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Forum Post: The many tricks used by the entertainment and news industries to get even more of our money. Ch'Ching!

Posted 9 years ago on June 20, 2014, 6:32 a.m. EST by StillModestCapitalist (343)
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Like most of you, I'm very offended by the rotten tricks that so many of our corrupt business and government leaders use to get so much of our money. They may not seem as relevant as the banking tricks, lobbying efforts, pay and benefit cuts, ect, but I have also become fed up to my eyeballs with the never-ending barrage of commercial brainwash plots and calculated publicity stunts that so many within the entertainment and news industries arrange on a daily basis to make damn sure we remain a nation of consumer junkie morons. I'm not going to create separate pages for each brainwash plot or publicity stunt that I notice but I will be making reference to MANY on this page over the coming weeks and months. By doing so, I hope to help raise awareness and ultimately make a dent in the profits reaped by these industries and a few of the public figures who seem to have no respect whatsoever for their unsuspecting fans.

Big surprise. YET ANOTHER overpaid celebrity attention seeker with a current product to promote has had the nerve to show up on a stage wearing a carefully selected and possibly rigged outfit in order to DELIBERATELY expose a breast or a significant portion of one for an unsuspecting live audience. This time, the overpaid attention seeking pig is Idina Menzel.

As you can see from the photos, Idina Menzel wore a low cut dress and a very unusual bra which clearly failed to prevent that which bras worn by female celebrities with products to promote stopped preventing in January of 2004. Like many 'wardrobe malfunctions' that have been staged prior to this one, it does appear that Idina Menzel placed her breast inside that unusual bra very low in order to leave it partially exposed. Either that, or the bra was rigged to fail like many others worn by female celebrities with products to promote have been over the last 10 1/2 years. It is also obvious from the first photo that Idina Menzel leaned back in a way intended to draw attention to the issue, give the photographers a clear shot, and possibly expose more of that breast for her unsuspecting audience. As you can see from the second photo, she made no attempt whatsoever at a subtle adjustment. Like many female celebrities with products to promote before her, she adjusted herself in a way to draw even more attention. Like many others before her, she had an assistant join her on stage in order to make the issue even more obvious. As if this wasn't obvious enough, she made jokes about the exposure. As you can see from the third photo, Idina Menzel has attempted this sort of thing before.

This is the latest in a series of outrageous 'wardrobe malfunctions' obviously staged by female celebrities with products to promote over the last 10 1/2 years. They have become utterly predictable (no pun intended).

Those of us who refuse to be fooled by these over-paid celebrity pigs over and over and over and over and over know that there are no more excuses for these outrageous and utterly predictable 'wardrobe malfunctions'. After all, the effects of gravity, momentum, wind, light, and tension are well understood by virtually everyone over the age of 8. In fact, these effects have been taken into careful consideration by the fashion industry for decades. In addition, celebrities have assistants hired specifically for their ability to design and select outfits for each occasion. In other words, these things don't just happen by 'accident' over and over and over and over and over. Like I said, the excuses have all run out. These outrageous events are obviously staged for publicity.

This isn't the first or second time that Idina Menzel has made the news for something outrageous and obviously STAGED. Like Fergie and Marie Osmond, Idina Menzel deliberately peed herself in front of a live audience just two or three years ago in order to have the incident reported all over the web. Like Fergie, Marie Osmond, Jennifer Lawrence, and another dozen or more well known celebrities, all of whom had products to promote, Idina Menzel made repeated references to the incident in several interviews.

Some of you who aren't already aware of what I am about to tell you may wonder why so many celebrities, mostly female, would be so willing to discuss their bodily functions publicly. Especially, any alleged failures to control said bodily functions. It's for the same primary reason that so many bizarre incidents involving bodily functions and failures to control them have been written into TV shows and movies over the last few years (Public Enemies, Babel, Two Broke Girls, Grey's Anatomy). It's done in part, to amuse or shock, in part to market incontinence products to those who really do have issues, but primarily to entertain tens of millions of viewers who have sexual fetishes for them. These fetishes have become popular with straight men, gay men, and lesbians. Popular enough to be acknowledged by mainstream media several times that I know of (Howard Stern, Jerry Springer, Tyra Banks).

Rest assured, there will be many more outrageous 'wardrobe malfunctions', issues with bodily functions, and other bizarre incidents staged and made reference to by celebrities with products to promote over the coming weeks, months, and years. They have become utterly predictable. But if you have an ounce of pride, don't let yourself be fooled again and again and again. For these over-paid, attention seeking celebrity pigs WANT you to be dumb. For a dumb consumer is much easier to take advantage of. Ch'Ching!

When this page is deleted, I will replace it and create another one just like it on another forum. It will be searchable. I'm also going to re-post a previous page in which I called out over 50 female celebrities for their outrageous and obviously staged 'wardrobe malfunctions'. It's not that I'm offended by the human body. Far from it. But I have a real issue with over-paid celebrity pigs who deliberately dumb down their own fans in order to achieve higher ratings or sell more product. Also with scores of entertainment reps who still insist, for obvious financial reasons, that all or most of these outrageous, easily avoidable, and utterly predictable 'wardrobe malfunctions' are 'accidents' or 'oversights'. It's not right.

By the way, love-sick Menzel fans, sold-out Menzel promoters, and entertainment reps. If you have the nerve to claim that it was just another 'accident' like we've been told about the other 50+ 'wardrobe malfunctions' that I referred to in a previous entry, I'm going to tell you bullxxxx. If this was an 'accident', then like anyone else with functional nerve endings, Menzel would have felt the difference IMMEDIATELY. She would have made the adjustment herself in a subtle and professional manner long before having an assistant join her onstage, thereby, making the situation incredibly obvious to everyone.

For those of you who still have doubts: Women, alter your bra or top significantly on one side exposing yourself. You will immediately feel the difference. Men, roll one sleeve up and leave the other down. You will immediately feel the difference. That's your functional nerve endings at work. We all have them. Like I said, the excuses have all run out. These outrageous events are STAGED.

IDINA MENZEL. I challenge you to grow up, set a much better example for yourself and the rest of your industry, show some respect for your fans, and rely solely on your talent from now on. No more staged 'wardrobe malfunctions'. No more staged bladder issues. No trips on stage, no fainting spells, no claims of molestation, ect. NO MORE PUBLICITY STUNTS. Your fans don't deserve that crap and the rest of us don't like having our intelligence insulted.

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[-] 1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Nine solid years of deliberately staged 'wardrobe malfunctions'. (Nationwide)

Another day. Another 'awards' show. Another prime opportunity for all those with a new movie, TV show, CD, concert tour, or some other product to STAGE a 'wardrobe malfunction'. Why pay for ad space? Just flash a breast, a crotch, or an ass and let the so called 'journalists' of the world plaster your name all over the media. Ch'Ching!

So far, the list includes:

Janet Jackson, Halle Berry, Coco, Jennifer Lopez, Tara Reid, Lindsey Lohan, Beyonce, Nancy Grace, Eva Longoria, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Anne Hathaway, Mariah Carey, Sophia Vergara, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Adrienne Bailon, Britney Spears, LeAnn Rhimes, Emma Watson, Katherine Heigl, Elizabeth Hurley, Paris Hilton, Mischa Barton, Lily Allen, Jessica Alba, Kelly Rowland, Jessica Simpson, Tila Tequila, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lil Kim, Kate Hudson, Nicole Scherzinger, Brook Mueller, Kirsten Dunst, Sophie Marceau, Pamela Anderson, JWoww, Angelina Jolie, Bai Ling, Demi Lovato, Kate Moss, Brook Hogan, Eva Mendes, Taylor Swift, Maria Fowler, Susan Surandon, Milla Jovovich, Rachel Ray, Audrina Partridge, Salma Hayek, and Jennifer Hawkins.

