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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 08:57 PM Original message |
Happy talk doesn't change this simple fact: Obama is allowing the banks to hold us up |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Simple fact: If the banks had collapsed, you'd be out of a job. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. While we need a banking system, there's no rule that says it needs to be those particular banks. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Yes, that would have been easy to quickly pass through the Senate. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. You need to work on your writing of sales-pitches. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. The NY Times is reporting on the "brain drain" going on at the biggies on Wall St. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 07:27 AM Response to Reply #4 |
29. there must have been banks that didn't get involved in the credit default swaps |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. we are guessing. does he know what he's doing? Is it a brilliant game or is he just another |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Abandon hope all ye who enter the ihateobama forum. |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. lol I will never abandon all hope. that would be the end. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. "We are being robbed. " Speak for yourself: "I'm being robbed" |
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Avalux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. Are you prepared for what would happen if the banks failed? |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. What does X $trillions have to do with preventing the banks from failing? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 10:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. No, but he might try hiring people with success records instead of failure records |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. Simple fact: without banks, our economy would be roughly comparable to North Korea's. nt |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. YAWN. Another day. Another Obama bashing thread from brentspeak |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:07 AM Response to Reply #8 |
31. why.. you're not... suggesting a TREND are you?!?!?? oh my... |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
9. Let us know when you plan to overthrow the government. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. Don't you have some Nader or socialist site you can post on? |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:10 AM Response to Reply #11 |
32. ... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. Shorter brentspeak... |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'm not being held up at all. The banks had to be propped up.. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. By trillions of our dollars? |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. Lots of opinions, but I honestly don't believe anybody has THE answer. |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
19. Nationalize the Banks. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
20. They need more |
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BigBearJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
21. and the people are not going to do a fucking thing about except bend over and spread the vaseline |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-13-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
23. Again |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
25. You do know these are loans . . . right?? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 07:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. "Loans" that no private business in the world would extend (because of the risk) |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
26. As to the banks, "Sanctity of Contract" is the order of the day. The UAW must accept concessions. |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 07:21 AM Response to Original message |
28. TIRED |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-14-09 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
33. Simple fact: I'm happy with Summers/Geitner and Obama's handling of the economy. |
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