http://youthinkwhat.com Tell Us What you Think Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:29:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy Birthday to America! Picnics, parties, barbecue dinners and fireworks displays abound as communities all across the nation celebrate what took place in Philadelphia in 1776 at the Continental Congress. On that auspicious occasion the stakes were raised, the ante was upped and our nation's leaders declared our independence from ... http://youthinkwhat.com/happy-233rd-birthday-united-states-of-america.html Last Thursday, June 25, 2009, Farrah Fawcett, the actress who came to international fame in the role of private investigator Jill Munroe, on the teevee show "Charlie's Angels" passed away. She will be honored during a private funeral service, today, June 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Farrah Fawcett born and ... http://youthinkwhat.com/american-actress-farrah-fawcett-an-angel-is-laid-to-rest.html You may have read our article about U.S. Army officer Lt. Dan Choi.  As you may recall Dan Choi, a West Point graduate, fluent in Arabic who is also a combat veteran, refuses to lie about his sexual preference.    As a West Point cadet Dan Choi was trained to  forego cheating, lying and stealing. ... http://youthinkwhat.com/help-ltdan-choi-stay-in-the-us-army.html Many have said it, and we agree, there is other news besides the death of Michael Jackson. We recognize that other things have happened in the world. For example both Ed McMahon and Farrah Fawcett have died. As did Billy Mays a teevee pitchman for organic cleaners who also began his career ... http://youthinkwhat.com/other-news-besides-the-death-of-michael-jackson.html Michael Jackson has performed live onstage around the world, with nearly every popular artist over the past forty years Michael Jackson fans, fans who love the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, and fans of Briney Spears look at these performances. Michael Jackson died on Thursday, June 25, 2009. He was 50 years ... http://youthinkwhat.com/michael-jackson-performs-with-james-brown-britney-spears.html See rare footage of an interview with Michael Jackson and his brothers when they were the Jackson 5. http://youthinkwhat.com/michael-jackson-rare-video.html Michael Jackson,the world's most innovative, the creative influence on popular music without equal in the last forty years, is dead. Michael Jackson, the international super-star who began his career at age nine singing with his brothers, died yesterday at age 50. He will be remembered for his contributions to music, dance, ... http://youthinkwhat.com/the-king-of-pop-michael-jackson-is-dead.html Back in 1968 a Washington, D.C. group sounding similar to the Temptations  or even more like the Impressions had a hit tune for Father's Day. Watch the video below and listen closely to the lyrics. Happy Father's Day to everyone who nurtures a child! http://youthinkwhat.com/fathers-day-2009-the-winstons-color-him-father.html As a public service we bring an update on the latest in excessive fees charged by our favorite financial institution, Bank Of America. This story comes to us from New Mexico where the state, one of 30 other states, is using banks and credit card companies to disburse unemployment benefits by ... http://youthinkwhat.com/more-outrage-as-bank-of-america-rips-off-recipients-of-unemployment.html While some people are upset about a beauty queen scandal and others are upset over a former beauty queen's non-scandal the bankers are doing what they do best. The financial institutions are preying on those who are unable to save themselves from their predatory banking practices. This time it's American dairy ... http://youthinkwhat.com/help-save-american-dairy-farmers-send-a-message-to-the-usda.html We think the latest brouhaha over a couple of jokes told last week by late night comedian David Letterman is much ado about a whole lot of nothing. Letterman told a joke about Alaska's governor and her family; he told a specific bad joke about one of her female children. He ... http://youthinkwhat.com/david-letterman-sometimes-tells-bad-jokes.html "Today and every day, we have an opportunity as well as an obligation to confront these scourges...  