That's right. Every last one of them have already flashed a breast, a crotch, or an ass for an unsuspecting crowd. In each and every case, the photos were plastered all over the media just in time to coincide with the promotion of a new movie, TV show, CD, concert tour, or some other product. Ch'Ching! Of course, they were all 'embarrassed', 'humiliated', or 'devastated' by the 'wardrobe malfunctions'. Well, that's what they want their idiot fans to believe. Whatever it takes to get more of their money. As if they didn't have enough of it already.

In the case of Taylor Swift, the lie is especially obvious. She knows damn well that her concert material is protected by Federal Copyright law. It is illegal for anyone to record any portion of her concert performance without express permission. It has been for decades. Still, she went on a media blitz telling the world how 'embarrassed' she was to have stepped over a wind machine running full blast in front of a live crowd. Meanwhile, the cell phone video of her copyrighted material was being posted all over the web. The videos remain plastered to this day. If her claim of innocence was true, then she would have had those videos removed with one phone call. But she didn't. Why not?

Because she had a new CD, a concert tour, and a particular brand of undergarment to promote. That's why. Ch'Ching!

Perhaps, the idiot fans should skip a product or two and take some time to reflect on their own powers of perception. Seriously, how fxxxxxx stupid does one have to be to witness a trend like this for NINE YEARS RUNNING and NOT realize by now that it has been created specifically to sell more over-priced crap? How fxxxxxx stupid does one have to be witness a trend like this for NINE YEARS RUNNING and NOT realize by now that virtually every female celebrity on the planet wants their name associated with the infamous phrase 'wardrobe malfunction'?

I've said it many times and I will say it many more:

THESE RIDICULOUS EVENTS ARE STAGED.

This was first posted on Craigslist over a year ago. The list is much longer now.

TheseRidiculousEventsAreStaged.Blogspot.com

[-] 2 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 9 years ago

The spectacles that = sell

They also distract people from paying attention to matters/issues of life affecting/shattering importance.

Why do people love a soap opera? Because the lives portrayed are so much worse than the viewers? = distraction/escape from reality.

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Yes they do. We've become too shallow. The majority anyway. Not that I want people to stress over the heavy stuff all day. But a little less fluff and a little more substance would do America good.

[-] 1 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 9 years ago

Preaching to the choir my friend. But the social programmers have got the free reign ( and orders ) of distracting the common individual away from dealing with reality - all the better for those in power to do just exactly whatever they want to do.

Though they seem to have overlooked the possibility of reality bleeding past the program and actually affecting the populace - if only subconsciously - hence the mounting violence - minds snapping and the official stance of unpredictable and totally isolated abberation.

[-] 0 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

If you're as fed up as I am with the relentless dumbing down of America for profit, then don't support Cracker Barrel, AT&T, White Castle, or any other commercial sponsor of HollywoodLife.com or any other website still feeding us this ridiculous 'wardrobe malfunction' crap. Never buy anything produced or endorsed by Justin Timberlake, the calculated pig who first introduced the world to the most annoying phrase of all time. The 'wardrobe malfunction'. Never buy any movie or CD featuring any of the following celebrities who have all staged these ridiculous events for the purpose of dumbing down their own fans:

Janet Jackson, Halle Berry, Coco, Jennifer Lopez, Tara Reid, Lindsey Lohan, Beyonce, Nancy Grace, Eva Longoria, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Anne Hathaway, Mariah Carey, Sophia Vergara, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Adrienne Bailon, Britney Spears, LeAnn Rhimes, Emma Watson, Katherine Heigl, Elizabeth Hurley, Paris Hilton, Mischa Barton, Lily Allen, Jessica Alba, Kelly Rowland, Jessica Simpson, Tila Tequila, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lil Kim, Kate Hudson, Nicole Scherzinger, Brook Mueller, Kirsten Dunst, Sophie Marceau, Pamela Anderson, JWoww, Angelina Jolie, Bai Ling, Demi Lovato, Kate Moss, Brook Hogan, Eva Mendes, Taylor Swift, Maria Fowler, Susan Surandon, Milla Jovovich, Rachel Ray, Audrina Partridge, Salma Hayek, Ragini Dwivedi, Toni Garrn, Kristen Bell, Kate Upton, Toni Braxton, Olga Graf, Giuliana Rancic, Dolly Parton, Sarah Geronimo, Nina Agdal, Kelly Brook, Rumer Willis, Jhene Aiko, Diva Cameron, Miranda Kerr, Sevyn Streeter, Robin Wright, Ciara, Shakira, Nina Agdal, Katrina Kaif, Geri Halliwell, Blake Lively, Sinitta, Idina Menzel, and Jennifer Hawkins.

Lets finally do once and for all what should have been done way back in 2004. Lets get the most annoying phrase of all time, the 'wardrobe malfunction', exposed for what it truly is 99% of the time.

A LIE.

Now, my utterly predictable internet stalkers. Do what you've been doing off and on on since the day you followed me to this website. Mark my comment down immediately in yet another attempt to discredit me. Go ahead now. That's it. You can do it. Mark mark mark!

TheseRidiculousEventsAreStaged.Blogspot.com

[-] 2 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

39 points lost in under three hours. Hmmm. What to do. Something to show my internet stalkers that I can not be intimidated.

I know, I'll copy a paragraph or two from one of my websites, add the internet address, and paste it 39 times all over the web. That's right. 39 times in one evening. One paste for each point lost.

Yup.

Hey stalkers. Go ahead. Tell me I'm bluffing. I'll be happy to direct you to one of my older rants on the 1% which currently shows up in search results over 45,000 times. That's right. Over 45,000 copies as of today. 20,000 of which were pasted by me one at a time. 10,000 of them in one year (2008).

I can paste another 39 entries in my sleep. Or another 100. It's up to you. So go ahead stalkers. Mark mark mark!

TheseRidiculousEventsAreStaged.Blogspot.com

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

This one is a re-post from another site in response to the 'wardrobe malfunction' staged by Nancy Grace and her DWTS partners in crime. It's from 2011. Yes, even then, I was fed up to my eyeballs with this outrageous CRAP.

Jesus gxx dxxx fxxxxxx christ already. How many years and how many supposed ‘wardrobe malfunctions’ does it take before these new era celebrities and producers grow a brain and learn the very basics of physics and fashion? Are we really expected to believe that super natural forces and poltergeists were unleashed from their slumber during the Super Bowl ’04′ half-time show and have been targeting female celebrities around the world on a daily or weekly basis ever since? And that these forces and poltergeists prefer to strike unsuspecting female celebrities in the opening days of commercially produced mass media presentations or just about the time their latest movie, book, CD, DVD, scent, or fashion line hits the market? Are we still expected to believe that these female celebrities are embarrassed when they are stricken by these forces and poltergeists? If so, then why have they failed to devise any sort of strategy to avoid them? Do these female celebrities not understand the phenomenons of gravity, momentum, wind, and light? What about the designers? What about the show producers? After seven years of havoc wreaked by these evil forces, how is it that those most likely to be stricken still fail to consider the possibility ahead of time? Final question: After nearly seven years, how in the name of all that is logical can the masses still be so incredibly dumb, gullible, and naive? Jesus gxx dxxx fxxxxxx christ already. IT WAS STAGED.

