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Were you forwarded this email? [Sign-up to Rude Awakening here.]( [Unsubscribe]( [The Rude Awakening] Dubyaâs Freudian Slip Speaks Volumes - We were reminded of the bad old days when Dubya âmisspoke.â
- Dubya mentioned the âbrutal and unjustified invasion of Iraq.â
- He was speaking about a man he used to call âPooty Poot.â Recommended Link [âThe Supply Chain Crisis Is About To Get A Lot Worseâ]( Hi, Jim Rickards here. According to Wired, âthe supply chain crisis is about to get a lot worse.â Thatâs why Iâm announcing a big new project⦠to help you prepare for whatâs coming. [Click Here For The Details]( Sean Ring Editor, Rude Awakening Happy Friday! I went to the enoteca the other day. Enoteca La Cantina in Asti An enoteca is a small wine shop showcasing regional wines, where you can sometimes taste the wine before buying. I came home with three different bottles of Barbera dâAsti, my new favorite, and will sample at least two of them tonight. Itâs been a long week for me, as Iâm still working on all the Italian documentation we need merely to live here. Italyâs bureaucracy is world-renowned, which is a negative, but at least theyâre nice about it. The Philippinesâ bureaucracy was a pain⦠and nasty to deal with. Speaking of dealing with stuff, the markets are also having another awful week. Although yesterday wasnât the shitshow Wednesday was. So letâs change tack and talk about the extraordinary Freudian slip our dingbat former President had a few days ago. But First, Reagan The Great Communicator was President of the United States from 1981 to 1988. Conveniently, that was first grade to eighth grade for me. Then, Dubyaâs Dad followed Reagan from 1988 to 1992, during my high school years. Growing up in suburban New Joisey, perhaps you can understand why I thought the whole world was Republican. No one I knew had a bad thing to say about Reagan, though most were lukewarm at best on Bush I. My parents especially loved Reagan, because his stewardship of the economy opened up the trucking industry for big profits. That explains why I donât have a chip on my shoulder being the son of a âworking man.â I never went wanting for anything in childhood. When Slick Willie beat Bush I in â92, I was shocked. Not because I thought Bush was a great president, but how was anyone from Arkansas going to run America? H. Ross Perotâs dictum comes to mind: âJust because you run a corner grocery store doesnât mean you can run Walmart.â Ainât that the truth! After the Republicans retook the House in 1994 with the Contract With America, Bill Clinton shifted hard to the center. Honestly, heâd be a sensible right-winger if he ran today. Workfare? A balanced budget⦠and then⦠a budget surplus? If Tony Blair hadnât embarrassed Clinton into bombing Serbia, Iâd say Clinton performed remarkably well. Sure, his wife was another matter. But sheâd never be president, would she? But when 2000 rolled around, I didnât want to see Algore (as Rush used to call him) in the White House. Dubya Versus Algore I thought Gore was a âpound shopâ Clinton. Thatâs the English way of saying a cheaper, lesser version. The only (un)original idea he had was climate catastrophe. That Tommy Lee Jones was his Harvard roommate couldnât make Gore seem cool. And that smacker he laid on his then-wife Tipper still makes me wince. So the idiot son of a former president didnât seem like such a bad choice. Heâd have all his Daddyâs advisors around him, so he couldnât screw up badly, right? Jesus, I canât believe how naive I used to be. The Iraq Invasion After September 11th, America was baying for blood. Though I had already moved to London by then, I sat with mouth agape watching the Twin Towers burn and then fall. A quick, surgical strike was on order. Of course, like most things the USG does, it goes too far. One million people in London marched against the War in Iraq. I remember saying to a skeptical friend, âIf The President is doing this, thereâs got to be a good reason.â Jesus, I canât believe how naive I used to be. My mood turned sour once then-Secretary of State Colin Powell lied to the UN. Yes, he lied. He knew it. The UN knew it. And worse, it was the first time in my life I knew it. Now, the fruits of both the Afghanistan and Iraq labors are plain to see. Nothing was accomplished. And while that certainly matters, most people got that sinking feeling of being duped long before the results came in. Thatâs part of the reason I found libertarianism. Immediately after Iraq, the world made no sense to me, either politically or financially. âHow could they lie like that?â I asked myself. Itâs funny because former leftists usually come to libertarianism after they ask that all-important question: âWhoâs paying for all this?