we have the opportunity to make a habit of empathy, to recognize ourselves in each other, to commit ourselves to resisting injustice and intolerance and indifference, in whatever forms they may take..." President ... http://youthinkwhat.com/stephen-t-johns-holocaust-museum-hero-1970-2009.html In recent weeks the Department of Homeland Security gave warning of the possibility of violent right wing activity increasing because of the down economy. Just as the warning of an attack in September of 2001 was ignored by our government, so this one, too, was ignored. Fortunately the loss of life ... http://youthinkwhat.com/dhs-forewarned-dhs-ignored.html Laurie Moran Working To Heal The Child We recently met an interesting and sensitive lady named Laurie Moran. She modestly introduced herself as a music teacher. Laurie is so much more. She is a former rock and roll band member who now plays music to heal the broken souls of children and adults who ... http://youthinkwhat.com/laurie-moran-confronting-preventing-abuse-and-addiction-to-heal-the-child.html General Motors has filed for bankruptcy. Chrysler has renamed and reformulated itself to be the New Chrysler Company. Here's how Mark Fiore one of our favorite political animated cartoonists, described back in April of this year just what we have going on in our automotive industry today. He calls it Barry's ... http://youthinkwhat.com/gm-files-bankruptcy-while-chrysler-reinvents-itself-as-new.html Family and friends will gather to honor the life and contributions to society of the recently slain Dr. George Tiller. Funeral services will be held at College Hill United Methodist Church. Dr. Tiller was murdered last Sunday as he stood in the foyer at the Reformation Lutheran Church, where he ... http://youthinkwhat.com/dr-george-tiller-memorial-to-be-held-today-in-kansas.html Mark Fiore is another of our favorite political cartoonists. In this animated piece from May 20, 2009 Fiore gives a recap of what is happening since the Obama administration has come into power. Take a look. This pretty scary stuff.(Scroll down to see animation.) http://youthinkwhat.com/mark-fiore-oppositeland.html Three months ago, under the guidance of Demetricia Patterson, Consignment Furniture Etc. opened its doors with its mission to provide one half of the profits toward funding a foundation which gives drug assistance to senior citizens. Demetricia Patterson is the owner of the consignment store and the creator of the Demetricia ... http://youthinkwhat.com/demetricia-c-patterson-foundation-provides-prescription-meds-for-central-florida-seniors.html Where can a young male between the ages of eleven years-old and 18 years-old, in the Daytona Beach, Florida area go this summer for interesting educational field trips, tutoring in science, math, reading and writing? Where can a youngster who is considered "at risk" go to remove the stigma of ... http://youthinkwhat.com/bethune-cookman-university-explorer-program-preps-young-males-for-college.html As if it weren't enough to know the banks are getting our money to do with as they please, not as they promised when they came to the government hat in hand; or as we like to say in the Southern parts of the United States, "Hand full of gimme ... http://youthinkwhat.com/banks-cash-in-on-mortgage-modifications-and-short-sales-of-real-estate.html Blanche Africa Reilly Dark, mother of our own ace investigative reporter Clark Dark, is our contributing writer today with a few words about her displeasure with America's first African-American president. Everyone knows I am as proud of President Barack Obama as if he were one of my children. He elicits the ... http://youthinkwhat.com/president-barack-obama-proposes-prolonged-detention-for-everyone.html President Barack Obama, whose own life is filled with historic moments, has selected as nominee for his first appointment to the Supreme Court Of The United States Judge Sonia Sotomayor. When confirmed Sotomayor will fill the seat of  Justice David Souter, a Reagan appointee who was confirmed by a Senate ... http://youthinkwhat.com/sonia-sotomayor-president-obamas-choice-for-supreme-court-of-united-states.html We honor those who currently serve in the armed forces, as well as those who have served in defense of our nation in the past. We appreciate the courage shown by the men and women of the military, and we are grateful for the  sacrifices made by their families. We the people thank you. http://youthinkwhat.com/memorial-day-may-25-2009.html As a  public service YouThinkWhat presents another article to inform and edify banking consumers. We suspect while we're all focusing on Gitmo, the auto industry and John Yoo, et al, the bankers, taking full advantage of  our attention being diverted from them, are planning their next scheme. We present A Banking ... http://youthinkwhat.com/a-banking-faerie-tale-the-royal-skanks.html Watch this video of Stephen Colbert, of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report", pronounced Col-bear Ree-poorh, as he takes comedic umbrage with the decision of the venerable newspaper The Philadelphia Inquirer for its decision to hire  John Yoo, the architect of the Bush administration's torture policy, to write a monthly column.The ... http://youthinkwhat.com/colbert-discusses-oped-columnist-yoo-and-the-philadelphia-inquirer.html You Think Duh! According to a flier paid for by Volusia County Florida Council of PTAs, Volusia County Schools, like many public schools in the state of Florida, are facing a funding crisis. We've read and reviewed the information. Our proposals for solution of the situation are as nonsensical as the ones ... http://youthinkwhat.com/floridas-public-education-crisis-50th-isnt-good-enough.html We came across an interesting quote by the late American novelist, writer, playwright, poet, essayist and civil rights activist James Baldwin. "What societies really, ideally, want is a citizenry which will simply obey the rules of society. If a society succeeds in this, that society is about to perish." James Baldwin, "A Talk ... http://youthinkwhat.com/james-baldwin-what-societies-really-want.html Say consumers get in on the latest craze sweeping the nation that's fun for the whole entire family. It's called Fantasy Banking! That's right! Join in on this exciting new way to play like the aristocracy. You can "own" a financial institution. Just like when you "own" a fantasy sports team you ... http://youthinkwhat.com/introducing-fantasy-banking.html A new foundation is the theme presented by President Barack Obama in his weekly address on health care reform and energy reform http://youthinkwhat.com/health-care-reform-energy-reform-president-obamas-address.html As the revelations about the U.S. policy on torture continue, even as Speaker Pelosi and the CIA debate whether or not she knew about their plans to use excessive force with detainees we are reminded of Mark Fiore's animated cartoon from April 22, 2009 featuring the character Fuzzy the Conciliation ... http://youthinkwhat.com/torture-forgive-and-forget.html It's that time of year friends. It's the season when some one begins an interplanetary hoax about cell phone numbers going public. We received an email this morning from one of our fans suggesting we pass this faulty bit of information to our friends. This baseless rumor has been around for ... http://youthinkwhat.com/hoax-cell-phone-numbers-go-public-dismiss-as-seasonal-rumor.html DOCTOROW's LAW: "Any time someone puts a lock on something you own, against your wishes, and doesn't give you the key, it's not being done to your benefit." Cory Doctorow, an activist for technology issues, is also a science fiction novelist of renown, and a blogger. We recently discovered video of a presentation ... http://youthinkwhat.com/drmdigital-rights-management-and-cory-doctorows-law.html Today is the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the woman credited with founding modern nursing, the reformation of the hospital system and the mathematician. Florence Nightingale was a pioneer in her time. Women of her upper economic class did not generally attend university nor embark on professional careers. Her father believed women should ... http://youthinkwhat.com/florence-nightingale-happy-birthday-to-the-founder-of-nursing.html In March 2009 we got emails which hammered us for repeating information we'd received from some activists who submit information to us from time to time about topics of concern to them. We were roundly criticized by some folks who actually read our articles. These folks are activists who had done ... http://youthinkwhat.com/food-safety-act-of-2009-revisited.html Over the past weekend the White House Correspondents held their annual dinner.  Only 14 presidents, beginning with President Calvin Coolidge in 1924, have attended this grand affair. The White House Correspondents Association is in charge of the planning of the event. After all it is their dinner where reporters receive awards ... http://youthinkwhat.com/wanda-sykes-was-she-too-much-for-the-room.html Just imagine you are a West Point graduate who is also an officer in the Army National Guard.  You are fluent in Arabic and you  recently came back from a tour of duty in Iraq. Then you received notice  the military is about to fire you. You're going to be ... http://youthinkwhat.com/lt-dan-choi-gay-us-army-arabic-linguist-you-didnt-ask-he-told-hes-fired.html That's right. Jacob Zuma, who served time in a South African prison along with former President Nelson Mandela, is now the President of South Africa.  Mr. Zuma is the fourth democratically elected president of South Africa since the end of apartheid. As they say in the vernacular, "That's all good."  The real, important news ... http://youthinkwhat.com/jacob-zuma-new-president-south-africa-and-husband-to-3-wives.html “A baseball manager has learned a lot about his job from having played the game, but a parent has not learned a thing from having once been a child.”