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House Republicans are supposed to make a statement soon on the financial crisis; if there’s still no deal when the Asian markets open, things could get ... interesting.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:03:53pm |
Sad, sad day for a Dallas Cowboy fans.
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goddessoftheclassroom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:06:22pm |
re: #1 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Sad, sad day for a Dallas Cowboy fans.
On the previous thread, Pullus Iulius said (#138):
Sorry to go OT so early: A moonbattish friend apologized to me yesterday, saying that she and her family would have to pull against the Redskins today, and for the Cowboys. Apparently, whenever the Redskins have beaten the Cowboys in Dallas in a presidential election year, the Republicans have won the White House. Final score: Washington 26, Dallas 24 in an upset. Also, I was gratified to see no commercials for the 0bama thing during either the NASCAR or the NFL broadcasts. Discuss.
I hope this cheers you up!
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Charles Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:06:53pm |
I'm testing changes, so don't worry if you see some deleted comments. Don't fret.
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:07:20pm |
Oh please let the GOP truly name names. The Dems cannot be allowed to get away with palming themselves off as the heroes here.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:07:31pm |
I'm still unclear why there has to be a deal. GW Bush is on board, the democrats who have majorities in both houses of congress are on board, so just take the thing in and have a vote.
Especially in the house, there's no filibuster. If it's such a crisis, and it's such a great plan, vote it through on the party line and get POTUS to sign it.
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Krik_t_semaj Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:08:05pm |
Ninja loans, talk more about. Charles, stop pissing on people who support western civilization and Israel. I don't like Huckabee, why do I feel like I need to say that? I don't believe you will support Israel when things get tough.
You piss on those with no power or influence. Golly.
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Killian Bundy Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:08:49pm |
if there’s still no deal when the Asian markets open, things could get ... interesting
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
/it been a done deal for a few hours now
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realwest Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:09:15pm |
re: #11 funky chicken
Hey, you know you're not supposed to make sense about this misnomered bailout thing!
Now stop that!
LOL!
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:09:39pm |
I'd probably have to self-delete if I watched Mike Huckabee too. No worries Charles :-).
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Spirit93 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:09:44pm |
re: #11 funky chicken
I'm still unclear why there has to be a deal. GW Bush is on board, the democrats who have majorities in both houses of congress are on board, so just take the thing in and have a vote.
Especially in the house, there's no filibuster. If it's such a crisis, and it's such a great plan, vote it through on the party line and get POTUS to sign it.
The dems want to be able to spread the blame around.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:09:59pm |
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Charles Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:10:22pm |
re: #12 Krik_t_semaj
Ninja loans, talk more about. Charles, stop pissing on people who support western civilization and Israel. I don't like Huckabee, why do I feel like I need to say that? I don't believe you will support Israel when things get tough.
You piss on those with no power or influence. Golly.
I have a better idea - you can stop posting here.
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:10:34pm |
I'm sure the dems protected their donations in this bill and did not outlaw political contributions to say, Barney and Barry
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realwest Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:10:40pm |
re: #13 Killian Bundy
Hey Killian - your link is to a PDF file that says Discussion Draft on it - how is it a done deal?
Sorry for my ignorance!
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WhiteRasta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:10:41pm |
What is this B.S.?
Pirates have captured a ship carrying tanks and are being shadowed by the USN?
I hope there are orders being issued to the effect of, "board that ship with cutlasses."
[Link: news.yahoo.com...]
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:11:04pm |
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solomonpanting Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:11:21pm |
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centerofu Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:11:38pm |
I wouldn't mind the bailout so much, if I thought that whatever laws/regulations that were on the books that caused the problem in the first place had been "turned off".
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:12:13pm |
re: #22 Sharmuta
GFY.
I take it that GFY doesn't mean "good for you"? LOL and that, infact it is pretty darn profane?
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vxbush Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:12:24pm |
re: #20 Charles
I have a better idea - you can stop posting here.
But is that the same lizard who posts under the nic spelling rightwise and not backwards?
/greatly confused
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:12:26pm |
re: #22 Sharmuta
GFY.
That's disrespectful. You could have at least taken the time to type it out in full
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:12:31pm |
re: #12 Krik_t_semaj
Ninja loans, talk more about. Charles, stop pissing on people who support western civilization and Israel. I don't like Huckabee, why do I feel like I need to say that? I don't believe you will support Israel when things get tough.
You piss on those with no power or influence. Golly.
Backwards Kirk? Bye.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:12:58pm |
re: #7 Charles
I'm testing changes, so don't worry if you see some deleted comments. Don't fret.
Hmmm shall we also not mention comment #4? cough cough....
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:13:00pm |
James_T_Kirk is as confused with his thinking as he is with his ability to spell.
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:13:47pm |
re: #30 SpartanWoman
I take it that GFY doesn't mean "good for you"? LOL and that, infact it is pretty darn profane?
Yeah, well. I thought I'd try to keep it clean.
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Spirit93 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:13:49pm |
re: #32 cliffster
That's disrespectful. You could have at least taken the time to type it out in full
It was amazingly easy to figure out.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:13:56pm |
re: #10 SpartanWoman
Oh please let the GOP truly name names. The Dems cannot be allowed to get away with palming themselves off as the heroes here.
It's been bizarre since Thursday, when Barry apparently threw his tantrum in the big, important meeting, then flew away early Friday to play around in the debate hall. McCain flew right back to DC after the debate, Barry hit the campaign trail early Saturday, but was telling everybody he got the deal all wrapped up, and got all the pork thrown out.
And not a single republican argued or mocked his saying it.
And Paulson is still playing nice with his beloved Pelosi and Reid, like he has for at least a week.
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WhiteRasta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:13:57pm |
Charles, I beg you don't delete the moonbat's post.
I like to see bat-shattery right out there where everyone can see it.
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:14:19pm |
re: #33 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Indeed, backwards and the backdoor beckons.
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realwest Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:14:20pm |
re: #27 centerofu
Yeah, you know if they'd eliminate the damned Community Reinvestment (or Redevelopment) Act and do the Mark to Market thing, I'd be out there cheering for it.
