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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:19 PM Original message |
Oh Goody- Obama attempts to appoint another Goldman Sachs exec who worked with Phil Gramm |
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BlueJac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. Come on, he is a good old boy.... |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Is this a joke? |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I hope so....sadly the True Believers will make excuses for anything. |
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galileoreloaded (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
60. Hah, Al Capone is funny. Hell, him and Geithner have a lot in common. Tax evasion..n/t |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. NO MORE OF THIS SLIME, PLEASE |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Yes, President Obama -- no more of this slime |
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lsewpershad (964 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #18 |
110. Come on Mr. President |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
72. How about Bernie Madoff? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. OOPs. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
116. It takes a thief... |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. Thanks for continuing to sound the alarms. nt |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. With all the people deciding what Obama should do, including the morning talking heads and all, |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. You're right. It would have been more efficient if he'd just gone to work for Goldman Sachs. n/t |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Damn Democracy! |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Not for Goldman Sachs. |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. He could have been a Wall Street lawyer. So now he's president. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. He was Wall Street's candidate. Wall Street made an easy bet |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. You're saying that Wall Street knew that they could get their way no matter who won. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Yes, I am saying that. That's what American presidents do. |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Well I'm going on what I have seen at DU and most of us didn't have hope until |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. The primaries and the election campaign were fun and inspiring but they aren't real life. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #35 |
58. He did the "bargain with the devil".... |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 05:18 AM Response to Reply #58 |
88. They say that stuff is crazy |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #30 |
109. I voted for Obama because I want a president who is responsive to the people |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. now you are catching on |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. How can you come to DU and not read what Krugman et. al. are saying. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. ALL of them are recommending he stop the gravy train to crooks |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. I'm not lecturing you and I think I understand where you are coming from. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #48 |
101. It is 'business as usual'. How can anyone think otherwise? |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
65. I think we should all reply back by demanding no more bailouts! |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:08 AM Response to Reply #65 |
79. Where'd you get that picture? |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #79 |
136. A simple google search |
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nankerphelge (995 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #46 |
66. Glass-Steagall Act... |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 05:15 AM Response to Reply #66 |
87. thank you for the correction |
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nankerphelge (995 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #87 |
126. No worries... |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 12:28 AM Response to Reply #46 |
74. The Clintons will not allow that.... |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:09 AM Response to Reply #74 |
80. That's what worries me n/t |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:44 AM Response to Reply #46 |
95. Having decided that Obama.. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:59 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. me too |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 05:30 AM Response to Reply #34 |
89. Haven't you heard? Roubini, Krugman, Galbrieth are bitter idiots who |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 04:23 AM Response to Reply #26 |
85. Maybe he didn't LIE, he just didn't mean all those things he promised. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
100. . |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Obama basically turned over the government to Wall Street |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. We think of presidents as leaders. Maybe it's more true that they've always been mediators. n/t |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
59. One has to have been around a bit to see it, though. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. I'm afraid you're right. Change is incremental |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #61 |
97. Real change in not incremental. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #97 |
118. Thanks for the link -- I've never heard of that idea. |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 08:36 AM Response to Reply #97 |
149. WOW- |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 07:01 PM Response to Reply #61 |
122. hardly ever |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Can you look into your cristal ball for me. I want to know a few things about my future too. |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I trust people like Krugman |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. How can you be a realist about something that hasn't happened yet? |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. That's kind of like asking |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. You really think that Wall Street is going to be the same in the coming years as it was in the past |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. Oh, baloney. Comfortable, my @ss. People being evicted and laid off are not comfortable. |
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D-Lee (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 05:31 AM Response to Reply #17 |
90. "Elections are a sham"? Think your position over ... |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. We elected him to REPRESENT us. And when he takes actions that we feel |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. If I wanted a President that took the temperature of the electorate every day to figure out what to |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
53. What? You don't believe in notifying your government representatives of how you feel about issues? |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
123. not a dictatorship |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. The "funny" thing |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #19 |
62. they were obedient to the old boss because |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. a representative democracy |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. What is getting to me is that you are so sure Obama is selling you out. |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. no I am not |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
54. I think the Geithner plan is ample evidence that Obama is selling us out. n/t |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
143. I changed my mind |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. dupe |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. EXCELLENT QUESTION!!! |
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NavyDavy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. your full of it....god! more and more everyday DU gets more like |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:42 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. When was the last time freakerville objected to Bush hiring crooks? |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. I am fucking pissed off with his Disastrous Economy Plan |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 04:02 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Go to your county health clinic for the insulin. We are seeing more and more people everyday. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. perfect affirmation |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:13 AM Response to Reply #47 |
