16 banks have failed in 2010...so far

Here is the list of the 16 Banks that failed in 2010, & the FDIC took over:

Bank Name	City	State	CERT #	Closing Date	Updated Date
1st American State Bank of Minnesota	Hancock	MN	15448	February 5, 2010	February 5, 2010
American Marine Bank	Bainbridge Island	WA	16730	January 29, 2010	February 3, 2010
First Regional Bank	Los Angeles	CA	23011	January 29, 2010	February 3, 2010
Community Bank and Trust	Cornelia	GA	5702	January 29, 2010	February 3, 2010
Marshall Bank, N.A.	Hallock	MN	16133	January 29, 2010	February 3, 2010
Florida Community Bank	Immokalee	FL	5672	January 29, 2010	February 3, 2010
First National Bank of Georgia	Carrollton	GA	16480	January 29, 2010	February 3, 2010
Columbia River Bank	The Dalles	OR	22469	January 22, 2010	February 2, 2010
Evergreen Bank	Seattle	WA	20501	January 22, 2010	February 2, 2010
Charter Bank	Santa Fe	NM	32498	January 22, 2010	February 2, 2010
Bank of Leeton	Leeton	MO	8265	January 22, 2010	February 2, 2010
Premier American Bank	Miami	FL	57147	January 22, 2010	February 2, 2010
Barnes Banking Company	Kaysville	UT	1252	January 15, 2010	February 3, 2010
St. Stephen State Bank	St. Stephen	MN	17522	January 15, 2010	January 26, 2010
Town Community Bank & Trust	Antioch	IL	34705	January 15, 2010	January 26, 2010
Horizon Bank	Bellingham	WA	22977	January 8, 2010	January 12, 2010

