Daily PUMA Column - Commentary by Alessandro Machi

Friday, January 22, 2010

Dawn Wells Peels an Idaho Potato with just Her Bare Knuckles.

This video has over SIX MILLION HITS! If I recall correctly, the cast of Gilligan's island never received residuals for their work on Gilligans Island. Looks like Dawn Wells, aka Mary Ann, is at it again??? No residuals for you, Mary Ann! Not then, not now!

But six million hits, that's gotta be worth something, no?


Thursday, January 21, 2010

BE FEATURED ON DAILY PUMA. PICK THE PERSON YOU THINK DEFILED THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY BY PREMATURELY DEMANDING HILLARY CLINTON GET OUT OF THE RACE.

In 2008, dozens upon dozens of known democrats decided to try and help influence a democratic race that was too close to call. The problem with this maneuver was that it gave the media, a few dozen political opportunists, and a billionaire a chance to override the will of ten million democratic voters who had yet to vote.

The democratic party still has not made a move to rectify the politically treasonous actions from the 2008 democratic race by A, eliminating caucuses, and B, by agreeing that openly supporting one candidate over another when a race is too close to call actually fractures the party much more than calling for a candidate to resign when the race is too close to call.

Who do you think did the most to damage the democratic process by attempting to use their influence for their own personal agenda? The list is rather long.

To remind you of the crazy betrayal and media manipulation that went on in 2008, Check out this No Quarter Link. (wonders why a Daily Puma link is not listed on their site).

To further pique your interest in writing about who you feel Betrayed the democratic process in 2008, you can cull additional names to mull over for your article from these two links to the forum formerly known as Hillary Clinton forum and now known as Common Ground Politics. Its nice to see that Murray preserved the archives.



If you want to remind the public who betrayed not only Hillary Clinton, but the entire democratic voting process by trying to shill the vote away from the voting millions, write an article about the one person you think defiled the 2008 democratic process and have your work featured on Daily Puma. You can also include a couple links to your own favorite articles from your own blog as well.



Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The Love Boat Docks at Haiti for Good Times and to donate some supplies as some of the on board tourists express outrage.


Yahoo has posted a story about a Royal Caribbean Cruise ship docking at a Haiti Resort that they own so their guests can jet ski and have some fun on the beach while the rest of Haiti suffers from their devastating earthquake. Click here to read the story. 

Royal Caribbean defends its actions by claiming they have donated supplies from the ship to Haiti, and that by docking they are actually helping the resort workers by bringing them commerce.

Some of the people on the cruise ship apparently have freaked out over Royal Caribbean using a remote part of Haiti so their tourists can have fun and frolic, while bodies are being piled up in the streets of Haiti.

The solution cannot be found on board the ship that has already docked. The solution could be found if Royal Caribbean were to SEND ANOTHER SHIP, chock full of donated supplies and volunteers.

So while everybody continues to argue over the outrage of the first ship docking... Does Royal Caribbean Cruise Line have a spare ship nearby?


Saturday, January 16, 2010

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Haiti Earthquake Facebook Updates and Discussions on Facebook.

I was trying to find some kind of news crawl about the Haiti Earthquake but could not find one. This facebook discussion link might prove useful as it is being updated by facebook members. Once on the discussion page you will see six facebook page links located directly under the Facebook Haiti header.

(Edit update) I just checked google and to my shock, they are now using a scroll technique in which the Haiti links scroll down the screen in steps. When I did my Haiti research just an hour earlier they did not have the scroll feature in place.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

How some anti puma blogs get away with their defaming accusations without being shut down.

In my opinion, bloggers who insult, defame, libel and slander other bloggers while not using their own real name are comitting defamation of character, especially if they use the real name of the blogger that they are attacking.

I won't publicize the anti-puma bloggers who seem to tourette foul language with every reply they vomit about a puma blogger, but I have figured out one loophole they may be using from which to make insulting replies to anyone who they think is a puma.

Apparently wordpress dot org, NOT wordpress dot com, has no supervision. Wordpress dot org is an open source platform so there is nobody to report their actions to.

I believe defamation of character is a line easily crossed by bloggers who don't use their real name while attacking the reputation of other bloggers who do use their real names.

So if blogger A chooses to attack the reputation, standing, intelligence, or character of blogger B, but blogger A does not use a real name while Blogger B does use a real name, then that could rise to the level of defamation of character.

If neither blogger uses a real name, then knock each other out, who cares really, unless the name is trademarked.

If a blogger wishes to accuse another blogger of being a racist, or stupid, or some other word that is considered opposite of ethical, then the blogger should use their real name in their blog, or, not do the attacking.

I am willing to pursue this matter and make an attempt at shutting down the anonymous anti puma idiots who attack pumas without even using a real name, I'm just not sure who to complain to. Suggestions are welcome.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Mark McGwire admits to Steroid use, Pete Carroll flees USC and possible NCAA sanctions, what's the difference?

