The Right Huff

Colorado Caucus Classes, Jan./Feb. 2012 (updated)

2012-01-19T12:01:00.000-07:00

Dear Political Friends,

Here is a schedule of upcoming caucus classes at my home in Castle Pines, CO. There is a nominal fee for the class, which is waived for young students.

Friday, Jan. 20, 10:00 - 11:15 AM (a newspaper writer will join us for this class)

Friday, Jan. 20, 7:00 - 8:15 PM

Saturday, Jan. 21, 10:00 - 11:15 AM

Tues., Jan. 24, 7:00 - 8:15 PM

Weds., Jan. 25, 10:00 - 11:15 AM

Weds., Jan. 25, 7:00 - 8:15 PM

Thurs., Jan. 26, 10:00 - 11:15 AM

Fri., Jan. 27, 10:00 - 11:15 AM

Weds., Feb. 1, 10:00 - 11:15 AM

Thurs., Feb. 2, 10:00 - 11:15 AM

Friday, Feb. 3, 10:00 - 11:15 AM

Sat., Feb. 4, 10:00 - 11:15 AM

...and this one at a different location:

Sat., Jan. 28, 5:30 - 7:00 PM at a location in Centennial, CO, near Arapahoe & University. (rsvp to get the location; it will fill up quickly)

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7:00 - 9:00 PM -- Your Neighborhood Republican Caucus

Tuesday, March 6, 7:00 - 9:00 PM -- Your Neighborhood Democrat Caucus

Attendees MUST RSVP because classes might be cancelled, rescheduled, or held at a different location. Please contact me to rsvp and to get the address. Use this email address: research@goodfellowllc.com

Class arrangements can be made for groups which you might put together, at locations within a reasonable driving distance; and for private instruction. Democrats and all types of non-Republicans are welcome, including children and out-of-state guests. Non-partisan presentations can be arranged; otherwise, the presentations concentrate on Republican Party procedures and candidates.

Best regards,

Crista Huff

Patriot Success, October 2011

2011-10-15T19:19:00.000-06:00

It may seem like the Socialists are winning all the battles, but here is some good news for the Patriots! (Most recent news: Wisconsin)

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In Kansas: Brownback: Kansas to Return $31.5 Million Health Exchange Grant -- NationalJounral.com, Aug. 10, 2011

"Kansas is the second state to turn back "early innovator" funds to set up health-insurance exchanges. Oklahoma refused a similar grant in April after initially applying for the funds."

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In Michigan:

Michigan's 401(k) plan saved state more than $4 billion -- LansingStateJournal.com, July 10, 2011

"A 14-year-old reform that ended defined pension benefits for new state employees has saved the state up to $4.3 billion in unfunded state employee pension liability, according to a new report by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy."

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In Wisconsin:

Good Stuff Happening in Wisconsin -- read about statewide cost savings and other quality of life improvements that started in Gov. Walker's office.

On, Wisconsin! GOP Holds State Senate, Left Devastated -- Townhall.com, Aug. 10, 2011

"Democrats, liberal groups, and labor unions spent roughly $20 million on these races -- an unfathomable sum for off-year, state level races. They were better organized, better funded, and seemed to have a distinct intensity advantage. And yet, when the people of Wisconsin had their say, Republicans prevailed."

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Oh Canada!: The Conservative Party won a majority of seats in the House of Commons.

"But the installation of a majority government by itself is not a political revolution. The biggest changes in Canada were indicated by the devastating defeats of two of the opposition parties.

The Bloc Quebecois was reduced from 50 seats to only four. Formerly it represented most of Canada’s second-largest province. Now it represents a tiny rump."

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The Netherlands:

The Netherlands to Abandon Multiculturalism -- hudson-ny.org, June 23. 2011

The Dutch government says it will abandon the long-standing model of multiculturalism that has encouraged Muslim immigrants to create a parallel society within the Netherlands. ....

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The Right Huff is Crista Huff's blog for politics and items of sociological or financial interest. Crista Huff also manages Goodfellow LLC, a subscription-only stock market website. We strive to identify financially healthy companies in which traders and investors can buy shares and earn dividends and capital gains. See disclaimer for the risks associated with investing in the stock market. See your tax advisor for the tax consequences of investing. See your estate planning attorney to clarify beneficiary and inheritance issues associated with your assets.

"Big media outlets ignore subpoena of entire top tier of Obama Administration"

2011-10-15T17:32:00.003-06:00

by Anthony Martin, Conservative Examiner, www.examiner.com

Perhaps the biggest story in the political world since the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach Bill Clinton in the 1990s, although the Senate refused to remove him from office, is the fact that this week a subpoena from the House was issued to the entire top tier of the Obama Administration. Yet as of today the big media outlets--ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, the New York Times, and the Washington Post--have ignored the story entirely. And if they did mention it in passing, it was buried on a back page or relegated to an inconspicuous web page while never seeing the light of day on the air. Only Fox gave the story top billing.

Regarding the news blackout of the subpoena, one astute observer had this to say:

Big media complicity in the news blackout is a heavy indictment against modern journalism in America today.

As evidence, ladies and gentlemen of the jury of history, I present the undisputed fact that on the evening news shows of NBC, ABC and CBS this week not one -- NOT ONE -- mentioned the unprecedented subpoena by a Congressional committee of information regarding the entire top echelon of the Justice Department in the Gunwalker Scandal.
Had this scandal involved John Ashcroft and the Bush Administration, does anyone doubt that the story would have led the nightly half-hour "puppet theater"? Or, that it wouldn't have been covered like a blanket by all news departments from the moment the blood of Brian Terry dried in the desert sands of Rio Rico?

In a stunningly insightful piece at Sipsy Street Irregulars today, citizen investigative journalist Mike Vanderboegh writes that when history records the dreadful events leading to the Project Gunwalker scandal, and its subsequent cover-up, the mainstream media will not be treated kindly. In fact, they will be the subject of ridicule and scorn for their complicity in the scandal, giving aid to the Administration's attempt to hide its illegal activity and cover-ups by either refusing to report it or by slanting its reporting to imply that the key players at the top did no wrong.

The only exception to this stinging indictment against the mainstream media has been reporter Sharyl Attkisson at CBS News. Attkisson's has been a lone voice, an oasis of investigative integrity in a desert of journalistic malpractice within the hallowed halls of what was once the epitome of tenacious gum-shoe reporting, the foundation of which was laid by Edward R. Murrow, Marvin and Bernard Kalb, Douglas Edwards, and Walter Cronkite.

However, the vacuum of serious investigative journalism created by the mainstream media's abdication of its responsibility has been filled by the 'alternative media,' such as bloggers, free-lance writers, and columnists for lesser-known media outlets.

In the case of the Gunwalker scandal, had it not been for National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea, and investigative reporter Mike Vanderboegh, this story would have never been brought to the forefront of public attention. These astute and tenacious journalists set onto the trail that led to their breaking the Gunwalker story all the way back in December of 2010. Shortly thereafter this writer began to hammer away at the Administration, seeking answers concerning the scandal. At about the same time, writers such as Kurt Hofmann and Dave Workman, both of whom write at The Examiner, did the same thing.

Thus, unlike the Watergate scandal during which the Washington Post and investigative reporters Woodward and Bernstein made sure that the Nixon fiasco stayed at the top of the news heap for months until Nixon was driven from office, this story--which is infinitely worse and much more widespread than Watergate--has been the work of alternative media journalists. And the mainstream media have been dragged kicking and screaming into it due to their dogged determination to bury any story that places Obama or any member of his Administration in a negative light.

The pressure, however, has been building to the point to where it is nearly impossible for the media moguls to continue to bury the Gunwalker story. Even now, with the historic events that have occurred this week, there is much more to come that will stun even the most seasoned political observers.

Waiting in the wings, in the shadows, are numerous figures who know the score and who are ready to tell all they know.

"We fabricated drug charges against innocent people to meet arrest quotas, former detective testifies."

2011-10-15T10:39:00.003-06:00

written by jmarzulli@nydailynews.com

A former NYPD narcotics detective snared in a corruption scandal testified it was common practice to fabricate drug charges against innocent people to meet arrest quotas.

The bombshell testimony from Stephen Anderson is the first public account of the twisted culture behind the false arrests in the Brooklyn South and Queens narc squads, which led to the arrests of eight cops and a massive shakeup.

Anderson, testifying under a cooperation agreement with prosecutors, was busted for planting cocaine, a practice known as "flaking," on four men in a Queens bar in 2008 to help out fellow cop Henry Tavarez, whose buy-and-bust activity had been low.

"Tavarez was ... was worried about getting sent back [to patrol] and, you know, the supervisors getting on his case," he recounted at the corruption trial of Brooklyn South narcotics Detective Jason Arbeeny.

"I had decided to give him [Tavarez] the drugs to help him out so that he could say he had a buy," Anderson testified last week in Brooklyn Supreme Court.

He made clear he wasn't about to pass off the two legit arrests he had made in the bar to Tavarez.

"As a detective, you still have a number to reach while you are in the narcotics division," he said.

NYPD officials did not respond to a request for comment.

Anderson worked in the Queens and Brooklyn South narcotics squads and was called to the stand at Arbeeny's bench trial to show the illegal conduct wasn't limited to a single squad.

"Did you observe with some frequency this ... practice which is taking someone who was seemingly not guilty of a crime and laying the drugs on them?" Justice Gustin Reichbach asked Anderson.

"Yes, multiple times," he replied.

The judge pressed Anderson on whether he ever gave a thought to the damage he was inflicting on the innocent.

"It was something I was seeing a lot of, whether it was from supervisors or undercovers and even investigators," he said.

"It's almost like you have no emotion with it, that they attach the bodies to it, they're going to be out of jail tomorrow anyway; nothing is going to happen to them anyway."

The city paid $300,000 to settle a false arrest suit by Jose Colon and his brother Maximo, who were falsely arrested by Anderson and Tavarez. A surveillance tape inside the bar showed they had been framed.

A federal judge presiding over the suit said the NYPD's plagued by "widespread falsification" by arresting officers.

Ballot Question 1A on Term Limits, Douglas County, CO

2011-10-12T08:07:00.008-06:00

Many voters don’t know that Proposition 1A gives a third term to the current sheriff, already in his second term.

Supporters tell us we can vote out a bad Sheriff. In Douglas County partisan races, delegates decide who runs for Sheriff, and the incumbent always wins. I know this because I hosted a caucus and chose delegates specifically to help our current Sheriff win his place on the ballot in March 2006, and I have since trained another 2000 Colorado citizens how to become delegates and select candidates for office. There hasn’t been a real two-party contest in the Sheriff’s general election in decades.

The truth is that in Douglas County, November voters don’t really select the Sheriff. This is because our voting population majority is Republican, and the Republican always wins. (There is no elected Democrat in a partisan office anywhere in Douglas County.) Therefore, the candidate chosen at the Republican Assembly or at the Republican Primary becomes the winner of the November election. Our best chance at having a new person take on a fresh, supervisory role at the Sheriff's Department is to keep the current maximum of eight years in office.

Also, a change to elected official rules shouldn’t apply to those already in office. When term limits started, they didn’t affect incumbents. Why should we give our current Sheriff special treatment?

Supporters of 1A say we can’t afford $2,000 for special training required for a new Sheriff. The Sheriff’s budget is $46 million! We could send a new Sheriff to dozens of courses and not hurt the budget!

Supporters tell us the Department will fall apart when we change Sheriffs. The Douglas County Sheriff Department is a large enterprise, and I am confident that there are many qualified employees who would jump at the chance of serving the County in a future elected capacity.

Another more serious problem with ballot question 1A is that, if successful, it will open the door for more ballot questions to extend term limits in other elected offices. Here's how I know this:

In the 1990's in Colorado, a few small rural towns wanted to institute legal gaming in order to shore up their struggling economies. Many voters, including myself, thought, "How bad could this be?" And we voted yes. Gaming was instituted in those three towns.

In the next one or two election cycles, a plethora of Colorado towns put forth ballot initiatives in order to also institute gaming in their towns as well. We had opened the floodgates! The voters got wise to the big picture, and voted "no" repeatedly from that point onward.

Opening the door to the extension of term limits for the Sheriff in Douglas County will invariably lead to efforts to extend term limits for many more offices, which could include Treasurer, County Commissioner, Clerk & Recorder, and more.

I’m voting No on 1A. Eight years in office is long enough.

