Dont You Love Our Government

[rushmc 23]

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/21/senate-husbands-firm-cashes-in-on-crisis/

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Bank-bailout-may-hurt-apf-14979409.html?.v=8

http://static.cqpolitics.com/harman-3098436-page1.html?docID=hsnews-000003098436&cpage=1

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/20/eveningnews/main4958071.shtml


anybody see a common link?

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[DougH 270]

No link here. We all know that government corruption in the united states is limited to Republican officials and oil.

It is amusing that in my field as an accountant I need to remain independent, in fact and also very importantly in appearance, yet our very own goverment officials aren't held to 1/10 of that standard.

"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall"
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[warpedskydiver 0]

As I have always said, it is the A and the B squads playing against us the PEOPLE as the opponent.

Those vehement enough to believe completely in party line politics have been complicit in this effort.

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No link here. We all know that government corruption in the united states is limited to Republican officials and oil.

It is amusing that in my field as an accountant I need to remain independent, in fact and also very importantly in appearance, yet our very own goverment officials aren't held to 1/10 of that standard.

The public hasn't held them accountable through voting and other politicians and law enforcement agencies (who receive funding from politicians) aren't going to hold them accountable ...

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[idrankwhat 0]

You mean that lobbyists have undue influence on our government which, in turn, is detrimental to the taxpayer?
Welcome to the party!

[rushmc 23]

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You mean that lobbyists have undue influence on our government which, in turn, is detrimental to the taxpayer?
Welcome to the party!

I have not seen a wrong answer on this thread yet, have you?

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[idrankwhat 0]

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I have not seen a wrong answer on this thread yet, have you?

I don't know.
There aren't many to choose from.
What would a "wrong answer" look like?
Who's doing the grading?
Is there a curve?

[rushmc 23]

I can say I love the passes being given by many here

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[grimmie 186]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-newmark/whos-profiting-from-iraq_b_73437.html

http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25-most-vicious-iraq-war-profiteers/

[idrankwhat 0]

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I can say I love the passes being given by many here

Perception is 9/10ths of the flaw.

[Amazon 7]

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I can say I love the passes being given by many here

Hey lets go with this one heard so often over the last 8 years...

" America, Love it or Leave it"

[jerryzflies 0]

From your link:
"In a 250-page quarterly report to Congress, the rescue program's special inspector general concludes that a private-public partnership designed to rid financial institutions of their "toxic assets" is tilted in favor of private investors and creates "potential unfairness to the taxpayer."

Yet in another thread today we hear the whine about Obama taking us headlong to Socialism.

Why can't you right wingers decide what your message is? Contradicting yourselves makes you look kind of silly.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

[kbordson 8]

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Why can't you right wingers decide what your message is?

Could it be that instead of a single thinking organism, maybe there are actual PEOPLE with independent thoughts that might not entirely agree exactly with every one else within that collective group?

[rushmc 23]

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Why can't you right wingers decide what your message is?

Could it be that instead of a single thinking organism, maybe there are actual PEOPLE with independent thoughts that might not entirely agree exactly with every one else within that collective group?

I have, as I think you have, come to understand that in many cases, when problems and issue are viewed emotionally, instead of using a thinking process, we have to deal with responses such as this.

I take them for what they are, lazy.

I takes work to THINK something through.
It is easier to have a FEELING about something

The tingly leg syndrome don’t you know

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[TomAiello 26]

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Why can't you right wingers decide what your message is?

Could it be that instead of a single thinking organism, maybe there are actual PEOPLE with independent thoughts that might not entirely agree exactly with every one else within that collective group?

Come now...it's much easier to hate people if you can create a stereotype of them in your mind and then simply detest the caricature. Viewing them as individuals defeats the purpose.

-- Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
SnakeRiverBASE.com

[idrankwhat 0]

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I have, as I think you have, come to understand that in many cases, when problems and issue are viewed emotionally, instead of using a thinking process, we have to deal with responses such as this.

I take them for what they are, lazy.

I takes work to THINK something through.
It is easier to have a FEELING about something

The tingly leg syndrome don’t you know

Irony score = off the chart
By the way, what exactly was the point or argument that you were trying to make with this thread? You haven't presented any viewpoint yet.

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#1 anybody see a common link?

#2 I have not seen a wrong answer on this thread yet, have you?