~ Bill Cosby Happy Mother's Day to all who are parenting, and those have parented and continue to parent. It does not matter if ... http://youthinkwhat.com/happy-mothers-day-2009.html This is great news for voters in Florida. This is great news for voters all over America. Last month we told you about the proposed bill in the Florida State House and the Florida State Senate known as SB 956 / HB 7149. It was described as having the potential to ... http://youthinkwhat.com/florida-voters-said-no-to-proposed-repressive-voter-legislation.html From the "Hey-This-Is-America-They-Can't-Do-That" Department of YouThinkWhat comes a story that is shocking news to most. The news piece you are about to view deals with one North Carolina suburban teen and his  family's encounter with law enforcement. The first part of this story shown in the preceding video deals with the Patriot ... http://youthinkwhat.com/us-patriot-act-north-carolina-teen-caught-in-federal-web-of-protection.html Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for May 5th, is a holiday that is more celebrated in the United States than it is in Mexico where the reason for celebration originated. Cinco de Mayo is not the Mexican celebration of independence from Spain. Mexican Independence Day is September 16th. In 1862, in the city ... http://youthinkwhat.com/celebrate-cinco-de-mayo-what-it-is.html Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, YouThinkWhat has video from California documenting the destruction of homes. These homes have been destroyed  because of the decision by the bankers. That's right... bankers. The decision was made by the bankers,  encouraged by avaricious politicians to destroy new homes. You may wonder ... http://youthinkwhat.com/bankers-gone-wild-in-california.html From the back room of YouThinkWhat, the newly created banking  and financial writers' department has come up with an idea that we believe will suit all us regular John Q. and Jane Q. Public consumers. This idea has been a long time coming, but we believe the time is now to ... http://youthinkwhat.com/banks-deserve-nsfs-treat-them-the-way-they-treat-us.html There's good news for great kids and parents of great kids in Volusia County Florida! Great Kids Explorer Club, a not-for-profit 501(C)(3) organization is partners with Volusia County schools, churches and civic organizations in order to provide no charge after school programs for elementary school youngsters who are considered at-risk and ... http://youthinkwhat.com/support-great-kids-explorer-club-volusia-county-invest-in-our-future.html "Say it ain't so, Joe" was a popular saying during a baseball scandal back in 1919. The same can be said today in reference to the current banking scandal. Last fall it was announced, among other proclamations pertaining to the economic crisis and the banking industry, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-FDIC, would ... http://youthinkwhat.com/us-government-and-us-banks-in-collusion-to-rip-off-consumers.html Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Spector resigned from the Republican Party to join the Democrats. This is how we imagine it might have taken place: GOP National Committee Receptionist: "Hello it's a great time to be a Republican. The party of Lincoln. My name is Cheryl. I can help you." Senator Arlen Spector, former Republican, now Democrat ... http://youthinkwhat.com/arlen-spector-switch-to-dems-a-wake-up-call-to-gop.html In our continuing effort to take every opportunity presented to hammer away at the banking industry the staff of YouThinkWhat will now suggest they way we see this whole banking debacle....or is that boondoggle (??) After we seeing the reports of the amazing profits made by the likes of major surviving ... http://youthinkwhat.com/goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-chase-citigroup-and-bank-of-america-present-fun-with-numbers.html We believe it is up to the people of the world, led by us, the people of the United States of America to demand to go forth with a campaign to shame and disgrace the administrators of torture. We believe this is the right thing to do. We believe it is ... http://youthinkwhat.com/about-torture-america-does-not-do-it.html As Yogi Bera would say, "It's deja vu all over again." Florida legislators are poised to enact what many are calling "the most horrific voter suppression legislation seen in many years". According to sources such as the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, the proposed law set for a vote in the ... http://youthinkwhat.com/florida-voters-just-say-no-to-repressive-voter-legislation.html Today, April 22, 2009 is Earth Day. In the United States and all over the world people are creating ways to conserve the planet's natural resources. Nearly forty years after the first Earth Day commemoration we are