As it is, I hope we get something cause the Market WILL melt down if we don't get a "bailout bill" tonight.
Wonder if Obama would even show up to vote?!
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:14:22pm |
re: #2 Charles
Huckabee's rocking.
/dripping sarcasm
His show is an hour? I needed some Fox action to comfort me as I mourned the Cowboys, and this is what I get?
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:15:27pm |
re: #43 WhiteRasta
Charles, I beg you don't delete the moonbat's post.
I like to see bat-shattery right out there where everyone can see it.
Yes, lets have some fun, like how Orcas play with seals...........
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:15:45pm |
re: #17 Spirit93
The dems want to be able to spread the blame around.
Yeah, but they have GW Bush, head of the GOP, POTUS who is gonna sign this thing. Really, who cares what Boehner and Blunt say, if this is so all-fired important? You know Pelosi has never given a damn about those two before.
Something still doesn't add up.
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:15:56pm |
re: #32 cliffster
That's disrespectful. You could have at least taken the time to type it out in full
An asshole like that isn't worth any respect.
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:16:07pm |
re: #49 buzzsawmonkey
Maybe I'm missing something, but that post doesn't seem to make sense.
Do I sense a verse on its way?
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:16:11pm |
re: #24 WhiteRasta
The first time the US Navy was able to say 'Away boarders" since 1812 is when our guys from the sub hunter task group boarded U-505.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:16:51pm |
re: #38 Sharmuta
Yeah, well. I thought I'd try to keep it clean.
Sometimes it's worth dirtying it up a little ;) IMHO, of course
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:17:09pm |
re: #55 chicagodudewhotrades
The first time the US Navy was able to say 'Away boarders" since 1812 is when our guys from the sub hunter task group boarded U-505.
Hey dude....
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:17:10pm |
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realwest Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:18:26pm |
re: #41 taxfreekiller
My friend if these REMF's DON'T put up NOW then I'm afraid we'll be chucking rocks at the enemy.
Seriously, why isn't this a done damn deal? Why do they have to keep putting add-on's to it?
What am I saying, it's the Dems here, it's sorta like asking why is the sky blue!
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MAV Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:18:36pm |
#56 nyc redneck 9/28/08 5:16:43 pm reply quote 0
did acorn get shut out?
Yep, that was the first thing a searched in the document was "Acorn"
Boo Hoo
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:18:39pm |
re: #1 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Sad, sad day for a Dallas Cowboy fans.
Assuming you are not a Cowboys fan.. BITE ME!
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godfrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:18:49pm |
If 3.14 illegal shipmates die on that Iranian ship per day, can we call that a pi rated vessel?
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runrabbitrun Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:19:04pm |
ok, Pelosi, Frank and Dodd attacked, lied and spun the story of the bailout 180 degrees in their Hill statement and said that they never wanted the original bill as it was, so it was the DEMS who had to ride to the rescue to protect the taxpayers from government excess.
I wonder how then the Dems originally added all kinds of costly bells and whistles to the proposal, tried to rush the bill through the House blindly, and then took stock of voters outrage before adding much needed cuts and oversight? oh, so it was John McCain who spoilt the party and blew up the happy congressional family who so blithely tried to get the legislation done to shove the bill down our throats!
So help me, if in the Republican presser the speakers say only that is is a good bi-partisan agreement in which both sides worked very hard to get a good outcome, and thx to our Democrat friends blahblahblah.... I'm really, really going to crack...........
(do you hear me out there, my weak-knee'd Republican, ahem, leaders - even the rabbit's gonna fold.... please, please, somebody on our side please grow a pair....)
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:19:16pm |
re: #61 buzzsawmonkey
I do not understand why ACORN and similar protection rackets are supposed to get money under any bailout proposal. They have made no mortgages; they are not financial powers.
They're gonna get money to make sure that we can have the same problem in a few years.
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FightingBack Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:19:22pm |
re: #57 buzzsawmonkey
I do not understand why ACORN and similar protection rackets are supposed to get money under any bailout proposal. They have made no mortgages; they are not financial powers.
They're a different kind of powers.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:19:24pm |
Hi folks - I need some input from all of you. My Dad lives down in Florida. He's old, kind of deaf without his hearing aids, had the house burn down a few weeks back and then last week he tripped trying to get to the phone in an unfamiliar house, ended up falling and fracturing his pelvis so now he is in a rehab center for the next two months. And he cannot hear on their phones at all.
So, we want to get him a cell phone so he can stay in contact with people. It need to have big buttons and not be too terribly complicated. Just looked at the Jitterbug - that's $147 and I'm not sure that we want to spend that much. Various family members can cover him with ATT, Verizon or Cingular plans. Do any of you have any ideas about a phone that is loud with big buttons? (The pictures on line just are not much help at all in judging size.)
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godfrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:19:43pm |
re: #61 buzzsawmonkey
Tell me you're kidding. I was in Cincy lo these past 48 hours and out of the bailout lupe.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:20:29pm |
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centerofu Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:20:56pm |
re: #45 realwest
Well if CRA isn't turned off, then what's the point? It's like coming home to a flooded house and instead of going upstairs and turning off the water FIRST, you're buying new furniture!
I don't get it. I'll have to do more research - maybe the takeovers of Fannie and Freddie have basically strangled CRA?
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realwest Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:20:59pm |
re: #61 buzzsawmonkey
They turn out the votes for the Dems where the Dems need to count on getting those votes - from the graveyard.
Seriously I can't think of any group that has been investigated/indicted more for voter fraud and voter registration fraud than ACORN.
BTW, I'm reiterating my apology to you, even if you don't think its necessary, I do.
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nyc redneck Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:21:02pm |
re: #64 MAV
#56 nyc redneck 9/28/08 5:16:43 pm reply quote 0
did acorn get shut out?
Yep, that was the first thing a searched in the document was "Acorn"
Boo Hoo
wonderful.
(now my bp is back to normal.)