#3 I can say I love the passes being given by many here

# 4 was quoted above.

I'm just curious. I suppose I'll just continue to poke and prod sarcastically until I figure out what we're talking about

[idrankwhat 0]

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....create a stereotype of them in your mind and then simply detest the caricature.

But it makes for very profitable radio and television.

[TomAiello 26]

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....create a stereotype of them in your mind and then simply detest the caricature.

But it makes for very profitable radio and television.

It also gets you elected. But it's still bad for the nation as a whole.

-- Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
SnakeRiverBASE.com

[rushmc 23]

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I have, as I think you have, come to understand that in many cases, when problems and issue are viewed emotionally, instead of using a thinking process, we have to deal with responses such as this.

I take them for what they are, lazy.

I takes work to THINK something through.
It is easier to have a FEELING about something

The tingly leg syndrome don’t you know

Irony score = off the chart
By the way, what exactly was the point or argument that you were trying to make with this thread? You haven't presented any viewpoint yet.

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#1 anybody see a common link?

#2 I have not seen a wrong answer on this thread yet, have you?

#3 I can say I love the passes being given by many here

# 4 was quoted above.

I'm just curious. I suppose I'll just continue to poke and prod sarcastically until I figure out what we're talking about

There were/are multiple points or conclusions that can be drawn from all these that were reported on the same day.

The biggest point is the one not yet made by anybody. But to THAT point, I did not expect the usual posters of government corruption to post. Wrong party!

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[jerryzflies 0]

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Why can't you right wingers decide what your message is?

Could it be that instead of a single thinking organism, maybe there are actual PEOPLE with independent thoughts that might not entirely agree exactly with every one else within that collective group?

Nice try.

However, the evidence of this forum over the past 3 months is that the right will take any opportunity to bash Obama, even if it means contradicting themselves over the space of a few hours.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.

[idrankwhat 0]

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It also gets you elected.

Fortunately that seems to be changing. Palin and McCain might agree with me on this one. I hope the trend sticks.

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But it's still bad for the nation as a whole.

I agree wholeheartedly with you here.[Beer]

[Lindsey 0]

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Why can't you right wingers decide what your message is?

Could it be that instead of a single thinking organism, maybe there are actual PEOPLE with independent thoughts that might not entirely agree exactly with every one else within that collective group?

Nice try.

However, the evidence of this forum over the past 3 months is that the right will take any opportunity to bash Obama, even if it means contradicting themselves over the space of a few hours.

Well, I've been called a neo-con a time or two in this forum, though that's pretty far from the truth. I didn't vote for Obama, but I think he's a smart man, and I expect he'll do a fine job.

Does that even put a tiny dent in your theory?

linz

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A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail

[TomAiello 26]

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Why can't you right wingers decide what your message is?

Could it be that instead of a single thinking organism, maybe there are actual PEOPLE with independent thoughts that might not entirely agree exactly with every one else within that collective group?

Nice try.

However, the evidence of this forum over the past 3 months is that the right will take any opportunity to bash Obama, even if it means contradicting themselves over the space of a few hours.

Wow. Just wow.

-- Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
SnakeRiverBASE.com

[idrankwhat 0]

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There were/are multiple points or conclusions that can be drawn from all these that were reported on the same day.

The biggest point is the one not yet made by anybody.

Oh PLEASEOHPLEASEOHPLEASEOPLEASE tell us! The suspension is Killing me

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But to THAT point, I did not expect the usual posters of government corruption to post. Wrong party!

Like I said earlier, welcome to the party. Glad you could join us. I mean I think I'm gonna cry. Rush has come into the fold and will now join in our campaign against the negative influences of AIPAC, Pharma, Wall St and the banking industry, BIG OIL!!!!!!
CHANGE ISN'T ON THE WAY! IT'S [B]HERE[/B]
Oh THANK YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA!

[jerryzflies 0]

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Why can't you right wingers decide what your message is?

Could it be that instead of a single thinking organism, maybe there are actual PEOPLE with independent thoughts that might not entirely agree exactly with every one else within that collective group?

Nice try.

However, the evidence of this forum over the past 3 months is that the right will take any opportunity to bash Obama, even if it means contradicting themselves over the space of a few hours.

Wow. Just wow.

Wow indeed, but it's true.

Just yesterday we had simultaneous threads, one lamenting that Obama was favoring private investors, and the other lamenting that he was bringing us socialism.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, the problem's electrical.