still trying to save the planet. Over the years since the very first Earth Day ... http://youthinkwhat.com/earth-day-2009-make-everyday-a-day-to-love-the-planet.html Lee Camp has made a video commentary on the subject of the latest musical phenom Susan Boyle. Camp is struck by the fact that nearly every article about Boyle names her an "unlikely star". Our society has developed many undesireable qualities. Superficiality and insincerity rank as the top offensive behaviors along with ... http://youthinkwhat.com/lee-camp-social-commentary-on-susan-boyles-fame.html For many months Norm Coleman's battle in the courts to win the senate seat in Minnesota is giving new meaning to the word tenacity. We are wondering when being tenacious, an often admirable quality, becomes a liability. Could it be this quality is a distinct disadvantage when people so frustrated by ... http://youthinkwhat.com/norm-coleman-concede-the-election-its-over-dude.html We love music at YouThinkWhat! Our tastes are very eclectic. We've a new addition to the list of singers we love. We join the growing group of worldwide fans of Susan Boyle of Blackburn, Scotland, U.K. who entertained during her audition last weekend for the show Britain's Got Talent. Her rendition ... http://youthinkwhat.com/susan-boyle-reality-show-singing-sensation.html "Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast"wrote the popular late 17th Century English poet and playwright William Congreve. A friend to, and a contemporary of Jonathan Swift,  William Congreve's words have not been more true since they were first written and first spoken on stage in his tragic play The ... http://youthinkwhat.com/playing-for-change-teaching-the-world-to-sing.html As if American consumers weren't dealing with enough high costs associated with living free in the U.S. of A.  The author of the bumper sticker phrase "Freedom Isn't Free" was correct on so many levels. The word is out about how Time Warner that mega entertainment communications conglomerate wants you to ... http://youthinkwhat.com/time-warner-wants-you-to-pay-more-for-internet-use.html The feds say there is no indication Thursday's attack on the fiber optic cable belonging to telecomunications giant AT&T was an act of terrorism... We do not know if this was an act of terrorism, the domestic kind. We can say unequivocally it was an act vandalism. It was an act ... http://youthinkwhat.com/california-phone-attack-highlights-big-hole-in-telecom-net.html According to police in San Jose, California, in the early morning hours of Thursday, April 9, 2009, someone vandalized fiber optic communication cables belonging to AT&T. No one so far has been able to estimate the extent of the damage caused by the unexpected interruption of service to the telephone ... http://youthinkwhat.com/san-jose-california-incident-of-vandalism-affects-phone-service-and-more.html We just received an update from Food Democracy Now informing us Dan McGlynn has been on vacation since last Thursday. "Unfortunately, due to the high volume of responses, Mr. McGlynn's USDA email box has exceeded capacity. This is highly unusual, but a testament to our successful efforts." Today, Monday, April ... http://youthinkwhat.com/update-comment-on-usda-subsidy-limitations.html The deadline for sending  to the USDA your comments on the farm payment limitation rule is the close of business today Monday, April 6, 2009. Add huge multi-millionaire  corporate farm businesses to the growing list of industries-- banking institutions, auto manufacturing companies, drug makers and insurance companies, that are daily exploiting ... http://youthinkwhat.com/urgent-need-to-close-the-corporate-farm-subsidy-loophole.html Over the weekend we heard the reporter/blog writer who alerted the public to the possibility of organic farming being outlawed is now retracting his statement. We hear Connecticut congresswoman Democrat Rose De Lauro is also doing that dance step the backpedal. We do not know who this person ... http://youthinkwhat.com/food-safety-act-of-2009-sponsor-delauro-backpedalling.html We want to weigh in on the non-controversy, a matter we believe is a further distraction from the important issues discussed during the President and First Lady's recent travels abroad. An example of what we consider important is whether or not the U.S. dollar will remain worldwide currency. In our ... http://youthinkwhat.com/michelle-obama-encounter-with-qe-ii.html We do not often mention the troupe of entertainers employed a Faux News, but in order to share the headlined topic with you it is necessary to reference one Glen "Croc Tears" Back who earns a very good living as an actor...right now we believe he is playing the role ... http://youthinkwhat.com/support-stephen-colberts-1031-project.html