McCain/Palin: why you should vote for them ...

Sep 30th (2 years ago)

Posted by: CleverDentist

HANG ON

The Republicans, and their current President, current Presidential candidate, and past Congressional leaders have ALL BEEN PRO-DEREGULATION on the record.

Also, just a heads up, which party controlled Congress at the time? Which party held the veto? Oh that's right, the party that apparently did nothing in 2004 if this video of snippets is to believed.

Enough Republicans also supported Fan/Fred. Thus, nothing ever came of any of the reforms. A solid core of Republicans were very interested in regulating Fannie/Freddie further, but could never get the support. So you're right, Republicans were "in control" of everything, and they couldn't get their reforms through. It's pathetic and sad.

Congress, both parties, failed us on Fannie and Freddie, and that's why we're fucked today.

the cd

Sep 30th (2 years ago)

Posted by: LifeOnaPlate

Sarah Palin: Unfit for Vice President.

Fareed Zakaria nailed it.

"When asked these complicated questions, it's not that she doesn't know the right answer, it's that she clearly does not understand the question."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOmdemilbLI
The 4:50 mark.

John McCain's pick for VP is a very solid reason why he is much too risky a choice for president. He blew it.

http://lifeonapl8.blogspot.com/
"This will always be BenFolds.org" +Steve

Sep 30th (2 years ago)

Posted by: varlani

McCain: More of the Same on Deregulation

Pelley: In 1999 you were one of the senators who helped pass deregulation of Wall Street. Do you regret that now?

McCain: No, I think the deregulation was probably helpful to the growth of our economy.

(60 Minutes, CBS)

McCain still thinks deregulation is a good idea, even while endorsing a Wall Street bailout that would add a trillion dollars to our national debt.

So conservatives everywhere, are you really voting for candidate that endorses both bailouts and no regulation?

The country is nearly bankrupt with debt, there will come a day when no one will buy our debt bonds just like right now no one will buy bonds or shares of the big Wall Street firms!

http://mnblue.com/node/2238

Sep 30th (2 years ago)

Posted by: LifeOnaPlate

you communist

http://lifeonapl8.blogspot.com/
"This will always be BenFolds.org" +Steve

Oct 1st (2 years ago)

Posted by: +Ill

Hello, it's me.

currently listening to: gary numan

Oct 1st (2 years ago)

Posted by: jooce129

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD9csvThfsM

just sayin

"to be fair, i have read a few funny things on [the org] and there are people pointing out good new music but very often i've clicked on the address and a hologram of a turd came steaming out of the computer. if, as the name of the site implies, i somehow caused that, then i get down on my knees and pray for forgiveness to the gods."

- ben folds

http://tinyurl.com/someblog

Oct 1st (2 years ago)

Posted by: moviegoer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6wQMVHhic

just sayin

Oct 1st (2 years ago)

Posted by: moviegoer

So conservatives everywhere, are you really voting for candidate that endorses both bailouts and no regulation?

Deregulation by conservatives is not what is causing this mess. You have been brainwashed.

http://fiatch.com/post/52052294/socialistsposingasdemoc
rats

Oct 1st (2 years ago)

Posted by: Goblinboy

I BLAME COMMIES.

GB is god-gooseman
well i dont like facials, but i enjoy a pearl necklace- jessk983
I'm very impressed with Goblinboy-Celeborn
I can't compete with the adonis that is Goblinboy.-Neil Mace
goblinboy sure is smarter than us - guiltywhiteboy

Oct 2nd (2 years ago)

Posted by: varlani

McCain Said Healthcare Reform Should Mirror Banking System

By the DiversityInc staff

October 01, 2008

Before the economic collapse, Republican presidential nominee John McCain wrote that he wanted to mirror the healthcare system after the banking system, according to an article he penned for Contingencies magazine. In the piece, McCain wrote: "Opening up the health-insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide more choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation."

Appearing before an audience in Florida, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told the audience: "Folks, you can't make this stuff up. If my opponent had his way, the millions of Floridians who rely on it would've had their Social Security tied up in the stock market this week."

http://www.diversityinc.com/public/4492.cfm

Oct 2nd (2 years ago)

Posted by: moviegoer

The entire article from "Diversity Times" (nice name for a leftist propaganda rag btw!) is based on one quote from Mccain: "Opening up the health-insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide more choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation."

What the article fails to mention is that this economic problem isn't caused by more competition among banks.

