Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Dylan Ratigan's "Mad As Hell" movement rapidly picking up steam
Dylan has the right idea; our politicians have been bought out. Its not hyperbole. We need to wake up to the fact that powers supersede the power of democracy (which has its own problems). It is the ability to levy illegitimate debt on the people and to erode their savings by debasing the money supply. This is not a theory, this is an undeniable mathematical certainty, much like Ratigan has said. Its not about the Democrats or the Republicans, they are both working for the same team but its not ours.
So what can you do? Well here are some action items, for starters.
America’s Mad as Hell Moment | Dylan Ratigan
Ratigan’s political commentary is a throw-back to ambitious reformers exemplified by Teddy Roosevelt in the early 1900’s. Central to this mission is a fearless engagement of powerful private and public interests that seek to protect their power and profits by depriving America of its core values of fairness and equal opportunity.
The country, now more than ever, needs passionate debate and smart policy, a brazen willingness to scrap what doesn’t work, and the entrepreneurial spirit to try what does. It needs heroes to take on the establishment, and fight for the new American ideal. Ratigan is one of this movement’s most powerful mouthpieces.
Previously, Ratigan worked and thrived on the front lines of global finance and trade for nearly 10 years at Bloomberg LP, where he established multiple beats, including their coverage of mergers and acquisitions. He launched and hosted their flagship morning tv broadcast and ultimately consolidated and oversaw Bloomberg News’ worldwide coverage of banking, investment, insurance and hedge funds as their founding Global Managing Editor for Corporate Finance.
In 2003, Ratigan joined CNBC where he created and hosted Fast Money in addition to co-anchoring CNBC’s The Call and Closing Bell. From seven trips to the World Economic Forum, to 5 to Warren Buffett’s annual meeting, to thousand’s of interviews in dozens of countries, Dylan understands the structural economic unfairness rotting America’s core and he’s not afraid to call it for what it is.
Following the 2008 financial crisis, Ratigan resigned his position at CNBC and launched The Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC. Disgusted and disturbed by the rampant evidence of fraud, the theft and cover-up in American government, mega banks and mega-corporations, he is on a mission to create fairness for all Americans. Using the mantra “The truth will set you free; but first it will piss you off”, Ratigan focuses on solutions to our nation’s largest problems while holding the government accountable for its role in solving them.
So what can you do? Well here are some action items, for starters.
America’s Mad as Hell Moment | Dylan Ratigan
Dylan Ratigan is the host of msnbc’s The Dylan Ratigan Show, an independently minded,
“make vs. take”, analysis-fueled news program that fearlessly tackles the world of politics, money, and the unholy alliance between big business and government. Ratigan also hosts the insightful and provocative podcast, Radio Free Dylan. His upcoming book, Greedy Bastards, will be released in January.Ratigan’s political commentary is a throw-back to ambitious reformers exemplified by Teddy Roosevelt in the early 1900’s. Central to this mission is a fearless engagement of powerful private and public interests that seek to protect their power and profits by depriving America of its core values of fairness and equal opportunity.
The country, now more than ever, needs passionate debate and smart policy, a brazen willingness to scrap what doesn’t work, and the entrepreneurial spirit to try what does. It needs heroes to take on the establishment, and fight for the new American ideal. Ratigan is one of this movement’s most powerful mouthpieces.
Previously, Ratigan worked and thrived on the front lines of global finance and trade for nearly 10 years at Bloomberg LP, where he established multiple beats, including their coverage of mergers and acquisitions. He launched and hosted their flagship morning tv broadcast and ultimately consolidated and oversaw Bloomberg News’ worldwide coverage of banking, investment, insurance and hedge funds as their founding Global Managing Editor for Corporate Finance.
In 2003, Ratigan joined CNBC where he created and hosted Fast Money in addition to co-anchoring CNBC’s The Call and Closing Bell. From seven trips to the World Economic Forum, to 5 to Warren Buffett’s annual meeting, to thousand’s of interviews in dozens of countries, Dylan understands the structural economic unfairness rotting America’s core and he’s not afraid to call it for what it is.
Following the 2008 financial crisis, Ratigan resigned his position at CNBC and launched The Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC. Disgusted and disturbed by the rampant evidence of fraud, the theft and cover-up in American government, mega banks and mega-corporations, he is on a mission to create fairness for all Americans. Using the mantra “The truth will set you free; but first it will piss you off”, Ratigan focuses on solutions to our nation’s largest problems while holding the government accountable for its role in solving them.