Sarah Palin Can Save This Republic

2011-09-29T21:54:00.005-06:00

(article originally published at finance.townhall.com on 09/26/11)

I am a conservative, which means that I believe in fiscal responsibility, free markets, personal responsibility and the Constitution. When the voting choices are between a Democrat and a Republican, I vote Republican because that gives me better odds that my candidate will be fiscally responsible and loyal to the Republic.

There are other people who vote Republican who bear no philosophical resemblance to me. They think it’s okay to kill babies without restraint, raise taxes and grow government. I don’t know why they call themselves Republicans, because their philosophies do not even remotely mirror the Republican Party platform. I also don’t know why fiscally responsible “Democrats” vote Democrat. But that’s not my problem to solve.

As a citizen activist and a voter, I see it as my job to help save the Republic from socialism and fiscal demise (which, by the way, always go hand-in-hand). I want a presidential candidate who has no history of cozying up to terrorists; nor people from religions and countries which do not denounce terrorists; illegal immigrants; nor socialist policies. That omits Chris Christie, Ron Paul, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney from receiving my support.

I would be wary of supporting anybody hyped by the MSM, because it’s in their best interest to promote the biggest RINO among the candidate field. The MSM wants a Democrat to win, and just as they promoted John McCain, to the shock and horror of my fellow conservatives, they will again promote somebody whose policies bear no resemblance to conservative policies. And then they will refer to that person as a “conservative”, which really galls me, because the public is unfortunately gullible enough to believe that somebody is conservative simply because the MSM says so.

The MSM will keep its distance from any truly conservative candidate who can stand firmly on their record, because the true conservative stands a much, much better chance of winning a presidential election than a RINO.

My conservative candidate of choice is Sarah Palin.

Sarah Palin’s record in Alaska shows her to be the bravest, most effective legislator I’ve ever known. She accomplished incredible feats as Governor and united Democrats and Republicans in order to succeed with projects which brought great prosperity to her state. She swept the Capitol clean of traditional political corruption in situations where typical legislators wouldn’t dare risk their political capital and financial support by rocking the boat.

Sarah Palin scares people. I can understand why she’d scare politicians, especially when entering a White House and federal government completely staffed by Chicago-style thugs. But to me, the liberal fear of Sarah Palin is just incredibly silly. Yes, yes, I know they’re terrified that she’ll force them to have Down Syndrome babies. Get real! The POTUS has no ability to change abortion laws, and this is not (yet) a socialist country, which means the POTUS cannot force you to have abortions OR babies.

We are at a crossroads in America, where the single most important issue is saving America from a socialist train wreck.

Listen carefully, liberals and conservatives. Your abortion-driven vote is a classic case of not seeing the forest for the trees. If we do not elect a fiscal conservative in November 2012 who will dramatically rein in debt and spending, remove onerous business regulations and decrease corporate taxes, your concerns over abortion will be moot, because in socialist governments, your opinion does not count!

If we save the Republic, you still get to fight over abortion. If we lose the Republic, your government will tell you EXACTLY what you can and cannot do with your reproductive system.

You want everybody to have abortions? Then you need to save the Republic first.

You want nobody to have abortions? Then you need to save the Republic first.

You want to save the Republic? Elect somebody who has already saved her state: Sarah Palin.

Governor Dayton Government Shutdown

2011-07-04T15:28:00.002-06:00

(reprinted with permission from author Paul Pekarek)

Governor Dayton and the media have made much noise about the Government Shutdown. But what are the facts?

Ready to hear about how the Governor Dayton Government Shutdown came to be?

Legislature made a balanced budget. Governor Dayton won’t sign it – in other words, in simple terms: Dayton refused.
Earlier on, Dayton offered a budget. It was late. His fellow DFL Legislators failed to even introduce Dayton’s Budget Plan to the Legislature. How can this possibly have happened? Is the governor even trying to make a budget? No. Dayton refused.
Republican Legislators gave Governor Dayton 9 budget bills & a tax bill. Dayton vetoed all 10. In other words, Dayton refused.
Republican Legislators funded K-12 at Dayton’s levels. Dayton refused.
Republican Legislators funded Public Safety at Dayton’s levels. Dayton refused.
Republican Legislators removed tax reforms. Dayton refused.
Republican Legislators asked for a mere outline of Dayton’s extra $1.8 billion in tax & spend ideas. Dayton gave not even an outline, more-less a plan – So … again we see, Dayton refused.
Republican Legislators passed a $34B budget (14% over our prior $30B budget). Despite false claims of “Republican Budget Cuts”, this record budget increased funding for schools, hospitals, and a host of other state activities. Indeed, this record spending shows how Republicans tried so hard to avoid a shutdown, that they actually compromised, no abandoned, their goal of cutting government. Yet, $34 Billion is not big enough for Dayton; the 14% increase in government isn’t big enough for Dayton – Dayton refused to accept all this liberal big-government panacea. Again, we see -- Dayton refused.
Republican Legislators compromised, offering to keep MN the nation’s 5th-largest tax burden, per Dayton’s wishes, by eliminating Republican tax reforms & tax reductions. The reforms & reductions would have benefitted all taxpayers. Republicans offered all these taxes to Dayton, instead of to taxpayers, hoping to compromise to avoid a government shutdown. Again, we see -- Dayton refused.
Republican Legislators compromised their 2 Nov 2010 election sweep from voters wanting smaller government, by compromising, giving Dayton his preferred huge budget and increased regulations. Even at this supreme Republican sacrifice, for the cause of compromise; again, we see -- Dayton refused.
Governor Dayton intentionally shut down the government, and keeps it shut down. First, Republicans were waiting in chambers for Dayton to call them back into session, even at the 11^th hour. Dayton failed to avert this Governor Dayton Government Shutdown even at 10pm on the eve of the shutdown – even two hours before the Governor Dayton Government Shutdown would occur, again, we see, Dayton refused. But that’s not the end of this number eleven. Governor Dayton continues to refuse. Now news outlets are printing endless examples about how the Governor Dayton Government Shutdown is hurting Minnesotans. And still, even with all the media coverage of the Governor Dayton Government Shutdown – again, we see: Governor Dayton refused.
Dayton won’t compromise his extra 6%; he won’t give any counter-offer. He demands Republicans compromise on each & every principle, while he insists he not compromise on a single thing. Only in socialist ‘doublespeak’ can that be called “Compromise”. Governor Dayton has behaved as an intransigent ideologue – Republican Legislators compromised on almost every point – even entirely abandoning many points. Again, we see, … Governor Dayton refused.

Regards,

- Paul

Paul Pekarek, Major, USAF (Retired)

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Republican Calendar of Events in Colorado

2011-06-17T15:27:00.001-06:00

July 10, Sunday

Coffee4Conservatives meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Franktown Fire Station. Our speaker will be former Congressman and one of the 2010 Gubernatorial Candidates for Colorado, Tom Tancredo. The discussion will be "Let's Talk Politics" plus a myriad of other interesting discussions with Congressman Tancredo on illegal immigration, The Agenda, etc. Please let me know if you can attend as space will be limited: margoknutson@gmail.com.

Food and drinks will be served.

July 12, Tuesday

Politics on the Rocks -- Summer Kick-Off, 5:30 - 7:30 PM at The Warehouse Restaurant and Gallery in Colorado Springs. More info on Facebook!

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Copa Holdings (CPA): Flying Over Stock Market Turbulence

2011-06-17T08:56:00.003-06:00

Copa Holdings S.A. (CPA, $64.90) is a Latin American provider of airline passenger and cargo service in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.

"Copa Holdings, S. A. is one airline that is benefiting from the growth in Latin America. The company is growing earnings as it is able to more than offset rising fuel costs with higher revenues." -- Zacks.com, 05/25/11

(Subscribe now to read more about Copa's financials, stock chart history, price target and Wall Street comments at www.GoodfellowLLC.com)

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Goodfellow LLC is a subscription-only stock market website. We strive to identify financially healthy companies in which traders and investors can buy shares and earn dividends and capital gains. See disclaimer for the risks associated with investing in the stock market. See your tax advisor for the tax consequences of investing. See your estate planning attorney to clarify beneficiary and inheritance issues associated with your assets.

It's Time To Buy Low in Your Stock Portfolio!

2011-06-12T16:38:00.000-06:00

The latest post on my financial website, Goodfellow LLC, is a model portfolio of growth stocks, most of which pay dividends. Unfortunately, you can't read the stock recommendations unless you subscribe. But here's a synopsis.

I listed stocks in fourteen industries: growth companies whose stocks are not in a free fall during the current stock market correction. Remember, stock market corrections are normal. And when the market goes back up, which stocks rebound first...the ones in a free fall or the ones which fell to the bottom of their trading ranges and bounced? The latter.

Most of the stocks which I recommended in the article pay dividends, many in the 3-5% area.

The industries are diverse, but do not include technology stocks, clothing retailers, nor American banks. These industries are out of favor in the market right now, despite some fantastic sales and earnings. No problem. I'll wait a few months and watch for a sector rotation.

You can send me questions from Goodfellow LLC's website, and there are free articles which non-subscribers can view, including How to Structure a Stock Portfolio.

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Living Life As I Choose by Nancy Wenlock

2011-06-10T10:16:00.008-06:00

(reprinted from Facebook, June 10, 2011)

Waking up this morning the first thing I heard were the meadowlarks. Made me smile. Then a car drove by. A neighbor heading to work. A small airplane passed overhead. Sounds of people doing what they do. We and those we know love it out here. And it occurred to me that none of this needs government intervention. People are perfectly capable of living their lives, making their decisions, doing what they need to do, without being held down by an oppressive government interfering with every facit of our lives.

Those who want to control others are simply perverted. Those who want to take advantage of others are simply mean. Those who want to allow people to live their lives are wise. Those who take from others are thieves.

The founders of this country had a great amount of knowledge about governments throughout history. They took great care to chain the government down so that the government could not grow into being an oppressive government like almost all governments have done. And yet here we are, with a government in this country that has usurped our liberties instead of protecting them. And Congress has been complicit in this for decades.

People are capable for the most part. Some small part of the population are not capable but it's a very small part of the population. The vast majority of the population are not only capable, but a free people can invent and create an incredible society. Every single time we the people or our representatives allow a government to dictate over the people, we help it along to tyranny.

Regulations and more regulations do not keep us safe. Regulations and more regulations do not keep our lives free. Regulations and more regulations do not keep prices down.

We must push back against all of this. We must repeal laws, we must drastically reduce the number of agencies of government because the cost has become oppressive. It does not take hundreds of agencies to "care" for people. the government's job is to PROTECT OUR ABILITY TO LIVE OUR LIVES FREELY. That job however, is not the job tyrants have any interest in doing.

What can we do? We can learn about our government set up. We can teach others about how our government works because there is not another government like it on earth. We can find out what is going on at all levels in government. We can insist loudly, that the size of local, state and federal government be REDUCED NOW.

Every time we hear about some usurpation of power by any governmental agency or person, we must call attention to it and we must take effective action to nullify it and we must see to it that those people doing it get properly hauled up for the crimes they commit. And every official at every level of government are UNDER THE SAME LAW as anyone else. Corruption is corruption and must be tackled and fought loudly and tenaciously.

So in my exasperation I sometimes get shrill. Sometimes we have to yell.

But Americans are awakening to something amazing: we are seeing tyranny do its work. We must step up and take action locally and at every level of government in order to pare back government to an affordable size and a government that actually upholds our rights instead of stealing them.

We have very good people trying to do this. Every person who learns about government and adds his voice to this is helping. We need to judge people on deeds, not words and make sure our elected officials do only what they are supposed to. Does this take work? Yes. It takes information, it takes awareness and it takes a lot of energy. We have a chance now, with the liberty groups that have sprung up, to voice our love of life and to voice our intent to keep our liberties and seriously get government off our backs.

The alternative is to live in a grey, sour, oppressive society like the USSR was, like East Germany was - a society so evil that freedom of spirit was punished with imprisonment and death. There are countries in which freedom is still punished with torture and with death.

What's the difference between those countries and ours? Government.

What this country has in its founding documents is unlike anything else in the world. If we do not stop the onslaught of destruction, future generations will be living in terrible circumstances. The buck stops here. We must do everything we can. It is not going to be up to a majority of Americans. It's going to be up to those who have heard the call and understand the consequences.

We love life. We love freedom. It's time we work hard to get them back. I want to keep hearing those meadowlarks every day because this is the life I chose. Future generations deserve to live the life they choose, not the life that is chosen for them.

written by Nancy Wenlock

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The Right Huff is Crista Huff's blog for politics and items of sociological or financial interest. Crista Huff also manages Goodfellow LLC, a subscription-only stock market website. We strive to identify financially healthy companies in which traders and investors can buy shares and earn dividends and capital gains. See disclaimer for the risks associated with investing in the stock market. See your tax advisor for the tax consequences of investing. See your estate planning attorney to clarify beneficiary and inheritance issues associated with your assets.