Failed Bank List 2009 ~ 140 Banks Failed First Federal Bank of California, F.S.B. Santa Monica CA 28536 December 18, 2009 December 23, 2009 Imperial Capital Bank La Jolla CA 26348 December 18, 2009 December 23, 2009 Independent Bankers' Bank Springfield IL 26820 December 18, 2009 January 14, 2010 New South Federal Savings Bank Irondale AL 32276 December 18, 2009 December 23, 2009 Citizens State Bank New Baltimore MI 1006 December 18, 2009 January 8, 2010 Peoples First Community Bank Panama City FL 32167 December 18, 2009 December 23, 2009 RockBridge Commercial Bank Atlanta GA 58315 December 18, 2009 December 22, 2009 SolutionsBank Overland Park KS 4731 December 11, 2009 December 15, 2009 Valley Capital Bank, N.A. Mesa AZ 58399 December 11, 2009 December 15, 2009 Republic Federal Bank, N.A. Miami FL 22846 December 11, 2009 December 15, 2009 Greater Atlantic Bank Reston VA 32583 December 4, 2009 December 15, 2009 Benchmark Bank Aurora IL 10440 December 4, 2009 December 8, 2009 AmTrust Bank Cleveland OH 29776 December 4, 2009 December 8, 2009 The Tattnall Bank Reidsville GA 12080 December 4, 2009 December 15, 2009 First Security National Bank Norcross GA 26290 December 4, 2009 December 8, 2009 The Buckhead Community Bank Atlanta GA 34663 December 4, 2009 December 15, 2009 Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida Fort Myers FL 58016 November 20, 2009 December 15, 2009 Pacific Coast National Bank San Clemente CA 57914 November 13, 2009 November 18, 2009 Orion Bank Naples FL 22427 November 13, 2009 December 15, 2009 Century Bank, F.S.B. Sarasota FL 32267 November 13, 2009 December 15, 2009 United Commercial Bank San Francisco CA 32469 November 6, 2009 November 9, 2009 Gateway Bank of St. Louis St. Louis MO 19450 November 6, 2009 November 9, 2009 Prosperan Bank Oakdale MN 35074 November 6, 2009 November 9, 2009 Home Federal Savings Bank Detroit MI 30329 November 6, 2009 December 15, 2009 United Security Bank Sparta GA 22286 November 6, 2009 December 15, 2009 North Houston Bank Houston TX 18776 October 30, 2009 November 3, 2009 Madisonville State Bank Madisonville TX 33782 October 30, 2009 November 3, 2009 Citizens National Bank Teague TX 25222 October 30, 2009 November 3, 2009 Park National Bank Chicago IL 11677 October 30, 2009 November 3, 2009 Pacific National Bank San Francisco CA 30006 October 30, 2009 November 3, 2009 California National Bank Los Angeles CA 34659 October 30, 2009 November 3, 2009 San Diego National Bank San Diego CA 23594 October 30, 2009 November 3, 2009 Community Bank of Lemont Lemont IL 35291 October 30, 2009 November 3, 2009 Bank USA, N.A. Phoenix AZ 32218 October 30, 2009 November 3, 2009 First DuPage Bank Westmont IL 35038 October 23, 2009 November 3, 2009 Riverview Community Bank Otsego MN 57525 October 23, 2009 November 3, 2009 Bank of Elmwood Racine WI 18321 October 23, 2009 November 3, 2009 Flagship National Bank Bradenton FL 35044 October 23, 2009 October 29, 2009 Hillcrest Bank Florida Naples FL 58336 October 23, 2009 October 28, 2009 American United Bank Lawrenceville GA 57794 October 23, 2009 October 28, 2009 Partners Bank Naples FL 57959 October 23, 2009 October 28, 2009 San Joaquin Bank Bakersfield CA 23266 October 16, 2009 October 21, 2009 Southern Colorado National Bank Pueblo CO 57263 October 2, 2009 October 20, 2009 Jennings State Bank Spring Grove MN 11416 October 2, 2009 October 20, 2009 Warren Bank Warren MI 34824 October 2, 2009 October 20, 2009 Georgian Bank Atlanta GA 57151 September 25, 2009 October 13, 2009 Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. Louisville KY 57068 September 18, 2009 September 22, 2009 Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company Columbus IN 10100 September 18, 2009 September 22, 2009 Venture Bank Lacey WA 22868 September 11, 2009 November 23, 2009 Brickwell Community Bank Woodbury MN 57736 September 11, 2009 November 23, 2009 Corus Bank, N.A. Chicago IL 13693 September 11, 2009 November 23, 2009 First State Bank Flagstaff AZ 34875 September 4, 2009 November 23, 2009 Platinum Community Bank Rolling Meadows IL 35030 September 4, 2009 November 23, 2009 Vantus Bank Sioux City IA 27732 September 4, 2009 November 23, 2009 InBank Oak Forest IL 20203 September 4, 2009 November 23, 2009 First Bank of Kansas City Kansas City MO 25231 September 4, 2009 November 23, 2009 Affinity Bank Ventura CA 27197 August 28, 2009 November 23, 2009 Mainstreet Bank Forest Lake MN 1909 August 28, 2009 November 23, 2009 Bradford Bank Baltimore MD 28312 August 28, 2009 November 23, 2009 Guaranty Bank Austin TX 32618 August 21, 2009 February 3, 2010 CapitalSouth Bank Birmingham AL 22130 August 21, 2009 November 23, 2009 First Coweta Bank Newnan GA 57702 August 21, 2009 November 23, 2009 ebank Atlanta GA 34682 August 21, 2009 November 23, 2009 Community Bank of Nevada Las Vegas NV 34043 August 14, 2009 November 23, 2009 Community Bank of Arizona Phoenix AZ 57645 August 14, 2009 November 23, 2009 Union Bank, National Association Gilbert AZ 34485 August 14, 2009 November 23, 2009 Colonial Bank Montgomery AL 9609 August 14, 2009 November 23, 2009 Dwelling House Savings and Loan Association Pittsburgh PA 31559 August 14, 2009 November 23, 2009 Community First Bank Prineville