102. Wow what a great solution. |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #102 |
108. Too bad I don't have you to sensor everything I think so I don't get it wrong. |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #32 |
52. faux news? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
71. I voted for Obama hoping he had the ability to think for himself |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 12:44 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Devalued by whom? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:50 AM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Devaluation is not only relative to the moment to moment |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 04:44 AM Response to Reply #77 |
86. Thank you for the clarification |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
99. "Cheerleading for someone because they're on "your team" is appropriate for a sporting event" |
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digidigido (553 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #6 |
114. You'd think people would love a long term view. DU is becoming like the MSM |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. I think I'll send a thank-you to Bernie Sanders. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
81. Funny how none of them had the balls to put a hold on any of these other irreversible schemes |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
29. Deleted sub-thread |
Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
31. You gotta dance with who brung ya'. Goldman Sachs - $980,000 to Obama campaign. |
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Babel_17 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
56. It's all politicians who are getting more money |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 12:26 AM Response to Reply #31 |
73. That's complete bullshit |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #73 |
119. Your explanation for his appointing corporate stooges is? |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #119 |
127. Because he likely doesn't consider them to be corporate stooges |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. Obliviousness to the obvious is no excuse. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #73 |
120. It's kind of like stocks |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #120 |
124. .5% of the shares doesn't give you the power to do much of anything in a corporation |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #124 |
141. More like venture capitalism |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 07:00 PM Response to Reply #73 |
121. lol |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #121 |
125. No, Obama raised a staggering amount of money in small contributions |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #125 |
131. that is the a story line |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:51 PM Response to Reply #131 |
132. The rules apply perfectly |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. geez |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. I'm not accusing you, I'm saying that others do |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. it is legitimate |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #135 |
138. And I argue to the contrary |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #138 |
139. right |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #139 |
140. The poster I responded to implied that arguemnt |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:30 PM Response to Reply #140 |
142. ok |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #142 |
144. You incorrectly assume no counter-balancing pressure |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:48 PM Response to Reply #144 |
146. not really |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
39. If only the Democrats controlled both the White House and the Congress, this sort of thing |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. To be fair, DC is a legacy sewer right now. To be honest, |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
43. The neoliberal Manchurian candidate. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
49. also on Democracy Now today |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Thanks for that link! |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
50. Olbermann Explains the “Enron Loophole” |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
57. kick |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
63. Just want to say, all the people I know who are the MOST knowledgeable |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:29 AM Response to Reply #63 |
76. Or the other thing is - would it have hurt Obama all that much to |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:16 AM Response to Reply #63 |
82. The whole POINT is to keep the rich guys whole, keep them on top, bring their value to where it was |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:31 PM Response to Reply #82 |
130. I would rather return to 1996-2006 than to 1929 |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #130 |
151. false choice |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #63 |
129. His staff mostly hasn't been appointed yet |
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arthritisR_US (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
64. His picks for the Treasury so far are akin to the foxes guarding the hen house. n/t |
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MNBrewer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
67. Oh thank goodness |
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mckara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
68. WTF? |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
69. I for one don't care - but it is a nice looking flow chart. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
70. I've had enough of this shit. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
78. Fucking A. Mr. President not another one! |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
83. Where's Volcker in all of this? |
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pam4water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
84. Well al I can say is WTF |
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SlingBlade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 05:41 AM Response to Original message |
91. WTF ! How Long Before We’ll See Bush Endorsements |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #91 |
111. You've obviously never been to freeperville |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
92. Geez, What's Going On Here? |
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uberllama42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
93. Don't forget John Corzine |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
94. Have you heard |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #94 |
98. Well, Vilsack is already in so why not? The plan is to apparently |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #94 |
105. I just read that... |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #94 |
106. Good lord. |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
103. I'm freaked out at the fighting and the truth each side voices. We want Pres Obama to be |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #103 |
107. He is in over his head. n/t |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
104. How interesting... |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
112. Obama works for Wall St, not the American people |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #112 |
113. Obama? Try every US president, and Congress too. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #113 |
137. This is the quote Russ Baker chose to open "Family of Secrets" |
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florida08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
115. the majority here has it right |
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Beavker (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
117. I'm not a big fan of that appointment either, However |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
145. Who is feeding Obama these names? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
147. Because of their successful financial advice/agendas . . . !!! MORE! MORE! |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
148. Is it time to bring up "Shock Doctrine"? |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-26-09 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
150. DISGUSTING. |
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