Mark McGwire said something incredibly profound today when he admitted he used steroids during his record setting 70 home run season. "I wish I had never played during the steroid era," McGwire said.

If McGwire had been a ballplayer 50-75 years ago, he probably would have been a great player anyways, and clean of steroids. It makes one wonder if ballplayers from 50-75 years ago, if playing when McGwire played, would have succumbed to steroid use as well.

Which now brings us to Pete Carroll. I don't think it is fair for the coach that may have been at least been partially responsible for sanctions against a college sports team, leaving before the sanctions are applied, and being rewarded a huge contract as well.

It would be interesting if the NCAA would impose two different penality options. If Pete Carroll stays in USC to face the coming NCAA sanctions, the NCAA limits the sanctions to two years. However, if Pete Carroll walks away now, then the NCAA imposes one year of sanctions for every year Carroll coached, which was nine years.

What would you do if you were Pete Carroll and the school that put you back on the map was going to face either a 2 year penalty if you stayed and coached, or a 9 year penalty if you left for your own big contract?

The way the "system" is set up now, even the wrong doers first get the accolades, the money, the fame, then they get to apologize years later. Unfortunately, these actions usurp the accolades, the money and the fame from the more honest among us, and then continue to do their damage years later when the usurper then does the required apology tour.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

TheBurningPlatform.com » Economy » WEEKEND FUNNIES


TheBurningPlatform.com » Economy » WEEKEND FUNNIES

Is the December, 20, 2002 Harry Reid quote about Trent Lott's resignation a Hoax?

I can't find the original AP story about Harry Reid claiming that.....
"He had no alternative," the Nevada Democrat and Senate minority leader said. "Senator Lott dug himself a hole and he didn't dig it all in one setting. He dug it over the years. And he couldn't figure out a way to get out of it."
Asked if the episode would serve as a warning to weigh his own words carefully, Reid said: "You play how you practice."
Quote:
"If you tell ethnic jokes in the backroom, it's that much easier to say ethnic things publicly. I've always practiced how I play."

It sounds fake, and I can't find it on google. I suppose it is possible that it appeared in a smaller, local paper and never made it onto the internet. However, if that is case, show a picture of the article as it appeared in the newspaper back then.
For now, I am calling the quotes a hoax.

Yet Another Bill to Cap Credit Card Rates is Doomed

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Yet Another Bill to Cap Credit Card Rates is Doomed (click on this sentence to go to article.

This is absolutely nutty reasoning by the republicans. Credit IS TIGHTENING because the credit card interest rates are so high they are causing CREDIT CARD DEFAULTS! To use the presently high credit card interest rates as a reason to deny lower credit card interest rates is the dumbest thing I have read in years. 

If nothing else, at least offer an incentive program for those who want to reduce their credit card debt. Offer a 1 percent interest paydown program for those who want to reduce their credit card debt. At least give consumers a choice between staying in debt or not.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Beautiful People dot com offers sympathy mementos to members who ate too much during the Holiday Season and had their membership revoked.

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Beautiful people dot com recently banished 5,000 members whose poundage divided by roundage equalled pie r fat pants. However, In an act of sincere contrition and conciliation, Beautiful people dot com is allowing its remaining beautiful people members to reach out to the newly tubbied to reassure the former beautiful people that they haven't been forgotten.

Ads promoting gifts for the fallen fatties has taken off in a big way at Beautiful people dot com. Remaining beautiful people members can now send sympathy gifts to those who inhaled Santa's sack without checking it twice.

One of the most popular t-shirts beautiful people members have ordered for their recently fattened friends is the "Fatty Forever" t-shirts with an infinitely expandable front that transforms the shirt into a tank top with an emergency drop down bib flap tummy flab cover.

Cookie baskets are another favorite gift from the beautiful to the recently banished beautiful dough girls and boys. The bottom of these cookie baskets features a secret mirror that only comes into view when the final full sized cookie has been removed. Scrawled across the mirror is the cookie mobile hot line number with the motto, your next cookie basket delivered in thirty minutes or less.

Rumors that the hot line number actually sends out a twitter message of the cookie reorder to all remaining beautiful members could not be verified, yet. (will let you know when I get to the bottom)

Some formerly beautiful people have been cut off from their significant others who did not gain weight and are still members of beautiful people dot com. Fortunately, other beautiful people members have stepped in to save the day by by sending photos of themselves smooching with the beautiful people who were sadly left behind. The photos come with uplifting messages such as, "sucking down food, or sucking down face, what's the difference".

