The Scavenger Hunt Contest Is On!

Here at Secret Agenda we are all about reading between the lines, so in the spirit of being in search of the truth we have created a scavenger hunt contest. Answers will be posted on our blog after the completion of the contest. Two winners will be chosen!

THE PRIZE
The winners will receive one FREE tee shirt of their choosing from our website. Just tell us the design you want and in what size, and it will be shipped out to you.

RULES
* You can only enter once!
* Both questions MUST be answered correctly in order to earn a chance at the random tee shirt give-a-way.

* All replies must be entered by July 7, 2008. Two winners will be chosen randomly. The two winners will be contacted later that week, and their names will be posted on our website.

* Please send your entries from a valid e-mail address because that is the address we will use to contact you if you win.

SCAVENGER HUNT QUESTIONS

1. On the back of the one dollar bill there are two Latin phrases (one over the pyramid and one under it). What do these two phrases mean in English?

2. The country's largest oil company, reported a 2007 profit that no American business has ever scored in history! What is the name of the company and what was their record profit (2007)?

e-mail your entries to thesecretagenda@gmail.com GOOD LUCK!!

New World Water

I recently was reading an article about the effects that past oil spills are still having on our environment. The article went on to outline the dire situations that some countries are currently facing. In many countries there is an extremely limited amount of fresh water available, and oil spills are endangering this precious resource.

When I was reading this article Mos Def's song "New World Water" immediately sprang into my mind! Mos definitely dropped some knowledge about the world's current water situation on that record. Exxon and some of these other oil companies have been reporting record profits, even after their majorly destructive oil spills!? To quote Mighty Mos (from New World Water) "they're the type of cats that pollute the whole shoreline, then purify and sell it for a $1.25".

If you haven't heard the song, you need to take a listen and get educated.

Have you ever noticed that EVIAN is NAIVE spelled backwards! Let that one marinate on your brain for a minute.

Are McCain and Bush related?

We all agree that Bush is not intelligent (our country is currently paying the price for his ignorance). To prove this point examine one of his recent, and numerous, Bushisims:
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we.... They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”
At least Bush is finally on his way out, but in walks McCain. McCain seems to be cut from the same cloth as Bush. Both McCain and Bush seem to speak faster than their brains can think. They both tell ridiculous lies on a regular basis. Is this an ironic coincidence? Or are the two of them related or something?

Anyone who plans on being the president of the United States needs to be intelligent, educated and well spoken. McCain is NONE of these things! Watch the video to see for yourself.

I got one word for you.... CHANGE!

Jay-Z and the Euro

I know that this story has been floating around for some time now, but it is still drawing attention. Jay-Z is known for flossin' whenever the cameras are on him. In his videos, exotic cars, hoards of women, diamonds, gold label champagne, basically anything that expresses ridiculous wealth are all synonymous with Mr. Carter. So when shooting "Blue Magic" off of the American Gangsta album, Jay-Z is seen flashing money... nothing out of the ordinary for him right. On closer examination you'll notice that they are wads of euro 500 notes he's flashing.

Is this the new sign of wealth? Oh sure Jay-Z can afford to convert large sums of his money into foreign currency to capitalize on the strong value, but what about the rest of us? We work hard for our money too, but what could we do? I know I don't have a high priced investment banker who oversees my finances. It's a sad day for our country when Americans don't even want to use the dollar because of it's declining value. Just some food for thought.