OR 23268 August 7, 2009 November 23, 2009 Community National Bank of Sarasota County Venice FL 27183 August 7, 2009 November 23, 2009 First State Bank Sarasota FL 27364 August 7, 2009 November 23, 2009 Mutual Bank Harvey IL 18659 July 31, 2009 November 23, 2009 First BankAmericano Elizabeth NJ 34270 July 31, 2009 November 23, 2009 Peoples Community Bank West Chester OH 32288 July 31, 2009 November 23, 2009 Integrity Bank Jupiter FL 57604 July 31, 2009 November 23, 2009 First State Bank of Altus Altus OK 9873 July 31, 2009 November 23, 2009 Security Bank of Jones County Gray GA 8486 July 24, 2009 November 23, 2009 Security Bank of Houston County Perry GA 27048 July 24, 2009 November 23, 2009 Security Bank of Bibb County Macon GA 27367 July 24, 2009 November 23, 2009 Security Bank of North Metro Woodstock GA 57105 July 24, 2009 November 23, 2009 Security Bank of North Fulton Alpharetta GA 57430 July 24, 2009 November 23, 2009 Security Bank of Gwinnett County Suwanee GA 57346 July 24, 2009 November 23, 2009 Waterford Village Bank Williamsville NY 58065 July 24, 2009 November 23, 2009 Temecula Valley Bank Temecula CA 34341 July 17, 2009 November 23, 2009 Vineyard Bank Rancho Cucamonga CA 23556 July 17, 2009 November 23, 2009 BankFirst Sioux Falls SD 34103 July 17, 2009 November 23, 2009 First Piedmont Bank Winder GA 34594 July 17, 2009 November 23, 2009 Bank of Wyoming Thermopolis WY 22754 July 10, 2009 November 23, 2009 Founders Bank Worth IL 18390 July 2, 2009 November 23, 2009 Millennium State Bank of Texas Dallas TX 57667 July 2, 2009 November 23, 2009 First National Bank of Danville Danville IL 3644 July 2, 2009 November 23, 2009 Elizabeth State Bank Elizabeth IL 9262 July 2, 2009 November 23, 2009 Rock River Bank Oregon IL 15302 July 2, 2009 November 23, 2009 First State Bank of Winchester Winchester IL 11710 July 2, 2009 November 23, 2009 John Warner Bank Clinton IL 12093 July 2, 2009 November 23, 2009 Mirae Bank Los Angeles CA 57332 June 26, 2009 November 23, 2009 MetroPacific Bank Irvine CA 57893 June 26, 2009 November 23, 2009 Horizon Bank Pine City MN 9744 June 26, 2009 November 23, 2009 Neighborhood Community Bank Newnan GA 35285 June 26, 2009 November 23, 2009 Community Bank of West Georgia Villa Rica GA 57436 June 26, 2009 November 23, 2009 First National Bank of Anthony Anthony KS 4614 June 19, 2009 November 23, 2009 Cooperative Bank Wilmington NC 27837 June 19, 2009 November 23, 2009 Southern Community Bank Fayetteville GA 35251 June 19, 2009 November 23, 2009 Bank of Lincolnwood Lincolnwood IL 17309 June 5, 2009 November 23, 2009 Citizens National Bank Macomb IL 5757 May 22, 2009 November 23, 2009 Strategic Capital Bank Champaign IL 35175 May 22, 2009 November 23, 2009 BankUnited, FSB Coral Gables FL 32247 May 21, 2009 November 23, 2009 Westsound Bank Bremerton WA 34843 May 8, 2009 November 23, 2009 America West Bank Layton UT 35461 May 1, 2009 November 23, 2009 Citizens Community Bank Ridgewood NJ 57563 May 1, 2009 November 23, 2009 Silverton Bank, NA Atlanta GA 26535 May 1, 2009 November 23, 2009 First Bank of Idaho Ketchum ID 34396 April 24, 2009 November 23, 2009 First Bank of Beverly Hills Calabasas CA 32069 April 24, 2009 November 23, 2009 Michigan Heritage Bank Farmington Hills MI 34369 April 24, 2009 November 23, 2009 American Southern Bank Kennesaw GA 57943 April 24, 2009 November 23, 2009 Great Basin Bank of Nevada Elko NV 33824 April 17, 2009 November 23, 2009 American Sterling Bank Sugar Creek MO 8266 April 17, 2009 November 23, 2009 New Frontier Bank Greeley CO 34881 April 10, 2009 December 23, 2009 Cape Fear Bank Wilmington NC 34639 April 10, 2009 November 23, 2009 Omni National Bank Atlanta GA 22238 March 27, 2009 November 23, 2009 TeamBank, NA Paola KS 4754 March 20, 2009 November 23, 2009 Colorado National Bank Colorado Springs CO 18896 March 20, 2009 November 23, 2009 FirstCity Bank Stockbridge GA 18243 March 20, 2009 November 23, 2009 Freedom Bank of Georgia Commerce GA 57558 March 6, 2009 November 23, 2009 Security Savings Bank Henderson NV 34820 February 27, 2009 November 23, 2009 Heritage Community Bank Glenwood IL 20078 February 27, 2009 November 23, 2009 Silver Falls Bank Silverton OR 35399 February 20, 2009 November 23, 2009 Pinnacle Bank of Oregon Beaverton OR 57342 February 13, 2009 November 23, 2009 Corn Belt Bank & Trust Co. Pittsfield IL 16500 February 13, 2009 November 23, 2009 Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast Cape Coral FL 34563 February 13, 2009 November 23, 2009 Sherman County Bank Loup City NE 5431 February 13, 2009 November 23, 2009 County Bank Merced CA 22574 February 6, 2009 November 23, 2009 Alliance Bank Culver City CA 23124 February 6, 2009 November 23, 2009 FirstBank Financial Services McDonough GA 57017 February 6, 2009 November 23, 2009 Ocala National Bank Ocala FL 26538 January 30, 2009 November 23, 2009 Suburban FSB Crofton MD 30763 January 30, 2009 November 23, 2009 MagnetBank Salt Lake City UT 58001 January 30, 2009 November 23, 2009 1st Centennial Bank Redlands CA 33025 January 23, 2009 November 23, 2009 Bank of Clark County Vancouver WA 34959 January 16, 2009 November 23, 2009 National Bank of Commerce Berkeley IL 19733 January 16, 2009 November 23, 2009

