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First -one question for tonight: Has anyone done an analysis of the similarities and differences between Obama's war on Fox and Chavez's war on the media in Venezuela?

Speaking of Revolution: Kunstler - All these tensions beat a path into the holiday season when emotions run high, when blessings are counted and sorrows taste most bitter. So the big question now floating above the sheer data of Goldman Sachs profit announcement is: what kind of year-end bonuses will they dare to pay their executives and minions, and how will the "people" react? It seems to me that conditions are ripening for a bloodbath.

In case you need to stock up: Harrod's Dept store selling Gold bars off the shelf.

Save the date: FYI - the Mayan calender does not end on 12/21/12 signalling our demise. The actual date is 10/28/11!!!! Get your ammo, Sterno and ramen stockpiles ready now!

Cosmos-phobia: actually the world is not going to end anytime soon.