stuff like this makes me a bit sick. yeah, there was a lack of proper regulation and Greenspan was an asshat, but i can't see how making this into a partisan witch hunt is productive.
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GhaleonEB said:
The parallels of the primary are becoming unmistakeable. Obama has some teflon coating that keeps McCain attacks from sticking and jsut brings McCain's negatives down. I expect McCain to get nastier and nastier to little effect. McCain campaign and the media completely ignoring Obama's ground game.
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CharlieDigital said:
he's not a women either. Sexist?
and this is rich, and right on the mark - http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13525.html
Congressional GOP members bristle at McCain's campaign pledge to veto every single earmark. hell, everyone should. it's a disingenuous argument and ignores the fact that many projects within our districts are paid for by federal dollars through earmarks.
Congressional GOP members bristle at McCain's campaign pledge to veto every single earmark. hell, everyone should. it's a disingenuous argument and ignores the fact that many projects within our districts are paid for by federal dollars through earmarks.
worldrunover
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rSpooky said:
It should also be noted that being appointed to something for purely political purposes when you're not actually qualified to the job you were appointed to does not constitute "breaking a glass ceiling".
Xisiqomelir
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scorcho said:
I've been promised Congressional oversight since 2006, and yet so far:
-Bush remains happily unimpeached
-We're still in Vietnam 2: Sandy as hell Boogaloo
-Repugs are freely misbehaving throughout both houses
Throwing out a few subpoenas and ordering some investigations is nothing compared to what ought to have been happening.
Stoney Mason
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GhaleonEB said:
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Daily Kos Polling Data for September 17, 2008
MCCAIN OBAMA BARR NADER OTHER UND
Overall 44 48 2 2 2 2
MEN 48 43 3 2 3 1
WOMEN 40 53 1 2 1 3
DEM 12 84 0 1 1 2
REP 90 6 2 0 1 1
IND 44 43 4 4 3 2
OTH/REF 42 45 3 4 4 2
WHITE 55 36 3 2 3 1
BLACK 3 94 0 0 0 3
LATINO 29 67 0 1 0 3
OTH/REF 2 88 0 1 0 9
18-29 30 64 0 1 2 3
30-44 46 45 4 1 3 1
45-59 45 48 2 3 1 1
60+ 53 40 1 3 1 2
NO EAST 35 58 1 2 1 3
SOUTH 55 37 3 1 2 2
MIDWEST 42 51 2 2 2 1
WEST 42 50 2 2 2 2I'm always a little leery of that Kos poll (probably not justified) because I'm scared they might be using a favorable demo sample balance but I do love that you get the demo breakdown in every single poll.
Listen to this if you want to hear why we in the situation we are in right now with banks. It's really quite insane. I posted the way back when this first aired but I think it was overlooked. I think more people need to listen to this.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89338743
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89338743
this was posted in the AIG thread, which is a great rundown of why lending practices got so loose.maynerd said:
Stoney Mason
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tanod said:
Personally I always I feel there is a drag effect back to a country-wide trend always in place that benefits either tradition or a reflection of discontentment with the status quo. Or the national level there is great discontent with the status quo so I always kind of believe that on a nation level there will always be a subtle drag effect on Mccain and a slight boost to Obama that is a little bit inevitable. Of course on a state level I think this functions slightly differently with different drags and boosts taking place at the same time based on the demographics of the state and their voting history.
polyh3dron
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yes yes all over my faceworldrunover said:
Obama Brings in Millions at Beverly Hills Fundraisers
http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/09/17/obama-brings-in-millions-at-beverly-hills-fundraisers/
http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/09/17/obama-brings-in-millions-at-beverly-hills-fundraisers/
polyh3dron
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It's because cognitive dissonance is the best term to describe how the Republican base buys the McCain campaign's increasingly outrageous lies.The Chosen One said:
Stoney Mason
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Loudninja said:
More uppity elitism! Drudge Siren this please.
While Obama raked in the cash, rival John McCain accused Obama of jetting off to Hollywood to be with his celebrity friends just hours after he spoke of siding with the people in Golden, Colorado. Let me tell you my friends, there is no place Id rather be than here with the working men and women win of Ohio, McCain said on the campaign trail.
i forgot where i read/heard this, but there's an argument that this can also be traced back to the introduction of the 401k/403b back in the early 80s, since it injected so much more money into the market for the financial sector to play with. combine that with gradual deregulation and tada, cyclical, violent bears.Hitokage said:
worldrunover
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Tideas said:
They don't make up a very large portion of the population.
polyh3dron
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Mika <3syllogism said:
worldrunover
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GhaleonEB said:
Life imitating SNL!
Yesterday, I thought long and hard at how my friends will vote this year.
Some of aren't into politics as much as us, so their perception of the candidates have been shaped by various sound bytes on the news.
One of my best pals is extremely unsure about Obama: "The more I hear about Obama, the less I like him. His economic plan is too close to Carter's. And he spent 20 years listening to that Reverend! And Obama took money from Lehman Brother's, he's bullshitting when he says he only gets money from individual donors."
