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bvar22

(39,909 posts)
Fri Jan 25, 2013, 05:20 PM Jan 2013

Hilarious....and Disturbing... All Rolled into One!

On DU's Greatest Page Today:

Posted yesterday,
from a Blog called "Addicting Info"
with 161 Recs
Obama Puts Wall Street’s Worst Nightmare In Charge Of SEC
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251280068


posted today,
with 17 recs so far
"Obama Puts Fox In Charge of Henhouse" (SEC Appointment)
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101653990

Gee.
Who to believe?

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Hilarious....and Disturbing... All Rolled into One! (Original Post) bvar22 Jan 2013 OP
Personally, I'm waiting to see what she does. MineralMan Jan 2013 #1
Track records and past performance are good predictors. bvar22 Jan 2013 #2
Matt Taibbi MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #3
DU recs don't necessarily equal accuracy. progressoid Jan 2013 #4

MineralMan

(146,284 posts)
1. Personally, I'm waiting to see what she does.
Fri Jan 25, 2013, 05:31 PM
Jan 2013

I'm not good at predicting such things, and I rarely listen to others' predictions, either.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
2. Track records and past performance are good predictors.
Fri Jan 25, 2013, 05:42 PM
Jan 2013
"What is past is prologue"--- The Bard of Avon



...but, like yourself,
I prefer to base my opinion on their works,
and not other people's attempts to influence my opinion.


You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their rhetoric, promises, excuses, or other people's attempts to influence your opinion.
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MotherPetrie

(3,145 posts)
3. Matt Taibbi
Fri Jan 25, 2013, 05:54 PM
Jan 2013

How many bankers and Wall Street execs who tanked the economy has the Obama administration sent to jail so far?

progressoid

(49,964 posts)
4. DU recs don't necessarily equal accuracy.
Fri Jan 25, 2013, 09:10 PM
Jan 2013

We've seen threads rec'd to the top of the greatest page that were hoaxes.

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