06
Feb
2010
Posted by The Mad Ape as Banancially Challenged

Do you know you? Do you know? Honestly? You don’t. You can’t. Not unless you understand that consciousness is a delusion. Love one another. Life may be short but eternity is forever.
09
Jan
2010
Posted by The Mad Ape as Mad Ape Rants, Oddities, Scams
This article was recently on TheTelecrapUrinal.com blog and shows the invasive technology that has descended upon us in order to make us safe. Umm I don’t know about you but this does not make me feel safe. In fact it makes me feel the opposite. If I am forced to step into one of these machines I hope I can take a shower afterward.
So take one airport body scanned image and 30 seconds on image editing software and voila – Welcome to a new cash cow for the porn industry, courtesy of the NWO.
So on your next flight are willing to sacrifice your right to privacy and gladly accept a full body scan? Is that so? Well the pictures you see on the 6 o’clock news are always blurred. How about a big dose of reality?
BEFORE
Here is an image I pulled off of the internet of a female body scan. Although more detailed than what you have seen, you ain’t seen nothing yet.
AFTER
Now here is this same photograph after spending 30 seconds creating a reverse negative of this image. Any questions?
Not only is this humiliating but if a kid goes through this machine it is child porn. Think about some slightly above minimum wage airport security personnel sitting in a back room loading these images to a memory stick and taking them home at night for his or her jollies. It is going to happen folks. You can take that to the bank. And speaking of bank, how long before the first Hollywood Star’s image ends up on a porn site? How much will the body scan technician be paid for this?
Also this is a poor rendition of the imagery. The actually scan is in hi-def and the operator has the ability to zoom into to see your private parts in great detail.
Government is not your friend. Say no to this bullshit. Say no to this invasion of privacy!
09
Jan
2010
Posted by The Mad Ape as Banancially Challenged, Education, Finance, Investing, Mad Ape Rants, Precious Metals, Scams
This article is from the Rich Dad Poor Dad creator, Robert Kiyosaki. His 2010 Preditcions are gloom and doom but the “silver” lining is that you can profit in oil, real estate, and commodities. Happy New Year y’all!

“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.”
– Charles Dickens
Is the recession over? Are happy days really here again? Paraphrasing Dickens, my answer is, “For people who are prepared, 2010 will be the best of times. For many, 2010 will be the worst of times.”
The following are a few of my predictions and reasons behind them…
Prediction #1: The real estate market will crash again.

Pictured above is a graph of mortgage resets. In simple terms, a mortgage reset is when a mortgage comes due. In normal times, refinancing was a simple process…but these are not normal times. Some points of interest:
1. In September 2008, the mortgage resets hit $35 billion that month. That was the exact time the financial crisis hit. When people could not afford to refinance and began to default, the stock market and banking industry crashed.
2. The eye of the storm: In the summer of 2009 mortgage resets were low — around $15 billion a month. This is when optimists began to see “green shoots” in the economy. The green shoots were the eye of the storm. In 2010, as I see it, the second half of the financial hurricane hits. By late 2011, the resets climb to nearly $40 billion a month. The storm will not end until 2012.
3. The first half of the storm was primarily due to subprime defaults. The second half of the storm will hit more solid homeowners. The question is, can they weather the storm? Will Mac Mansion foreclosures be next?
4. In America, there are over 40 million people who own more than two homes. Can they afford to carry and refinance two or more mortgages?
5. Since home values have gone down, many homeowners will find they owe more than their home(s) are worth. Will the bank be kind to them?
6. The time for using your home as an ATM is over. This is crushing retailers and retail real estate. Shopping centers are in trouble. Strip malls are empyting as shopkeepers close — permanently. This will lead to the crash of the office, warehouse, and other commercial properties.
My prediction: Obviously these are the best of times if you are a buyer of distressed properties and the worst of times if you are a seller.
Other things I am watching for in 2010:
1. Will China crash? America’s crash has hit China in the gut. The Chinese are laying off millions of workers. Only massive government bailout is keeping the economy afloat. The Chinese boom will eventually go bust…but will it bust in 2010? Only time will tell.
2. When America stopped importing from China, China stopped importing from the rest of the world. This affects Asian countries as well as Australia, Brazil, and other suppliers of raw materials.
3. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is replacing toxic debt with new debt. By protecting his friends in the mega-banks, he is turning the U.S. into a zombie nation. The recession is over, but America is entering an era we will be calling The New Depression, a period when the rich become extremely rich but everyone else becomes poorer. Taxes will kill anyone working for a paycheck.
4. The U.S. dollar will grow weaker. If the dollar strengthens, we will have more unemployment because our goods become too expensive and we will export less.
5. The deficit will increase. The bailouts for the rich are killing the economy.

