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This is one that slipped through the cracks during the week, but it’s worth a second look. Out in New Mexico we find the story of yet another elected official caught up in allegations of malfeasance, and then lashing out in a rather unusual way when they’re called on it. Presented for your consideration, the [...]
Sick and saddening.
The story of Kermit Gosnell is, perhaps, one that even well-meaning people would prefer to block out of their minds. After all, as a Philadelphia grand jury report put it, to talk of Gosnell is to talk of “a doctor who killed babies and endangered women.” Recall this most sickening habit of his: Gosnell would [...]
Irony.
To no one’s great shock, Attorney General will take time away from trying to cover up figure out why his own department sent thousands of weapons across the US-Mexico border to go after a real problem in our country. I refer, of course, to the plague of people trying to prevent voter fraud and ensure [...]
Jeff Thigpen is the Register of Deeds for Guilford County in Greensboro, North Carolina. The way he explains it, he has two primary responsibilities: 1. To protect the chain of title when property changes hands. 2. A fiduciary duty to collect recording fees. And the fact is that MERS has pretty much blown a hole right through both of those things.
But, you see… Jeff is not your ordinary Register of Deeds. Like his counterpart John O’Brian in Massachusetts, Jeff takes his job pretty seriously, which makes sense since his job has been around for some 300 years. And so he put his foot down… right on top of MERS.
According to Jeff…
“For me, the question is clear. Do we want land records in America to be governed by major banking conglomerates on Wall Street or the people and laws of the United States of America?”
For me that’s an easy question to answer because I don’t even want the major banking conglomerates on Wall Street governed by the major banking conglomerates on Wall Street, if you know what I mean.
Well, I caught up with Jeff after receiving a “friend request” from him on Facebook… I recognized the name right away and sent him a note asking him to join me for a podcast… and he said yes, of course. a Mandelman Matters podcast is THE place to hear and be heard, don’t you know.
And on a serious not, I truly believe that EVERY SINGLE ADULT in America should listen to what Jeff says on this podcast… I mean it… it’s not just about foreclosures… this affects everyone in the country… 300 year old property rights laws. From talking to Jeff, I now realize what a big deal this mess is as far as robo-signing and MERS goes… we simply cannot allow the banks to gloss over these issues with statements like “sloppy paperwork.” It’s a whole lot more meaningful that that, as Jeff will very clearly exaplain.
So, please pass it along to other homeowners you know… they need to hear it whether they’re at risk of foreclosure… yet… or not.And her we go… it’s Jeff Thigpen from North Carolina… just click the PLAY button below, turn up your speakers and tell me what you thought when it’s done… I just know you’re going to like it a whole lot.
I have to tell you, I sure did enjoy talking to Jeff… he’s the kind of person we need in government today… and if he ever decides to run for office… I’m volunteering to run his campaign.
Mandelman out.
"Some people still don't get it."
Last week we provided a look at the somewhat clueless questioning in Congress over the Keystone XL pipeline by Congressman Edward Markey. (D-Mass) His line of questioning about the role of Canadian companies in oil transportation and the untapped potential for jobs coming from it here in the United States was … unusual, to say [...]
“If I’m president of the United States, I will be true to my family.”
The “unlike some people” is merely implied, but this one’s so heavy-handed that he might as well have tacked on a few shots of Newt with his ex-wives framed by a torn “heart” graphic. I’m tempted to say this will do Romney as much harm as good simply because it stinks of desperation driven by [...]
Do as I say ...
I’m back from my vacation, and so is the OOTD! Lots of work to be done here — and in Washington, too, as Barack Obama reminded Congress last week. If they can’t get the people’s business done, the President says, then Congress shouldn’t get any time off at Christmas (via the Boss Emeritus): President Barack [...]
Ooops.
Since the implementation of new, tougher immigration laws in Alabama, there have been more than a few changes and plenty of controversy. One of the first things we heard was that crops were rotting in the fields with nobody left to harvest them. In those cases, the argument could still certainly be made that the [...]
Ooops.
Since the implementation of new, tougher immigration laws in Alabama, there have been more than a few changes and plenty of controversy. One of the first things we heard was that crops were rotting in the fields with nobody left to harvest them. In those cases, the argument could still certainly be made that the [...]
Fiscal austerity rules
We’re coming into what promises to be the most expensive election in the history of American politics. Everyone is raising money and people in the campaign finance reform camp are setting their hair on fire over it. President Obama may miss his original goal of raking in a billion dollars, but it might not be [...]
Choices.
Ron Paul: Wrong about many things, but not everything. You’ll be pleased to know that even Mitt Romney is now questioning Newt’s “conservative credentials,” and not implausibly. I don’t mind telling you: My despair over the state of the race is driving me to consider … dark possibilities. Don’t make me do something I don’t [...]
"It literally made my skin crawl."
Via News Busters, which notes a history of bad blood here. Even so, getting this upset about a bit of paint-by-numbers hippie-punching by, of all people, Newt Gingrich? As a dig at progressive demonstrators, “take a bath and get a job” was already stale circa 1970; it’s such a rote base pander that it’s hard [...]
The economies of scale.
People who work with statistics on a regular basis can attest that there is a big difference between data and information. There is also a big difference between information and knowledge, and another between knowledge and wisdom. Keep this in mind when reading yesterday’s USA Today story about non-candidate PACs and their distribution of funds, [...]
Nuance.
Via William Amos, a sneak preview of what Chu’s planning to tell Congress on Thursday. My favorite part is when he claims that no one at his level was aware of the political affiliations of Solyndra’s backers, even though we now know from e-mails written by George Kaiser himself that Kaiser talked to people in [...]
Chaos.
“Close to 10 additional suspected victims have come forward to the authorities since the arrest of the former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on Nov. 5 on 40 counts of sexually abusing young boys, according to people close to the investigation. The police are working to confirm the new allegations. “The news of additional [...]
Plus: McQueary getting a bad rap?
That’s a relief. I admit, after hearing he’d horsed around, hugged, showered with, and touched the legs of young kids, I totally assumed he was a pedophile. Say, isn’t it weird that a guy who was investigated for child sexual abuse in 1998 was still willing to risk people getting the wrong impression about him [...]
... convincing people to talk to media.
I never had a problem with the media’s hands-off attitude with Chelsea Clinton while her father was President. Children of Presidents should be left alone by the media, which might be a good idea even for adult children of Presidents, a position the media most decidedly did not take during George W. Bush’s two terms [...]
Off the charts
Have you ever had one of those “uh-oh” moments where you hit “reply all” on an e-mail without intending to? I have. And, apparently, so have the people at CBS News, and they have some explaining to do. The question at hand involves how many questions the candidates get during debates. There’s always plenty of [...]
Nah.
As more people take a second look at Newtmentum, I may as well jump ahead to the next round of scrutiny. Nate Silver evaluated the former Speaker’s strengths and weaknesses the other day. My take on Gingrich’s campaign is loosely based on his structure. Keep in mind that elections are mostly about the economy, so [...]
Assumptions.
When something appears inexplicable, it’s best to start by checking assumptions first. Ylan Mui at the Washington Post should have taken that advice before reporting on a “rift” between the supposedly good economic growth an the American state of mind: A rift is emerging between Americans’ state of mind and the state of the economy. [...]
Vibrant.
Here’s the media and OWS in microcosm. The big “Occupy” story over the weekend involved a mob in D.C. temporarily trapping people inside an Americans for Prosperity event by blocking the doors. The cops had to be called and a Daily Caller reporter on the scene was sufficiently afraid for her safety that she said [...]
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