Protecting Stock Profits -- A Step Beyond "Buy and Hold"

2011-05-01T22:42:00.003-06:00

(May 16, 2011 update: All future stock posts will appear on my new subscription-only website at www.GoodfellowLLC.com. Please visit!)

Life is a process. And so is investing.

You're a smart person. You earned some money which is now investable. (Praise God for capitalism!) You understand that investing in stocks can help your money grow over the long-term. But there's a learning curve, and you can't skip over it just because you're intelligent.

Surprisingly, the learning curve of investing in the stock market is not about being smart; it's about getting a grip on your emotions and being brave enough to follow through with a strategy, even when you are getting scared or greedy.

I'll tell you right now that folks who are easily angered, or who worry constantly, are not going to fare well in the stock market, so this conversation is aimed at people in between. We are emotional creatures. If the police officer pulls you over, and you can handle yourself without showing anger or crying, you can probably handle the stock market fairly well. (p.s. If the police officer pulls you over, and you're busy hiding contraband and gulping breath mints, you've got bigger problems than losing all your money in the stock market!)

You already understand the concept of "buy and hold" investing. How can we improve upon that? Here's what I have been doing recently with my own stocks.

First of all, many stocks go up and down in trading ranges, which you can identify by looking at their stock price charts. Most of the stocks I buy are in these trading ranges. When I buy them, I almost always simultaneously put in a sell order on the high side of the trading range.

Look at the long-term chart on Home Depot (HD, $37.15). The price is recovering from the 2008 financial meltdown. Do you see where the stock traded steadily up and down, from $33 to $43, for four years leading up to 2008? Then the price crashed, and then it began its recovery. To me, it looks like it's about to re-establish that $33-$43 trading range. Home Depot is on my short list of stocks which I might buy next, and I won't wait for it to drop to $33. I'm not greedy. If I buy at $36 and sell at $42, minus commissions, that's about a 14% profit. It formerly took Home Depot stock about 2.5 to 5 months to make that price move. Personally, I'd be happy to make 14% in 5 months. What are the banks paying right now? Less than 1% for the full year?!

My goal is not to measure my stock performance vs. Jim Cramer or Warren Buffet. My goal is to make investment returns which outperform safer alternatives, while finding ways to minimize risk.

Other stocks which I own are climbing back up towards previous highs, or "resistance levels". I bought Kraft (KFT) at $31.40 and I have a sell limit order at $34.00, and I bought Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) at $34.97 and I have a sell limit order at $40.00.

And then there are stocks which are freely climbing. I don't want to pick an arbitrary sell price, and miss out on 25% of my potential gain. On these stocks, I put in a stop loss order, which means that if the stock finally starts to fall in price, it will automatically sell if it hits the stop price. Right now I own WellPoint (WLP) at $66.37, the stock price is $76.79, and my stop loss order is at $73.00. Each day that the stock rises, I raise the stop loss price. I can do this with my online brokerage account at Morgan Stanley, and it doesn't cost me anything extra to use and change stop loss orders vs. selling the stock outright. If WellPoint reaches $82, I will cancel the stop loss order and sell the stock at that price, because that's near the top of a pre-financial meltdown trading range. And if WellPoint stock falls tomorrow and sells at $73.00, I will have net profit of 7.8% in 66 days, plus a little more from dividends. I'll take it!

Why wouldn't I expect WellPoint to keep climbing through the mid-$80's? There are a lot of people who bought this stock several years ago around $80, and they've been holding onto it and grimacing for up to six years now. They are desperate to sell and break even. As the stock price reaches their cost basis, they will be selling, which will drive the stock price back down repeatedly until all those folks are done selling.

Finally, there are stocks which I own which are disappointing me. I bought Fifth Third Bancorp a while back, and the trading range fell. So I put in a sell order at the top of the new trading range and got out with a small loss, about 2%. I'm not interested in waiting for the stock to stabilize in this new trading range before finally climbing back to the trading range where I bought it. During that time, my money can be better invested in a stock which has current momentum.

To be a successful stock investor, you will need to learn to face the horror: stocks which are falling in price. I know my stock's trading range before I buy, and then if the stock falls through the bottom of that range, I usually sell, unless there's a huge dividend, such as 5.7% on Altria (MO). With a stock like that, you're getting paid to wait. Plus, people don't usually panic and sell a stock that's paying them 5% per year, so it becomes less likely that the stock price will go into a freefall.

If I have several stocks which are selling at the tops of their trading ranges all within a few short weeks -- as I have had during these last two weeks in April 2011 -- this indicates to me that the market is toppy and is due for a short-term correction. Therefore, I hold onto the cash, make a list of stocks I'd be happy to own at certain prices, and wait for the market to correct.

If it's just one stock selling here and there, I reinvest the money right away into another stock.

Happy investing!

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GOP and Patriot Groups in Colorado

2011-05-01T20:51:00.001-06:00

(This list is being built. Send me web links to your favorite groups. -- Crista)

Front Range, Central:

285 Corridor Tea Party

Arapahoe Tea Party

Boulder County GOP

Broomfield 9.12

Citizens for Responsible Aurora Government

Coffee4Conservatives -- Franktown area (Douglas County)

Coalition for a Conservative Majority -- Denver

District 2 Conservatives -- Patriots in Congressional District 2 may contact: ddimig1@comcast.net

Hear Us Now! -- Metro Denver

Jefferson County Republican Men's Club, Fred Holden, president, 303-421-7619
(Not just for men; breakfast every Monday; contact Fred to join the email list.)

Liberty West Toastmasters Club -- Lakewood. Also on Facebook.

9-12 Project -- Cherry Creek District

9-12 Project Colorado Denver/Front Range -- Bailey, CO

The Republican Study Committee of Colorado

S. Denver 9-12 Project on Facebook. Includes Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Littleton and more.

Students for Colorado's Future -- conservative college students

Young Americans for Liberty -- CU Boulder

Foothills and Mountains

Clear Creek County Precinct Press

Clear Creek Tea Party

Concerned Citizens of Indian Hills -- contact: vglyman@gmail.com

Evergreen Tea Party -- Evergreen, Genesee

High Country Conservatives -- Grand Lake email: aolson35@yahoo.com

Front Range, South:

Coalition for a Conservative Majority--Colorado Springs

Fremont County Republican Party

Royal Gorge Tea Party

Teller County Republican Party -- Ask Rip Blaisdell to add you to the email list!

Statewide Groups

Tip of the Spear -- electing and monitoring Republicans in Colorado

National Groups

Tip of the Spear -- electing and monitoring Republicans nationwide

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Stock Idea: Mosaic Company (MOS, $75.80)

2011-04-27T19:28:00.003-06:00

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Mosaic Company (MOS) produces fertilizer, a.k.a. “concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients" for the global agriculture industry. Click here to read about fertilizer earnings, rising food prices, and fertilizer stock prices .

Projected consensus EPS growth is +118%, +30.5%, and +11.2% for fiscal years 2011-2013. Mosaic's PE is 18.

Mosaic stock is still steadily recovering from the 2008 financial meltdown. It has most recently been trading in the $74 - $89 area. There is some active litigation which adds risk to the stock price, and it is unlikely that the litigation will be resolved quickly. I would be happy buying at the current price and selling near the top of the trading range in the short-term.

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Stock Idea: Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE, $33.13)

2011-04-26T17:21:00.003-06:00

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Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) offers a range of business, Web and mobile software and services.

Projected consensus EPS growth is +15.5%, +13.9% and +11.8% for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. The PE is 14.9. Adobe does not pay a dividend.

I've been waiting for weeks for Adobe Systems (ADBE) to bounce down to $33, which I consider a good buy price. The stock closed today at $33.13. In the immediate future, I expect the stock to trade in the $33 to $35 area, then move towards $37/38, where it will meet with some resistance, on its way to retracing its pre-financial meltdown high near $48.

Here's some data on the company:

Adobe Systems (Nasdaq: ADBE ) just released the first major revision of its Audition package, formerly known as Cool Edit Pro, since 2007. Audition is now part of Adobe's flagship Creative Suite for the first time. That's a rival not to be taken lightly. -- The Motley Fool, April 26, 2011

Standard & Poor's maintains a current target price of $35 and a fair market calculation of $44.80. "We are encouraged by recent strength in sales of products such as Acrobat and Creative Suite, as well as growth in subscriptions. However, we are concerned about slower growth from Japan, ADBE's second largest geographic region, given recent events." -- Standard & Poor's, 04/23/11

Read: 10 Jim Cramer Sell Ideas Gone Wrong -- www.SeekingAlpha.com

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CO SB-126: In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens, April 13, 2011 Update

2011-04-26T16:51:00.001-06:00

Update 04/26/11: COLORADO -- SB11-126 -- Last night, this bill was killed in committee. (Translation: we do not have to worry about Colorado legislators attempting to give in-state tuition to illegal aliens again until the 2011-2012 legislative session.)

This bill was killed in a party-line vote, which means the Democrats wanted to give in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens, thereby taking college admission slots AWAY FROM tax-paying citizens, and the Republicans wanted to honor the Colorado and U.S. Constitutions by upholding laws as they regard citizens and non-citizens.

Obviously, the Democrats want illegal aliens in our country so that they can find ways to register them to vote, thereby increasing the Democrat voter base and helping Democrats win elections. It would be nice if Democrats could find a way to win elections based on productive ideas, but that apparently hasn't occurred to them. Sigh.

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Update 04/13/11: COLORADO -- SB11-126 -- BILL FOR IN-STATE TUITION FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS WILL COME TO THE SENATE FLOOR FOR A VOTE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 15.

Take action: Call State Senators and ask them to vote "no".

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(originally posted on March 14, 2011; written by Jen Raiffie and edited by Crista Huff)

Senate sets deliberate pace on tuition bill

"A bill potentially allowing illegal immigrants to qualify for in-state tuition at Colorado institutions of higher learning needs more time to gain momentum, Senate Pres. Brandon Shaffer, D-Longmont, said Monday.

The Senate has repeatedly delayed consideration of Senate Bill 126, which allows 18-year-olds who graduate from Colorado high schools to apply for classification as unsubsidized in-state students without needing to show proof of lawful presence in the United States. While the bill appears to have the necessary support in the Democrat-controlled Senate, it may take time for its backers to find some traction in the Republican-controlled House, Shaffer told reporters during a “Meet the Press” conference.

Shaffer said he is encouraged by a recent conversation with Republican House Speaker Frank McNulty, in which the two legislative leaders spoke generally about working together and trying to “make it into a bipartisan conversation.” "

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This bill will probably pass the Senate this Friday and take a likely path to the House Education Committee. The committee members and their contact info are listed below.

Please take 2 minutes to contact the representatives to inquire where they stand on this bill.

Hello Representative:

Going to presume that since SB-126 was heard in the Senate education committee; its going to go to the house education committee as well.

Could you tell us how you stand on this bill if you have a stand? And if you don't, are you leaning one way or another?

Thanks so much.

If they are in favor of it, you can reply back to them and educate them on the multitude of reasons they should oppose this bill as outlined in the article linked above.

You may also want to contact Speaker McNulty frank@frankmcnulty.com 303.866.2346 and ask him to send this bill upon arrival directly to the State Affairs Committee where it is certain to die a fast death instead of risking its passing via the Education committee. It makes no sense why he doesn't send it there in the first place, unless he is working for Big Biz instead of his constituents.

Here is an email which you can send to Speaker Frank McNulty:

Dear Speaker McNulty:

Kindly consider sending SB-126 (In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens) directly to the State Affairs Committee, where it may die quickly, bypassing the Education Committee.

If illegal aliens are in Colorado illegally, wouldn't it therefore be aiding and abetting a criminal to do helpful things for them? And isn't the State Legislature obligated to work on behalf of Colorado citizens, not non-citizens? Please help push the chronic problem of illegal aliens in a direction which starts solving the problem and not enabling the illegal aliens.

Thank you!