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quickjustice Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:21:25pm |
The Eight Hundred Pound Gorilla in the room no one is mentioning is the Chinese. Wall Street sold a large pile of the toxic mortgages to them, and profited handsomely from the sales. (Do any lizards know how much exactly?) I'm hearing that they've basically told Wall Street "no more lending until you make good on the crap you sold us." That's why "foreign" (Chinese) banks are eligible to receive some of the government bailout money.
Without the Chinese lending to Wall Street, we have a huge problem. No one wants the American people to know how deeply Wall Street literally is in their debt.
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Killian Bundy Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:21:47pm |
re: #23 realwest
Hey Killian - your link is to a PDF file that says Discussion Draft on it - how is it a done deal?
Sorry for my ignorance!
Besides the fact that everyone's announced that it's a done deal?
/that's what's going to the House floor tomorrow, it's posted at multiple sources
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:21:55pm |
re: #61 buzzsawmonkey
Do you have a link that shows ACORN's getting money. I thought the House Republicans stripped them of that.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:22:06pm |
re: #45 realwest
Yeah, you know if they'd eliminate the damned Community Reinvestment (or Redevelopment) Act and do the Mark to Market thing, I'd be out there cheering for it.
As it is, I hope we get something cause the Market WILL melt down if we don't get a "bailout bill" tonight.
Wonder if Obama would even show up to vote?!
Ah, you see Obama said he wasn't going back to vote "unless they needed him." And Pelosi said that those with a conflict of interest shouldn't vote. I figure that one of two things can happen here -
1. Obama stays away or does not cast a vote other than "present" - thereby confirming that he does indeed have a conflict of interest
2. He absolutely must go on record for or against and face the music - as in take the blame - if he wins and this doesn't work.
Looks like a win/win to me :)
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FightingBack Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:22:14pm |
re: #72 buzzsawmonkey
The original bailout proposal had some 170 million, I think, earmarked for ACORN, La Raza and similar entities.
Mind-boggling, is it not?
Because the country is having a bad time so why should they suffer?
Tradition.
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godfrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:22:28pm |
re: #76 buzzsawmonkey
Yet more evidence that our political class is more cynical than we believe ourselves to be, or want to be.
Do they want this to come to a fistfight?
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MrPaulRevere Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:22:29pm |
re: #56 nyc redneck
I'm listening to a local atty on the radio (Kris Kobach who worked for Ashcroft) saying that the Acorn funding provision was slipped back in, only its in "brackets", whatever the hell that means. He's pissed. He says check provision 106. I'll research it and get back to ya.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:22:44pm |
re: #65 cliffster
Assuming you are not a Cowboys fan.. BITE ME!
Wearing my #12 Roger Staubach jersey. Wife has on a #24 Marion Barber jersey. Dog is wearing a #00 little doggy jersey. Son is probably wearing his Witten jersey.
Apologize. NOW!
/
We're a Cowboy household.
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Catttt Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:22:59pm |
Anyone know who the cute redhead who introduced John Boehner in the news conference today is?
Just curious. :D
Rep. Cantor is gorgeous, btw. Imagine him as President, with Gov. Palin as veep. Wow.
I can't help noticing these things.
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:23:00pm |
re: #80 quickjustice
The Eight Hundred Pound Gorilla in the room no one is mentioning is the Chinese. Wall Street sold a large pile of the toxic mortgages to them, and profited handsomely from the sales. (Do any lizards know how much exactly?) I'm hearing that they've basically told Wall Street "no more lending until you make good on the crap you sold us." That's why "foreign" (Chinese) banks are eligible to receive some of the government bailout money.
Without the Chinese lending to Wall Street, we have a huge problem. No one wants the American people to know how deeply Wall Street literally is in their debt.
There would have to oil money in there as well, am I right? The sworn enemy holding some aces?
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:23:22pm |
[Link: financialservices.house.gov...]
Here are multiple links to the bill.
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Charles Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:23:30pm |
The text of the deal (PDF):
[Link: www2.nationalreview.com...]
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:24:18pm |
re: #82 Sharmuta
Do you have a link that shows ACORN's getting money. I thought the House Republicans stripped them of that.
The House Republicans stripped out all of the pork, but don't be surprised when the Democrats sneak in all back in before Wednesday's vote... Simple diversionary tactic by the dems to allow the pork to be temporarily removed.
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vxbush Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:24:25pm |
re: #71 galloping granny
Hi folks - I need some input from all of you. My Dad lives down in Florida. He's old, kind of deaf without his hearing aids, had the house burn down a few weeks back and then last week he tripped trying to get to the phone in an unfamiliar house, ended up falling and fracturing his pelvis so now he is in a rehab center for the next two months. And he cannot hear on their phones at all.
So, we want to get him a cell phone so he can stay in contact with people. It need to have big buttons and not be too terribly complicated. Just looked at the Jitterbug - that's $147 and I'm not sure that we want to spend that much. Various family members can cover him with ATT, Verizon or Cingular plans. Do any of you have any ideas about a phone that is loud with big buttons? (The pictures on line just are not much help at all in judging size.)
Wow. I wish I could make a suggestion, granny, but I'm rather clueless. I'm using a pay-as-you-use-it plan for right now to manage an ongoing issue, but I generally don't like cell phones--although the iPhone makes me drool, big time.
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alien_mind Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:24:32pm |
what a contrast, the house GOP group who fought to strip this bill of the nonsense, with the house DEM leadership who in my view should mostly be in jail.
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realwest Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:24:35pm |
re: #71 galloping granny
Hey {galloping granny} I'm so sorry to hear your news, but I'm afraid I don't know of any phones other than Jitterbug that are just damn telephones and have buttons big enough for someone to read!
But doesn't the hospital have those phones with the round turning wheels in the receiver so you can increase or decrease the volume? Hospitals here have 'em.
If not, maybe some (local to him) charity for the Deaf can give you a lead.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:24:40pm |
re: #76 buzzsawmonkey
The original bailout proposal had some 170 million, I think, earmarked for ACORN, La Raza and similar entities.