Part 2.

Ok. Consider this. Let’s say that I show up at the local park wearing nothing but a pair of loose nylon running shorts (the style form the ’70′s that had virtually no inseam) and a tank top. I decide to do jumping jacks in a crowded family area and my dxxx hangs out for all to see. Would that be a ‘wardrobe malfunction’. Would there be anything that I could have done to avoid it? Perhaps wear underwear? Perhaps longer shorts? Perhaps a little precaution out of respect for others? Would you Grace supporters forgive me as quickly as you forgive her? Of course, it was staged. Give it some thought already. A heavy set woman with large breasts was scheduled to bounce up and down in a low cut push-up style dress on national TV. There was no seven second editing delay. The nipple was shown to all those viewing on the east coast. Just briefly enough to avoid massive fines (Wait and see.). There are only two possibilities. Either it was staged or everyone involved is a fxxxxxx idiot without even the most basic understanding of physics. Gravity and momentum in particular. Those of you who still think it was an accident should be as embarrassed as Nancy pretends to be. And all the others from Jackson to Reid to Rowling to Longoria to Swift to Lopez to Gomez to Gaga to Coco and those who have their own ‘wardrobe malfunctions’ planned for next week. I for one will not be made a fool of by filthy rich celebrity pigs who want my money or commercial friendly feedback. I have nothing against the human body. Not even large human bodies. But I don’t believe that national TV is the proper place to expose breasts. And I will not fall for a calculated publicity stunt. IT WAS STAGED.

[-] 1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

7 or 8 years ago, I started ripping on the 'Today' show for their incredibly predictable barrage of 'technical difficulties'. Incidents which are not actually 'difficult' at all. They are simply staged several times each week in order to make the show more interesting to millions of Americans who have a growing, almost obsessive interest in all things bizarre, humorous, unexpected, awkward, or dramatic.

These 'difficulties' are often staged for the purpose of broadcasting sights and sounds intended to leave the viewers under the impression that although riddled with daily issues and events more and more bizarre, humorous, unexpected, awkward, or dramatic in nature, the 'Today' show is real, live, spontaneous, fun, and sincere. Not at all scripted, contrived, rehearsed, or otherwise calculated for maximum profit.

In other words, the 'Today' show is just like the 'Kardashian' show, 'Duck Dynasty', 'Honey Boo Boo', and virtually every other 'reality' show on the air today. FAKE FAKE FAKE. Sure, the producers of these shows get lucky once in a great while and get something 'real' on camera to exploit for higher ratings but for the most part, these shows are much like Angelina Jolie's rack, and her personality for that matter.

Synthetic. The polar opposite of real.

I am disgusted with the very concept of passing anything fake or insincere off as real or genuine for the purpose of entertainment or profit. It is downright immoral. That alone has become so incredibly common the world over that I no longer have an ounce of faith in reform.

But when I stop to consider just how many of my fellow citizens continue to open wide each morning, ready and willing to swallow the crap being shoveled in their faces and how incredibly futile it is to hope that any of them will ever do any different, it aggravates me in such a profound way that I seriously consider removing myself from this society.

The 'audio meltdown' on WGN was just another morning show publicity stunt. Like those on the 'Today' show, every other talk show, and every fake 'reality' show, it was carefully planned ahead of time. It was broadcast for the purpose of making you, the viewer, THE CONSUMER, even dumber than you already are.

IT WAS STAGED.

[-] 0 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Bonnie Fuller and Olivia Elgart, of 'Hollywood Life' are two more of MANY entertainment reps going out of their way to dumb down America by reporting STAGED EVENTS as 'real' or 'accidental'. Like the rest, they do so for personal gain. In this case, the STAGED EVENT I refer to is YET ANOTHER NIPPLE DELIBERATELY FLASHED FOR AN UNSUSPECTING AUDIENCE.

As usual, the event was deliberately staged in order to promote one celebrity in particular, along with certain corporate entities. In this case, a well known manufacturer of horribly over-priced cell phones and YET ANOTHER social media entity. Like I've said many times, these people won't be satisfied until every last one of us are too fxxxxxx stupid to do ANYTHING but breathe, watch, and buy product.

From now on, I will rip on the celebrities, their assistants, and the entertainment reps who go out of their way to dumb down America in the name of profit BY NAME. That's right Bonnie Fuller and Olivia Elgart of Hollywood Life. You just made the list.

http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/06/26/kim-kardashian-nipple-wardrobe-malfunction-instagram-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-4215189

By the way, some of you may wonder why I would bother with something so petty. It's because I don't see it that way. Americans desperately need a wake-up call. For they are being taken advantage of by the most greedy and corrupt bunch of business leaders, government leaders, AND celebrities alike. Their methods are diverse but the motive is always the same. THEY WANT OUR MONEY.

As I've said many times, it has become virtually impossible for an individual to get through to the idiot masses. This attempt, petty as it may seem to some is one of many such attempts. I will hit the pigs as many times and from as many angles as I can muster.

Don't support the stuck-up celebrity pig, the manufacturer of her over-priced cell phone, the social media entity, Bonnie Fuller, Olivia Elgart, Cracker Barrel or Frontline, two corporate sponsors of the latest 'wardrobe malfunction' page posted at Hollywood Life. View the article and related comments if you wish but don't click on those ads and don't support those corporate sponsors. Our refusal to do so is vital if we hope to make a difference.

http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/06/26/kim-kardashian-nipple-wardrobe-malfunction-instagram-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-4215189

By the way you utterly predictable Craigslist stalker/Buzi goon, otherwise known as OccupiedFrog, and certainly a few more aliases right here onsite, I already know that you have been trolling the site for the past 48 hours using various IDs in order to mark my comments down. You've marked every last one of them down at least once just within the last 48 hours. 15 more just within the last 30 minutes. I'm down from 175 earlier today to 160 now. It may be even lower by the time I complete this update. I don't care. It will have no effect on me whatsoever. It never has and it never will.

http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/06/26/kim-kardashian-nipple-wardrobe-malfunction-instagram-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-4215189

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[-] 0 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Another repost from Craigslist. The entertainment industry is a partner in crime so I'm including it here.

Be aware of commercial brainwash plots on TV. They are written into nearly every scene of nearly every show. Most cater to network sponsors, coorporate partners, and parent companies. Especially commercial health care. In particular, high profit pharmaceuticals and excessive medical testing. These plugs are countless, calculated, and VERY well written. They have commercial brainwashing down to a science. DON'T FALL FOR IT.

Get off the couch and take care of your own body the way nature intended. There is no substitute. If you must see a doctor, then DEMAND that he/she give you more than 5 minutes of their undivided attention. Otherwise, dispute their unreasonable charges. Be prepared with written questions about your condition and get them answered one at a time. If they refuse, then dispute their unreasonable charges. If they prescribe excessive medical testing, then ask if they personally own the equipment or if they are paid a commission for each test. If they find nothing new or signifigant, then dispute their unreasonable charges. If they prescribe a pharmaceutical, then ask for a generic. Better yet, concider a change in lifestyle or simple tolerance. If they still recommend the name brand pharmaceutical, then ask about any financial ties or conflict of interest. If they get offended, then dispute their unreasonable charges and consider a new doctor.