6. Israel may attack Iran. Israel will not tolerate Iran developing nuclear power, even if Iran claims it is for peaceful purposes. If there is an attack, oil prices will go through the roof.
7. Dead cat bounce. The current stock market rally will probably turn into a dead cat bounce. If the Dow drops below 6500, 5,000 may be the next stop.
The Best of Times
I know I sound painfully pessimistic. I know my predictions are bad news for most people. Yet, for others, bad news is good news.
The following are the bright spots for people who are prepared.
Prediction #2: Gold, silver, and oil will continue to be safe investments in 2010.
The following recaps the year-end prices of gold and silver:
YEAR GOLD SILVER
2000 $ 273 $ 4.57
2001 $ 279 $ 4.57
2002 $ 348 $ 4.78
2003 $ 416 $ 5.92
2004 $ 438 $ 6.79
2005 $ 518 $ 8.80
2006 $ 638 $12.78
2007 $ 838 $14.77
2008 $ 882 $11.33
2009 $1100 (approx) $17.50 (approx)
In 2009, the Dow rose approximately 18%. Gold rose approximately 25%. Silver rose approximately 50%.
By the end of 2010, I predict gold will be at $1,775 an ounce, silver at $24 an ounce, and oil at $85 a barrel. If Israel attacks Iran, these predictions will be blown away.
Prediction #3: The next market to crash will be commercial real estate.
Cash flow positive real estate will be even more affordable. 2010 through 2012 will be a real estate buffet for those with cash and access to credit.
My Personal Investments
As I stated in 2002, “You have up to the year 2010 to become prepared.”
The following are things I have done to prepare myself:
1. I started The Rich Dad Company in 1997 because I saw this crisis coming. For the past three years, I have tightened internal controls and prepared for global expansion via a franchise distribution system. The company is debt free with strong income.
2. 2009 was my best real estate year to date. With the Fed handing out large sums of money and pension funds looking for projects to invest in, my real estate holding company has acquired tens of millions of dollars for acquisition of bankrupt properties and development projects. Development projects are affordable again, as labor, material, and land costs are low and the government is generous with 40-year, low interest, non-recourse loans. People still need a roof over their heads.
3. My oil development projects have done well. We drilled three wells and hit oil on two of them. Government tax breaks for oil exploration remain generous, even for dry holes. Even if the economy crashes, we will still burn oil.
4. I took 90% of my money out of the stock market in 2007. If the Fed raises interest rates, the stock market and real estate market will collapse.
5. I loaded up on gold and silver between 1996 and 2004.
6. With the Fed printing trillions of dollars, cash is trash and savers are losers. As soon as I have excess cash I invest in oil, real estate, gold, and silver.
7. In a zero-interest-rate environment, debtors are winners…but only if you have good debt…debt that’s paid by tenants.
In Conclusion
A few years ago, Japan was ‘King of the Financial World.’ Japan’s economy was the world’s second largest economy — till the bubble burst in 1990. Japan’s budget went into deficit in 1993. Since then, the deficit has averaged 5.4 percent of GDP per year. As a result, Japanese government debt is now 200 percentof GDP today. The U.S. is following Japan, and China will follow the U.S.
We will not see much inflation because the Fed is not able to print enough money to replace the losses from the burst of the credit bubble. Also, factories have too much excess capacity due to lack of demand, which means prices for consumer goods will remain low and unemployment will remain high. Instead, we will see inflation in gold, silver, oil, some stocks, some real estate sectors, and food — not because values are going up but because the dollar is going down.
Welcome to The New Depression. And may these times be the best of times for you.
31
Dec
2009
Here are my kin singing a song for all of the Sheeple who still believe that everything is ok. The Guano Apes, featuring Sandra Nasic, are a band that North America gets little, if any exposure to. It is a shame really. This is talent, unlike the pop crap we see here.
“Open Your Eyes”
Hide your face forever
dream and search forever
Have you ever been for sale ?
when your isms get smart
oh so selfish and mindless
with that comment in your eye
Do you think that you are hard ?
really harder than the other
man you’re acting cold
if you are not in charge
Don’t split your mentality
without thinking twice
your voice has got no reason
now is the time to face your lies
Open your eyes, open your mind
proud like a god don’t pretend to be blind
trapped in yourself, break out instead
beat the machine that works in your head
Will you offer me some tricks
if I ever need them
would you go into that room
if I call ‘em
Do you think that you are better
really better than the rest
realize there’s a problem
I know that you can give your best
Have you ever had a dream?
or is life just a trip?
a trip without chances
a chance to grow up quick
Open your eyes, open your mind …
Hide your face forever
dream and search forever
night and night you feel nothing
there’s no way outside of my land
Open your eyes, open your mind …
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30
Dec
2009
Posted by The Mad Ape as Finance, Interviews, Investing, Politics, Precious Metals, Scams
Gerald Celente, world-renowned Trends Forecaster, was a guest today on the Alex Jones Radio Show. His trend forecasts are not to be taken lightly as he is rarely wrong. He is not a futurist or a fortune teller. He basis his trends on historical and present day trends, carrying them forward. He accurately forecast the 9/11 Terror Attack, the economic collapse, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the USSR, plus many others.
The scariest part of his trend forecast is that he expects 2010 to be the year of terror. He expects another 9/11-like event. After hearing him explain out the sociopolitical climate around the world, you will see why he makes sense.
Short-term, with many divesting themselves of the Euro, he expects a rise in the US dollar but that will be short lived. This year his trends are downright scary and we had all better prepare ourselves for a worsening depression. He expects a bank holiday, where the US dollar will be devalued causing wide-spread chaos and panic. He sees gold in excess of $2000.00
If you have not yet protected your wealth from this pending gloom and doom, you need to act now. Your safest bet is to buy gold and silver at wholesale prices. Act now while you still can!
Happy New Year…seems rather hollow based on this blog entry…but I truly mean it. Protect your wealth and surround yourself with family, friends, and loved ones. Spreading peace and joy will counteract the the low-frequency vibration of fear, hate, and anger…which make you susceptible to mind control.
Peace be with you!
Read more on Gerald Celente by clicking here