GreatCaesarsGhost
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Thu Jun-10-10 04:12 PM
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Tweety: "Maria, you're an expert on money..." |
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tweety's opening line interviewing Maria Bartiromo.
Ha! as tweety would say.
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BeyondGeography
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Thu Jun-10-10 04:15 PM
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1. She was on Morning Ho today wondering why she pays taxes |
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Since the government does nothing to protect us from corporate disasters.
Yeah, she said it.
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Oregone
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Thu Jun-10-10 04:28 PM
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3. Whats wrong with her sentiment? |
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On face value, perhaps more Americans should share this opinion. If you pay taxes, you should expect that your government functions competently enough to regulate private industry so that your health and prosperity are not jeopardized by corporations running amok. Its a very good point.
We expect that our tax dollars fund police and the fire department to protect us. Why not agencies designed to reign in disaster capitalism that can threaten lives and livelihoods?
It seems the only thing the government ever really loves doing with that tax money is fighting wars
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Thu Jun-10-10 04:32 PM
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4. Cuz Republibaggers has thrown the mOnkEy wrenCh in regULation |
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Edited on Thu Jun-10-10 04:37 PM by SpiralHawk
and now they whine that gov has been drowned in de bathtub and that the SpiralHawk has miXed de meTapHor.
Ptoooey.
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Oregone
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Thu Jun-10-10 04:37 PM
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That makes this sentiment wrong?
Maybe there is some broken watch syndrome going on here, and maybe its motivated by nothing but politics, but when you here someone on the right say something that makes sense, mark it down and reuse it to spread common sense to others on the right.
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BeyondGeography
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Thu Jun-10-10 04:45 PM
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When her ilk isn't constantly attacking the notion of oversight, they're paying off legislators and pushing for corporate lackeys to assume regulatory authority.
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Oregone
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Thu Jun-10-10 04:53 PM
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8. "On face value, perhaps more Americans should share this opinion" |
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Look, I give two shits about American circus media and the people of the day (or year) to hate, so Im evaluating the quote out of context, on face value.
And in that sense, there is a lot to be said about this quote. The next time a conservative talks about deregulation in a debate, a liberal simply has to invoke this conservative authority advocating tax dollars be allocated to enforcing government regulation. There is value to that, just as there is truth in this sentiment (whether or not it was made in good faith). Rather than throw a piss fit, you can actually embrace and use this to progress a liberal cause, believe it or not.
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BeyondGeography
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Thu Jun-10-10 05:03 PM
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11. Your out-of-context evaluation is pointless |
Oregone
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Thu Jun-10-10 05:05 PM
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12. Anything useful is not pointless |
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When capitalists and conservatives are embracing liberal ideas, for whatever reasons, thats useful (despite your angst).
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Thu Jun-10-10 04:56 PM
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9. AND, she said "What about entitlements?" when the discussion turned to the deficits! |
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Blame the poor, the elderly, the helpless and the sick.
That's the ticket, Maria. You go, girl...TO HELL!!!
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Thu Jun-10-10 04:21 PM
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Wall Street Barbie is an expert on money?
Tweety is fucking moron.
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Thu Jun-10-10 05:02 PM
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10. Look at it this way.... |
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He could have had Jim Cramer on.
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Thu Jun-10-10 04:35 PM
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5. We do know she's certainly not an expert on Midicare....... or anything else for that matter. nt |
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Thu Jun-10-10 05:57 PM
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13. Ha! Somebody "unrec'd" this thread? |
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Somebody must have a hard on for Maria...
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