The big question pertaining to the economy among the YouThinkWhat staff is, "Why is the government forcing the auto industry to be accountable for the taxpayer dollars it has received, but the banks have been allowed to do whatever they wish with the corporate welfare money they've been given?" We have ... http://youthinkwhat.com/banking-industry-bail-outs-versus-auto-industry-bail-out.html One of our favorite political cartoonists, Scott Bateman, has crafted a clever and interesting response to President Obama's auto industry speech. Bateman asks if we remember the Ford Pinto as he wonders if he'll ever get a car loan again. http://youthinkwhat.com/scott-bateman-political-cartoonist-responds-to-presidents-auto-industry-speech.html In the previous post we told you about Monday night's F.A.I.T.H. Action Assembly meeting in Daytona Beach. In that post we encouraged you to contact the representatives who were not present to ask them what their position is on issues of county community concern such as employment, affordable housing, childcare, crime ... http://youthinkwhat.com/volusia-county-council-and-local-mayors-show-them-some-appreciation.html On Monday evening in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida the local interfaith group known as F.A.I.T.H. , (Fighting Against Injustice Towards Harmony), held its annual Action Assembly hosted by First Baptist Church. The activist group, comprised of more than two dozen Volusia County area faith-based organizations, was formed in 1996 and ... http://youthinkwhat.com/volusia-county-florida-fighting-against-injustice-towards-harmony-faith.html "To establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes." H. R. 875 ... http://youthinkwhat.com/us-congress-proposes-food-safety-admin-to-protect-the-public-health.html THIS IS NO APRIL FOOL's DAY PRANK Another insanely Orwellian titled piece of legislation will soon be presented to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate for a vote. It is a bill to ban organic farming. Organic farming produces fruits and vegetables without pesticides or other harmful ... http://youthinkwhat.com/us-proposes-to-ban-organic-farming.html We treasure the wisdom of the elders. We hold in high esteem their life experience; that is why we celebrate the life of the late John Hope Franklin who departed this existence on March 25, 2009. He was 94 years old. The late John Hope Franklin was a chronicler of American ... http://youthinkwhat.com/john-hope-franklin-1915-2009-historian-for-all-people.html Recently John Hope Franklin the American historian and activist died at the age of 94. His life and times are a reminder to all of the complete history of the United States of America. John Hope Franklin recorded the American experience from the black perspective in order to give the world ... http://youthinkwhat.com/john-hope-franklin-overcame-obstacles-to-attain-highest-levels-of-achievement.html John Hope Franklin a revered American academic, teacher and historian died last week at the age of 94. Among his academic achievements and scholarly awards: The first black man to deliver a paper to  Southern Historical Association. In 1970 he was elected president of the previously segregated organization. The first black ... http://youthinkwhat.com/john-hope-franklin-1915-2009-an-american-scholastic-treasure.html Even before this massive economic fuster cluck became evident to the masses we were writing complaints about the system and well known banking companies like Skank of America. The following is another in a continuing series to educate and inform visitors to this site-consumers,  about the banking/financial industry especially in America. Today ... http://youthinkwhat.com/cartoonist-scott-bateman-on-banking.html Recently we witnessed the interview by Jon Stewart, comedian and host of Comedy Central's Daily Show, a basic cable service program known for its send up of the news; of Jim Cramer, CNBC's Mad Money man, the guy in whom, according to the cable financial news network we should put ... http://youthinkwhat.com/jon-stewart-and-jim-cramer-perfect-together.html Read the latest about the pending marriage of Richard Williams to Lakeisha Graham. In case you didn't know Richard is the father and coach of internationally known tennis sensations sisters Venus and Serena Williams. http://youthinkwhat.com/venus-and-serenas-fathercoach-getting-married.html There are many people who believe the idea of a Wal-Mart Bank is really scary. There are several good reasons why a Wal-Mart Bank would work. The economic times have changed requiring radical solutions. A Wal-Mart Bank is one result of "thinking outside the box".It is reported that nearly two years ... http://youthinkwhat.com/wal-mart-the-bank.html Unconfirmed