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITEE:
Representative Massey, Chair (R) undecided; rumor has it he may support this bill; cap ph. 303.866.2959, tom@tommassey.org
Representative Beezley (R), Vice-Chair undecided; cap ph. 303.866.4667, don.beezley.house@state.co.us
Representative Solano Ranking (D) cap. 303.866.2918, judy.solono.house@state.co.us
Representative Holbert (R)- opposes this bill; a definate no vote. cap ph. 303.866.2933, chris.holbert.house@state.co.us
Representative Joshi (R) cap ph. 303.866.2937 janak.joshi.house@state.co.us
Representative Kerr A. (D) cap ph. 303.866.2939 andy.kerr.house@state.co.us
Representative Hamner (D) cap ph. 303.866.2952 millie.hamner.house@state.co.us
Representative Murray (R) cap ph. 303.866.2948 murrayhouse45@gmail.com
Representative Peniston (D) cap ph. 303.866.2843 cherylin.peniston.house@state.co.us
Representative Ramirez (R) unknown cap ph. 303.866.2950 robert.ramirez.house@state.co.us
Representative Schafer (D) cap ph. 303.866.5522 sue.shafer.house@state.co.us

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A message from Crista:

Americans did not un-elect a slew of liberals and pro-amnesty RINOs in order to get a fresh batch of them this past November. Voters need to be prepared for more legislative turnover every November until we get legislators who listen to the will of The People. And I'm NOT talking about The People who vote based on skin color! I'm talking about the people who are able to articulate America's downfall and propose solutions. The People do not want legislators and beauracracies which cater to illegal aliens and refuse to enforce current laws. Why hasn't this become imminently clear to our legislators? Why are they still dancing around illegal aliens who would cut their throats and rape their daughters in a heartbeat?!

Tea Party Patriots are not going to go away. "Don't Tread On Me" is not a cute little slogan. It is a battle cry, and we are at war. We are prepared to save the Republic at whatever the cost. We want the Constitution as the Law of the Land. We want immigration rules enforced. We want criminal statutes enforced. When the legislators toss aside our laws, free the criminals, cater to extremely dangerous immigrant populations and trash the Constitution, they are pushing us into a corner from which we will emerge enraged, and by then, we will have nothing left to lose.

Don't Tread On Me!!!

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News on Recently Recommended Stocks (ABT, T, BWA, FCX, GE, MA, MCD, PM, VZ)

2011-04-25T07:16:00.002-06:00

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News on Recently Recommended Stocks

Abbott Laboratories (ABT, $50.49) -- After the recent quarterly earnings report, Morgan Stanley raised its earnings estimates for 2011 & 2012. (post from April 10)

AT&T (T, $30.68) -- Morgan Stanley modestly raised its earnings estimates for AT&T; those numbers being higher than consensus estimates. There have been several buy-low opportunities since I wrote about AT&T on Jan. 27. The upside potential is wide open. I suggest using a stop-loss order to protect profits at $30.00, and raising the stop-loss as the stock price climbs.

Borg Warner Inc. (BWA, $76.94) -- The stock is more than half-way to its short-term price target of $80-ish. (post from April 18)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold (FCX, $54.84) -- The stock is halfway to its short-term target of $58. (post from April 19)

General Electric (GE, $19.95) -- Earnings report came out on April 21 and the company raised the dividend. There have been several opportunities to trade GE for 10%+ profit since I posted on this stock on Jan. 24. It is still a good buy, but next time it climbs beyond $22, I'd hold it and let it ride.

Mastercard (MA $273.28) -- The stock is up $22 since I posted it on March 29. The price target is unclear. I suggest using a stop-loss order, and raising the stop-loss as the stock price continues to climb.

McDonalds (MCD, $76.91) -- Earnings report came out on April 21. Expect a short-term retracement to $80. (post from Feb. 18)

Philip Morris Int'l (PM, $67.61) -- Earnings report came out on April 21. The stock is up over $8 since I posted about it on Feb. 8. Use a stop-loss order to protect profits and let the stock continue to climb.

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ, $36.91) -- Earnings report came out on April 21. There is still time to buy VZ. Watch for a retracement to $42. Short-term buyers should sell around $41.50. (post from Jan. 23)

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Trading Opportunity with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX, $51.72)

2011-04-19T21:35:00.002-06:00

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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) is a copper, gold and molybdenum mining company in Indonesia, South America, North America and Africa.

Earnings per share are projected to rise 27.5% this fiscal year, the PE is 8.7, and the dividend is 1.93%. Despite these excellent "value stock" numbers, a mining stock is going to trade more in tune with metals markets, whereas a PepsiCo with the same valuation would be a good growth stock to own longer-term. Think of this as a trading opportunity, not a buy-and-hold stock.

The stock has been trading in the $49-$61 range, and if it continues this pattern, a buyer at the current price could sell at $58 and net 10% profit in the short-term.

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BorgWarner Inc. ($70.89, BWA)

2011-04-18T18:08:00.002-06:00

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BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) is a global supplier of engineered automotive systems and components, primarily for powertrain applications.

"The company is focused on developing advanced powertrain technologies that help improve fuel economy and reduce emissions, allowing auto manufacturers to comply with increasingly stringent emissions standards around the globe." -- Standard & Poor's research, April 16, 2011

"We believe the top-line growth and margin power from unique secular growth opportunities should allow BWA to double earnings and revenues in the next 3-4 years. BWA remains our top-pick in the supplier group and an MS Best Idea." Morgan Stanley research, February 10, 2011

Projected consensus EPS growth is 37%, 25% and 17% for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. The PE is 17, which is low for such a high-growth company.

During the last decade, BorgWarner stock rose steadily until the financial meltdown of 2008. The stock later broke past the previous high in September 2010, and has been climbing in a two-steps-forward-one-step-back pattern. Today's price reflects the one-step-back, and represents a good purchase price. The stock reached the low 80's several times in February and April 2011. A retracement of those recent highs would net an easy 10+% for a short-term trader.

S&P and Citigroup each maintain a $79 price target on BWA (based on April 2011 research reports).

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The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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Stock Idea: PepsiCo (PEP, $67.11)

2011-04-17T20:51:00.005-06:00

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PepsiCo. Inc. (PEP) is a global food, snack and beverage company.

Projected consensus EPS growth is 8.5%, 9.4% and 9.6% for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. The PE is 15, and the dividend yield is 2.86%.

Standard & Poor's tell us, "PEP said it plans to repurchase about $2.5 billion of stock in 2011 after repurchasing $5 billion in 2010." PEP is on Morgan Stanley's Best Ideas List with a price target of $82.

PEP stock is still recovering steadily from the 2008 financial meltdown. The stock has been trading in the $60-$67 area for well over a year. It could bounce around a little in the $65-$67 area before moving toward $72, then establish a new trading range around $67-$72.

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Ford Motor Company (F, $14.75)

2011-04-14T13:03:00.002-06:00

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Ford Motor Company (F) is a worldwide producer of cars and trucks. Its business operations are split into two segments, Automotive and Financial Services. Unlike its U.S. competitors GM and Chrysler, which were heading into bankruptcy and required a bailout from the Federal government, Ford is a profitable company with a successful business plan. Read more here.

Ford's profits have been increasing steadily, often surprising Wall St. in recent quarters, and with a price/earnings ratio (PE) of 7.9, the current price represents an extreme value for a growing company.

Ford stock reached its all-time highs more than a decade ago, fell in price during the 9/11-induced recession in the early 2000's, got stuck in a trading range, and then fell again during the financial meltdown of 2008. The stock has recovered from these two economic downturns, and should be an interesting play for both short-term traders and longer-term investors.

The current trading range is $14-$18 per share. I expect the stock to climb above this trading range this year as the company continues to pay down debt, compete aggressively against Toyota, maintain its #2 position in the U.S. automotive market, and surprise Wall St. with upside quarterly earnings reports. A short-term trader could easily make more than 10% profit, and for those with patience, Ford stock could be a star of their 2011-2012 stock portfolio.

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Stocks to Buy in the Face of Market Weakness -- April 13, 2011

2011-04-13T03:59:00.002-06:00

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Here are some stocks which I previously blogged about which are at good prices today:

Abbott Labs (ABT) -- April 10

Agilent (A) -- March 14

Altria (MO) -- April 5

Applied Materials (AMAT) -- February 22

Citigroup (C) -- February 17

Disney (DIS) -- February 2

Dole Food Co. (DOLE) -- March 14

Kraft (KFT) -- February 9

Kroger (KR) -- March 8

Macy*s (M) -- April 8

Microsoft (MSFT) -- April 4 and February 1

M&T Bank Corp. (MTB) -- February 4

Republic Services (RSG) -- March 28

Yahoo! (YHOO) -- February 11

Happy investing!

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"Obama is hiding what appears to be a criminal past."

2011-04-12T16:39:00.008-06:00

TRUMP UNCOVERS TRUTH ABOUT OBAMA/AKA-(BARRY SOETORO)OBAMA IS NOT HIS REAL NAME.,HES A FRAUD

Trump is right, Barry Soetoro, AKA Obama is hiding what appears to be a criminal past.
by Atom Ant on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 5:01am

Trump is correct, Barry Soetoro, AKA Obama is hiding something in his past that is very bad... and it may not be his citizenship. (Trump would not say this if he did not know something and he has the money to get the dirt...)

As an IRS tax examiner,one of many former federal jobs, I have seen what it appears Barry Soetoro has done, mostly by illegal aliens attempting to acquire a new identity in the U.S and/or criminals looking to acquire a new ID.

Barry, AKA Obama, was lawfully adopted by a foreign national, Lolo Soetoro, and Barry's name was legally changed to "Barry Soetoro". (Barry’s own admission) Barry Soetoro was also made an official legal Indonesian citizen. (again Barry’s own admission) The adoption would be noted in Barry's vital statistics record in Hawaii on his original birth certificate...

OR Lolo Soetoro may have always been Barry's legal birth farther. The public does not know for sure at this point who Barry's father really was and Barry himself may not know.

Barry was raised as a Muslim in Indonesia and attended a Catholic funded school that permitted all faiths to attend.

Barry's mother dropped him as a dependent for some reason, maybe even when Barry was adopted by Lolo Soetoro. His mother's passport records dropped Barry as a dependent indicating Barry was no longer a legal dependent of his mothers. (The passport records of his mother have been produced showing Barry was no longer a dependent when Barry was permanently residing in Indonesia.) Barry went to Hawaii to live with his alleged grand parents after Lolo Soetoro and Barry's mother divorced.

A "certificate of live birth" can have names changed on it including a child's birth name, and birth parent’s names. Even a modified date of birth can be on a "certificate of live birth". This occurs frequently for adopted children where the birth parent does not want the child to know who they are. The public has no idea who Barry’s real birth father is or who Barry’s real birth mother is. (Barry could have been adopted by his mother) The original birth certificate is the only legal vital statistics record of a person’s birth parents, birth location, birth date, etc… I can get a “certificate of live birth” for a dead person; I cannot get a birth certificate of a dead person without “Deceased” on it. (I’ve tried)

There is no evidence Barry Soetoro ever lawfully changed his name to “Barrack Hussein Obama”. There is no proof Barry Soetoro was born with the name "Barrack Hussein Obama". I’m willing to bet the name “Barrack Hussein Obama” is not present on the real birth certificate as Barry’s birth name or as Barry’s birth father. I have pictures of me with my mother and Jimmy Buffet… that doesn’t make him my father even if I start using the name Jimmy Buffet.

The public knows Barry Soetoro finished high school in Hawaii as Barry Soetoro and attended Occidental as Barry Soetoro where he did drugs and flunked out of school. After dropping out of Occidental, Barry showed up in New York, homeless and on drugs. (Barry’s own admission) Barry then hooked up with a Pakistani to live with and traveled back to Indonesia on his new boyfriend’s dime to renew his Indonesian passport and traveled to Pakistan with him.

Ask any law enforcement officer in a large city or detective and they will tell you homeless young men on drugs in large cities usually end up as male prostitutes. Barry ended up as a world traveler with a degree… (Not likely)

Barry Soetoro returned to New York from Pakistan and began using the fictitious name “Obama” for some reason. (again Barry Soetoro’s own admission) One could only suspect that a person addicted to drugs returning from Pakistan to New York, the main route for Afghan heroin into the U.S., maybe Barry had a reason to start using a new name. There are literally over 1 million open warrants on file in New York… maybe Barry is one of them?....

After spending some time in New York allegedly working under the name “Obama”, It appears Barry used the fictitious name "Barrack Hussein Obama" for the first time to file his federal taxes in Connecticut at a Post Office Box for the purpose of evading paying taxes in New York and /or to establish a new identity. (This is a felony with no statute of limitation.)