â Hans-Hermann Hoppe is one of those libertarians. But former right-wingers usually become libertarians when they lose faith in their government. Paul Craig Roberts, David Stockman, and Tucker Carlson are a few who came this way. I came this way. No one likes to be reminded of his naivety, stupidity, and gullibility. So the less I think about Dubya, Iraq, and my youthful obedience, the lower my blood pressure is. Recommended Link [Will You Join âthe Wealthiest and Most Powerful People in Historyâ?]( [Click here for more...]( âWhoever dominates [this technology] will become among the WEALTHIEST and MOST POWERFUL people and companies in historyâ¦â Thatâs what Wired Magazine just said about a 9-letter technology taking Silicon Valley by storm. Big Tech CEOs are clamoring over this breakthrough, set to disrupt the entire tech market. Itâs already producing gains as high as 7,753% over the last 2 years⦠But Iâd say 99% of investors are completely missing the big story unfolding in front of them. [Click Here To Learn More]( Dubya Speaks (Again) So you can imagine my rage - yes, rage - when the former [Idiot-in-Chief committed the Freudian slip of the century](. Hereâs what the Yale grad said: Russian elections are rigged. Political opponents are imprisoned or otherwise eliminated from participating in the electoral process. The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia. The decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq... I mean of Ukraine. After he realized his brain had frozen, he quipped under his breath: Iraq, too. Anyway. Iâm 75. And his audience laughed their asses off! These goddamned sycophants didnât have the good taste to put their heads down or gasp loudly. They laughed, like the company men they are. And my blood boiled. The link I added above is a cut version of the speech, with a young man who served in Iraq screaming at Bush for having all his friends killed on a false pretense. Itâs a powerful reminder of the costs of war. And that particular war has driven America to the brink of bankruptcy, both financial and moral. Wrap Up Never underestimate the stupidity of the American voter. Usually, I attack the left and their idiocy. But right-wing stupidity has cost America more blood and treasure than I can count. Can you imagine how great the place would be without all the debt and money printing brought on by silly foreign adventures? Sure Oâbomber didnât stop the wars. In fact, that Nobel Peace Prize winner escalated them. And Trump, while not starting any new foreign wars - thank heavens - still kept much of the drone bombing going. As for Joke Biden, heâs about to start World War III. Unfortunately, the only way I see out of this is for America to stop funding foreign misadventure. But more unfortunately, thatâll only come at the price of Americaâs economic and financial bankruptcy. With all that said, grab a nice adult beverage tonight and enjoy your weekend. Youâve earned it! All the best, Sean Ring
Editor, Rude Awakening P.S. If you havenât yet checked out [Nomi Prinâs video]( on what really started this whole mess, I canât recommend it enough. But take it from Nomi herself: ... weâre now at the point of no return from permanently subsidized markets. In fact, weâre on the verge of the greatest wealth transfer in the history of America. Itâs a $150 trillion shift I call âThe Great Distortion.â This transfer of wealth is being led by the U.S. Treasury Department⦠Americaâs biggest banks and corporations⦠and billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Their goal? A complete transformation of America. Those who fail to prepare could be left behind. But the good news is that investors who see whatâs coming could multiply their nest egg ten-fold with a few key investments. I put together a [special briefing]( all about this $150 trillion wealth transfer⦠and how you can get in on the action. [Head here to watch the video](. Itâs eye-opening, to say the least. [Whitelist Us]( | [Archive]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Rude Awakening is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We do not rent or share your email address. By submitting your email address, you consent to Paradigm Press delivering daily email issues and advertisements. To end your Rude Awakening e-mail subscription and associated external offers sent from Rude Awakening, feel free to [unsubscribe](. Please read our [Privacy Statement.]( If you are you having trouble receiving your Rude Awakening subscription, you can ensure its arrival in your mailbox by [whitelisting us.]( © 2022 Paradigm Press, LLC. 808 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore MD 21202. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security they personally recommend to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of a printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company. Email Reference ID: 470SJNED01[.](
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