Mind-boggling, is it not?
Bear in mind that what has been published is specifically NOT the final draft on which they will vote. This is just a working draft open for comment. The ACORN provision could very well go right straight back into the final draft version. The game is not over until the vote is cast and the chickens are counted.
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HoosierHoops Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:24:48pm |
re: #7 Charles
I'm testing changes, so don't worry if you see some deleted comments. Don't fret.
Well i would like to say..[deleted] but then again I'm not so [deleted]
and if I had my way [deleted]..
dang it Charles.. I wanted to say that [deleted]
what the heck?
[deleted]
:)
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:25:28pm |
re: #81 Killian Bundy
Besides the fact that everyone's announced that it's a done deal?
/that's what's going to the House floor tomorrow, it's posted at multiple sources
No, that is not the final draft version - there must be a final draft for a vote to be taken. This is NOT it.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:25:30pm |
re: #73 godfrey
Tell me you're kidding. I was in Cincy lo these past 48 hours and out of the bailout lupe.
That's why earmarks are evil, evil, bad, evil things. ACORN handjob was the first thing to go though - I reckon the dems thought it was worth a try.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:25:32pm |
the Euro has been taking a hit against the $ most of the afternoon, over there on that side of the pond, the big Belgium bank Fortis is in deep shit
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jetprop Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:25:42pm |
Reid, Pelosi, and Schumer looked pleased with themselves.
/this can't be good.
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Catttt Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:26:08pm |
The Dems didn't have ANY CUTE GUYS (or ladies) during THEIR news conference. So there.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:26:44pm |
re: #93 doriangrey
The House Republicans stripped out all of the pork, but don't be surprised when the Democrats sneak in all back in before Wednesday's vote... Simple diversionary tactic by the dems to allow the pork to be temporarily removed.
"We had a deal, until McCain came in here and screwed it all up..."
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:27:02pm |
re: #68 runrabbitrun
like I said, I'm completely befuddled by the whole story line from the last week. First we have that bastard Reid screeching that McCain better come to town to sign on to the bailout. Then McCain shows up and brings the house GOP conservatives and their ideas with him, and suddenly Reid is screaming that McCain better get out of town.
Then we have Obama going out on Saturday morning and presenting the house GOP plan as if it was his own.
And Paulson happily giggling along with Pelosi, Reid, Dodd, Schumer, Frank, et al.....
And again, if the White House and the party in control of congress want this deal done, they can do it today.
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jetprop Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:27:04pm |
re: #96 alien_mind
what a contrast, the house GOP group who fought to strip this bill of the nonsense, with the house DEM leadership who in my view should mostly be in jail.
Amen to that.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:27:08pm |
re: #92 Charles
The text of the deal (PDF):
[Link: www2.nationalreview.com...]
Hey! Can someone read this and let me know what it says. I got lost in the index.
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goddessoftheclassroom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:27:09pm |
re: #104 chicagodudewhotrades
the Euro has been taking a hit against the $ most of the afternoon, over there on that side of the pond, the big Belgium bank Fortis is in deep shit
Please forgive my ignorance, but does that mean the dollar is stronger or weaker?
When I spent my junior year of college at the University of London, the pound was $1.03. i was so rich...
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:27:12pm |
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:27:16pm |
Why don't the House Republicans do what they do best, tell the Dems (and Bush) to go pound sand?
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realwest Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:27:16pm |
Well sorry y'all I'd love to stay and chat but it's time for dinner - I hope you all have a good evening and that I get the chance to see you all down the road.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:27:21pm |
re: #107 doriangrey
Now we're not to mention comment #99?
#99 was bullshit, it pissed me off. I'm glad it's gone.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:28:02pm |
Projectile vomit alert.............Paris Hilton is searching for a new BFF.......
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:28:22pm |
re: #104 chicagodudewhotrades
the Euro has been taking a hit against the $ most of the afternoon, over there on that side of the pond, the big Belgium bank Fortis is in deep shit
Is it time to go in to full tin-hat conspiracy mode yet? a la Soros?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:28:45pm |
You know, #12 makes me believe that some folks sign up for LGF with the total idea of breaking the down-ding record.
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MAV Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:29:18pm |
#111 Fat Bastard Vegetarian 9/28/08 5:27:08 pm reply quote 0
re: #92 Charles
The text of the deal (PDF):
[Link: [Link: www2.nationalreview.com...]...]
Hey! Can someone read this and let me know what it says. I got lost in the index.
"Weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and your children"
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:29:22pm |
re: #111 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Hey! Can someone read this and let me know what it says. I got lost in the index.
Seriously - it's 8,000,000 pages long, and they are supposed to have it signed monday? They couldn't even sanity check it by then. They couldn't even INsanity check it by then.
By the way, I still hate you. Cowboys were caught off guard. We'll dismantle the skins later this year, in full view of the DC audience.
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:29:30pm |
re: #119 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Down dings! I forgot!
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HoosierHoops Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:29:37pm |
re: #117 doriangrey
Projectile vomit alert.............Paris Hilton is searching for a new BFF.......
Paris: Vettes are hot!
there ya go Dorian...
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FightingBack Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:29:46pm |
re: #112 cliffster
#99 was bullshit, it pissed me off. I'm glad it's gone.
I can see it loud and clear. Maybe I should reload (the page.)
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quickjustice Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:29:48pm |
re: #90 A Kiwi Infidel
Citibank already has sold a big chunk of itself to at least one Arab sovereignty fund. Arabs definitely are recapitalizing American banks that hold bad paper with their oil money, but I don't know how much of the bad paper the Arabs hold themselves.
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yenta-fada Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:29:51pm |
[Link: business.theage.com.au...]