Reuters reports:

FDIC’s problem bank list grows to 552, DIF now negative

FDIC published its quarterly banking profile today. Here are the latest banking industrystatistics at a glance. A few interesting takeaways I’d like to highlight. First, the problem bank list grew again. And it still understates total problem assets…both Citi and Bank of America should also be on this list.

The number of institutions on the FDIC’s “Problem List” rose to its highest level in 16 years. At the end of September, there were 552 insured institutions on the “Problem List,” up from 416 on June 30. This is the largest number of “problem” institutions since December 31, 1993, when there were 575 institutions on the list. Total assets of “problem” institutions increased during the quarter from $299.8 billion to $345.9 billion, the highest level since the end of 1993, when they totaled $346.2 billion. Fifty institutions failed during the third quarter, bringing the total number of failures in the first nine months of 2009 to 95.

Also, what will get lots of headlines today is that the Deposit Insurance Fund went negative as of September 30th. We already knew this to be true, and it’s not totally fair to report the negative balance without noting that FDIC does have cash. That said, the DIF is still in a very precarious position.

As projected in September, the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) balance – or the net worth of the fund – fell below zero for the first time since the third quarter of 1992. The fund balance of negative $8.2 billion as of September already reflects a $38.9 billion contingent loss reserve that has been set aside to cover estimated losses over the next year. Just as banks reserve for loan losses, the FDIC has to set aside reserves for anticipated closings over the next year. Combining the fund balance with this contingent loss reserve shows total DIF reserves with a positive balance of $30.7 billion.

