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EMERGENCY: SAVE STOGIE!

Posted on | July 31, 2010 | 129 Comments

OK, folks, no kidding around this time, it’s time to help a friend in urgent need:

Home foreclosures are continuing at a brisk pace, according to an article by McClatchy News. Many of the first foreclosures that began three years ago, when the housing bubble began to burst, were for subprime mortgages. Now, however, a fresh batch of foreclosures is occurring because people have lost their jobs and can’t pay them. I am now in that category. I didn’t pay my July mortgage payment and probably will miss August as well. I haven’t been answering the phone, which rings constantly from bill collectors.
Our savings kept us afloat for a year. When it was gone, I borrowed the equity out of my life insurance. That’s gone too. We were hoping to ride out this recession, to survive until it was over. However, it is the longest lasting and deepest recession I have ever seen. . . . .
It’s just a matter of weeks before I lose my home. . . . I am a college graduate and a CPA. Accountants were supposed to be immune from unemployment. Not any more. . . .

GO HIT STOGIE’S TIP JAR NOW! Every $5 or $10 helps, folks. This post will be sticky at the top of the page for a couple of days, and I’ll urge my blogger friends to join this campaign.

UPDATE: Thanks to Bob Belvedere at Camp of the Saints, Red at Caught Him With a Corndog, Pete at Da Tech Guy and Fisherville Mike for joining Operation Save Stogie.

Coincidentally or not, the news today highlights how Obamanomics has failed to address the kind of situation Stogie is facing. Here’s a Huffington Post headline:

Dwindling Retirement Savings ‘Undiscussed Explosive Bomb’ Of Recession
. . . Aside from stagnant wages, soaring unemployment and plummeting home values, the major tragedy of this recession is the havoc it has wreaked on the retirement incomes of millions of Americans who have planned and saved their entire lives, only to watch that money drain out of their accounts much sooner than they anticipated.
Retirement statistics are grim. The percentage of American workers who said they have less than $10,000 in savings grew to 43 percent in 2010, according to a recent survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. . . .

And even liberals like Chris Hayes of the Nation are now denouncing the “HAMP” mortgage-adjustment program as “the single biggest failure of the Obama Administration” — which is some pretty stiff competition!

Stogie says thanks to those who’ve hit his tip jar during this emergency, and if you haven’t contributed yet, please do so today.

UPDATE: Georgia homegirl Obi’s Sister joins the campaign.

Category: Blogging, Economics, Saberpoint

Comments

129 Responses to “EMERGENCY: SAVE STOGIE!”

  1. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 10:30 am

    Meh, No pity…

    Maybe Rupert Murdok or one of his Zionist friends can bail him out.

  2. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 6:30 am

    Meh, No pity…

    Maybe Rupert Murdok or one of his Zionist friends can bail him out.

  3. Robert Stacy McCain
    July 31st, 2010 @ 10:50 am

    Dammit, Pat, if you knew what a great guy Stogie is, you wouldn’t say useless crap like that. I was tempted to delete your comment, but I’ll leave it up, just to chastise your conscience when you see the testimonials to Stogie’s valiant character.

  4. Robert Stacy McCain
    July 31st, 2010 @ 6:50 am

    Dammit, Pat, if you knew what a great guy Stogie is, you wouldn’t say useless crap like that. I was tempted to delete your comment, but I’ll leave it up, just to chastise your conscience when you see the testimonials to Stogie’s valiant character.

  5. Ben Froland
    July 31st, 2010 @ 11:08 am

    Klassy Pat. You’ve inspired me to hit Stogie’s tip jar. I’d even help you if you needed it.

  6. Ben Froland
    July 31st, 2010 @ 7:08 am

    Klassy Pat. You’ve inspired me to hit Stogie’s tip jar. I’d even help you if you needed it.

  7. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 11:10 am

    I’m sure he is a great guy. But nobody bailed my ass out when I was over 18 grand in the whole back in 2004. I filed for chapter 7 and started over.

    I’m just sayin’…

  8. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 11:10 am

    whole = hole

  9. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 7:10 am

    I’m sure he is a great guy. But nobody bailed my ass out when I was over 18 grand in the whole back in 2004. I filed for chapter 7 and started over.