The U.S. needs a billion dollars a day to stay afloat. It is in nobody's best interests to dump their U.S. dollars. However, with international institutions dropping like flies, it's getting hairy. e.g. Fortis, Royal Bank of Scotland, etc. There is a cascading effect because of the international character of billions of dollars of financial derivatives.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:29:53pm |
re: #80 quickjustice
The Eight Hundred Pound Gorilla in the room no one is mentioning is the Chinese. Wall Street sold a large pile of the toxic mortgages to them, and profited handsomely from the sales. (Do any lizards know how much exactly?) I'm hearing that they've basically told Wall Street "no more lending until you make good on the crap you sold us." That's why "foreign" (Chinese) banks are eligible to receive some of the government bailout money.
Without the Chinese lending to Wall Street, we have a huge problem. No one wants the American people to know how deeply Wall Street literally is in their debt.
that could explain a few things...Paulson and Josh Bolten from Goldman Sachs, Bush friendly with the PRC, lord knows the libdems have no problem with selling us out to the PRC, nor does Obama
hmmmmmm
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:29:54pm |
OK- pulling up the search function on the PDF of the text of the bill and it's 110 pages, the term "ACORN" did not come up.
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saberry0530 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:30:00pm |
re: #106 Catttt
The Dems didn't have ANY CUTE GUYS (or ladies) during THEIR news conference. So there.
You are correct. Ugly for the Dems goes to the core.
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vxbush Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:30:04pm |
re: #117 doriangrey
Projectile vomit alert.............Paris Hilton is searching for a new BFF.......
I volunteer, as long as she'll let me educate her on values of conservatism.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:30:04pm |
re: #116 cliffster
#99 was bullshit, it pissed me off. I'm glad it's gone.
Cough cough... ROTFLMAO.................
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fortescue Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:30:27pm |
I am at a loss and outraged at these democratic lunatics.
First Obamo walking around saying I did, this and i did that re this bailout, what an idiot, he wouldnt not he difference between a derivative and a laxitive
Second, did i not see a press conference Friday night announcing that there had been an agreement and the democrats patting each other on the back. At the time a three page document. Oh and then the republicans in congress say, wait a minute, we are not on board yet.
Two days latter a 180? page documents, with lots of protection for taxpayers, and golden parachute protection, and a whole bunch of other stuff, presumable good?
HOW ON EARTH CAN THE DEMOCRATS SIT AT PRESS CONFERENCES AND SAY WITH A STRAIGHT FACE THEY BUILT IN ALL THIS PROTECTION. THEY WERE FINE WITH A THREE PAGE 700,000,000,000 BAILOUT. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH IT EITHER, BUT I DO BELIEVE IT IS NECESSARY. BUT DO THE DEMOCRATS THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS. I'M WAITING FOR AL GORE TO PIPE IN THAT HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CLOSING THE DEAL.
WHAT A BUNK OF IDIOTS. CHARLES THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS IS NOW MY NOMINEE FOR THOSE WONDERFUL YEAR END AWARDS OF YOURS. FRICKEN HYPOCRITES
HELP ME WITH THIS ONE SOMEBODY AM I THE ONLY ONE THROWING THINGS AT MY TELEVISION SCREEN! (sorry for the capital, but I was yelling)
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:30:58pm |
re: #112 goddessoftheclassroom
Against the euro, the dollar is doing better today
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:31:00pm |
Obama's Monopoly Economic Bailout Plan
1. Everyone gets the same amount of money when you start.
2. All properties and utilities are split evenly.
3. If some jerk gains more money than others he must pay twice the going rate as a penalty...capitalist pig!
4. If you don't have enough money at any point during life you can make the rich guy pay your tax and bills.
5. The bank NEVER runs out of money...with Obama's Monopoly Bailout Plan every bank gets their very own Federal Reserve printing press.
6. There are no winners in life. If things get out of hand at any point the government has the right to collect everyone's assets...go back to number 1 and start life over.
Obama's hoping his Economic Plan will go into effect in January 2009.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:31:41pm |
re: #125 HoosierHoops
Paris: Vettes are hot!
there ya go Dorian...
Gakkk................ Goddess please save me from the very though of this abomination....
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vxbush Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:31:54pm |
re: #135 stevieray
James T Kirk spelled backwards?
Yes. I wondered for a minute if it was the bad Kirk, from the parallel universe.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:32:07pm |
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FightingBack Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:32:18pm |
Huck doesn't like the word "crisis." He likes "solution." This guy ran for Pres.
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Florida Lady Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:32:43pm |
Well, the Republicans made a few short statements and walked.
The Dems yakked and yakked and gave each other tons of praise.
The Republicans said McCain made a few phone calls.
The Dems tossed all sorts of credit to THE ONE for this bill.
/what to make of all this?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:33:03pm |
re: #122 cliffster
Cliff. Listen to me very carefully now. I want you to go up and read my comment number #88. Then come back and tell me you are sorry.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:33:22pm |
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:33:29pm |
re: #140 vxbush
Yes. I wondered for a minute if it was the bad Kirk, from the parallel universe.
Quick! Check for a goatee!
/a sure sign!
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WhiteRasta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:33:31pm |
re: #141 cliffster
Yer speldd it rong, ya eejit. It's ejuMAcashun!
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:33:34pm |
re: #135 stevieray
James T Kirk spelled backwards?
Stevie, Stevie, Stevie, its post 135 and you just figured that out?
(sigh)
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:33:37pm |
I sent this to Charles, not realizing there was an open thread....
Watching the impending economical "catastrophe," I was struck with the memory of a more natural "catastrophe." A while back, Yellowstone National Park lost a huge portion of it's land and trees to fire...a crisis, if you will. I remember everyone claiming that the park would never be the same. The smart people (actual scientist...very similar to actual economist) knew that out of the destruction new life would arise and not only restore the park to it's former majesty, but provide the environment for even more growth and beauty. I can't help but think we could all learn a lesson from Mother Nature.
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:33:44pm |
re: #130 Sharmuta
OK- pulling up the search function on the PDF of the text of the bill and it's 110 pages, the term "ACORN" did not come up.
ACORN was not referred to by its name in the original bill either.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:34:01pm |
re: #144 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Cliff. Listen to me very carefully now. I want you to go up and read my comment number #88. Then come back and tell me you are sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
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right_on_target Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:34:09pm |
I think once this bailout gets signed and passed then the McCain campaign will get in high gear.
