WHO Caves

Sigh. It appears the WHO has bowed to international pressure as previously discussed in http://freedompatrol.blogspot.com/2009/05/you-cant-handle-truth.html. In that article I pointed out that the WHO was already at a level six pandemic according to their definition and either needed to declare the emergency or rewrite their definition of a level six pandemic as continued stalling made them look more and more ridiculous everyday.

Unfortunately the World Health Organization has bowed to political pressure and has in fact decided that you can't handle the truth. Rather than declare a pandemic they have, as predicted, decided to rewrite the rules of the game in the bottom of the ninth - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/23/health/policy/23who.html?_r=2&ref=global-home

I'm not surprised. Maybe slightly disappointed. Mostly just resigned. After all...who is John Gault?

Jeff Macke Insane on Purpose?

If Jeff Macke was acting insane on purpose in http://freedompatrol.blogspot.com/2009/05/jeff-mackemr-south-carolina.html then that was some of the most brilliant impromptu acting I have ever seen.

We will likely never know the answer of what exactly went down in thosse inspiring few minutes of insanity but it appears his time at CNBC is just about up.

Business Insider has confirmed with a source that Jeff Macke is done with Fast Money and CNBC. http://www.businessinsider.com/confirmed-jeff-macke-is-done-at-cnbc-2009-5

It is suspected that Macke, a cynical conservative voice on CNBC's "Fast Money" has drawn the ire of the network for his criticisms of the Democratic-controlled political environment in Washington. Jon Najarian, a fellow CNBC contributor, said the following on his Twitter site. “It does also seem that the dispute between Jeff and CNBC has resulted in the network limiting his opportunities, which is too bad for both parties as I think he can do compelling television. I suspect the stress on both Jeff and CNBC execs is immense, as he is an original cast member of their most popular show."

Macke tells the truth and draws the ratings. Unfortunately he is politically unpalatable and in this day and age nobody dares take such a position. Looks like Macke is going to follow Dylan Ratigan down the black hole.