[NTLK] [OT] Off-topic: financial/economic issues

[Forrest]

Yeah...damned predictive text, it should have been "BCD" not Ed. Sorry, Ed!

Thanks,
--Forrest

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On Sep 2, 2012, at 11:52 PM, Ed Kummel wrote:

> Uh...I hope the "Ed" you're referring to isn't *THIS* Ed (Tech_ed).
> I have nothing to do with this...and I agree...it sounds like spam disguised as a rambling manifesto with poor grammar and a flurry of flair words used for the sole reason of getting a rise out of the reader. While I agree with what it says, nothing beats gold when it comes to investments, the delivery of this diatribe is a bit abrasive and rather alarmist. If this were from me, I would have been far more eloquent than this chap...
> Ed
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> From: Forrest <newtonphoenix at mindspring.com>
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> Subject: Re: [NTLK] [OT] Off-topic: financial/economic issues
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> Sounds like an ad to get us to buy gold.
> 
> With all due respect--I skimmed over it, and it almost reads like spam. If Ed didn't have such a good reputation here, I'd dismiss it immediately.
> 
> It's not that I completely disagree with its message...just the style and appearance of it.
> 
> Thanks,
> --Forrest
> 
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> On Sep 2, 2012, at 10:40 AM, Bob Carls Dudney wrote:
> 
>> Since the community of extraordinarily loyal Newtoneers has been a 
>> great boon to my existence for a decade and a half, I'm sharing the 
>> message linked below with crucial developments mainSpin media avoid 
>> like the plague, especially the warning Switzerland's most prominent 
>> bank, UBS, recently issued, predicting the currency of what they 
>> state is the most bankrupt nation in the world, the US dollar, is 
>> headed for collapse.
>> 
>> <http://home.comcast.net/~usshospice/seachng.html>
>> 
>> The message also discusses little-known, fundamental issues fueling 
>> the US crisis, and outlines the highly likely, dire consequences, 
>> several already well underway, as everyone knows.
>> 
>> I had the great good fortune to begin learning about these horrific 
>> realities years ago, and have tried to share what I've found 
>> exceedingly few are willing to hear.
>> 
>> Please feel free to get in touch off-list with any questions, 
>> comments. I'm more than happy to help people get up to speed on 
>> what's roaring toward everyone in the world at somewhere around warp 
>> four, and fortunately am able to spend considerable time on such 
>> efforts.
>> 
>> With best wishes,
>> 
>> BCD
>> 
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