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MrPaulRevere Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:34:16pm |
re: #86 MrPaulRevere
I looked at provision 106, no Acorn funding in there, but as a previous commenter noted, this is not a done deal, it could be slipped back in.
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yenta-fada Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:34:18pm |
re: #118 rawmuse
No, it's time to start jumping up and down because of the real fragility of the financial system. Do you suppose Congress works on weekends for no reason. This is a crisis.
There will be plenty of time to assign blame. In the meantime, the bill needs to be passed so that the world markets don't freeze up and cease trading. Yes, it is that serious.
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RTLM Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:34:26pm |
re: #143 Florida Lady
Well, the Republicans made a few short statements and walked.
The Dems yakked and yakked and gave each other tons of praise.
The Republicans said McCain made a few phone calls.
The Dems tossed all sorts of credit to THE ONE for this bill.
/what to make of all this?
A full day tomorrow of fact checking all the Dem BS thats been pushed out today.
If Dems are talking, they're are lying.
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Celtic Templar Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:34:39pm |
re: #11 funky chicken
I'm still unclear why there has to be a deal. GW Bush is on board, the democrats who have majorities in both houses of congress are on board, so just take the thing in and have a vote.
Especially in the house, there's no filibuster. If it's such a crisis, and it's such a great plan, vote it through on the party line and get POTUS to sign it.
Does this need 2/3 vote?
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FightingBack Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:34:39pm |
re: #139 Florida Lady
Well, the Republicans made a few short statements and walked.
The Dems yakked and yakked and gave each other tons of praise.
The Republicans said McCain made a few phone calls.
The Dems tossed all sorts of credit to THE ONE for this bill.
/what to make of all this?
They're better panderers.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:35:09pm |
re: #97 realwest
Hey {galloping granny} I'm so sorry to hear your news, but I'm afraid I don't know of any phones other than Jitterbug that are just damn telephones and have buttons big enough for someone to read!
But doesn't the hospital have those phones with the round turning wheels in the receiver so you can increase or decrease the volume? Hospitals here have 'em.
If not, maybe some (local to him) charity for the Deaf can give you a lead.
Nope, apparently they don't. My sis took it into her head about midnight last night to fly down there and see things for herself (she is a nurse). Truthfully realwest, we are all kind of looking on the two months in the rehab hospital as a blessing in disguise.
That fire was kind of funny in an odd sort of way. About a week before Dad noticed that the fire extinguisher had suddenly lost all its charge. The wife pitched a fit and refused to let him go buy a new one. At about the same time she refused to pay the homeowner's insurance. He snuck behind her back and paid it anyway. The stove suddenly went up in flames big enough to destroy the house when he turned on a pan to fry some fish. In the time he was breading fish for two. And when he went to use the kitchen phone it did not work. Luckily he was smart enough to immediately leave the house and go to the neighbors to call. Meanwhile the new wife (I've never met her) called the fire department from the bedroom phone, then reached through flames trying to turn off the stove and reach the baking powder to put out the fire. She has second degree burns all over her arms, face and neck. That was less than a month ago.
Now maybe that is all just strange coincidence. But as you know, as a scientist I don't put too much faith in "coincidence." And meanwhile, he at least has a TV - they've been staying at her daughter's spare house, where she has refused to let him cook and refused to hook up the TV. He has been very depressed.
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jetprop Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:35:19pm |
re: #134 fortescue
HELP ME WITH THIS ONE SOMEBODY AM I THE ONLY ONE THROWING THINGS AT MY TELEVISION SCREEN! (sorry for the capital, but I was yelling)
I'm right there with you. Seeing the dems lie and try to turn this into a republican problem is irritating as hell.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:35:23pm |
The bottom line is after all the pols had their time at the microphone:
is there a deal or not?
it is amazing how these guys (both sides) talk for minutes but not really say anything concrete
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:35:27pm |
re: #88 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Wearing my #12 Roger Staubach jersey. Wife has on a #24 Marion Barber jersey. Dog is wearing a #00 little doggy jersey. Son is probably wearing his Witten jersey.
Apologize. NOW!
/
We're a Cowboy household.
My condolences to your household..... ;p lol...lol...lol... (Die hard Charger fan here)
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:35:37pm |
re: #151 cliffster
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Accepted. Cowboy good news? Eagles are being BRUTALIZED by the Bears right now.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:35:47pm |
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:35:48pm |
re: #104 chicagodudewhotrades
the Euro has been taking a hit against the $ most of the afternoon, over there on that side of the pond, the big Belgium bank Fortis is in deep shit
Hey dude - what do you think of this bailout mess?
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:35:52pm |
re: #145 doriangrey
Good beerning Jorline..... ;)
I need a beer or two after watching the Cowboy's...or a strong Irish Coffee.
How are you tonight, dorin?
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:35:55pm |
re: #148 A Kiwi Infidel
Stevie, Stevie, Stevie, its post 135 and you just figured that out?
(sigh)
Heh. I'm slooooowwwww....
Actually, I wandered off to watch ESPN for a minute, and y'all rudely kept posting without me!
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freeus Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:36:00pm |
Cantor seemed happy. They broke into Huckahu Akbar's program. LOL! Anyway, Blunt, Bohner, and Cantor spoke and seemed upbeat. President Bush is suppose to address US at 7:30 E.S.T. a.m. Monday should be eventful. The bill is posted all over the place, but Banderas just said it is somewhere on Fox's website.
Could someone who understand political bill speak look at this and translate it into English?
FYI, Bohner said McCain was extremely helpful and that the Dems would have "rolled right over me" had he not become involved in the process. So much for McCain not being needed! LOL!
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yenta-fada Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:36:02pm |
re: #134 fortescue
NO. YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE SCREAMING AT THE TV!
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Catttt Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:36:12pm |
The redhead is Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida. Inquiring minds want to know.