If you must drug away your sniffles, worries, jitters, aches, and pains, then at least do your homework. Be aware of the possible side-effects ahead of time. Don't be surprised to find yourself back a week or two later feeling worse. In which case, you should dispute their unreasonable charges. If you are diagnosed with another medical condition, then ask your doctor what he/she has done to rule out those possible side-effects. Otherwise, dispute their unreasonable charges. Don't let any greedy doctor treat you like a number, make you wait an hour, or rush you out of their office. Otherwise, dispute their unreasonable charges.

Don't fall for this CRAP that doctors have no choice but to over-book their time or over-charge their patients because of a high overhead. ITS A LIE. YOUR DOCTOR IS MOST LIKELY A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE. The same goes for their bogus claim to over-test so many of their patients because they are afraid of missing something and being sued for it. THAT IS ANOTHER FLAT-OUT LIE. Afterall, if this were true, then it would only explain some of the unnecessary testing. NOT THE OBSCENE CHARGES. It also wouldn't explain their own financial ties directly to the manufacturers of said testing equipment. Thats right. Most doctors hold stock in the very same companies that produce that equipment. Its another conflict of interest. So don't fall for their CRAP. Demand their undivided attention and respect. Afterall, they took an oath.

If you have the opportunity before being admitted, then check the record of your hospital. Check to see if they have been investigated or sued for providing unnecessary treatment, excessive medical testing, or fraudulent billing. Dozens have already been caught doing so. Do all of the above regardless of your coverage. Don't force your employer or insurance provider to cover the obscene and often fraudulent charges of a corrupt health care industry. By doing so, you make the problem worse. -2005

-Damn right it's getting worse. It was bad 8 years ago. It's even worse today.

One more piece of advice. Demand copies of each medical test result. That means each X-Ray, MRI, EKG, ultrasound, blood test and everything else. Then do your own research on those test results. If you've been told that you have bone spurs, little or no cartilage in a particular joint then check for yourself. If you've been told that your blood test results are positive for any sort of 'disease', then check for yourself. Don't mistake evidence of abnormal protein or antibody activity as evidence of 'disease'. Your doctor should have already told you that such evidence may also indicate a drug-related side effect or your bodies attempt to compensate for it.

Beware: Doctors are notorious for misleading their patients about test results. If they are being straight with you, then they should have no problem with your request for copies of those results. There may be a charge but it's your right to have them.

[-] 3 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

A recent episode of 'Pawn Stars' included a scene in which the bald headed pawn guy/actor showed up at a doctor's office because of 'stress'. Repeated references were made to the 'doctor' along with subtle hints and implications that you should see your doctor and take your meds.

A FXXXXXX PAWN SHOW.

This is no coincidence. Commercial health care is the most 'cross marketed' industry of all time. As a direct result, it now represents 17% of our GDP. THAT IS FXXXXXX INSANE.

[-] 0 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

This one is another re-post from Craigslist. It's from December of 2013.

The Hallmark Channel's 12 new Christmas movies. READ THIS. (Nationwide)

I just can't stand by and let the Hallmark Channel get away with loading their 12 new Christmas movies with commercial brainwash plots. No, they aren't the Christmas 'gift' sort of plots you might expect this time of year. The plots I'm referring to are much more calculated.

Of course, the producers of these 12 new movies, like those of all TV shows and movies produced over the last decade or so have been ordered to serve the interests of network sponsors, corporate partners, public figures, and parent companies. They have been ordered to do so by brainwashing you, the viewer.

Below are a few ugly truths which you should keep in mind when you watch these 12 new Christmas movies or any TV show produced over the last decade or so.

The rich on average are not struggling to maintain their incomes or net worth. Not by any stretch of the imagination. The exact opposite is happening. On average, they continue to reap a larger share of US household income and net worth each year. The richest 1% of households currently reap over 24% of all personal income in America. Their household incomes have risen on average year after year while household incomes for the lower 95% have been falling. This is true even after taxes. Its a direct correlation. The richest 1% currently own more than 1/2 of ALL financial wealth in America (account balances, stocks, bonds, ect). Most doctors and full time investors are members of the 1% club. They are not middle class. They are among the richest 1%. Don't let any scene within these 12 new movies or any other show lead you to believe otherwise.

The richest 1% on average contribute a much lower percentage of their incomes to charity than the average middle class American. When corporations and public figures 'give back', they do so for publicity. Usually, at critical (commercial) moments in time. That is, when they have a new product to promote. Often, within days of the release or premier. It's tax deductible and far less expensive than traditional advertising. By doing so, they save millions over that traditional cost, divert our attention from bottom line profits and lead people to believe that by buying the products of these corporations and public figures, they actually make the world a better place. That's just not true. In fact, the charitable 'foundations' of these corporations and public figures rarely earn good ratings from any independent charity watchdog. They are often run more like PR firms. Many of the causes they claim to stand for actually suffer because of corporate business practices and the ongoing trend of wealth concentration. Don't let any scene within these 12 new movies or any other show lead you to believe otherwise.

Banks do not grant Christmas wishes. If they can repossess your home legally and they can do so for a profit, they will. Don't let any scene within these 12 new movies or any other show lead you to believe otherwise.

Thousands of doctors and hundreds of hospitals, nursing homes, and home care providers across the country have been caught misleading, abusing, or overcharging their patients and coverage providers. Several of the largest and most profitable drug companies have been caught falsifying research results, understating life threatening side-effects, bribing doctors, and illegally marketing drugs for 'off label' uses not approved by the FDA. These unethical and illegal practices cost patients and coverage providers billions of dollars each and every year. Tens of thousands of lives have been lost because of these unethical and illegal practices. Fraud and mistreatment within the health care industry is an ongoing trend and it's getting worse. Don't let any scene within these 12 new movies or any other show lead you to believe otherwise.

Prescription drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. This didn't happen overnight. They have been prescribed far more often than necessary for many years. They still are. The side-effects often mimic the symptoms of actual disease or disorder leading to misdiagnosis by doctors who are too sold-out or careless to rule out those side-effects. They are often debilitating or fatal. Don't let any scene within these 12 new movies or any other show lead you to believe otherwise.

Beware, commercial brainwash plots are written into nearly every scene of nearly every show in order to divert your attention and prevent you from understanding the ugly truths above. They are written very well. They are intended to leave you with false impressions resulting in higher sales and profits for network sponsors, corporate partners, public figures, and parent companies. These plots have been written into all 12 of the new Christmas movies currently being shown on the Hallmark Channel.

[-] 0 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

This one is another re-post from Craigslist. It's a few months old.

The penis on FOX Denver was aired DELIBERATELY. (Attentionville America)

For those of you who don't know already, the penis on FOX Denver last week was aired deliberately. It was just the latest outrageous publicity stunt in the ongoing war for shock/drama/humor ratings on network television. I just got off the phone with the general manager of FOX Denver to let him know what I thought of their little publicity stunt and to ask if they had been contacted regarding a possible fine. He would not give me an answer. The man is a COWARD.

My hunch is that they aired the penis just long enough to be noticed by thousands but not long enough to result in a massive fine. In other words, they planned the obscene event ahead of time to seem like just another 'accident' on live TV. Thus avoiding a massive fine. This has become the strategy of those networks who seek publicity by showing what they are not allowed by law to broadcast.

I'll give you a few recent examples just from memory. The Nancy Grace 'wardrobe malfunction', the multiple Olympics 'wardrobe malfunctions', the Nikki Minaj 'wardrobe malfunction', the Khloe Kardashian 'wardrobe malfunction', the multiple 'F-Bombs', the 'C-word', and the 'All Up In My Snatch' book cover. All broadcast on live TV. Just long enough to be noticed by thousands and make the internet but not long enough to result in massive fines.