Chairman Bair distinguished the DIF’s reserves from the FDIC’s cash resources, which stood at $23.3 billion of cash and marketable securities.To further bolster the DIF’s cash position, the FDIC Board approved a measure on November 12th to require insured institutions to prepay three years worth of deposit insurance premiums – about $45 billion – at the end of 2009. “This measure will provide the FDIC with the funds needed to carry on with the task of resolving failed institutions in 2010, but without accelerating the impact of assessments on the industry’s earnings and capital,” Chairman Bair said.

The DIF will continue to be negative after FDIC gets the additional $45 billion at the end of 2009. That’s not a “special assessment,” it’s the next three years’ regular assessments being collected up front. The distinction is crucial. Because it’s a regular assessment, FDIC won’t count it as new reserves for the DIF. Instead it will be counted as deferred revenue on the DIF’s balance sheet.

Why is that important? Because unlike the $5.6 billion special assessment in Q2, banks don’t have to take a hit against their capital all at once for this assessment. They get to treat it as a prepaid expense.

Although they tell us the FDIC fully insures bank accounts. The standard insurance amount currently is $250,000 per depositor.

All well & good, but at this rate & at some point the FDIC insurance $ well will run dry.

Maybe the mattress industry would do well to invent a fireproof safe/vault built into mattresses to avoid losing it all in failed banks that eventually result in a failed FDIC?

Potential names for this new mattress style:

Safe Sleep

$weet Dream$

The "Bank on It"

The Bailout

Arthritis, Bursitis & WHAT???/An apology to Sarah

Moon walking! Wow! These Seniors got it going on! Amazing what anti-inflammatories can do for ya.

For more laughs.... SNL had their fun

The Doctor is in ...... Jail

Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Open Letter to President Obama on Health Care Reform

By Margaret Flowers, M.D.
Op-Ed News
January 28, 2010

President Barack Obama|
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear President Obama,

I was overjoyed to hear you say in your State of the Union address last night:

"But if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know."

My colleagues, fellow health advocates and I have been trying to meet with you for over a year now because we have an approach which will meet all of your goals and more.

I am a pediatrician who, like many of my primary care colleagues, left practice because it is nearly impossible to deliver high quality health care in this environment. I have been volunteering for Physicians for a National Health Program ever since. For over a year now, I have been working with the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care/ National Single Payer Alliance. This alliance represents over 20 million people nationwide from doctors to nurses to labor, faith and community groups who advocate on behalf of the majority of Americans, including doctors, who favor a national Medicare-for-All health system.

I felt very optimistic when Congress took up health care reform last January because I remember when you spoke to the Illinois AFL-CIO in June, 2003 and said:

"I happen to be a proponent of a single-payer universal health care program." (applause) "I see no reason why the United States of America, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, spending 14 percent of its Gross National Product on health care cannot provide basic health insurance to everybody. And that's what Jim is talking about when he says everybody in, nobody out. A single-payer health care plan, a universal health care plan. And that's what I'd like to see. But as all of you know, we may not get there immediately. Because first we have to take back the White House, we have to take back the Senate, and we have to take back the House."

And that is why I was so surprised when the voices of those who support a national single-payer plan/Medicare for All were excluded in place of the voices of the very health insurance and pharmaceutical industries which profit off the current health care situation.

There was an opportunity this past year to create universal and financially sustainable health care reform rather than expensive health insurance reform. As you well know, the United States spends the most per capita on health care in the world yet leaves millions of people out and receives poor return on those health care dollars in terms of health outcomes and efficiency. This poor value for our health care dollar is due to the waste of having so many insurance companies. At least a third of our health care dollars go towards activities that have nothing to do with health care such as marketing, administration and high executive salaries and bonuses. This represents over $400 billion per year which could be used to pay for health care for all of those Americans who are suffering and dying from preventable causes.

The good news is that it doesn't have to be this way. You said that you wanted to "keep what works" and that would be Medicare. Medicare is an American legacy of which we can feel proud. It has guaranteed health security to all who have it. Medicare has lifted senior citizens out of poverty. Health disparities, which are rising in this nation, begin to disappear as soon as patients reach 65 years of age. And patients and doctors prefer Medicare to private insurance. Why, our Medicare has even been used as a model by other nations which have developed and implemented universal health systems.