When the IRS received Barry Soetoro’s federal tax filing, the IRS could not attach the name Barrack Hussein Obama to the SSI number provided or the address provided. So the IRS assigned the fictitious name "Barrack Hussein Obama" a tax ID number for a person from Connecticut (Where Barry unlawfully filed a federal tax form using a false name). Barry Soetoro began using the tax ID number as his SSI number when using the fictitious name Barrack Obama. This is why Barry Soetoro has a Connecticut SSI number. When I worked for the IRS, I saw this occur more than once and yes, it is a felony to knowingly file a fraudulent federal tax forms. Most of the politicians that cheat on their taxes claim it was an accident. That is how they get away with their tax cheat crimes. Using a fake name is no accident.

It appears Barry fled New York to Chicago using his new identity to get a job . He likely ordered a fake diploma to bolster his new identity as "Obama". Fake Diploma's were very big in the 80's and diploma mills were even being used by federal workers to get promotions. There is evidence his alleged attendance at Columbia was faked (Barry never attended Columbia) and Barry lied his way into Harvard (he had no transcripts to get in)... Including telling the Saudi royal family he was fighting in Afghanistan with the Muslim Jihad against the Russians, so they would help him get into a law school.

The Saudi's apparently loved Barry's story of Jihad in Pakistan/Afghanistan and paid for Barry to attend Harvard under the name "Obama". The Saudi family has admitted to paying for Obama to attend Harvard and gave Harvard a gift of $20 million dollars. Harvard in turn made their special attendy President of the law review a person that never wrote a single law review.... I guess that is what $20 million buys at Harvard.

It is unlikely Barry was a Jihadist and was most likely a drug mule if anything, maybe even a CIA street hire to haul Afghan heroin back to New York, so the Afghans could buy U.S. made stinger missiles with U.S. dollars to shoot down Russian helicopters?... I hired people over seas to do work below my pay grade all the time, even foreign nationals... I think this is the story Barry told the Saudi's, but he was most likely really just a drug mule/dealer and probably still wanted on an outstanding warrant in New York.

Barry’s selective service registration is not normal either… http://www.debbieschlussel.com/4428/exclusive-did-next-commander-in-chief-falsify-selective-service-registration-never-actually-register-obamas-draft-registration-raises-serious-questions/

After I looked at Barry’s selective service filing I noticed it was most likely fraudulent too based on the name he used. Barry did not start using the name "Obama" until he returned from Pakistan (long after he flunked out of school in California) His selective service record (maintained in Chicago coincidentally) shows he registered at a Hawaiian post office as “Obama” in Sept 1980... Problem, Barry was getting high in California at Occidental in Sept 1980 (Barry's own admission) and was not using the fictitious name "Obama" at that time. Barry began using the fictitious name "Obama" only after he returned from Pakistan. The selective service filing is fraudulent.

Barry returned to Chicago and attend a semi-christian radical black church with his first female love Michelle. Barry admits keeping in touch with Phil Boener, who traveled to New York from Occidental to be with Barry and was most likely Barry's first love.

Barry still could not get a real job, because he was still a fraud, even with his Harvard degree in hand he could lie and take the Bar exam, but he could not work as a lawyer for a major law firm without a back ground investigation and he would never pass one. So, Michelle got Barry a job at her law firm. Barry never filed a case alone and never filed a motion. He wrote lost of memos according to the law firm where Barry worked. (I think they know Barry is a fraud and don't want to be sued by previous clients) Barry rescinded his law licenses, so as not to be disbarred for fraud. The Bar knows Barry lied on his application. Michelle also had to turn over her law license for her involvement in corruption with the Chicago mayors office.

With time on his hands Barry, a well spoken black man, was able to get elected to a state office, oddly because he looked for fraud in his opponents voter registrations and got his opponent disqualified from running. Barry a well versed liar was a natural in state politics. He used his political influence to get himself a position as a lecturer at Chicago's law school. Barry embellished this position as a "professor of law" which everyone knows is completely false. Barry was not a professor or even a specialist at anything but lying.

On a whim Barry ran for United States Senate for the State of Illinois. Politicians do this all the time to make a name for themselves even if they can't win. At the time the Republican Ryan was a shoe in for the Senate seat, so no real Democrat contenders entered the race, but Barry did. On a fluke after the primary Ryan's wife Jeri Ryan (Seven of nine from Star Trek) went public that her husband was making her have sex with other people while he watched. Ryan dropped out and Alan Keys moved from Maryland to run against Barry Soetoro.

The election got all kinds of press because there was no blacks in the U.S. Senate and one of these black men was going to be a Senator. Alan Keys did his best to warn everyone Barry was not who he claimed to be, but the public saw him as a carpet bagger. Barry kept the lie going and presented himself as a clean black man that talked like a white man... Illinois elected Barry to U.S. Senate. The Democrats had already began scrubbing Barry's back ground when Ryan dropped out.

Phil, Barry's boyfriend from Occidental, was found working in California as a communications specialist (receptionist) for a dental hygienist school and given a diploma from Columbia and cover story. The rest of Barry's drug friends were all given jobs or money by the Democrat machine to keep quiet.

Because Barry was such a news maker as the only Black in the Senate, and he could speak like a white man he was made key speaker for the Democrat convention. Barry then decided to run for President to keep the lie going. No one thought to question Barry's back ground in the Democrt party... They helped cover up the ugly back ground. The only person jumping up and down warning Barry was not who he claimed to be was Alan Keys and he was discarded as just an angry loser.

Now we have a complete fraud sitting in the Office of the President. Clearly the most corrupt, inexperienced, and ignorant President in the history of the United States who's only quality is that he can lie with a straight face.

Barry Soetoro is as much of a fraud as Bernie Madoff and his house of cards will soon fall down.

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Stock Idea: Abbott Labs (ABT, $50.49)

2011-04-10T22:14:00.002-06:00

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Abbott Labs (ABT) develops, produces and sells pharmaceutical, vascular, nutritional and diagnostic products in the healthcare industry, with sales of $35 billion in 2010.

Projected consensus EPS growth is 10.1% and 7.63% for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. The PE is 11.0.

The annual dividend is $1.92 per share, which yields 3.8%. The ex-dividend date is April 13, so you want to buy the stock by April 12 in order to receive the next dividend.

The stock has recently been trading in the $46-$53 range, and it looks like it's getting ready to return to its pre-2008 financial meltdown trading range of $50-$60. Abbott stock shows good prospects for short-term and medium-term traders. Longer-term stock investors can collect a high dividend while expecting steady growth.

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Stock Idea: Macy*s (M, $25.00)

2011-04-08T09:05:00.008-06:00

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Macy*s (M) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bloomingdale's, sells merchandise in 45 states.

Projected consensus EPS growth is +10.5%, +10.8% and +7.0% for fiscal years 2011 through 2013; with a PE of 10.8.

Macy*s is one of those "two-steps-forward-one-step-back" stocks which is ripe for trading, but frustrating for buy & hold investors. I would be a buyer at the current price, and plan to sell before it reaches $30, expecting it to drop again, then buy it back a few dollars cheaper.

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Stock Idea: Monsanto Co. (MON, $69.00)

2011-04-07T10:35:00.002-06:00

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Monsanto Co. (MON) produces agricultural products for farmers. "We think investors should use today’s ~6% pullback as a buying opportunity." -- Citi Investment Research and Analysis, 04/07/11

Projected consensus earnings per share (EPS) growth is 18.7%, 18.2% and 12.7% for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. The PE is 24 and the dividend is 1.6%.

The stock has recently traded in the $66-$75 area. With the strength in the earnings projections, I anticipate the stock returning to a former, longer-term trading range of $69 to $90. Based on the likelihood of the stock repeating these trading ranges, Monsant0 presents an opportunity for short-term traders and for medium-term growth investors.

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Stock Idea: Apple Inc. (AAPL, $338.89)

2011-04-05T22:03:00.002-06:00

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Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a dominant player in the technology industry, and has sales and profits which have been growing like crazy. Apple stock has been trading this year between $330 and $360. Is it overvalued or undervalued? We can't look at a stock price and know such a thing without looking at the numbers which help put it into perspective.

Apple has projected consensus earnings per share (EPS) growth of 51.55%, 15.55% and 12.17% for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. Wow! That tells us that Apple is a fast-growing company. But what does that tell us about the stock price?

We need to look at two more numbers now in order to put the stock price into perspective. Apple's projected EPS for 2011 is $22.96. That means for every share of outstanding stock, the company is expected to clear $22.96 profit in 2011. To find the price/earnings ratio (PE), we divide the stock price by the projected EPS: $338.89 divided by $22.96 is 14.74, which gives us a PE of approximately 15.

Generally speaking, a stock is more undervalued if the PE is below the EPS growth rate, and more overvalued if the PE is higher. In this case, the EPS growth rate is projected at 52% and the PE is 15. There's a huge disparity there, which points to Apple being a value stock.

"But wouldn't a $50 stock or a $20 stock with a PE of 15 and an EPS growth rate of 52% be cheaper and more likely to make me money?" No. ANY stock with a PE of 15 and an EPS growth rate of 52% has a similar valuation, and should theoretically rise or fall a similar amount, assuming other nuances are similar (such as debt levels, product development, etc.).

Short-term traders who would be happy with 6% profit could find a trading opportunity with Apple, and growth investors with a longer time horizon will likely do well also, barring any large stock market disruption.

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Chemicals to Huff

2011-04-05T21:41:00.002-06:00

Stock Idea: Altria (MO, $25.94)

2011-04-05T07:02:00.011-06:00

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Altria Group Inc. (MO) is a holding company for Philip Morris USA and Philip Morris Capital Corporation, providers of tobacco products, wine and financial services.

Altria has a PE of 12.7, and projected consensus earnings per share (EPS) growth of 7.4%, 7.4% and 7.3% for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. With a dividend of 5.86%, there is very little risk in buying the stock and waiting to see what happens this year.

The stock has been trading between $23.50 and $26.00 since September 2010, and has recovered all the ground it lost during the financial meltdown of 2008. Is Altria ready to start reaching new highs? The chart looks ripe for a breakout, but if your alternative is keeping your money in the bank at less than 1%, then owning Altria is a win-win situation, no matter what the stock does next!

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The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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Stock Idea: Microsoft (MSFT, $25.48)

2011-04-04T00:04:00.009-06:00

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I made a post about Microsoft on February 1, 2011, suggesting that traders buy around $24/26.

What's changed? Well, the consensus EPS growth projections are a little higher, at 21.4%, 8.2% and 8.3% for fiscal years 2011-2013. Based on lower share price and higher projected EPS, the PE is lower at 9.99 and the dividend is higher at 2.51%.

The stock is in the same trading range it was in February, at a buy point right now. In addition to recommending this stock for medium-term traders and long-term owners, I would recommend this stock to people who would be happy to earn 10% in the short-term. I bought this stock on Friday, April 1 at $25.35 with a short-term trade in mind.

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Wisconsin Senate Recall Campaigns

2011-03-30T13:09:00.008-06:00

(a letter from a Wisconsin patriot)

Dear Conservative Grassroots Friends in Colorado,

Yesterday I was contacted by Heidi, a patriot in your state who is keeping a close eye on Wisconsin's battle with government employee unions. I can't tell you what it meant to me as a grassroots organizer to have that email come from someone I've never met who lives hundreds of miles away, telling me that she knew the seriousness of the situation we face here and its implications for citizens across the United States. I told her about some ways for people outside of Wisconsin to help. Heidi passed my email to Margo, who is now passing my words on to you.

Today I am asking for your financial assistance with four senate recall campaigns here in Wisconsin. I am providing the links to those campaigns below, then will share my perspective on the situation here in Wisconsin and why these recall campaigns are so important.

Recall Mark Miller (D-16, state senator, Minority Leader, proud union crony, and agitator extraordinaire)
Recall Jim Holperin (D-12, state senator, union crony)
Recall Bob Wirch (D-22, state senator, union crony)

There is also a fourth recall effort for Sen. Dave Hansen (D-30), but unfortunately that campaign website doesn't have a donate button. You can, however, contact David VanderLeest (davidavanderleest@hotmail.com) for further information on how to contribute. Any amount at all to any or all of these campaigns will be vastly appreciated!

Why has the grassroots launched these recall campaigns? Why are they important? First and foremost, these four senators, in conjunction with the rest of the Fugitive 14, abandoned their responsibilities toward their constituents and the people of Wisconsin in general. They flaunted senate rules, and they have colluded with their union contributors over taxpayers they are meant to represent.

