Patriot News Network

The following collection of articles by various authors are their opinions, inspiration and humor for your reading enjoyment.

War on Freedom

Thug cop tasers 87-year-old woman to death!

BORING, Oregon - July 9, 2010 - An autopsy on an 87-year-old woman tasered by deputies after they said she was threatening them with a gun showed she suffered from heart disease.

Dr. Larry Lewman of the medical examiner's office said Friday that Phyllis Owens had a history of heart disease, and a healthy person wouldn't have died in similar circumstances. He said he has yet to dete

War on Freedom

Chaplain relieved of duty for praying at legislature!

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - July 9, 2010 - A North Carolina pastor was relieved of his duties as an honorary chaplain of the state House of Representatives after he closed a prayer by invoking the name of Jesus.

“I got fired,” said Ron Baity, pastor of Berean Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. He had been invited to lead prayer for an entire week but his tenure was cu

Road to Depression

Many U.S. retailers report sluggish June sales!

NEW YORK - July 8, 2010 - Amerikans focused on deeply discounted clothing that they needed in June amid escalating worries about jobs, resulting in sluggish sales for many retailers, according to early reports released Thursday.

June’s lackluster performance is raising concerns about the back-to-school shopping season and whether or not we are really experiencing an economic

Road to Depression

Mortgage rates drop to new low!

NEW YORK - July 8, 2010 - Mortgage rates fell for the second straight week to the lowest point in five decades, but they may not be enough to jump-start the housing market.

Mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for 30-year fixed loans dropped to 4.57%. That's down from the previous record of 4.58% set last week and the lowest since Freddie Mac began tracking r

Road to Depression

China property market beginning to collapse!

NEW YORK - July 6, 2010 - China’s property market is beginning a “collapse” that will hit the nation’s banking system, said Kenneth Rogoff, the Harvard University professor and former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund.

As China’s economy develops, “especially at the speed it’s growing, it’s going to have bumps,”

Road to Depression

Dow repeats Great Depression pattern!

NEW YORK - July 5, 2010 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average is repeating a pattern that appeared just before markets fell during the Great Depression, Daryl Guppy, CEO at Guppytraders.com, told CNBC Monday.

Road to Depression

AMBROSE EVANS-PRITCHARD: With U.S. trapped in Depression, this is starting to feel like 1932!

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

LONDON, England - July 4, 2010 - The U.S. workforce shrank by 652,000 in June, one of the sharpest contractions ever. The rate of hourly earnings fell 0.1%. Wages are flirting with deflation.

"The economy is still in the gravitational pull of the Great Recession," said Robert Reich, former U.S. Labor Secretary. "All the booster