He really needs a defense up skill . <| sep |> Use code THANKS for 30 % off mountable iPhone and Samsung cases and accessories at www . rokform . com <| sep |> Ed Hardy , the brand , is a Christian Audigier line of clothing originally meant to give the effect of the wearer having tattoos without getting tattoos . I believe the first articles were long sleeve shirts that had sleeves with tattoo designs , but it later branched off to the ultra gaudy bedazzled bullshit the wearers of the clothing became widely mocked for . Being a Christian Audigier line , they were really expensive , and douchebags wore the flashy clothing to show off that they had money and to draw attention . <| sep |> I do remember a documentary or book mentioning the way the recession was initiated by those same power brokers and elite bankers to create an extreme opportunity to monopolize industry . It ruined all the smaller local banks . Destroyed most competition for many main businesses . Concentrated power in the hands of the European bankers . They removed the gold standard . Made it illegal to keep gold . This was helped by Woodrow Wilson in 19121913 I think . He created the federal reserve bank ensuring the continual devaluation of the greenback . Also created the income tax act . No real citations though . Take it as you will .