Furthermore, the long-term "visit" of the Fugitive 14 to neighboring Illinois bought the unions time to launch a propaganda campaign. By misrepresenting the facts, they've won much public support. They've painted collective bargaining privileges, for example, as stolen human rights. The Fugitive 14 have mouthed the same messages, thereby furthering falsehoods and fomenting mob tactics, including but certainly not limited to:

-- occupation of our state house by every radical element imaginable from the Socialist Workers and Communist Parties to Voces de la Frontera and SDS
-- damage to state property
-- boycotts, picketing, and threats against businesses who supported Governor Walker's 2010 campaign, some by police and firemens' union officers, no less
-- death threats against our governor, lieutenant governor, and Republican legislators
-- wrong-headed but completely legal recall campaigns against senators who voted for the Budget Adjustment Bill

These people do not merit the offices they currently hold. They have betrayed all sense of honor and duty toward those who elected them.

If the grassroots could have filed on all 14 Democrat state senators, we would have done so. Unfortunately, several were immune for the period of one year, having just been through an election or a re-election campaign. The rest could not have been successfully recalled because of the way district lines are currently drawn. We believe we have the best shot at recalling these 4, and indeed we've seen a very positive response so far, despite our low, low budgets!

One of my own group members, Jeff Horn, heads up the Recall Mark Miller campaign. He has the hardest task, and the greatest number of signatures to collect (more than 20,000). A close colleague of mine in Eagle River, WI, Kim Simac, heads the Holperin recall. Both Kim and Jeff and others who work with them have experienced intimidation tactics as a result of their involvement in this initiative. I know Jeff is in touch with the other two campaign leaders, and they have likewise experienced ugliness. But no one is backing down in pursuing what they know is right.

A bit of personal perspective...

I live right in the middle of Madison, less than half a mile from the State Capitol Building. So, I have been a firsthand witness to "ground zero" in the government employee union war and its most visible battlefield. I have frequently been able to hear the chanting of thousands of union and other leftist protestors from my house.

What these politicians have helped teachers' unions to propagate, in particular, is abysmal. Classrooms have been wrongly used as bully pulpits in order to communicate union lies. Student walk-outs have been staged. Adolescents all the way down to very young children were encouraged in large numbers to leave school to be at the first week of the protests back in February. I not only saw these masses of children with my own eyes on several days, I spoke with many of them. Not one understood why they'd really been told to come.

In many cases, the behavior of these children turned thug-like. On February 17th, the Capitol went on lockdown because of the surly mood of the mob. I arrived just after the Capitol Police had asked legislators to lock their office doors. While waiting for a staffer to let me into the office of Sen. Glenn Grothman (R-20), I was accosted by intimidating union types who would not leave me alone. Once I was safely inside, a gang of adolescents came, banging and kicking on the Sen.'s office door so hard that we thought the glass might break. The children were chanting angry union slogans. I don't know how to talk about this phenomenon without using the words indoctrination, brainwashing, and encouragement of delinquency. It was during this time that we got wind of the fact that the senate Democrats had left the state in order to prevent a vote on Governor Walker's Budget Adjustment Bill.

Here in Madison, emboldened by the actions of the Fugitive 14, our Superintendent of Schools, the school board, the city council, much of the county board, the county sheriff, the mayor, and many in our police and fire department all openly declared themselves in support of the government employee unions. The county sheriff pulled his men from protective detail at the Capitol Building saying that they should not be used as a "palace guard." On March 9th, the night the bill finally passed, Mayor Cieslewicz told the Madison Police Department to steer clear of the Capitol, giving the nod to the protestors who stormed and re-occupied the building that night. Cieslewicz then personally went to join the protestors inside the Capitol, where he was interviewed on video.

With the time provided to them by the Fugitive 14, Dane County, the City of Madison, and the Madison Metropolitan School District, along with many other collusive, local governmental bodies across the state, began to force through as many employee contracts and contract extensions as possible in advance of the application of Budget Adjustment Bill. Taxpayers in many of these counties and municipalities now face very difficult times ahead when far more substantial budget cuts come in June and the cost of these contracts falls fully upon them. The unions wanted their dues, and extending contracts was the way to get them. The dues money will be used in part to fund a major initiative to recall Governor Walker. A major strategy meeting among top union leaders was scheduled to take place in Janesville, WI late this month or early next for this effort.

As you now likely know, shortly after the Budget Adjustment bill finally did pass on March 9th, the unions did launch recall campaigns against 8 Republican senators who courageously stood for taxpayers and fiscal sanity in voting yes on the legislation. The unions are pouring a ton of money into these recall campaigns and are very likely to get the signatures they need in many if not all of the districts in question. They have imported out-of-state help and are almost certainly paying canvassers on a per signature basis. Sound familiar...? The probability of fraud is extraordinarily high. Unfortunately, because of the extremely brief window for examining the tens of thousands of signatures that will come in all at once when the recall period ends, many illegal/fraudulent signatures may go undetected and thus unchallenged.

I would ask you please to consider contributing to any or all of the Wisconsin's conservative grassroots-led recall campaigns against Sens. Miller, Holperin, Hansen, and/or Wirch via the links provided above. Our efforts are vastly underfunded by comparison to the unions', but we have already come a long way on very little. More money flowing into the coffers of these 4 grassroots campaigns will help to ensure that if the unions succeed in recalling any conservatives, we can stave off any damage and continue to hold the senate.

Any amount at all will help.

Please feel free to pass this message forward to others you know.

Wisconsin's battle is far from over. We are fighting on a tremendous number of fronts right now in order to hold the ground that has been gained. If we lose on any of those fronts, we lose not just a battle but an entire war. I know you understand that if Wisconsin falls, the unions will gain that much more strength everywhere else. That simply cannot happen. Now is the time to stand. I would be so grateful and honored if you would stand with us.

God bless you all for your consideration and assistance.

In liberty,

Kirsten Lombard

Organizer
The Wisconsin 9/12 Project
Madison, WI

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Stock Idea: MasterCard Inc. (MA, $251.71)

2011-03-29T21:17:00.006-06:00

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MasterCard Incorporated (MA) serves 22,000 financial institutions globally. Read about a future joint venture aimed at a mobile payment feature for Android users, featured today in the Wall Street Journal.

MA has projected consensus EPS growth of 18.7%, 17.3% and 16.7% for fiscal years 2011-2013. The PE is 15.1, the beta is 1.1 and MA pays a small dividend.

MA was trading between $220 and $305 prior to the financial meltdown of 2008. After falling and recovering, the stock has traded between $195 and $270 since August of 2010, with the more recent, tighter trading range being between $240 and $255. I would more likely buy now than attempt to buy lower. Look for the stock to break out of this trading range on the upside in the near future.

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AT&T (T) -- Attractive to Income Investors and Traders!

2011-03-29T09:12:00.008-06:00

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AT&T (T) is still a great buy. I blogged about it on January 27 and February 14.

The stock emerged from a solid trading range in late September 2010, and established a new, solid trading range. I am waiting patiently for the stock to emerge from the current trading range and move higher, and I expect this to happen soon.

On January 27 I said, "The stock is likely to trade in the $28-$30 area in the near term, with the next move likely being a rise to $35/$36. I wouldn't hesitate to buy AT&T immediately for a good trading opportunity."

You can buy AT&T for a short-term or medium-term trade; a dividend play (with a yield of 5.9%!!!); or as a value stock, with a low PE, low beta, and consistently-climbing slow EPS growth. AT&T offers something for everyone, and this stock can enhance almost any stock portfolio!

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Douglas County (CO) Schools: Choice Scholarship Pilot Program

2011-03-28T14:40:00.006-06:00

The school district requests that persons interested in participating in the Scholarship Program should contact them by calling (303) 387-0100. For more information, please visit their website at www.DCSDK12.org.

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Republic Services Inc. (RSG, $29.94)

2011-03-28T09:38:00.010-06:00

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Republic Services Inc. (RSG) provides solid waste collection services in 40 states and Puerto Rico. Projected consensus EPS growth is 10.5%, 14.8% and 12.0% for fiscal years 2011-2013. The PE IS 15.8 based on 2011 EPS of $1.89, and RSG pays a dividend of $0.80 per share, with a yield of 2.7%. (Purchase the stock by the end of business on 03/29/11 to earn the next quarterly dividend.)

Morgan Stanley research says, "2011 will be a year of positive volume growth, increased pricing power, opportunistic debt refinancing, rapidly expanding cash EPS and share buybacks."

While the stock displays various attractive characteristics of a value stock, I wouldn't buy it for that reason. I would buy it because the steady trading range provides an opportunity to make money short-term. The stock was trading solidly between $29-34 prior to the Financial Meltdown of 2008. Since its recovery, it has spent the last year trading between $28-32, and now appears ready to establish a higher trading range. For a short-term trade, I would be a buyer under $30.50 and put in a sell order at $33.50. The opportunity could arise to make this trade several times in 2011.

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Update: Constitutional Carry in Colorado, March 25, 2011

2011-03-25T20:44:00.001-06:00

(from Dudley Brown and Rocky Mountain Gun Owners)

"Though not a surprise, yesterday the Senate State Affairs Committee voted 3-2 to kill HB1205, RMGO's Constitutional Carry bill, which was carried by St. Rep. Chris Holbert and St. Sen. Greg Brophy.

The legislation would have made Colorado a “permit optional” state for concealed carry, joining Vermont, Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming.

Despite overwhelming testimony that states with similar laws did not, in fact, see an increase in violence, Democrat Senators in the State Affairs Committee (Sens. Rollie Heath, Betty Boyd, and Bob Bacon) voted against the bill while GOP Sens. Kevin Grantham and Bill Cadman voted for the legislation."

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(previous post on Constitutional Carry)

Constitutional Carry in Colorado Senate Committee on March 22, 2011

from Dudley Brown, Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Gun Owners

Next week the Constitutional Carry bill (HB1205) will be heard in the Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee. This bill has already moved out of the House, but to reach the Senate floor it needs to first pass through this committee.

If you have not already done so, please click here to sign our petition for Constitutional Carry.

This bill is designed to do one thing: allow citizens who are legally eligible to possess handguns to carry that handgun concealed, without obtaining a costly, burdensome and bureaucratic permit. This bill doesn't get rid of the existing permit system, nor does it change anything if you wish to obtain a permit.

Senators Kevin Grantham and Bill Cadman, the two Republicans on the State Affairs Committee, are already co-sponsors of HB1205.

Today, I need you to contact the three undecided members of the committee and politely urge them to see that this bill moves to the Senate floor for further debate.

You can contact them here:
Rollie Heath rollie.heath.senate@state.co.us 303-866-4872
Bob Bacon bob.bacon.senate@state.co.us 303-866-4841
Betty Boyd betty.boyd.senate@state.co.us 303-866-4857

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IREA Candidate John Dendahl's Response to Widely Circulated Letter from Steve and Jan Berger

2011-03-25T20:30:00.004-06:00

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Berger,

I have received a copy of your neighborly advice concerning the on-going IREA director election. Strangely, though, I didn’t receive it from you, notwithstanding that my postal and email addresses are both published in the Roxborough Park Foundation directory. Probably just an oversight …

From my understandings of things relevant to this campaign, I believe your communication has a couple of pretty significant problems: 1) your claim that IREA “[opposes] investigating and encouraging the development of alternative energy such as wind and solar,” and 2) your endorsement of Michael Kempe’s claims.

Neither IREA as far as I know, nor I for sure, opposes development of “alternative energy.” We oppose statutory compulsion that IREA members and other Colorado ratepayers buy applied technology that is neither reliable nor economically competitive. We also oppose expenditures (rebates) of general ratepayer money to underwrite an individual ratepayer’s decision to buy something someone has hawked as energy-efficient. I’m not sure anything of value is being accomplished at NREL, the taxpayers’ research outfit where Kempe earns his paycheck, but I haven’t worked to get it shut down.

Have you found anything in Kempe’s platform, or more broadly his political organization’s efforts, addressing reliability, cost or any other quality issue with IREA’s service? I haven’t, yet I’d think someone running for office might have something to say about the core function of the organization he/she seeks to lead or supervise. ALL of their commentary is addressed 1) ad hominem against the 38-year general manager, Stan Lewandowski (who’s retiring), 2) to censoring IREA’s principled, well-argued opposition to their views on public policy, 3) to making the fatuous claim that IREA board operations (meetings, etc.) weren’t open prior to their and others’ efforts last year to enact H.B. 1098, or 4) some combination of all three.

Of course IREA opposed H.B. 1098, “supporting” Kempe’s misleading claim in his paragraph on transparency. IREA’s practices for years had been in compliance with most of the 1098 requirements. Whether it might otherwise have come in line with all 1098’s web publishing requirements, I can’t say, but I understand the board simply opposed more statutory bureaucracy it considered unnecessary. Among the things I admire most about IREA is the bright-line distinction between it and too many other utility companies (Xcel being close to Exhibit A) that find it easier to appease do-gooders than to take ‘em on. Winston Churchill had something to say about that, to the effect that an appeaser is a man who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last.