    I’m just sayin’…

  10. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 7:10 am

    whole = hole

  11. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 11:18 am

    Klassy Pat. You’ve inspired me to hit Stogie’s tip jar. I’d even help you if you needed it.

    Somehow, I highly doubt that.

    I’m just making a point and because ya’ll like the guy, your pissed about it.

    Oh well, reality is reality.

  12. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 7:18 am

    Klassy Pat. You’ve inspired me to hit Stogie’s tip jar. I’d even help you if you needed it.

    Somehow, I highly doubt that.

    I’m just making a point and because ya’ll like the guy, your pissed about it.

    Oh well, reality is reality.

  13. Ben Froland
    July 31st, 2010 @ 11:23 am

    Pat, I don’t know him and I don’t know you. I just help whoever I can. I’m sorry you don’t think people like us exist.

  14. Ben Froland
    July 31st, 2010 @ 7:23 am

    Pat, I don’t know him and I don’t know you. I just help whoever I can. I’m sorry you don’t think people like us exist.

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  16. Bunni
    July 31st, 2010 @ 1:01 pm

    This situation and the economy is horrible. I hope I don’t end up like your friend, Stogie. I’ve been unemployed a while myself, and it’s hard to find accounting work. I”m barely hanging on, and I hope I can hang on to my house.
    I can’t contribute cash at this time, but I”ll contribute lots
    of prayers, your friend is very Lucky to have you guys.

  17. Bunni
    July 31st, 2010 @ 9:01 am

    This situation and the economy is horrible. I hope I don’t end up like your friend, Stogie. I’ve been unemployed a while myself, and it’s hard to find accounting work. I”m barely hanging on, and I hope I can hang on to my house.
    I can’t contribute cash at this time, but I”ll contribute lots
    of prayers, your friend is very Lucky to have you guys.

  18. JeffS
    July 31st, 2010 @ 1:45 pm

    Tip jar hit.

  19. JeffS
    July 31st, 2010 @ 9:45 am

    Tip jar hit.

  20. Pablo
    July 31st, 2010 @ 1:46 pm

    I’m sure he is a great guy. But nobody bailed my ass out when I was over 18 grand in the whole back in 2004.

    Nobody liked you enough to do so, then?

  21. Pablo
    July 31st, 2010 @ 9:46 am

    I’m sure he is a great guy. But nobody bailed my ass out when I was over 18 grand in the whole back in 2004.

    Nobody liked you enough to do so, then?

  22. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 1:54 pm

    Guess not. But it never happened.

  23. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 9:54 am

    Guess not. But it never happened.

  24. Dave C
    July 31st, 2010 @ 2:03 pm

    Have you linked..

    And more importantly, Stogie is linked as well.

  25. Dave C
    July 31st, 2010 @ 10:03 am

    Have you linked..

    And more importantly, Stogie is linked as well.

  26. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 2:21 pm

    Feh,

    I cannot even post a damn link back… what the hell….

    nice.

  27. Pat
    July 31st, 2010 @ 10:21 am

    Feh,

    I cannot even post a damn link back… what the hell….

    nice.

  28. kansas
    July 31st, 2010 @ 2:27 pm

    Somebody needs to post on the web how we can all become black farmers.

  29. kansas
    July 31st, 2010 @ 10:27 am

    Somebody needs to post on the web how we can all become black farmers.

  30. Adrienne
    July 31st, 2010 @ 4:24 pm

    Done! Thanks for the heads-up…

  31. Adrienne
    July 31st, 2010 @ 12:24 pm

    Done! Thanks for the heads-up…

  32. young4eyes
    July 31st, 2010 @ 5:00 pm

    Why are you all getting on Pat?
    He’s just living up to Conservative values.You know, self reliance and all that jazz…Kudos to Pat for keeping it real.
    Kansas, so sad…
    You’re so obsessed with playing the race card. I know buddy, white folks have it so bad in this country….

  33. young4eyes
    July 31st, 2010 @ 1:00 pm

    Why are you all getting on Pat?
    He’s just living up to Conservative values.You know, self reliance and all that jazz…Kudos to Pat for keeping it real.
    Kansas, so sad…
    You’re so obsessed with playing the race card. I know buddy, white folks have it so bad in this country….