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Celtic Templar Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:36:17pm |
re: #165 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Accepted. Cowboy good news? Eagles are being BRUTALIZED by the Bears right now.
Stop, wait til the end of the game, then talk... Sheesh Cowboy fans really suck ;)
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:36:30pm |
re: #156 Sharmuta
Then what name should I be looking for?
Looking for it now. It was on Hotair on Friday.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:36:59pm |
re: #166 Dianna
Good evening, jorline!
How are you this evening?
Good evening, Dianna. Did you get off the meds this weekend?
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:37:00pm |
re: #143 Florida Lady
Well, the Republicans made a few short statements and walked.
The Dems yakked and yakked and gave each other tons of praise.
The Republicans said McCain made a few phone calls.
The Dems tossed all sorts of credit to THE ONE for this bill.
/what to make of all this?
McCain and the Republicans did the work.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:37:43pm |
re: #112 goddessoftheclassroom
Please forgive my ignorance, but does that mean the dollar is stronger or weaker?
When I spent my junior year of college at the University of London, the pound was $1.03. i was so rich...
When I first got to Germany one American dollar was worth 4 marks. We actually had enough money to live on!
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Mich-again Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:37:44pm |
re: #163 chicagodudewhotrades
it is amazing how these guys (both sides) talk for minutes but not really say anything concrete
The art of politics. Speaking at length without saying a thing.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:38:10pm |
re: #86 MrPaulRevere
I'm listening to a local atty on the radio (Kris Kobach who worked for Ashcroft) saying that the Acorn funding provision was slipped back in, only its in "brackets", whatever the hell that means. He's pissed. He says check provision 106. I'll research it and get back to ya.
please do
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:38:11pm |
re: #143 Florida Lady
Well, the Republicans made a few short statements and walked.
The Dems yakked and yakked and gave each other tons of praise.
The Republicans said McCain made a few phone calls.
The Dems tossed all sorts of credit to THE ONE for this bill.
/what to make of all this?
What can you say? McCain has given the GOP the finger time and time again. He is The Maverick, after all. Childish of them not to rally behind him, and sucks for, well, the 300 million Americans who would suffer under Obama. But then, that's politics for ya
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:38:12pm |
re: #168 jorline
I need a beer or two after watching the Cowboy's...or a strong Irish Coffee.
How are you tonight, dorin?
Watched the Chargers win this afternoon (ya I know, who would have thunk it?) drinking beer most of the (OK all afternoon) afternoon. Doing pretty damned good I would say... ;)
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vxbush Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:38:13pm |
I will never understand women who control their husbands to such a degree that the husband has to ask permission to do simple things like watch TV. It's none of my business, galloping granny, but that sounds like a very strange relationship.
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gop_patriot Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:38:21pm |
re: #160 galloping granny
I am so sorry, I remember you telling us about it when it happened, but I'd forgotten to ask how he was doing. He'll be in my prayers. (((granny)))
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reine.de.tout Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:38:43pm |
Hello, Jorline!
Thanks for the yummy recipes!
Anybody else?
Only have 3 that I found on the internet at Ploome's instigation.
Also need to know what people have hearted as faves - funnies and wisdom.
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quickjustice Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:38:52pm |
re: #179 Mich-again
The words you'll never hear from the politicians:
"We really need this money to bail out the Chinese so they'll lend to us again."
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:39:09pm |
re: #174 taxfreekiller
There is another one, the real Democratic snake deal its on a CD of Nancy and Harry's ledg. assistant atty's , they have it with them, they down load it 5 min before any vote, to know what the real deal is, you have to
have a Pentium 4,000 mhz speed reader to keep up with them.One thing is sure, no one trust them at all, not even their mothers and fathers who bore them. No one. No one should.
Up dinged for truth..........
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:39:16pm |
re: #167 galloping granny
some deal needs to be done, but it sucks. Not doing anything is not a option. It will be expensive, but not doing stuff will be x times more expensive in the end
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least Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:39:18pm |
re: #135 stevieray
James T Kirk spelled backwards?
No, just another way of saying, "I'm a fool, please ban me."
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:39:40pm |
re: #156 Sharmuta
Then what name should I be looking for?
I don't see it now, but it was not a single word, it was a phrase with about 5 words.
It is being reported at Hotair that the clause is not in the new bill.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:39:55pm |
re: #149 kiwidoc
I sent this to Charles, not realizing there was an open thread....
Watching the impending economical "catastrophe," I was struck with the memory of a more natural "catastrophe." A while back, Yellowstone National Park lost a huge portion of it's land and trees to fire...a crisis, if you will. I remember everyone claiming that the park would never be the same. The smart people (actual scientist...very similar to actual economist) knew that out of the destruction new life would arise and not only restore the park to it's former majesty, but provide the environment for even more growth and beauty. I can't help but think we could all learn a lesson from Mother Nature.
Yup - all those environuts that scream and yell about cutting so much as a twig in any of the national forests have no cause to then yell about forest fires.
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MrPaulRevere Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:39:59pm |
re: #181 funky chicken
I just looked at provision 106, I don't see what he was referring to. He must be looking at an older version.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:40:30pm |
re: #160 galloping granny
Granny?
He needs to call the county's ombudsman for senior affairs and get out of there.
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vxbush Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:40:57pm |
re: #194 Dianna
Granny?
He needs to call the county's ombudsman for senior affairs and get out of there.
You may be right. How very sad, if true.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:41:11pm |
re: #191 rawmuse
I don't see it now, but it was not a single word, it was a phrase with about 5 words.
It is being reported at Hotair that the clause is not in the new bill.
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runrabbitrun Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:41:42pm |
re: #134 fortescue
HELP ME WITH THIS ONE SOMEBODY AM I THE ONLY ONE THROWING THINGS AT MY TELEVISION SCREEN! (sorry for the capital, but I was yelling)
*crash*
*crack*
*tinkle*
hey fortesque, looks like you bought your tv at the same place we did
=/
ya think the Repubs are allowing the left to get away with this cr@p just to energize and fire up the base? judging by the comments at rightwing blogs online and the rage in the voices talking to Rush and Sean, they sure know how to get things perking - and by the way, how could we complain? One of the GOP spokespeople DID sneak in the briefest of 'thankews' to John McCain for helping to get the bill turned around.... so what if that's bubkes compared to the Dems 10 minute barrage of attacks on Republicans earlier this afternoon, before they even got around to mentioning the status of the bill?