The most expensive shot in silent film history
The scene in which the locomotive crashes through the bridge was the single most expensive shot of the entire silent movie era. The locomotive itself remained in the river until WWII, when it was salvaged for scrap iron.
Based on a true incident during the Civil War. In April 1862, Union agent James J. Andrews led a squad of 21 soldiers on a daring secret raid. Dressed in civilian clothes, Andrews and his men traveled by rail into the Southern states. Their mission was to sabotage rail lines and disrupt the Confederate army's supply chain. At the town of Little Shanty, GA, the raiders stole a locomotive known as "The General." They headed north, tearing up track, burning covered bridges and cutting telegraph lines along the way. William Fuller and Jeff Cain, the conductor and engineer of "The General," pursued the stolen train by rail and foot. They first used a hand-cart (as Buster Keaton does in the film), then a small work locomotive called "The Yonah," which they borrowed from a railroad work crew, and finally a full-sized Confederate army locomotive called "The Texas," which pursued "The General" for 51 miles - in reverse. During the chase, Confederate soldiers were able to repair the sabotaged telegraph wires and send messages ahead of the raiders. Andrews and his men were intercepted and captured near Chattanooga, TN, by a squad of Confederate troops led by Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest (who, after the war, was one of the founders of the Ku Klux Klan). Tried as spies, Andrews and seven of his raiders were hanged (a special gallows was built to hold all eight men). The rest of the raiders were traded in a prisoner exchange. In 1863 the survivors of the mission were awarded the first Medals of Honor (Andrews and the raiders who had been hanged later received the MoH posthumously).
Buster Keaton shot most of this film outdoors in Oregon because the narrow-gauge railroad tracks that could accommodate antique locomotives were still in use at the time.
When the Texas goes over the burning bridge and plummets into the river, the looks of shock on the faces of the Union officers were real, because the actors who played them were not told what was going to happen to that train.
Dylan Ratigan losing his cool on his show, and it was a beauty to watch. A 5 min unabashed honest rant on the corruption of the American political system and how our country is being sucked dry by banks, congress and an unfair tax system.
America’s Mad as Hell Moment
August 10, 2011
I’m mad as hell. And according to the piles and piles of responses I got after my rant, so are you. This is not a joke, trillions are being extracted from our economy by greedy bastards. And if we don’t fix this problem, then we’ll end up seeing what is happening in England – uncontrolled rage-filled riots and looting – happen here.As Michael Tablan told his readers about my rant: “I promise you its more important than cute fucking cupcakes.”
So what can you do? Well here are some action items, for starters.
1) Understand our situation, and make sure that your friends and family do as well. Our politicians and bankers play on our ignorance, since they think we won’t know what they are doing. That ends now. Watch our Jobs Wanted series on rigged Trade, Taxes and Banking, and forward it to your friends and family.
2) Use your twitter or Facebook account to be mad as hell. I’ve started the hashtag #ImMadAsHellBecause so people can be mad as hell in their own words. If you don’t know twitter is or what this means, don’t worry! Just go here and read what your fellow citizens are saying: #ImMadAsHellBecause
3) Call Congress and tell them NOT to pass NAFTA-style corporate trade deals with Panama, South Korea, and Colombia. The phone # for Congress is (202) 224-3121. If you are not sure who is your Representative, tell the operator you want to talk to “your House member” and give your zip code. You can find a script on what to say here: Speak Up! Take Action!
So that’s a start. If you want to send me a message, use the comment section below. Or drop me an email at ImMadAsHell@dylanratigan.com.
Here are a few more or your responses.
“Worth watching. This guy’s rant is probably the best thing I’ve heard said about the government in a very long time. I used to be really into politics a few years ago, but I’ve lost all faith/interest in our government because of all the dumb bullshit that’s been happening the past year(s). Fuck it, I don’t wanna get into it. Just watch and listen.” – Where’s My Key?
“Say it with me now: I’m mad as hell, and I’m not gonna take it anymore!” – nrrrd.tumblr.com
“I’ve been wondering for years how much it would take for the US to have a popular uprising. It always seemed like such a remote possibility, but now with student loans and the like being affected AND the rioting in England, we might be getting closer to it. :/” - The Note Desolation Plays
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