  34. Jeff Weimer
    July 31st, 2010 @ 5:16 pm

    y4e, you can go piss up a rope. You have absolutely NO understanding of conservative values. Which explains why you constantly tilt at straw windmills.

    But I suspect that this is your personal philosophy. Screw them, I got mine. Or is it that your and Pat’s politics have poisoned your souls so that you would rather see someone who disagrees politically die in a fire? And then call it “justice”?

  35. Jeff Weimer
    July 31st, 2010 @ 1:16 pm

    y4e, you can go piss up a rope. You have absolutely NO understanding of conservative values. Which explains why you constantly tilt at straw windmills.

    But I suspect that this is your personal philosophy. Screw them, I got mine. Or is it that your and Pat’s politics have poisoned your souls so that you would rather see someone who disagrees politically die in a fire? And then call it “justice”?

  36. Rob
    July 31st, 2010 @ 5:23 pm

    Conservative values- cut the middlemen out of charity i.e. the government. Give directly to the those in need.

    Why do we need to pay an administrator $70,000 to figure out how to inefficiently allocate $10,000,000?

    It’s a little off subject but check out kickstarter.org. It’s a weird fund-raising site.

  37. Rob
    July 31st, 2010 @ 1:23 pm

    Conservative values- cut the middlemen out of charity i.e. the government. Give directly to the those in need.

    Why do we need to pay an administrator $70,000 to figure out how to inefficiently allocate $10,000,000?

    It’s a little off subject but check out kickstarter.org. It’s a weird fund-raising site.

  38. Lilac Sunday
    July 31st, 2010 @ 5:29 pm

    Done. Followed by positive thoughts, from one member of the Northern California Left Coast Resistance to another.

  39. Lilac Sunday
    July 31st, 2010 @ 1:29 pm

    Done. Followed by positive thoughts, from one member of the Northern California Left Coast Resistance to another.

  40. Rob
    July 31st, 2010 @ 5:38 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un4-eI1T71E&feature=related

    Check out the video by Milton Friedman on charity.

  41. Rob
    July 31st, 2010 @ 1:38 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un4-eI1T71E&feature=related

    Check out the video by Milton Friedman on charity.

  42. An Appeal For A Friend « The Camp Of The Saints
    July 31st, 2010 @ 2:03 pm

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  43. Red
    July 31st, 2010 @ 7:25 pm

    To all who would rather be politically right and/or jaded rather than throw a fiver at Stogie…it is when we lend service to others that we elevate ourselves and each other for a higher good. In other words, it is better to give than receive. In other words, “Do unto others’. In other words, strict adherence to a principle doesn’t make one right. It makes one rigid.

  44. Red
    July 31st, 2010 @ 3:25 pm

    To all who would rather be politically right and/or jaded rather than throw a fiver at Stogie…it is when we lend service to others that we elevate ourselves and each other for a higher good. In other words, it is better to give than receive. In other words, “Do unto others’. In other words, strict adherence to a principle doesn’t make one right. It makes one rigid.

  45. Red
    July 31st, 2010 @ 7:49 pm

    Totally linked!

  46. Red
    July 31st, 2010 @ 3:49 pm

    Totally linked!

  47. Carol
    July 31st, 2010 @ 7:54 pm

    You and Stogie are linked and the tip has been hit. Thank you for the heads up.

  48. Carol
    July 31st, 2010 @ 3:54 pm

    You and Stogie are linked and the tip has been hit. Thank you for the heads up.

  49. young4eyes
    July 31st, 2010 @ 8:13 pm

    Oh Weenie, you know nothing and you prove it everytime you open your mouth.
    No, Weenie, it ain’t my personal philosophy.I was just pointing out the fact that Pat was adhering to Conservative principles.
    Go figure that you would get all wee-wee’d up over it.
    Nice try, though.

  50. young4eyes
    July 31st, 2010 @ 4:13 pm

    Oh Weenie, you know nothing and you prove it everytime you open your mouth.
    No, Weenie, it ain’t my personal philosophy.I was just pointing out the fact that Pat was adhering to Conservative principles.
    Go figure that you would get all wee-wee’d up over it.
    Nice try, though.

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