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Expect to See More Headlines Like This One: "Ohio AG sues rating agencies"

The securities then plummeted in value as the housing market nose-dived over the past few years. Cordray alleges in the lawsuit that the agencies slapped the high rating on securities in return for high fees paid by those they were rating. ...

From NICK GILLESPIE, Hit and Run,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Fitch Ratings

Thanks For Your Support of Reason's Webathon 2009!

Staffers in the Los Angeles and Washington offices of Reason Foundation, the nonprofit publisher of Reason magazine, Reason.com, and Reason.tv say thanks to the more-than-600 donors who pledged over $55,000 in the fight for "Free Minds and Free ...

From NICK GILLESPIE, Reason,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Reason Magazine

Thanks For Your Massive, Generous, and Unprecedented Support of the 2009 Reason Webathon!

On behalf of everyone at Reason Foundation, the nonprofit that publishes this website, Reason.tv, and Reason magazine, I want to thank you for generous support of our work. The webathon officially ends at midnight tonight, but as you can from our ...

From NICK GILLESPIE, Reason,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Reason Magazine

Your Flight Has Been Delayed—and it's the FAA's fault!

Yesterday's Reason.tv video on the U.S. antiquated air-traffic control system eerily anticipated the major screw-ups currently being caused by the Federal Aviation Administration's computers. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said she doesn't know ...

From NICK GILLESPIE, Hit and Run,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Federal Aviation Administration

Fill the Flame of Freedom! Please Support Reason! This Ends on Friday! We Promise!

As noted yesterday, you generous, glorious sons and daughters of bitches came through like the troops on Normandy by letting us reach our goal of 500 new supporters long before our beg-a-thon's planned end this Friday. So thank you. And since ...

From NICK GILLESPIE, Reason,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Drew Carey,  P J O'Rourke,  John Stossel

Yes, We Have Reached Our Goal of 500 New Donors, You Glorious Sons of Bitches! Now Fill the Goddamn Torch With The Fire of Liberty Because We're Committed Through The End of The Week!

Holey Macaroley, you went and did it, you damn dirty bastards! You came through in spades and donated to our webathon/blegathon/begathon in record numbers with record speed so that we hit our initial goal of 500 new donors to Reason Foundation, ...

From NICK GILLESPIE, Reason,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Congress,  Citigroup,  General Motors,  Hamid Karzai

We Got The Loud Rock Music You Want, So Be Part of the 500 Strong Supporting Reason!

Have you heard? There's loud rock music in the streets and Reason, yes Reason!, is ruling both the coasts and all the land in between. As we pull away George W. Bushitler's AmeriKKKa and slide into Barack Obama's East German facsimile of a place ...

From NICK GILLESPIE, Reason,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Donald J Trump,  Drew Carey,  John Mackey,  Ayn Rand

That Stimulus is So Freaking Awesome it Has Created or Saved Jobs in Congressional Districts That Don't Even Exist!

Is that photo for real? reply to this I'm pretty sure that's the famous statue in Metropolis, Illinois. I have a nearly identical picture of myself in front of it. reply to this There's no 86th Congressional District in Arizona either, but ...

From NICK GILLESPIE, Hit and Run,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: ACORN,  Joe Biden

Why You Should Support Reason: Al Sharpton Edition

We're looking for 500 new donors to help Reason keep bringing you the very best in libertarian journalism, whether it's in print, online, or in video. Our pitch is pretty simple: There's no other place you're going to see a clip like this bit ...

From NICK GILLESPIE, Hit and Run,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Al Sharpton,  Ron Paul

The Reason Webathon Drives Deep Into The Week! Please Continue Your Generous Support!

You can check out our progress by looking at the torch icon in the upper-right-hand corner of the page. We've covered a lot of ground since just last Thursday, but we've got miles to go before we sleep. In all our iterations—Reason magazine, ...

From NICK GILLESPIE, Hit and Run,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bill O'Reilly

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