word on the Street--Wall Street, is that Bank Of America and CitiGroup may be removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Dow or DJI is one of several stock market indicators, created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow during the 1800s. It ... http://youthinkwhat.com/bank-of-america-citi-group-bad-news.html From Jonathan Jarvis, a Los Angeles, California based designer, comes The Crisis of Credit Visualized. Jarvis has taken an extremely complex topic and in this animation provides the essence of the situation for those who are unfamiliar and uninitiated.The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo. http://youthinkwhat.com/credit-crisis-a-simple-explanation.html Here's news you Bank Of America customers can use, if there are any of that vanishing breed left,  especially if you regularly bank online. In keeping with its image, BAnk Of America, "the bank that cares", presents its newest security product called SafePass® which promises to be  "Bank of America’s strongest ... http://youthinkwhat.com/bank-of-americas-newest-product-to-protect-your-money-not-so-secure.html Our favorite bank, Bank Of America, along with our favorite Banking Chief Executive, Kenneth D. Lewis are in the news again and the news is not good for the bank. We're hoping the scandals surrounding the banking institution some are calling SKANK of America, will somehow eventually resolve into benefits for ... http://youthinkwhat.com/bank-of-america-ken-lewis-in-the-news-again.html The woman who is heir to the Bank of America fortune, Virginia Hammerness, revealed how she really feels about the executives in charge of the bank started by her grandfather.She asks the question we, ourselves, have asked so many times:  "What kind of idiots" are running the bank founded by ... http://youthinkwhat.com/bank-of-america-heiress-critical-of-executives.html Blanche Africa Reilly Dark has a commentary on the latest racial controversy involving the press and the politicians. Recently the New York Post published an extremely controversial political cartoon depicting a chimp as the author of the economic stimulus bill just approved by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Obama. Many ... http://youthinkwhat.com/new-york-post-president-obama-harry-reid-nancy-pelosi-economic-stimulus-and-you.html Last month Jon Stewart, the affable host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show,  made a suggestion during his interview with guest Gwen Ifill, of the serious news program Washington Week, as to how the economic crisis in the United States can be resolved. We think Jon's idea, like Ifill's new ... http://youthinkwhat.com/the-economyjon-stewart-has-a-better-idea.html There's a fantastically talented blues guitarist out of Orange County New York named Mike Quick who is visiting the Daytona Beach area during NASCAR Race Week. Mike Quick regularly performs his original music with his band, The Mike Quick Band, where he takes center stage at his club the Corner Stage, ... http://youthinkwhat.com/mike-quick-blues-guitarist-singer-at-the-bank-and-blues-daytona-beach-wednesday-february-18-2009.html February is the month in which many Americans, especially Americans of African descent, celebrate the history of coming to America. February was chosen , not because it is the shortest month, but because it is the month of the birth of Abraham Lincoln the president who emancipated all the slaves.  Not ... http://youthinkwhat.com/black-history-is-american-history.html We have notice a distressing trend in the reporting of news in the United States. That trend is to report gossipy news stories about our leaders and politicians. The reporting goes beyond trivia about tee vee and movie stars.  The mayors of major cities, governors and senators are the focus ... http://youthinkwhat.com/focus-america-on-what-is-important.html Will the utter reckless spending never end at Bank Of America? Reports of excess spending of the taxpayer bailout money at Super Bowl XLIII has been explained as being part of Bank Of America's growth strategy. Really? Would that be growth at the expense of the shareholders and depositors? Bank Of America ... http://youthinkwhat.com/bank-of-america-more-bad-news-part-2.html We are unashamed of our unabashed continuous bashing of Bank Of America. As a woman we know would say, "They are financial terrorists." We concur. What they do as perpetrators of financial terror is akin to strapping on a bandoleer of explosives and detonating them in your home as physical terrorists ... http://youthinkwhat.com/bank-of-america-the-bad-news-bank.html Last month a Bank Of America Corporation shareholder  initiated a lawsuit charging the largest U.S. lender by assets it did not inform investors about