Mr. President, we wanted to meet with you because we have the solution to health care reform. The United States has enough money already and we have the resources, including esteemed experts in public health, health policy and health financing. Our very own Dr. William Hsiao at Harvard has designed health systems in five other countries.

I am asking you to meet with me because the solution is simple. Remove all of the industries who profit off of the American health care catastrophe from the table. Replace them with those who are knowledgeable in designing health systems and who are without ties to the for-profit medical industries. And then allow them to design an improved Medicare-for-All national health system. We can implement it within a year of designing such a system.

What are the benefits of doing this?

* It will save tens of thousands (perhaps hundreds of thousands) of American lives each year, not to mention the prevention of unnecessary suffering.

* It will relieve families of medical debt, which is the number one cause of bankruptcy and foreclosure despite the fact that most of those who experienced bankruptcy had health insurance.

* It will relieve businesses of the growing burden of skyrocketing health insurance premiums so that they can invest in innovation, hiring, increased wages and other benefits and so they can compete in the global market.

* It will control health care costs in a rational way through global budgeting and negotiation for fair prices for pharmaceuticals and services.

* It will allow patients the freedom to choose wherever they want to go for health care and will allow patients and their caregivers to determine which care is best without denials by insurance administrators.

* It will restore the physician-patient relationship and bring satisfaction back to the practice of medicine so that more doctors will stay in or return to practice.

* It will allow our people in our nation to be healthy and productive and able to support themselves and their families.

* It will create a legacy for your administration that may someday elevate you to the same hero status as Tommy Douglas has in Canada.

Mr. President, there are more benefits, but I believe you get the point. I look forward to meeting with you and am so pleased that you are open to our ideas. The Medicare-for-All campaign is growing rapidly and is ready to support you as we move forward on health care reform that will provide America with one of the best health systems in the world. And that is something of which all Americans can be proud.

With great anticipation and deep respect,

Margaret Flowers, M.D.
Maryland chapter, Physicians for a National Health Program

17,000 Physicians are in favor of a Public Option.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MOYERS INTERVIEW WITH DR. FLOWERS.

Total Recall

Trouble is brewing with Toyota, as a rash of various problems have surfaced in 2.3 million of their vehicles. At first, they had an issue with what was announced as a moving car mat problem, which they thought was to blame for gas pedals sticking - which lead to some fatal crashes. The company advised owners to remove the mats & they would be replaced. A few months later, it was announced it was actually a mechanical malfunction in the accelerator pedal itself.

8 different models were to be recalled, Toyota announced on Tuesday that they would stop selling 8 Toyota brand models until they had a proper fix in place for problems involving their accelerator pedal system. According to news reports, Toyota was legally required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to stop selling the cars.

Meanwhile.... the fix is this driving maneuver:

"The company's advice for consumers who own these vehicles is the following:

If you need to stop immediately, the vehicle can be controlled by stepping on the brake pedal with both feet using firm and steady pressure. Do not pump the brake pedal as it will deplete the vacuum utilized for the power brake assist. Shift the transmission gear selector to the Neutral (N) position and use the brakes to make a controlled stop at the side of the road and turn off the engine. If unable to put the vehicle in Neutral, turn the engine OFF. This will not cause loss of steering or braking control, but the power assist to these systems will be lost."

Problem is- the problem does not end there.

They now may have a different break software issue (potentially) in the Prius & maybe Lexus vehicles as well.

For me, it's personal. I am driving a Matrix that was made in the US & needs the accelerator pedal fix. Oh yes, it does scare the hell out of me to think of the potential wild ride.

I am trying to remain calm, and reread those instructions on what to do in the event of a problem. They say it is a rare occurrence -- but not rare enough if it is the vehile you are driving that suddenly accelerates as if it were possessed.

Toyota thinks they have a fix for the problem-- a postage stamp size piece of steel- but the part is not yet approved or ready. If 57% of the vehicles they sell can not be sold as a result of this issue, I suspect they will be coming up with a fix pretty darned quick.

