Tag Archives: BBC

The dark secrets of Scientology — [VIDEO]

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Fake marriages on the rise in Great Britain (and in other developed countries) — [VIDEO]

Inside a big fat sham wedding — BBC – Panorama – 2011-03-24

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BBC on France, the French, French politics, and Nicolas Sarkozy — [VIDEO]

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BetFair’s political prediction markets on the BBC – [VIDEO]

47:20 into For viewers presently in the U.K. only —alas. The Beeb won’t show you the video if you are from the States or the F country.

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DOCUMENTED: How Mark Davies joined a small startup called BetFair —when it was just an Excel spreadsheet file

Read the whole thing, it is entertaining.

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A British professor in favor of global warming called an American climate skeptic “an asshole” live on BBC’s NewsNight.

“What an asshole!” declared Professor Watson at the end of the contentious debate with Climate Depot’s executive editor Marc Morano. A clearly agitated Watson had earlier shouted to Morano “will you shut up.” More on Memeorandum UPDATE: – Understanding Climategate’s … Continue reading

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The “BBC host” (and conspiracy theorist) whom Matt Drudge was talking about… that was… (glurp!)… our bombastic Max Keiser.

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Max Keiser’s The Oracle

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Jim Rogers on Max Keiser’s The Oracle

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Max Keiser’s The Oracle — Andy Zaltzman and Leo Johnson — 20 February 2009

…”an entertaining and irreverent look at the causes and consequences of the global economic crisis”. I view “The Oracle” as infotainment —it is serious news about the world of financial markets and the global economy, but it is also an … Continue reading

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