See how this works?

Those of you who don't mind having your intelligence insulted every single day, go ahead and watch FOX, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and all the other networks for the next outrageous publicity stunt (fake laughing fit, fake technical difficulties, fake meltdown, fake bladder issue, staged wardrobe malfunction, fake practical joke, fake injury or illness, improper image, ect). The rest of you, those who are sick of what television has become, CRAP, turn the channel, turn off the TV, and STOP SUPPORTING THEIR SPONSORS.

If you want to let FOX Denver have a piece of your mind or ask who was responsible for that offensive image or inquire about a fine that will never come, go ahead and call the following numbers for FOX Denver:

Main line: 3O3-595-3l3l. Tip line: 3O3-566-7575. Newsroom: 3O3-566-76OO.

Hopefully, a few of you will. In the meantime, every last one of us are being played for fools.

DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT. STOP SUPPORTING THOSE SPONSORS.

[-] 0 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

This one was cut from a very long rant that I wrote in 2005 and posted on Craigslist.

Judge Judy. What a stuck-up over-paid self-righteous wacko snob. (Consumer Junkie Moron America)

Fake Judge Judy. What a snob. What a stuck-up, over-paid, over-confident, self-righteous, PMS bitch.

Public figures have an obligation to think before they open their mouth. Judge Judy seems unaware of that obligation. I'll start with the concept that one sex matures faster than the other. I can destroy that myth with 4 simple words. TEENAGE PREGNANCY. ARMED FORCES. It takes 2 fools to get a teenager pregnant. I'm sure we can all agree that the GIRL has to be 1 of them. We live in a time of crisis. Men and women right out of high school are in harms way as we speak. Agree or not with the war, those men and women are following orders. The vast majority serve with honor. Many have already given their lives for a greater cause. If it weren't for their sacrifice, then Judy Sheinlin never would have had the opportunity to play Judge on a TV show and reap 500 times the pay of a true hero.

Still, she has the nerve to judge those heroes and the rest of us almost entirely on our sex. How dare that stuck up bitch rate her personal preference over the other? It just doesn't make any sense. Nature created men and women differently. Millions of years ago. Both sexes were given the ability to reproduce around the same age. Both were given specific roles defined by nature. So if 1 sex matures faster than the other, then how did we survive this long? Who did the hunting? Who cared for the children? We were designed for an environment that no longer exists. Judge Judy's theater was not part of that environment. We survived long enough to create modern society. Screwed up as its become, you can't blame it on 1 sex or the other. Men fight. They also build. Women gossip. They also raise children. Both have their faults. Both are subject to influence that nature never intended for us (Like the ignorant words of a TV judge.). Both face a daily struggle. Their roles have been redefined for a screwed up society. Some adapt very well. Others don't. That's about it. 1 sex DOES NOT mature any faster than the other. It amazes me that a self-proclaimed genius with a lifetime of experience would say something so incredibly stupid. That comment alone should disqualify her as a judge.

The same goes for her claim to tell truth from lie by looking at one's eyes. If she truly had such an amazing gift, then why would she waste it on petty little nickel and dime disputes over broken cell phones and dead fish? Why not use it to interview suspected child abductors? Adults lie all the time. Some much better than others. This is why police interrogations often take hours. Not minutes. That bitch is too stuck up to understand or forgive human nature. Especially the quirky aspects. Her wise-ass attitude makes people nervous. Nervous people are less able to present their cases effectively. They are more likely to forget or confuse important details. They are more likely to have shifty, watering eyes. They are more likely to hesitate or stumble as they search for the right words. Especially with the cameras running and the judge ready to humiliate them for any mistake. In fact, that bitch DELIBERATELY confuses people with uncommon terminology (libation) and trick questions (Was there an arrest?). That bitch treats litigants like side-show freaks and then claims to be a human lie detector. Her first priority seems to be to convince everyone in the audience that she is by far, the most intelligent. She is not. That bitch makes herself out to be infallible. She is not. She misunderstands explicit testimony, misquotes the litigants, and then refuses to accept any clarification. I've seen it several times. Whenever she's proven wrong, she backs her way out of it with double-talk. She blew any credibility out her rank ass with the first courtroom joke. Her OBVIOUS motive to entertain the TV audience is A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN A COURTROOM.

What a freak show. I refer to the judge. Not the litigants. The stupid jokes are incredibly predictable. The same goes for the references to her watch (As if justice were of any priority.). The same goes for the removal of her glasses for the camera (Something tells me that she doesn't even need them. If the bitch can afford 6 figures worth of face lift, then she can afford to get her eyes fixed.). I don't know how many episodes there have been, but I've seen about 20. There is obviously something shady going on behind the scenes. Free accommodations? Minimum payouts win or loose? I don't know. There must be some incentive for people to let such a wacko hear their case. Otherwise, the defendants would rarely show up. I wouldn't let that PMS bitch decide ownership of my dog's bone. I've been in court plenty. As a juvenile and as an adult. Criminal and civil. I've been ruled for and against. Still, I have enough respect to behave in a courtroom. In each and every case, I was treated with respect. The witnesses were treated with respect. Not necessarily by the attorneys, but ALWAYS by the judge. THATS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. I've never once seen a judge treat a litigant or witness like garbage. Or motion to them as if they were a 4 year old. Or tell a stupid joke at their expense. Or make an insulting reference to their weight, hair, clothing, sex life, or intelligence. Not in a LEGITIMATE court of law.

Judge Judy has some smarts. I'll give her that. But that doesn't qualify her to be a judge. Even with her knowledge of the law, she is still unqualified. She just doesn't have the objective, rational, level headed, state of mind to do the job right. Her stuck-up, deliberately comic, over-confident, sexist, PMS attitude should be a deal breaker. It has no place in a courtroom. It might have gotten her female votes many years ago and TV ratings but that's all. She has ZERO credibility. What a self righteous, hypocrite bitch. "Why would a man accept (unearned or unnecessary) financial support from a woman?" That's easy. FOR THE SAME REASON A FAKE TV JUDGE WOULD ACCEPT 7 FIGURES TO SETTLE PETTY LITTLE BACKYARD SQUABBLES. THE SAME REASON A FAKE TV JUDGE WOULD SELL OUT OUR LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE VERY CONCEPT OF JUSTICE FOR ENTERTAINMENT. GREED. GOD DAMN SPOILED ROTTEN BLACK HEARTED GREED. Without the slightest regard for the wake of destruction. It would not surprise me to hear of a litigant lashing out in a big way after being humiliated for the TV ratings. Judge Judy is just one more example of whats wrong with our society.

Another thing: Judy Sheindlin may assume that I'm the type to be embarrassed. She may pull a string or two and try to have my identity revealed in a desperate attempt to make me shut up. That would be a mistake on her part. I can not be embarrassed. It's not a feeling that I'm capable of. But I can be provoked. I don't want my identity revealed. My right to criticize a public figure anonymously is protected by Federal law. It's a law that I happen to agree with. For I'm not the one profiting millions by humiliating ordinary people on national TV and selling out the very concept of justice in the name of GREED. She is. It's a rotten way to reap a living. It's my right to say so anonymously. After all, I can't afford a team of body guards or a high-tech security system to prevent her wacko love-sick fans from trying to kill me. Therefore, I chose to remain anonymous. If my identity is revealed by that pig or anyone else, I won't be embarrassed but I will be compelled to sue everyone involved and use the money to buy that high-tech security system.