In the meantime-- if you see a newer Toyota on the freeway.... give them defensible space, please. You might be saving your own life!

For the record it's not just Toyota--

On Thursday, Ford announced that it was changing the software in the braking system for its Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids to correct an occasional glitch in the old software. Ford said no injuries had been reported involving the problem.

The Fusion/Milan's issue seemed less serious than that of the Prius, said David Champion, the head of auto testing at Consumer Reports.

Honda FIT vehicles have a little problem of potentially bursting into flames. 640.000 FIT vehicles are being recalled.

The problem involves the driver's master power-window switch. It can overheat and cause fire when it makes contact with "excessive" liquid, Honda says, like a heavy rain, for example. Seven such incidents have been confirmed in the US, none causing human harm, says Honda spokeswoman Christina Ra. A person was killed in South Africa in 2009 in what Honda suspects was a problem with the switch, Ms. Ra said, although the fire damage to the car was too great to ascertain the root cause of the problem.

I think Blogger Nonnie had an excellent idea-- we create a dedicated freeway lane for cars with pending recalls!

Thursday tune...

Still room @ the Banquet!

Oh who would have thought??

There is still room at the Tea Party Nation, National Tea Party Convention- for the Sarah Palin banquet!

The fun begins on Feb 4 & here is the exciting line up.

Topics include:

•Speaker, ANA PUIG-“Correlations between the current Administration and Marxist Dictators of Latin America”

• Dr. Rick Scarborough: "Why Christians Must Engage"

• Tim Kraulidis, Bruce Donnelly of SurgeUSA and John Biven: "Defeating Liberalism via the Primary Process"

• Organized Prayer Session for the convention & our nation conducted by Dr. Rick Scarborough

SALES END	PRICE	FEE	QUANTITY
National Tea Party Nation Convention Ticket more info	1d 23h 17m	$549.00	$9.95	Add to Waitlist
Banquet ONLY Ticket more info	Feb 05, 2010	$349.00	$9.71	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Convention ONLY Ticket (does not include Banquet) more info	Ended	$349.00	$9.71	Sold Out

Of course, the big question is.... will Palin actually show up on Saturday night, or will she quit?

Here are some photos of featured speakers...

Suzy Q Americana, with her "Don't Tread On me" flag

*The name is made up, but the photo is real.

Trust me, I'm a Tea Bag Nation Guy!

*These are actual photos of speakers.

Isn't $349 bucks a cheap dinner for an alleged superstar banquet?

But wait! Listen to this speaker.... the description sounds like the GOP & FOX news, but she is talking about the Dems.

Rest in Peace & Thank You Dr. Howard Zinn

By Mark Feeney / Boston Globe

"Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam and a leading faculty critic of BU president John Silber, died of a heart attack Jan 27, 2010. He was 87.

"His writings have changed the consciousness of a generation, and helped open new paths to understanding and its crucial meaning for our lives," Noam Chomsky, the left-wing activist and MIT professor, once wrote of Dr. Zinn. "When action has been called for, one could always be confident that he would be on the front lines, an example and trustworthy guide."

For Dr. Zinn, activism was a natural extension of the revisionist brand of history he taught. Dr. Zinn's best-known book, "A People's History of the United States" (1980), had for its heroes not the Founding Fathers -- many of them slaveholders and deeply attached to the status quo, as Dr. Zinn was quick to point out -- but rather the farmers of Shays' Rebellion and the union organizers of the 1930s.

As he wrote in his autobiography, "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train" (1994), "From the start, my teaching was infused with my own history. I would try to be fair to other points of view, but I wanted more than 'objectivity'; I wanted students to leave my classes not just better informed, but more prepared to relinquish the safety of silence, more prepared to speak up, to act against injustice wherever they saw it. This, of course, was a recipe for trouble."

Howard Zinn shed light on American History, and walked the walk of the peace & justice ideals he taught.

He is an icon, and his works will live on.