When will we learn......

This was a big week for President Obama and his administration!  But we weren't interested in his signing of "the most sweeping overhaul since the Great Depression" better known as H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on July 21, 2010 because we were distracted, quite brilliantly I might add, by the story of Shirley Sherrod and her forced resignation from the USDA.  I have to say that the timing of this "breaking" story was impeccable since the NAACP Event where Sherrod was accused of reverse racism took place in March (?) and the story she was sharing happened in 1986 (?).  Nonetheless, it had all the elements needed for a 24/7 news maniacal marathon. Right in time to distract everyone from the coverage of President Obama's signing the bill into law!

Way to go, Republicans - you did it again!

Not to mention, FOUR republicans signed onto the bill - but we don't want to discuss that either because that would mean the administration IS working with Republicans despite all trumped up evidence on the contrary!

Investing...

I came across this story on MarketWatch.com and started thinking about all the development that is going on in Africa and who will eventually end up acquiring most of their assets and resources.

What struck me as odd is that stories like these are hard to come by unless you follow stocks, are enrolled in an institution for higher learning, majoring in business or finance, or are part of a large corporation looking for your next big investment opportunity. Stories like these just aren't part of the mainstream media's top five. There's so much that goes on right under our noses that we are unaware of until it's too late to actually get in the game. Stories like these get reported after the rules are set and if we want to play, then we have to play by "their" rules.....

Any way, I thought it was best to share it with my readers, not because you may be sitting there waiting to invest money in Africa, but just to make you aware of the transactions going on around you.

www.marketwatch.com/story/opportunities-abound-in-african-markets-2010-06-28"