade that belief has proved correct. Beyond that, the rising price has on its own generated additional buying enthusiasm, attracting purchasers who see the rise as validating an investment thesis. As 'bandwagon' investors join any party, they create their own truth - for a while.” PastBeliefGrowsPartyGoldInvestmentInvestingDecadesEnthusiasmRisingBuyingInvestorsFearfulThesisBandwagonPurchasersRising Prices Author:Warren Buffett
“What motivates most gold purchasers is their belief that the ranks of the fearful will grow ... As 'bandwagon' investors join any party, they create their own truth - for a while.” BeliefGrowsPartyGoldInvestorsFearfulCommodityBandwagonPurchasers Author:Warren Buffett