A beautiful people probationary chair is rumored to be on the way. For the newly fattened who are trying to scratch and claw their way back into beautiful people dot com, the beautiful people probationary chair is placed in front of the computer and has an electronic scale built into the seat with a direct feed to the beautiful people dot com website. Should the formerly beautiful person ever regain their lost pounds, they will be instantly messaged via shock therapy of their newly earned eligibility for re entry into the world of beautiful people dot com.



VH1 Reality Show Bus Crashes in California Causing Major Slut Spill.

As clever and funny as this is, THANK YOU ONION for using a female anchor person to report the story. This satire would have suddenly been offensive if a male anchor person had been used instead of a female anchor person.
What also makes this piece work so well is that there has indeed been a downward spiral in the "quality" of people being used on the newer reality TV shows and hopefully video satires like this will remind us that maybe its gone too far? I call this comedy with content.

Remember when PUMA blogs were being shut down in the summer of 2008? An IP traceable to Masergy communications shut down three of my blogs.

Click here to go to current DailyPUMA article.

Click here for New York Times Article about the freezing of PUMA blogs in 2008.

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When PUMA blogs were being mysteriously shut down in the summer of 2008, I was able to identify the identical IP number on three of my sites within a minute before each blog was shut down. Not only were three of my blogs shut down, they were shut down within a couple of minutes of each other. It was as if someone simply went from blog to blog to blog of mine "reporting" them.

Fortunately for me, I had a way to identify the last IP number that appeared on my three blogs that were shut down. The IP number was identical on all three blogs! Clearly, the same entity shut down all three of my blogs.

I was able to identify the IP number as belonging to Masergy Communications. If anybody is interested, the one name that stands out to me is Tim Naramore, who just so happens to be chief technology officer and also used to work for McLeod USA. McLeod also had a PAC and as one studies the web of interconnections there just might be some funny business going on.

You can immerse yourself in finding connections and what not at Muckety dot com. Unfortunately, neither Naramore or Masergy comes up at Muckety dot com, however, McLeod USA Incorporated formerly employed four of the first five names on the Masergy communcations link provided above.

If you want to learn how to use Muckety dot com, you might as well practice with McLeod USA incorporated, and start your map. There is a retractable tool bar located on the left side of the screen. Click on that and tools come out. Highlight McLeod USA and then click on "expand" from the tool bar, and connections start connecting. Pretty cool actually.

I just find it odd that Masergy is not listed in the muckety dot com data base. I consider the disabling of three of my blogs so quickly, one after the other back in the summer of 2008, by the identical IP that links back to Masergy, as being a political attack and one that deserves investigating.

To be fair, I emailed Masergy twice asking what was going on back then, and never heard back.
As for creating your own muckety dot com map, once created, it appears you can actually bookmark it, or at the very least, copy and save it for future reference.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Donald Trump name Goes Kerplunk for Some Investors.


Check out these two links about Investment projects in which Donald Trump adds his name only and investors collectively lose millions of dollars.

In at least some instances investors lost their retirement savings investing in Trump name projects. Yet Donald Trump just keeps on ticking with new ads that seem to be making outrageous claims.
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SHOCKING CLAIMS BEING MADE BY THE NEXT TRUMP INVESTMENT ENTICEMENT.

The ad above is running on facebook and the claims that scroll across the top of the ad, in my opinion, are over the top. I don't feel comfortable linking to the ad because I don't know if some secret facebook software program will grab your IP and put you on a suckers list for future Trump ads.

I seem to recall that the Mexico resort project was touted on the Apprentice show by Trump himself. Why can't NBC contribute the profits from the Apprentice show to the investors who were apparently misled into thinking the project, whether profitable or not, would at least be built.

It is important to note that people invested money in what they thought was a sure thing, that the building would be built. Even if the investors lost money, at least they would have part ownership of SOMETHING.

Lets say an investor put up 300,000 dollars for a condo suite. Lets say when all is said and done, the condo suite is only worth 200,000 dollars. The point is the suite exists and the investor can at least live in it.

In this instance, NOTHING WAS BUILT! This is so outrageous that at the very least, Trump's future earnings, along with his kids, should be garnished until the investors are paid back, plus interest, and NBC should help as well. I seem to recall that Trump trumpeting how amazing these investment properties would be during the broadcasting of the show "The Apprentice".

This gave the project instant credibility and since all the parties, NBC, Trump, and his kids, were profiting from the show, they should all take responsibility for implying the project was a can't miss on television to millions of viewers.

It is entirely possible that portions of the Apprentice could have been used to promote the resort project to investors, and that shold make the show, NBC, and the Trumps fair game.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

One Big Happy Family could be a very important show.

Racism ends when not just the "pretty people" of any ethnicity get the attention. The question I have is, now what? In this TLC six part documentary called "One Big Happy Family" we get to meet the Coles, but then what?
I am interested in watching the entire documentary series, but what if nothing changes by the end, other than we get to know the Coles? Will that really be enough?

Should that be enough?

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