the more than $15 billion in losses sustained by Merrill Lynch & Company before they voted on its acquisition last December 5, 2008. According to a complaint ... http://youthinkwhat.com/more-bank-of-america-news.html Hmm, talk about frivolous criticisms and nonsensical complaints this one ranks among the top ten. It seems former Bush Former White House chief of staff Andrew Card complained to a right-wing talk-show host that President Obama is insufficiently respectful of the presidency. Apparently, one demonstrates respect for the presidency by their ... http://youthinkwhat.com/fomer-bush-aid-says-president-obama-disses-the-white-house-with-inappropriate-dress.html YouThinkWhat presents,as  public service for consumers, another report about our favorite bank Bank Of America...the bank that cares..... less! The following report from ConsumerAffairs.com Victims of an Internet-based Ponzi scheme have filed a lawsuit against Bank of America and the organizers of the scheme in the United States District Court for ... http://youthinkwhat.com/bank-of-america-sued-for-aiding-ponzi-scheme.html Whenever the opportunity presents to enlighten consumers of the bad banking practices of the Bank Of America you can rely on this web site to edify our readers. (See BOA September 19, 2007; BOA October 17, 2007 ; BOA October 24, 2007; BOA November 7, 2007) In previous articles we have spoken ... http://youthinkwhat.com/bank-of-america-the-bank-that-cares-less-or-the-careless-bank-of-america.html The first piece of real legislation Barack Obama signed as the 44th President of the United States, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, is named for a woman who was paid less than her male co-workers at a Goodyear tire factory in Alabama. Ledbetter's intention was not to be an activist; ... http://youthinkwhat.com/lilly-ledbetter-from-loyal-employee-to-labor-activist.html According to a news release from the Akron, Ohio based Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the world's largest tire company, will report fourth quarter 2008 financial results before markets open on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 to be followed by an investor conference call at 9 AM on that date. Despite the ... http://youthinkwhat.com/goodyear-tire-to-announce-4th-quarter-2008-earnings.html The very first bill signed into law by President Barack Obama will benefit those who believe they have been affected by wage and gender discrimination in the work place. On Thursday, January 29, 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama signed legislation into law making it easier for employees to sue for wage ... http://youthinkwhat.com/president-obama-signs-lilly-ledbetter-pay-equity-bill-into-law.html A report from Clark Dark's mom, Blanche Africa Reilly Dark on her experience of Martin Luther King's Birthday celebration in Daytona Beach, Florida. I had the pleasure of being in central Florida during the days leading up to the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama. As you know the day before ... http://youthinkwhat.com/daytona-beach-florida-king-birthday-celebration-ecumenical-not-interfaith.html Blanche Africa Reilly Dark continues her report on the King Birthday celebration last week in Daytona Beach, Florida. We gathered outside the church behind Father Phil and a sanitation truck as we prepared to march to the foot of the Sea Breeze Bridge.  The pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes carried ... http://youthinkwhat.com/daytona-beach-florida-king-day-gala-a-christian-event.html It's finally happened. It was almost like waiting for your cousin to give birth to a new baby by C-section. You know she's going to give birth on a specific date and time. You may even know the sex of the child. That's what happened when the Illinois state legislature conducted ... http://youthinkwhat.com/rod-blagojevic-ex-governor-illinois-its-not-over.html Read here for details on what's happening with Jennifer Hudson, American Idol's most successful star. http://youthinkwhat.com/jennifer-hudson-latest-news.html As the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama is taking fast decisive action on some constitutional issues.Within forty-eight hours of being sworn into office President Obama has signed and issued four executive orders indicating his respect for the Constitution of the United States and the rule of law. He ... http://youthinkwhat.com/president-barack-obama-making-executive-decisions-within-48-hours-of-taking-office.html Excerpt of the Inaugural Address delivered by Barack Obama, 44th President Of The United States on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, ... http://youthinkwhat.com/the-price-and-the-promise-of-citizenship-the-source-of-our-confidence.html