Capitalist Episode 105

Broadcast Number: 105

Broadcast Date: Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Description: Equities markets fall flat after yesterday's statement by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, oil spikes after OPEC will not raise production, Fitch Ratings says U.S. Treasuries could be rated junk in August, Senate lets the Fed slash debit card fees paid to banks, Arizona wildfires spread to New Mexico (311,000 acres scorched so far), Facebook to use face-recognition software to suggest people’s names to tag in pictures without their permission, new "nude" pics of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, Ayman al-Zawahri says US faces Jihadist renaissance after bin Laden killing, PM David Cameron: "the U.K. will not stand silent" on Syria and Heated fight breaks out over E. coli farm payments. Ghost goes off on a 10-year-old boy getting ticket for not wearing seat belt properly, some dumb broad gets 152 Facebook friends' photos tattooed on her arm and Facebook party spins out of control. That and other news & True Capitalist commentary on this edition. Follow on Twitter @ghostpolitics

Link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ghost/2011/06/08/true-capitalist-radio-hosted-by-ghost--episode-105

Notes

This episode was the introduction of Radio Graffiti, initially conceived to be a Wednesday-only segment, later became a mainstay of almost every show going forward.