Kempe has campaigned at our neighborhood Safeway store bragging that “I vote No on everything.” How does that “assure accountability?” He has clearly admitted that his votes are thoughtless, based solely on his commitment to keep a thumb in the eyes of the general manager, other board members and, indirectly, the members. Terrific board service, no? Somehow I doubt that was part of the curriculum leading to the “Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate” he vaunts.

Kempe and his political group despise “Watts & Volts” because it’s trenchant, it’s much appreciated by most members, and it frequently cuts exactly opposite their greenie agenda. I’ve laughed myself nearly sick over the hysteria eight little pamphlets a year induces in this bunch. Kinda reminds me of the efforts to gag some radio talk show hosts, doesn’t it you?

Respectfully,

John Dendahl

P.S.: Having visited your website, I see that you are well acquainted with “slick postcards.” Not wanting to get into an argument with a real expert, I won’t take issue with that part of your message.

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(Stock Vacation)

2011-03-25T10:15:00.003-06:00

No stock posts this week, while I'm travelling with my girls.

Send me questions, comments, topics you'd like me to write about.

Thanks! -- Crista

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HB 11-1273 -- Healthcare Opportunity and Patient Empowerment Act

2011-03-21T16:22:00.003-06:00

(written by Jen Raiffie; edited by Crista Huff)

HB 11-1273 (Healthcare Opportunity and Patient Empowerment Act) is the heavily Republican-sponsored bill for healthcare choice for all in Colorado - allowing Colorado to opt out of Obamacare.

This is still a moving target as to when it will be in committee. As of last week it was to be up for committee on the 24th of March but now is slated for the 29th.

Take action! We need to send our emails and phone calls to our Representatives on the Health and Environment committee: Rep. Summers (Chair), Rep. Acree (Vice Chair), Rep. Bradford, Rep. Brown, Rep. Fields, Rep Joshi, Rep. Kefalas, Rep J. Kerr, Rep. Massey, Rep. McCann, Rep, Peniston, Rep. Riesberg, Rep. S. Schafer. If you need their phone numbers or email addresses go to this link and you can find them on the home page http://www.leg.state.co.us.

Take additional action! We also need as many there as we can get to attend the committee hearing, so please mark your calendars for the 29th of March at 1:30 in the Legislative Services Building on the south side of the capitol, but monitor this for schedule changes.

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H.R. 735, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act (for Coloradans)

2011-03-19T11:59:00.005-06:00

(This information comes to me from Margo Knutson with Coffee4Conservatives in Douglas County, CO.)

Our president signed an Executive Order requiring federal construction to be done by unionized companies at an incredible cost to the taxpayers.

H.R. 735, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act which will preserve open competition and federal government neutrality towards the labor relations of federal government contractors and federally-funded construction projects, is being co-sponsored by Republicans Scott Tipton, Doug Lamborn and Mike Coffman.

However, we are still waiting for Rep. Cory Gardner to jump on board to support this bill to stop the Executive Order. Please contact Rep. Gardner at 202-225-4676 or email him at juliet.kroll@mail.house.gov and encourage him to co-sponsor this bill as well.

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Stock Idea: Walgreen Co. (WAG, $41.16)

2011-03-18T10:45:00.004-06:00

(May 16, 2011 update: All future stock posts will appear on my new subscription-only website at www.GoodfellowLLC.com. Please visit!)

Walgreen Co. (WAG) is an American drugstore chain with $67 billion in 2010 sales. The company has been beating consensus earnings estimates for two quarters in a row, and looks likely to repeat that pattern. Earnings drivers include demand during the recent flu season, and generic drugs coming onto the market. Lipitor is going generic later this year -- the largest drug on the market -- followed by several more drugs going generic in 2012.

Walgreen consensus EPS estimates are projected to climb 20.7%, 14.9% and 12.3% in fiscal years 2011 through 2013. The current PE is 15.7 based on 2011 projected EPS. The stock pays a dividend of $0.70, yielding 1.70%.

Walgreen stock was trading between $40-$50 in the 4.5 years (2004-2008) leading up the financial meltdown of 2008. It proceeded to trade between $22-$40 in the ensuing years, and is just now breaking out of the trading range and returning to its former range above $40.

In the immediate future, look for the stock to trade between $40.50 and $43. I expect a subsequent move upward to occur sooner rather than later, although I would definitely be prepared for the stock to hit a ceiling near $50 and come back down. An attentive investor could make money repeatedly in Walgreens stock if it continues trading similarly to the 2004-2008 period.

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I am not paid to promote nor disparage any investment. My recommendations are based on hypothetical situations of what I would do, not advice on what you should do. The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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Stocks To Buy at Today's Support Levels, March 17, 2011

2011-03-17T09:20:00.003-06:00

(May 16, 2011 update: All future stock posts will appear on my new subscription-only website at www.GoodfellowLLC.com. Please visit!)

Here are some stocks which I discussed this year in previous blog posts. They are at good buy prices based on the recent market downturn, and the stocks being low in their trading ranges OR not having falling to any significant degree.

General Electric (GE $19.51) -- I discussed GE on January 24, and it's at a buy price again.

The Coca-Cola Company (KO $62.69) -- I discussed KO on Jan. 26 with a trading range of $62.5-$65.5. It's a buy again.

General Dynamics (GD $74.94) -- January 26 blog post.

United Parcel Service (UPS $72.26) -- January 27 blog post.

Nordstrom (JWN $42.79) -- I discussed JWN on Jan. 28, bought & sold it, and now it's cheap again.

Air Products & Chemicals (APD $85.30) -- I discussed APD on Jan. 31, it went up to $95, and now it's cheap again.

Microsoft (MSFT $25.06) -- I discussed MSFT on Feb. 1 and suggested buying around $24/$26. It's time now.

Walt Disney Co. (DIS $40.98) -- I discussed DIS on Feb. 2, bought and sold it after a 10% rise, and now it's cheap again.

WellPoint (WLP $66.63) -- I discussed WLP on Feb. 2; said that it looks like it's finishing up its $48-$65 trading range, and getting ready to break out. Sure enough, it rose from there, and is at a good buy price after falling a few dollars. (Always pay close attention to stocks showing strength during market downturns!)

M&T Bank Corp (MTB $86.38) -- I discussed MTB on Feb. 4; another stock showing strength in a downturn, and looking ready to break out of a trading range.

Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT $30.87) -- Feb. 9 blog post, and probably the lowest-risk stock on this list based on the current price and solid trading range.

Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO $16.32) -- Feb. 11 blog post. A screaming buy!

McDonald's (MCD $73.56) -- I discussed MCD on Feb. 18, with a trading range of $73-$80. It's a buy today.

Tiffany & Co. (TIF) $57.30 -- I discussed TIF at $61.50 on Feb. 28 and suggested buying at $57. It's a buy today.

Kroger (KR $23.63) -- I discussed KR on March 8, and it's shown no weakness in the recent market downturn. It's a buy today.

Bank of America Corp. (BAC $13.89) -- I discussed BAC on March 9 with a trading range of $13.80-$15.00. It's a buy today.

Dole Food Co. (DOLE $13.57) -- I discussed DOLE on March 14 with a trading range of $13.50-$14.80. It's a buy today.

There you go. A few stock ideas. And remember, many of these pay good dividends, so you're getting paid to wait for the stock price to go up. Happy investing!

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I am not paid to promote nor disparage any investment. My recommendations are based on hypothetical situations of what I would do, not advice on what you should do. The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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Protect Stock Profits During Market Downturns With Stop Orders

2011-03-16T10:00:00.005-06:00

(May 16, 2011 update: All future stock posts will appear on my new subscription-only website at www.GoodfellowLLC.com. Please visit!)

I am often fully invested, yet I always have money in my portfolio to "buy low" during market downturns. How do I do that? With stop orders.

A stop order is a stock transaction wherein you arrange to sell your stock IF it drops to a certain level, but otherwise you keep it. At my brokerage firm (Morgan Stanley), it costs me nothing extra to place stop orders, cancel them, or change the stop price.

Here's an example: let's say I own 100 shares of Microsoft. This stock has been mostly trading between $22 and $31 for ten years. If I buy at $22 and the stock rises to $29, I'm pretty excited, but always sort of worried that it will fall back down and my profit will erode, right? So I put in a stop order at $26.50 good-til-cancelled (gtc). The order stays in the computer until the stock falls to $26.50 and sells, or until I cancel the order, or until I change the order. For example, if the stock rises to $31, I would probably raise the sell order to $28.50, to protect more of my profit.

Recently, the market took a downturn, and 20% of my stocks sold on stop orders. I got out with profit -- not as much profit as I had at the highs, but enough that I am happy I did it. Now I have a large chunk of cash with which I can go bargain hunting during the market downturn. I will not spend it all at once, but neither will I be afraid to spend it.

The first couple times you have a stock sell using a stop order, you're going to be emotional. You might be emotionally attached to the stock and wish you still owned it. You might worry that it will bounce back up and that you sold it for no good reason. You might obsess over these things and learn that you're too emotional for this aspect of stock investing.

But if you look at stock investing as just another way of making money, this might work well for you. When the stock sells, look at the cash and be calm. Find a way to reinvest it. If you're not going to find a better opportunity, i.e. a stock that has better prospects to go up, then you're going to regret selling Microsoft. But if you wait and buy Microsoft back cheaper, or buy another attractive stock which is low in a very solid trading range, or buy a stock which didn't fall at all during the market downturn, you will likely be pleased that you found a new investment strategy which helps you buy low and sell high.

Happy investing!

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I am not paid to promote nor disparage any investment. My recommendations are based on hypothetical situations of what I would do, not advice on what you should do. The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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IREA Elections, March 2011

2011-03-16T09:16:00.005-06:00

The Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA) in Colorado has sent out ballots for its annual Board of Directors election. IREA has a goal of bringing low-cost energy to consumers. Some of the candidates DO NOT have that same goal; rather, they have an expensive "green" agenda, which is sometimes code-worded as "sustainability". The green agenda is much more about politics than it is about serving electric customers. Green energy supporters typically think in socialist terms, that your money belongs to everybody, and that higher utility bills are therefore of no consequence.

Take action! In that light, I recommend that you vote for the low-cost energy candidates: John Dendahl in District 1 and Duke Dozier in District 2.

Take additional action! You would do your friends a great service by cutting & pasting this info and emailing it to them. The affected voting areas include Castle Rock, Castle Pines, Sedalia, Roxborough, and the area from Conifer to Bailey.

Thank you!

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Stock Idea: Dole Food Co. Inc. (DOLE, $13.97)

2011-03-14T10:06:00.006-06:00

(May 16, 2011 update: All future stock posts will appear on my new subscription-only website at www.GoodfellowLLC.com. Please visit!)

Dole Food Co. Inc. (DOLE) is a producer, marketer and distributor of fresh fruit and vegetables, and packaged products, in North America, Europe and Asia.

Projected consensus EPS growth is 53% and 24% for fiscal years 2011 and 2012. The PE based on 2011 projected EPS of $1.42 is 9.8. This is an incredibly low PE for a company with strong projected earnings growth! (Commodity pricing pressures have already been figured into these earnings projections by Wall Street analysts.)

The stock recently established a new trading range from approximately $13.50 - $14.80. I would buy this stock near $13.50 and then hold it for the next move upwards.

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I am not paid to promote nor disparage any investment. My recommendations are based on hypothetical situations of what I would do, not advice on what you should do. The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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Stock Idea: Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A, $45.34)

2011-03-14T00:19:00.010-06:00

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"Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Agilent) is a measurement company providing bio-analytical and electronic measurement solutions to the communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis industries." -- Morgan Stanley research, March 2011

Agilent has indicated that it's operations in Japan have not been affected by the earthquake, and that they are making immediate financial aid contributions towards the relief effort.

Near term consensus earnings growth is projected at 32%, 14% and 13% for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. The PE is 17 based on projected 2011 EPS. Agilent does not pay a dividend.

For ten years, Agilent stock has repeatedly traded between $12 and $40 per share. It has finally broken out of that trading range! I would be a buyer right now, and use stop loss orders to protect my investment on the downside. (Stocks which are reaching new highs tend to keep going up for a while.)

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I am not paid to promote nor disparage any investment. My recommendations are based on hypothetical situations of what I would do, not advice on what you should do. The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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Stocks Are On Sale Today! March 10, 2011

2011-03-10T10:03:00.004-07:00

(May 16, 2011 update: All future stock posts will appear on my new subscription-only website at www.GoodfellowLLC.com. Please visit!)

