What A Weiner!

The left has launched yet another attack on the conservative media. Congressman Anthony Weiner, a democrat from New York, (How'd you like to grow up with that name?), has decided to open an investigation into a sponsor of The Glenn Beck program, Goldline. This most recent attack on Mr. Beck, I believe, is an attempt to discredit his message, which is a wrecking ball to the progressive agenda. They've attempted to financially wound him by calling for boycotts, but they've been ineffective as the reasoning for the boycotts is baseless, and his broadcasts are growing in numbers by leaps and bounds. Advertisers do want to sell products! So this shot over the bow by Weiner is calling out a triple A rated better business bureau dispenser of precious metals for consumer complaints. Goldline is the largest distributor of precious metals with sales topping over one billion dollars. Weiner contends they have an extraordinary number of consumer complaints, and Mr. Beck is in bed with them by stirring up fear in his listening audience then pointing them toward Goldline for economic security.

Okay let's put aside this is yet another left wing wackjob politician taking personal aim toward a private business man, an improper use of his position in my opinion, and assume his claims have an inkling of merit. As the largest distributor of precious metals wouldn't it be safe to assume they also have the largest client base, ergo the possibility of an increased number of complaints just based on the mathematics alone? I'll daresay Walmart probably has a higher number of complaints than a Mom and Pop corner store. The unaddressed issue is, how many of these complaints were resolved to customer satisfaction? This statistic is suspiciously absent from Weiner's fact sheet.

Now let's look at current events. The Washington Post's headline story just two days ago reflected how precariously unbalanced the economy is claiming, One false step in the world economy could throw America into financial chaos, but Beck is a fear monger, hawking gold, not a prophet. The stock market has had yet another day where investors went, "Phew" after opening with a 200 point freefall to rebound at the bell to a 23 point loss. This is the third time in less than three weeks the market has shown instability, but Beck is again, a fear monger. Interesting......

Our economy is a mess, and investing in gold is a good idea to hedge against hyper inflation which is bound to arise. It's the consumer's job to do their due diligence when investing, including understanding the market they are going to enter, every aspect of it. Investing is a gamble, and the old phrase applies here," buyer beware." Beck is promoting a Better Business Bureau back company who advertises on his show, that's capitalism. In a free country, that's acceptable practice. Remember Mr. Weiner, we are still free, not the social model you endorse that limits our freedom. Perhaps this is a glimpse of the control you wish to have over our lives. Shame on you for using your position in the government to attack a message you don't like. Freedom of speech doesn't sit well with you, does it?

God Bless!
Capt. Bill