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

This is another re-post from MSN. It's about two years old. It reads for itself:

Not a fan. Jul 23, 2012 6:41AM avatar

About 12 days ago, Kristin Chenoweth was reported to suffer a minor head injury on the set of her TV show. So minor, that there was no physical evidence to support the claim. No one else was reported to injured. Only Chenoweth. The star. Commercial intervention was sought and publicized. The report was plastered all over the media. This is the same Kristin Chenoweth that was reported to suffer from a 'migraine headache' immediately after an awards show just last year in which she won an award for 'best supporting actress'. Commercial intervention was sought and publicized. The report was plastered all over the media well before the re-broadcast. There was no physical evidence to support either claim.

About 10 days ago, Farah Alvin was reported to suffer a minor head injury during rehearsal on the set of her Broadway show. So minor, that there was no physical evidence to support the claim. No one else was reported to be injured. Only Alvin. One of the stars. Commercial intervention was sought and publicized. The report was plastered all over the media.

About 7 days ago, Halle Berry was reported to suffer a minor head injury on the set of her latest movie. So minor, that there was no physical evidence to support the claim. No one else was reported to be injured. Only Berry. The star. Commercial intervention was sought and publicized. The report was plastered all over the media. This is the same Halle Berry previously reported to have 'wardrobe malfunctions' right around the time her commercial products go into production or distribution.

The similarities in the three cases above reported within a span of 7 days are striking to say the least. Here are two more to consider: In all three cases, the shows were plugged by name thousands of times in a matter of hours within reports published on air and online without one penny being invested in commercial ad space. In all three cases, the single most common commercial sponsor of the broadcast entertainment industry (health care) was plugged thousands of times in a matter of hours within reports published on air and online without one penny being invested in commercial ad space.

I've said it many times and I will say it many more:

THESE RIDICULOUS EVENTS ARE STAGED.

Now, Tara Reid has been reported to suffer from some sort of stomach condition. Again, its the sort of claim that can be made with no real proof. Within hours of the alleged incident, Reid was already on her phone making the alleged details known. Again, commercial intervention was sought and publicized. The report has already been plastered all over the media without one penny being invested in commercial ad space. This is the same Tara Reid known to have 'wardrobe malfunctions' right around the time her commercial products go into production or distribution. Although this latest alleged health related incident involving a currently promoted celebrity isn't obviously staged like the others, there is one more very similar detail to consider:

Her latest DVD was just released last week.

Coincidence? Well, I'm not Reid's doctor, friend, colleague, or family member. I have no inside information to go on. But I know a pattern when I see one. These reports being plastered all over the media as we type will ultimately serve no purpose other than to plug the Hollywood pig's movies and of course, commercial health care.

Check my previous 200+ comments. I've explained in detail why I'm not a fan.

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Allison Takeda‎ and Myne Whitman are both lying mass media pigs. They know damn well that the latest 'wardrobe malfunctions' reported on their respective sites today were staged in order to promote the over-paid celebrity pig, Kim Kardashian along with more over-priced Kardashian endorsed crap. They know it damn well. THEY ARE ALL STAGED FOR PUBLICITY. Still, Allison Takeda‎ and Myne Whitman insist on dumbing down America even further by referring to these STAGED EVENTS as ‘wardrobe malfunctions’ and 'accidents'. They do it to improve the ratings for their respective sites. I’ve had it with all of these ridiculous publicity stunts and I've had it with those who STILL have the nerve to claim they are anything but. From now on, I will rip on the over-paid celebrity pigs, I will rip on their assistants, and I will rip on all lying entertainment reps BY NAME for their ongoing efforts to dumb down America even further with this ‘wardrobe malfunction’ crap. THEY ARE LYING PIGS. EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM. Kim Kardashian is a lying pig. Allison Takeda‎ is a lying pig. Myne Whitman is a lying pig.

I've said it many times and I will say it many more.

THESE RIDICULOUS EVENTS ARE STAGED.

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Bonnie Fuller and Michelle Tedder are both lying mass media pigs. They know damn well that both 'wardrobe malfunctions' reported on their site today were staged in order to promote the over-paid celebrity pig, Kim Kardashian and a particular brand of undergarment. They know it damn well. THEY ARE ALL STAGED. Still, they insist on dumbing down America even further by referring to YET ANOTHER TWO STAGED EVENTS as ‘wardrobe malfunctions’ and 'accidents'. I’ve had it with all of these ridiculous publicity stunts. From now on, I will rip on the over-paid celebrity pigs, their assistants, and all lying entertainment reps BY NAME for their ongoing efforts to dumb down America even further with this ‘wardrobe malfunction’ crap. THEY ARE LYING PIGS. EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM. Kim Kardashian is a lying pig. Bonnie Fuller is a lying pig. Michelle Tedder is a lying pig.

I've said it many times and I will say it many more.

THESE RIDICULOUS EVENTS ARE STAGED.

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Jason Buzi, the money hiding PIG real-estate developer never had any intention to remain anonymous. His motive from day one was calculated and self-centered. He knew that by hiding money, posting clues on Twitter, calling the media, and ultimately divulging his own identity with an appearance on CNN, he would become an internationally known celebrity real-estate developer. He would achieve this by giving away just a tiny minuscule fraction of the cost for one single syndicated cable TV commercial. His plan worked like a charm. He has achieved international fame with glorious praise while saving hundreds of thousands of dollars over the cost of traditional advertising. CH'CHING!

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

This one is another repost from December of 2009. This was posted long before Madonna's 'Raising Malawi' charity was finally reported to have wasted or lost millions while accomplishing virtually nothing it promised. The charity did finally re-organize it's operation, secure MORE funding, and work with a number of more legitimate charities to help build a number of very small and modest schools in Malawi. That should have been the strategy from day one. But again, that would have been too boring for the Material Girl. This was just one of many attempts I made to get through to Madonna's ignorant fans and supporters in the years leading up to the reported failure and reorganization of 'Raising Malawi'. I was a regular on the RM blog posting rants like this one before the option to comment was finally removed.

Part 1. December 2009.

I allege that Madonna is not the primary donor for the Raising Malawi foundation, the Success for Kids foundation, or any other. I allege that she is not even paying for the 'school' or the 'electricity' that she has already promised for Malawi. I allege that her claims of generosity are terribly misleading. PROOF: The Raising Malawi foundation was founded in '06' by Madonna and Michael Berg. This according to Madonna herself. In early '08', the Raising Malawi foundation issued a statement claiming to have raised 3.7 million along with Gucci from a single event. The money (net gain) was never accounted for however, the event itself was promoted and praised in the name of 'humanity'. Specifically, the Raising Malawi foundation. Around the same time, Madonna released a statement along with Raising Malawi promising to build a $15,000,000 'all girls' school in the impoverished country. In October of '09', Madonna released a video pleading with her fans worldwide to support the Raising Malawi foundation along with a promise to 'match' any contributions made. There was no catch of any kind mentioned in that video. However, there have already been two disclaimers posted on the Raising Malawi website, which limit Madonna's total 'match' liability to $100,000 and $150,000 (Less than 1/10 of one percent of her own multi-hundred-million dollar fortune. Less than 2% of the total reported cost to complete the school in Malawi.). It was reported in November of '09', that Madonna secured a $7,000,000 donation from Brazil's richest man, multi-billionaire Eike Batista. This in order to meet a 'goal' of $10,000,000 for a new Success for Kids foundation. Which by the way, hasn't even been registered yet. Its also been reported that Madonna has 'raised' (Thats raised, not donated.) 5.5 million 'yearly' for the Raising Malawi foundation and that assets held were already in excess of $23,000,000 as of August. This was before the latest video in which Madonna pleads with her fans worldwide for more. Finally, Forbes has been publicizing an annual list of the 'most generous' or 'top giving' celebrities for at least several years that I know of (All greedy, over-demanding, over-paid, filthy-rich, obscene wealth concentrating hypocrites.). Even Rush Limbaugh made the list with contributions of just over $4,000,000. Madonna has never made the list. Not even once. Not even close.