The roots of this problem were layed a long time ago, under a democratic President. Google the Community Revitalization Act. Republicans have been trying to fix it ever since. Democrats have been blocking attempted Republican reforms and regulation.

This is a decent primer since you appear to need one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRmB93McZeI

Oct 2nd (2 years ago)

Posted by: +88 Kickin Keys

i was wondering when you'd bring the CRA up. i should have started a pool. anyway, i'm not convinced that that was much of a problem. http://www.newamerica.net/blog/asset-building/2008/its-
still-not-cra-7222 and http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=did_liberal
s_cause_the_subprime_crisis make decent arguments. i suppose your sources are completely unhampered by partisanship and mine are in the tank for obama tho probably.

The lead, gaining its namesake from the title of both the film and novel, is played by British actress Samantha Morton from the lush speculative fiction from the film adaptation of "Minority Report" by prolific science fiction author Philip K. Dick, author of "Blade Runner" adapted for screen by Ridley Scott, more recently the director of "Gladiator" and "Matchstick Men."

Oct 2nd (2 years ago)

Posted by: +88 Kickin Keys

also, http://www.traigerlaw.com/publications/traiger_hinckley
_llp_cra_foreclosure_study_1-7-08.pdf (PDF alert)

The lead, gaining its namesake from the title of both the film and novel, is played by British actress Samantha Morton from the lush speculative fiction from the film adaptation of "Minority Report" by prolific science fiction author Philip K. Dick, author of "Blade Runner" adapted for screen by Ridley Scott, more recently the director of "Gladiator" and "Matchstick Men."

Oct 2nd (2 years ago)

Posted by: Goblinboy

nice name for a leftist propaganda rag btw!

Weird that you see all media as left, I see it almost all the other way.

GB is god-gooseman
well i dont like facials, but i enjoy a pearl necklace- jessk983
I'm very impressed with Goblinboy-Celeborn
I can't compete with the adonis that is Goblinboy.-Neil Mace
goblinboy sure is smarter than us - guiltywhiteboy

Oct 2nd (2 years ago)

Posted by: moviegoer

Weird that you see all media as left, I see it almost all the other way.

The media isn't anything really but they'll cheerlead for the Dems every time.

Oct 3rd (2 years ago)

Posted by: Tuberculosis

You're right. They loved Walter Mondale.

X:If you could be a superhero, which one would you be?
TB: Jesus...
X: Jesus wasn't a superhero.
TB: He wasn't?
X: No.
TB: Ok then....uh....Teen Wolf
X: nevermind

Oct 30th (2 years ago)

Posted by: varlani

Just five days to go!

Five days to eight more years of Bush policies!

Go, go Johnny, go!

Finally, we'll have a diva as our VP!

Oct 30th (2 years ago)

Posted by: !gas!panic!

lol:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/30/mccain-camp-bu
sses-in-sch_n_139300.html

Oct 30th (2 years ago)

Posted by: Goblinboy

How does he feel about pie?

GB is god-gooseman
well i dont like facials, but i enjoy a pearl necklace- jessk983
I'm very impressed with Goblinboy-Celeborn
I can't compete with the adonis that is Goblinboy.-Neil Mace
goblinboy sure is smarter than us - guiltywhiteboy

Oct 30th (2 years ago)

Posted by: captainweenie

5 more days.... we have until jan. so a couple more months

I keep having this re-occurring nightmare we're im sitting in a bed and the Fanta girls come out, and they keeps saying wanta fanta, dontchawanna fanta fatna dontchawanna ..... but fanta isn't a beverage, it's a gimp in a black leather suit with a black clown mask on.... and i keep saying noo...i don't....no i don't... but the gimp just gets closer and closer....

Oct 30th (2 years ago)

Posted by: !gas!panic!

82 days, to be precise.

Nov 2nd (2 years ago)

Posted by: varlani

McCain Is Just More of the Same As Bush

McCain: "There Was A Recent Study That Showed That I Voted With The President Over 90 Percent Of The Time." During an appearance on FOX's "Your World with Neil Cavuto," McCain said, "The president and I agree on most issues. There was a recent study that showed that I voted with the president over 90 percent of the time, higher than a lot of my even Republican colleagues."

Read more

http://www.justmoreofthesame.com

Nov 2nd (2 years ago)

Posted by: Tuberculosis

thank you for the news flash

X:If you could be a superhero, which one would you be?
TB: Jesus...
X: Jesus wasn't a superhero.
TB: He wasn't?
X: No.
TB: Ok then....uh....Teen Wolf
X: nevermind