The stock market is having a very normal correction after a recent run-up. The Dow Jones trading pattern is stable, which means a prudent investor will look for opportunities to "buy low".

Let's look at some stocks which I've recently blogged about (blog post dates included) which are at excellent prices for buying today.

Applied Materials (AMAT) -- Feb. 22

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) -- Jan. 31

Bank of America (BAC) -- March 9

DeVry (DV) -- Jan. 25
DeVry has risen since I recommended it, and has established a new trading range. $52 - 53 is a good buying price on DeVry right now.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) -- Feb. 3

Coca-Cola (KO) -- Jan. 26
Showing strength in a weak market and poised to break out from its trading range. My favorite pick on this list.

Kroger (KR) -- March 8
Showing strength in the recent weak market.

McDonald's (MCD) -- Feb. 18

Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) -- Jan. 25
Showing strength in the recent weak market.

Warning: This is a little tiny stock market correction. If you are too scared to "buy low" on a day like today, you do not belong in individual stocks. I don't mean to be insulting. I simply want you to make money, and you can't make money in individual stocks if little market downturns scare you and keep you from "buying low". However, all is not lost. You can invest in mutual funds, wherein the managers are trained to buy low, and actually look forward to such opportunities.

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I am not paid to promote nor disparage any investment. My recommendations are based on hypothetical situations of what I would do, not advice on what you should do. The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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Stock Idea: Kroger Co. (KR, $23.67)

2011-03-08T12:31:00.003-07:00

(May 16, 2011 update: All future stock posts will appear on my new subscription-only website at www.GoodfellowLLC.com. Please visit!)

Kroger Co. (KR) is a manufacturer and retailer of groceries and fine jewelry in the United States.

Kroger's consensus EPS are projected to increase 9.1%, 11.5% and 7.0% in fiscal years 2012 through 2014. Kroger pays a dividend of $0.42 per share, with a yield of 1.78%.

On March 3, Kroger's Board of Directors announced a new $1 billion stock repurchase program. This means that the company is in a very good cash position, and intends to use some of it to buy back stock. For shareholders, this implies a less risky stock, because whenever the price falls a bit, the company steps in and buys back shares, providing strong price support for the stock. In addition, share buybacks serve to decrease the number of shares outstanding, thereby increasing the earnings per share (EPS) numbers. Companies with increasing EPS can typically garner higher share prices. (Kroger reduced shares outstanding via share buybacks by 12.2% between its fiscal years ended in 2005 and 2010.)

Kroger stock has not been as volatile as the market, falling only 30% in value during the financial meltdown of 2008. Since that time, the stock has traded consistently between $20 and $24. It looks like it's finally ready to move higher.

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I am not paid to promote nor disparage any investment. My recommendations are based on hypothetical situations of what I would do, not advice on what you should do. The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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Join Me on My New Stock Market Website!

2011-03-04T06:58:00.006-07:00

(May 16, 2011 update: All future stock posts will appear on my new subscription-only website at www.GoodfellowLLC.com. Please visit!)

Dear Friends,

I will be starting a subscription-only stock market website in the very near future -- the work is being done right now to get it up and running. At that time, the stock advice which I've been posting herein for free will move to the stock website.

My stock commentary will include specific stock recommendations designed to help you buy and sell large company stocks, with the goal of making 10 - 25% on your stock trades in less than a year. (This is not day-trading. Day-trading means buying the stock during breakfast and selling it right before you leave the house for carpool.)

I use market research, fundamental analysis and technical analysis to find stocks which are likely to go up in the near future. My recommendations will include prices at which to sell, so you're not stuck watching Microsoft stock bounce up and down for ten years. (Microsoft is at the same price it was 10 years ago, but there were 20 opportunities to make 10% or more on the stock during short time frames within that decade!)

I'll also advise you how to use stop-loss orders to protect your profits on stocks which are reaching new highs, which is a wiser strategy than arbitrarily picking a sell price out of thin air.

I will also post occasional commentaries about the nuts and bolts of stocks, like all those crazy symbols (eps, PE, EBITDA, etc.) and discussions of markets and economics (gold, unemployment numbers, etc.). During my years at Morgan Stanley I worked with investment clients: I understand that they are smart enough to learn these things, but they don't inherently know these things, and they appreciate having someone respectfully explain aspects of investing to them.

It will be easy enough for any investor to earn back the cost of the website subscription on their first trade, so this is a win-win endeavor for everyone involved.

Please feel free to send me questions. (I won't post them publicly if they say "confidential".) Or simply a request to contact you when the website is ready to go! You can also find me on Facebook and Twitter.

Happy investing!

Crista Huff

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I am not paid to promote nor disparage any investment. My recommendations are based on hypothetical situations of what I would do, not advice on what you should do. The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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The Right Huff is Crista Huff's blog for politics and items of sociological or financial interest. Crista Huff also managesGoodfellow LLC, a subscription-only stock market website. We strive to identify financially healthy companies in which traders and investors can buy shares and earn dividends and capital gains. See disclaimer for the risks associated with investing in the stock market. See your tax advisor for the tax consequences of investing. See your estate planning attorney to clarify beneficiary and inheritance issues associated with your assets.

Gold & Silver: Take the Money and Run!

2011-03-03T09:00:00.004-07:00

(May 16, 2011 update: All future stock posts will appear on my new subscription-only website at www.GoodfellowLLC.com. Please visit!)

I've been investing for over twenty years, and one of my fortes has been the ability to remove myself from the emotion of an investment market and judiciously buy and sell based on reality, not based on fear or greed. Junk bonds in '89 and '91; U.S. Treasury bonds in '95; European stocks in the mid-90's; tech stocks in the late 90's; oil, real estate, gold & silver in the last decade -- I either sold high or bought low, but never the opposite.

There are investments, and then there are gambles. You know the difference between the two when every investment magazine and website is touting the same financial asset; in this case, gold and silver. When every Harry, Dick and Jane owns the same asset, it is time to get out. Didn't we just learn that lesson with real estate? And how many months later did everybody start repeating that mistake with precious metals?

"But it's different this time!" Only a novice speaks like that, and it is always the novice investor who gets caught holding the bag when the investment du jour finally starts to fall. Mutual fund managers have seen markets rise and fall. They know how to handle frighteningly high markets. So do investment firms, and pension fund managers, and families with generational wealth. They will all sell their gold and silver before novice investors do, and that will drive the price down....way down. And the novice will appear as a deer in the headlights, looking back at the profits which just disappeared, and wondering how on earth they salvage their investment.

I already cashed in my gold and silver gambles. I am not greedy. I am happy that I made money in them. I have never looked back to see what price I sold at and whether the price went even higher. It's a moot point. People gamble to make quick money. If it works, God bless them. If it doesn't work, they get spanked, don't they? And hopefully, they will learn lessens from their forays into the financial markets, so that the next time the investment du jour goes up a ridiculous amount, they are wise enough to take the money and run.

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I am not paid to promote nor disparage any investment. My recommendations are based on hypothetical situations of what I would do, not advice on what you should do. The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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The Right Huff is Crista Huff's blog for politics and items of sociological or financial interest. Crista Huff also managesGoodfellow LLC, a subscription-only stock market website. We strive to identify financially healthy companies in which traders and investors can buy shares and earn dividends and capital gains. See disclaimer for the risks associated with investing in the stock market. See your tax advisor for the tax consequences of investing. See your estate planning attorney to clarify beneficiary and inheritance issues associated with your assets.

Stock Idea: Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (KRA, $34.53)

2011-03-02T09:43:00.004-07:00

(May 16, 2011 update: All future stock posts will appear on my new subscription-only website at www.GoodfellowLLC.com. Please visit!)

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (KRA)
http://www.kraton.com

Kraton produces copolymers and manufactures products for diapers, razor blades, surgical gloves, latex gloves, toothbrushes, power tools and asphalt. The company sells over 800 products in 60 countries worldwide.

This is a small-cap stock without a dividend, and should therefore pose more inherent risk than a stock like General Electric. Consensus earnings per share (eps) are projected to grow 9.2% and 12.4% in fiscal years 2011 and 2012. The PE is 9.7 based on projected 2011 eps.

The stock recently traded in the $30-$33.50 range, and is just now breaking out and reaching now highs. I would be a buyer at the current price, and use stop-loss orders to protect my principal while the stock rose.

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I am not paid to promote nor disparage any investment. My recommendations are based on hypothetical situations of what I would do, not advice on what you should do. The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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The Right Huff is Crista Huff's blog for politics and items of sociological or financial interest. Crista Huff also managesGoodfellow LLC, a subscription-only stock market website. We strive to identify financially healthy companies in which traders and investors can buy shares and earn dividends and capital gains. See disclaimer for the risks associated with investing in the stock market. See your tax advisor for the tax consequences of investing. See your estate planning attorney to clarify beneficiary and inheritance issues associated with your assets.

Stock Idea: Tiffany & Co. (TIF, $61.50)

2011-02-28T12:07:00.002-07:00

(May 16, 2011 update: All future stock posts will appear on my new subscription-only website at www.GoodfellowLLC.com. Please visit!)

Tiffany & Co. (TIF) is engaged in designing, manufacturing and retailing of fine jewelry and other luxury items throughout the world.

Tiffany pays a dividend of $1.00 per share, which yields 1.62%. The PE is 21.4 based on projected 2011 earnings of $2.87 per share. Consensus EPS growth is projected to be 43%, 14% and 14% for fiscal years 2011 through 2013.

Tiffany's stock history shows wide trading ranges which slowly climb over time, with lots of opportunity to make money within those trading ranges. The stock has recently climbed to $64. I would be a buyer at $57, and would expect the stock to continue an upwards climb this year.

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I am not paid to promote nor disparage any investment. My recommendations are based on hypothetical situations of what I would do, not advice on what you should do. The information provided herein is obtained from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Investments are risky, and can go down in value. Past investment results are not indicative of future returns. I am not a licensed investment advisor nor a tax advisor. Consult with a licensed investment advisor and a tax advisor to determine the suitability of any investment. This is not a solicitation to buy or sell any security.

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The Right Huff is Crista Huff's blog for politics and items of sociological or financial interest. Crista Huff also managesGoodfellow LLC, a subscription-only stock market website. We strive to identify financially healthy companies in which traders and investors can buy shares and earn dividends and capital gains. See disclaimer for the risks associated with investing in the stock market. See your tax advisor for the tax consequences of investing. See your estate planning attorney to clarify beneficiary and inheritance issues associated with your assets.

Defeat SB 126: Instate Tuition for Illegal Aliens in Colorado

2011-02-26T09:41:00.004-07:00

Last year, Colorado legislators, with the help of Tea Party, American and Republican patriots, defeated a bill which would have given in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens. Guess what? Democrat legislators are trying once again to aid and abet illegal aliens, even though they're sworn to uphold the Colorado Constitution for Colorado citizens!

This bill is SB 126, Instate Tuition for Illegal Alien Colorado Residents, or "ASSET". SB 126 has cleared the Senate Education Committee on Feb. 17 and the Senate Finance Committee on Feb. 22. Next, it goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Do you understand that for every illegal alien who is admitted to a Colorado college or university, a Colorado citizen and taxpayer will be denied admission?!

Take Action! Just as we did last year, you can stop this bill from becoming law by contacting the Democrat legislators on the Senate Appropriations Committee. They are listed at the end of this blog post.

Take Additional Action! Send this link to your friends who are beginning to see that citizen patriots CAN make a difference. If you need to, sit by their side while they send the email or make the phone call. The first one is scary for people who've never done it before, yet it's very easy. Afterwards, your friend will be exhilarated, and inspired to help us take back the Republic!

Contact these CO Senators and tell them "no on SB 126":

Sen. Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora;
Cap: 303-866-4879
E-mail: morgan.carroll.senate@state.co.us

Sen. Lois Tochtrop, D-Adams County
Cap: 303-866-4863
E-mail: lotochtrop@aol.com

Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton
Cap: 303-866-4846
E-mail: linda.newell.senate@gmail.com

Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge
Cap: 303-866-4856
E-mail: cheri.jahn.senate@state.co.us

from Jan Herron; edited and reprinted by Crista Huff

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The Right Huff is Crista Huff's blog for politics and items of sociological or financial interest. Crista Huff also managesGoodfellow LLC, a subscription-only stock market website. We strive to identify financially healthy companies in which traders and investors can buy shares and earn dividends and capital gains. See disclaimer for the risks associated with investing in the stock market. See your tax advisor for the tax consequences of investing. See your estate planning attorney to clarify beneficiary and inheritance issues associated with your assets.