I allege that the 3.7 million Raising Malawi claimed to have raised along with Gucci from a single event in early '08' (The grand opening of their new flagship store in New York.) has never been accounted for. I also allege that the Raising Malawi foundation didn't even register as a 'non-profit' until early '09'. PROOF: This has been reported several times by the mainstream media. Fox News did at least one segment on the story making reference to both allegations. The Insider made reference as well. Others have been made by lesser known media outlets. All of which could have been held liable if the specific claims were proven to be false. They were not. In fact, there were calls throughout '08' and '09' for some response on the part of Raising Malawi. There has been no answer. Not even to refute the claims. In August of '09' there was finally a report that Gucci had filed a 'timely' claim to have donated "just over" $3,000,000 to Raising Malawi but no 'net gain' has been reported or confirmed. There has been no report of related expenditures on the part of Raising Malawi and no indication of how any 'net gain' may have been spent. Not even on the Raising Malawi website. I also allege that no itemized progress/efficiency report has been posted by Raising Malawi for any time frame after three full years of fundraising and that they have still failed to earn a decent (or any) rating from any independent charity watchdog. PROOF: Again, Madonna herself claims to have founded Raising Malawi with Michael Berg in '06'. The 'impact' page makes vague references to 'progress' made to date with 'invaluble partners' operating in Malawi including over 20 seperate entities. Each of which have their own sources of funding. However, no indication is made what portion of that 'progress' was actually funded by Raising Malawi. Not one single cost is accounted for. There is no 'dollar in dollar out' report posted for any time frame. CharityWatch.org, CharityNavigator.org, and BBB.org (Better Business Bereau) are the most well known and thorough charity watchdogs evaluating and rating literally hundreds of non-profits (Although CharityNavigator.org is more forgiving in general. They also have a conflict of interest. They sell commercial ad space.). As of 12.27.09, no rating has been given for Raising Malawi. I realize that Raising Malawi didn't even register as a 'non-profit' until early '09' but they were founded in '06'. They started raising funds from day one. They have never explained why it took so long to register as a 'non profit'. They have still failed to open their books for review. Not for any charity watchdog anywhere and not even for their potential donors. There is no independent rating posted anywhere, no accreditation of any kind on the Raising Malawi site, and none given by phone (888-72-DONOR).

I allege that although Raising Malawi appears to operate within the law as a 'non-profit' (Which means only that donations are not converted or payed directly to owners or shareholders.), there are ulterior motives, marketing gimmicks, and actual (real world) profits being made as a direct result. PROOF: There is a claim made on the Raising Malawi site that by purchasing the pendent shown on the homepage, you actually support the 'non-profit' foundation. However, the phrase "shop now", which is actually an active link, takes you directly to a specific page of an online 'for profit' entity where very expensive high-end jewelry is sold. The option is present to purchase not only the specific piece from which profits are donated, but also the entire line. You could literally spend $100,000 on that site with not a single dime going to charity of any kind. Simply by skipping the option to purchase the pendant shown and purchasing other items instead. These are the very same items sold at high end retail outlets around the world. Which just happen to be posted right there onsite. Also on the Raising Malawi site, there is an option to purchase the 'I am because we are' DVD. There have been claims made by Madonna that she produced the DVD in an attempt to make people 'aware' of Malawi. However, the price listed on the subsequent page is right around average for any Hollywood blockbuster. In fact, you could actually find a better deal elsewhere. Again, the devil is in the details (Which you are not expected to consider.). The active link takes you directly to another 'for profit' entity where DVDs are sold 'for profit'. No specific claim is made on either site that profits are donated anywhere. Not even for the 'I am because we are' DVD. In addition, Madonna actually founded Semtek Films. Another 'for profit' entity which has also mass produced several other projects, starring, directed, or written by Madonna. Finally, it is well known that profits for mass produced DVDs are in general, astronomical.

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Part 2. December 2009.

I have just posted solid evidence to support several of the most serious allegations I have made against Madonna and the Raising Malawi foundation. In addition, I allege that like many other big celebrity/big business foundations, Raising Malawi to date has been inefficient and riddled with corruption. Actually charging private jet rides, super exclusive 5 star accomodations, and other unnecessary perks directly to the 'non-profit' foundation itself. I fully expect Success for Kids and any other 'charity' closely affiliated with Madonna to operate the same way. Effectively giving Madonna and others the privelage to travel this mostly poor, but beautiful world free of charge. Flying, dining, bathing, and sleeping 'First Class' in some of the most exotic locations and exclusive resorts in the world. Which in another example of profound injustice, just happen to exist and operate in some of the poorest. Even Africa. Even Brazil. In most cases, the vast overwhelming majority of locals can't even hope to afford such accomodations for a single day. They find it difficult enough just to survive. But Madonna (Currently worth over $325,000,000 and counting.), not only can, but does take full advantage of such injustice. Not only concentrating even more of the world's wealth and thereby causing more poverty, but fully exploiting the non-profit laws more for her own good than anything else. Although I admit making some of these later allegations by reading between the lines, I feel strongly that they will be proven in time. Mark my words: The Raising Malawi foundation has been operating much like any established government for over three years. Basically within the law but riddled with corruption. Of course, I don't have their books. I can't tell you what specific accomodations were made for Madonna in Malawi when she flew in to plant a tree (photo-op) in October. I can't tell you where she stayed for that week, what exotic food she ate, what karat of gold she sat on to expel her waste, or what exclusive brand of tissue was flown in for her to wipe with. I can not tell you how much any of it cost. But I can assure you that it was all covered in the name of 'humanity'. There will be many more private jet rides and super exclusive accomodations for Madonna provided in some of the most exotic locations in the world. Not noble, necessary, or efficient by any stretch of the imagination. Still, these incredibly expensive perks will be demanded by Madonna and payed for by those foolish enough to support her 'good will'. Of course, there will be more free publicity and further profits made with each and every 'humanitarian' effort. Which as usual, will be publicized at critical (commercial) moments in time. Which again, is the very motive to begin with. This is what 'charity' has become all too often in this world of Earth shattering greed, vanity, and hypocrisy. Good Will has become Big Business.

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Another repost from CL. March of 2013.

Another season of DWTS and their FAKE EVERYTHING. (Nationwide.)

Here we go again. Another season of FAKE DRAMA, FAKE ROMANCE, FAKE WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONS, and other BIZARRE EVENTS all STAGED for PUBLICITY. Another season of FAKE INJURIES, FAKE ILLNESSES, repeated references to the SICK, the INJURED, the DISABLED, the AUTISTIC, and other excuses to mention COMMERCIAL HEALTH CARE. Another season of SURPRISE APPEARANCES by CELEBRITY PIGS with NEW ALBUMS, NEW MOVIES, or NEW TV SHOWS to promote. Another season of repeated references to the TRAVEL INDUSTRY, LAS VEGAS, DISNEY WORLD or DISNEY LAND. Another season of CALCULATED MASS MARKET BRAINWASH CRAP all scripted in advance and designed to make YOU the CONSUMER open your wallet, turn on the computer, or get in your car in order to support the PARENT COMPANY, the NETWORK SPONSORS, the COMMERCIAL PARTNERS, and the CELEBRITY PIGS who all have NEW PRODUCTS to promote. Aside from all of the above, there will be some dancing.