What about Palin?
"Yeah, I don't like what I've heard so far, but I need to hear more".
On Obama's policy:
"He's all fluff, what exactly does he plan on CHANGING. He never explains."
My friend is a smart guy, he was really digging Obama during the primaries. But Obama's popularity and the media's undying love for him (as he put it), has turned him away.
I'll compare it to when someone kills a band for you because it's all they ever talk about.
But wow-- what a way to use your vote.
Some of aren't into politics as much as us, so their perception of the candidates have been shaped by various sound bytes on the news.
One of my best pals is extremely unsure about Obama: "The more I hear about Obama, the less I like him. His economic plan is too close to Carter's. And he spent 20 years listening to that Reverend! And Obama took money from Lehman Brother's, he's bullshitting when he says he only gets money from individual donors."
What about Palin?
"Yeah, I don't like what I've heard so far, but I need to hear more".
On Obama's policy:
"He's all fluff, what exactly does he plan on CHANGING. He never explains."
My friend is a smart guy, he was really digging Obama during the primaries. But Obama's popularity and the media's undying love for him (as he put it), has turned him away.
I'll compare it to when someone kills a band for you because it's all they ever talk about.
But wow-- what a way to use your vote.
Stoney Mason
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worldrunover said:
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kidding.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/larry-king-not-so-live/
watching Larry King last night I kept laughing over Krugman's facial reactions (which swayed between shock and horror) while the other two speakers were talking. now i know why. :lol
watching Larry King last night I kept laughing over Krugman's facial reactions (which swayed between shock and horror) while the other two speakers were talking. now i know why. :lol
Beer Monkey
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gcubed said:my company 100% matches my 401k at 6% of my salary, so i still cant beat it even if i'm losing... plus... hey, look at it this way, any funds/stocks its going to, you are now getting at a discount!!
I pulled all of my 401k out of stock market funds four months ago and put it all in cash and money market.
Stoney Mason
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lawblob said:
Yes but look at that invite list.
Stephen Baldwin
Pat Boone
Wilford Brimley
Dean Cain
Jon Cryer
Robert Duvall
Angie Harmon
Patricia Heaton
Lorenzo Lamas
Craig T. Nelson
Gail OGrady
Jason Sehorn
Gary Sinise
Jon Voight
That's the heart and soul of America right there. PAT BOONE! You can't get anymore America than that!
Not raging socialists and communists!
polyh3dron
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He needs to go to http://www.barackobama.com/plan and READ a little.Fatalah said:
Stoney Mason
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GhaleonEB said:
Yes but there is major error in that poll.
This is impossible. Only rich snobby elites don't shop at Walmart but Obama is winning those below $40,000 so clearly something isn't right with the polling.
Revengeance
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I'm actually with McCain on this one. I have no problem with local projects being funded by federal money, but the allocation of money should be done in its own bill, or a separate pork bill. Including earmarks in random, unrelated legislation is shady.scorcho said:
The Lamonster
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I heard Anonymous finally hacked Palin's Yahoo account. Don't think they found much, though.
Frank the Great
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Revengeance said:
The Constitution gives Congress authority to appropriate money. Even though McCain may have good intentions in vetoing every single bill with earmarks in it, it would probably be the largest executive power grab since FDR.
It will NEVER happen if he's elected, though. Would piss off WAY too many people.
I think it's really hilarious how McCain always talks about how he will work across party lines and be bipartisan, but then he says he will veto every bill with an earmark. If his idea of bipartisanship is to piss off BOTH parties so they are continually forced to override his vetoes, making the legislation process even longer, then count me out.
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Heyyyy so Lynn Forester de Rothschild is a retard.
This is a hard decision for me personally because frankly I don't like him, she said of Obama in an interview with CNNs Joe Johns. I feel like he is an elitist. I feel like he has not given me reason to trust him.
and her husband is named Evelyn
Oh was this posted:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/16/fiorinas-comment-called-biden-like/
Carly will now disappear :lol
This is a hard decision for me personally because frankly I don't like him, she said of Obama in an interview with CNNs Joe Johns. I feel like he is an elitist. I feel like he has not given me reason to trust him.
and her husband is named Evelyn
Oh was this posted:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/16/fiorinas-comment-called-biden-like/
Carly will now disappear :lol
MaddenNFL64
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A 2 minute long national ad? That's going to cost a ton. I want him on tv so much T. Boone Pickens gets jealous.
polyh3dron
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Some people respect Obama, EVERYBODY respects DeNiroThe Lamonster said:
Frank the Great
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hype hype hype
MaddenNFL64 said:
It won't air TOO much, I'm guessing one big airing, then sporadic other ones and being used for viral purposes otherwise.
BTW, Clinton pulled out of that anti-Iran rally because it was becoming partisan with a running VP candidate speaking there. I'm thinking Palin will be asked not to come now.
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