Dancing With the Stars is one of the most grossly commercial and calculated mass media productions of all time. It's right up there with Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Every season is loaded wall to wall with mass marketing tricks. If you decide to watch, keep your guard up. Don't be the idiot consumer puppet they want you to be.

It's already begun. At least one 'star' that I know of so far has been reported to undergo 'knee surgery'. That's why he was chosen. His 'condition' will surely be hyped up along with the usual barrage of FAKE injuries and FAKE illnesses staged for the show. Whatever it takes to get those commercially affiliated health care plugs in. Whatever it takes to sell even more over-priced drugs and medical testing to an already brainwashed and debt ridden drug-and-doctor society. Ch'Ching!

DON'T FALL FOR IT YOU FXXXXXX MORONS!

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Another repost from CL. March of 2013.

Angelina Jolie back in the news for more publicity. Ch'Ching! (Nationwide)

Another story is already being planned. With a commercial promotion to coincide or follow. Say that reminds me.

This is a re-post. It's about two and 1/2 years old but still relevant. Be sure to read the update at the very end.

Virtually every penny 'donated' by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to date has come from repeated sales of baby photos. With each sale, the baby money goes to the 'Jolie-Pitt' foundation. A foundation which has never done anything but shelter funds. The 'donation' is immediately publicized worldwide.

When Jolie or Pitt have a new movie to promote, a portion is then donated from their own 'foundation' to a legitimate charity. This leaves their ignorant fans under the impression that 'another' donation has been made. When in fact, its the same baby money being transferred again and again. Another portion is blown on private jet rides, super-exclusive accommodations, photo ops, and PR crap. This saves Jolie and Pitt millions in travel/stay expenses and their respective studios tens of millions in advertising. It's all very calculated.

Of course, Jolie and Pitt could simply endorse any of the 1500 most efficient and effective charities. Of course, the baby money would go much further and do far more good if it were donated to such charities to begin with.

But that would be too boring.

The 'Make it Right' Foundation took in over $12,000,000 the first year alone. Tens of millions overall. Brad Pitt has never been the primary donor, planner, or designer. He is a figurehead and salesman with a position on the board of advisors. Nothing more. Still, he has been showered with glorious praise by fellow celebrities and media outlets around the world. Again, the fans have been terribly misled.

In order to move into a 'green' home, the innocent victims of Katrina are required to provide a property deed, meet a number of financial requirements, and pay an average of $150,000 UP FRONT. The difference is offered in cheap loans or on occasion (according to the website) forgiven. To date, only a few dozen former home owners have qualified.

The 'Make it Right' foundation was never intended to help the lower income residents of New Orleans reclaim anything lost in Katrina. In fact, 'Make it Right' is part of a calculated effort to rebuild the Lower Ninth Ward without them. Part of a calculated effort to raise property values in the area by displacing the poor. They are by design, excluded. Unable to qualify.

Of course, Brad Pitt could have simply endorsed 'Habitat For Humanity'. A well known, proven, and efficient home building operation. Of course, the tens of millions in funding would have gone MUCH further.

But that would be too boring.

Big name celebrities have no desire to make the world a better place.

Their primary goal is to appear as if they do.

It's a sham. Good will has become big business.

3.28.13

UPDATE: The baby money has been spent. More than 1/2 of it, on private jet rides, five star accommodations, and PR campaigns for Jolie and Pitt. With no more baby money to spend, the two have dropped right off of that 'most generous celebrities' list. That's right. They no longer make the cut.

Pitt's 'Make it Right' foundation has also proven to be a dismal failure.

Like I said back in '2011', those two frauds should have simply endorsed the most efficient and effective charities to begin with. By doing so, they could have made a slight difference. But that would have been too boring.

Keep your eyes peeled and your ears open. If Jolie is back in the news, then another 'story' is already being planned to keep her there. With a commercial promotion to follow or coincide. It's all designed to save millions over the cost of traditional advertising.

I give it two weeks max.

Another thing: If there are two celebrities on this planet who will milk the 'wedding' bit for publicity as long as possible, it's Jolie and Pitt. No way in holy hell did those two get married secretly. I don't care how many so called 'journalists' mention the concept of a 'secret' wedding. It didn't happen. No way in holy hell. That would have been too boring.

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Another re-post from Craigslist. December of 2013.

Carl Gallups better be selling his book cheap. Otherwise he is a FRAUD (Nationwide)

Carl Gallups better be selling his new book dirt cheap. For if he intends to stand by his claim that homosexuality is immoral based on bible quotes, then he better acknowledge and live by the following quotes as well:

"Blessed are you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are hungry, for you shall be fed. Blessed are you who mourn, for you shall soon be laughing" (Luke 6:20--21).

"Woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. Woe to you who are full, for you shall hunger. Woe to you laughing now, for soon you will mourn" (Luke 6:24--25).

"The first shall be last and the last shall be first" (Matthew 5:3--12).

"How hard it will be for the wealthy to enter the Kingdom of God!" (Mark 10:23).

Like I said, Carl Gallups better be selling his new book dirt cheap. If he is already wealthy, then he better be selling it at a loss. Otherwise, HE IS A FRAUD.

[-] -2 points by OccupiedFrog (10) from Chazy, NY 9 years ago

"Men have two heads, twice crazyer than women, making them more aggressive," Mossman said. "So there's something operating there at a basic biological level."

Point #3. The money hiding pig Jason Buzi resorted to a similar strategy in order to appear on CNN and all over the media without paying for one single moment of commercial air time. He has already saved at the very least several hundred thousand dollars over the cost of traditional advertising.

"Psychos give lots of social messages about responding violently to wrongs," Mossman said. "and not show any sign of weakness or vulnerability."

"Pass it on: Point #6. Your attempt to divert attention from the money hiding pig to me won't work either. That also has been tried many times before. [motivations for committing murder] It never works. "It always backfires and for You, it could possibly lead to a violent act,"

People who are severely troubled, and even paranoid, can lead relatively normal lives, making it difficult for anyone, even mental health professionals, to determine whether someone is actually a threat.

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

I was pretty sure this guy would show up here. He is one of the users trying DESPERATELY to discredit me on Craigslist. He even went out of his way to find me on this site in order to try AGAIN to discredit me. I have a growing suspicion that he is a Buzi goon or possibly, Buzi himself.

Please help me mark him down into oblivion as he trolls the site marking my comments down.

[-] -3 points by Robert25 (-7) 9 years ago

Dude, you need to consider your anger. Are you so fixated on any one who knows how to make a buck. Perhaps you should try a commune or move to Cuba!

[-] -1 points by StillModestCapitalist (343) 9 years ago

Only a moron would consider even the most remote possibility that it's anywhere near that simple.

[-] 2 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 9 years ago

Only a moron would consider even the most remote possibility that it's anywhere near that simple.

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( note to auto editor - NO I will not turn off the caps lock - as - the bloody caps lock as you so colorfully put it - is NOT on )

[-] -3 points by turbocharger (1756) 9 years ago

Gotta love pr tricks.