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:41:47pm |
re: #155 yenta-fada
No, it's time to start jumping up and down because of the real fragility of the financial system. Do you suppose Congress works on weekends for no reason. This is a crisis.
There will be plenty of time to assign blame. In the meantime, the bill needs to be passed so that the world markets don't freeze up and cease trading. Yes, it is that serious.
Forgive me if I give the jaundiced eye treatment when, suddenly, somebody burst on the scene and says we need 700 bil pronto, and no time for debate. I was born at night, but it was not last night.
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rain of lead Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:41:52pm |
re: #186 reine.de.tout
Hello, Jorline!
Thanks for the yummy recipes!
Anybody else?
Only have 3 that I found on the internet at Ploome's instigation.
Also need to know what people have hearted as faves - funnies and wisdom.
Hey Reine
I sent a receipe to you yesterday, did you get it?
It was for a truly awesome meat marinade
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:42:00pm |
re: #174 taxfreekiller
There is another one, the real Democratic snake deal its on a CD of Nancy and Harry's ledg. assistant atty's , they have it with them, they down load it 5 min before any vote, to know what the real deal is, you have to
have a Pentium 4,000 mhz speed reader to keep up with them.One thing is sure, no one trust them at all, not even their mothers and fathers who bore them. No one. No one should.
I intend to call all of my Congress critters come morning and make it very clear that no pork of any kind and no provisions that would give a single dime of any "profit" to be made to ACORN had better sneak back into the bill unless they want hell to pay.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:42:03pm |
re: #176 jorline
Good evening, Dianna. Did you get off the meds this weekend?
I did; I took the last of both the antibiotic and the steroid on Friday morning.
Starting to feel a little less need to constantly move, though I still feel that I am possessed by the spirit of the Dominatrix of Domesticity.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:42:05pm |
re: #183 doriangrey
Watched the Chargers win this afternoon (ya I know, who would have thunk it?) drinking beer most of the (OK all afternoon) afternoon. Doing pretty damned good I would say... ;)
LMAO...back to Hoopster's coffee in the morning.
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Fearless Fred Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:42:23pm |
re: #92 Charles
The text of the deal (PDF):
[Link: www2.nationalreview.com...]
Larry Kudlow makes the deal sound pretty good .... if certain conditions are met "to bring the House GOP along".
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vxbush Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:42:24pm |
re: #196 doriangrey
Are you sure? The Update II indicates that it is not, along with the bulleted items.
/just making sure
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Rollcast Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:42:29pm |
How furious are all of us that the &*&%$@ White House hung the Congressional GOP out to dry in all of this?
My God, can you imagine what complete control of Congress and White House by the Dems is going to mean? We're getting the first course now...
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quickjustice Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:42:30pm |
re: #191 rawmuse
Here's a decent side by side summary of the original bill and the changes:
[Link: www.dcexaminer.com...]
The "affordable housing slush fund" is a paraphrase of the ACORN provision.
Hat Tip: Instapundit
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saberry0530 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:42:32pm |
re: #186 reine.de.tout
Hello, Jorline!
Thanks for the yummy recipes!
Anybody else?
Only have 3 that I found on the internet at Ploome's instigation.
Also need to know what people have hearted as faves - funnies and wisdom.
HEy Reine! How many recipes do you want/need. I have a catalog on my computer of approx 50 to 60 recipes of "famous" menu items Like Baby back ribs, KFC chicken w/ spices, Famous Amos Choc Chip cookies, and the like. Make your nic blue and I'll send it to ya if ya want.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:42:34pm |
re: #198 rawmuse
Forgive me if I give the jaundiced eye treatment when, suddenly, somebody burst on the scene and says we need 700 bil pronto, and no time for debate. I was born at night, but it was not last night.
My thoughts exactly.................
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FightingBack Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:42:49pm |
re: #188 galloping granny
Well, maybe, but didn't little animals have to die before the big forest grew back?
So the Economy crisis could be dangerous.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:43:10pm |
If there is a bunch of pork that has been removed from this bill, I can think of whom we'd like to thank.
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Florida Lady Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:43:22pm |
Wonder how toxic this bill is?
Maybe it's just me, but there didn't seem to be a great deal of enthusiasm for it from the GOP leadership. Paying lip service to the Dems?
Boehner said he's released House Republicans to vote the way they want.
A rope-a-dope strategy, perhaps?
/wishful thinking
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Egfrow Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:43:42pm |
Well $25 Billion dollars of our money is going to the US Automakers bailout now. It was already approved in congress without the public even knowing it was up for a vote.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:43:44pm |
re: #194 Dianna
Granny?
He needs to call the county's ombudsman for senior affairs and get out of there.
He can't call anybody - can't hear. He is safe for right now, my sister the nurse is down there investigating and keeping and eye on things and we have already made noises about bringing him home to recuperate so as to give her a break. (A very long one, but we can't say that since as his wife she has medical control.)
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Killian Bundy Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:43:46pm |
re: #101 galloping granny
No, that is not the final draft version - there must be a final draft for a vote to be taken. This is NOT it.
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
/straight from the House Financial Services Committee web page, happy now?
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:44:13pm |
re: #190 least
No, just another way of saying, "I'm a fool, please ban me."
Wonder what kind of fool he would've developed into?
Moonbat?
Eurofascist?
Islamist?
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sparrowlake Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:44:37pm |
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:44:37pm |
re: #186 reine.de.tout
Hello, Jorline!
Thanks for the yummy recipes!
Anybody else?
Only have 3 that I found on the internet at Ploome's instigation.
Also need to know what people have hearted as faves - funnies and wisdom.
{reine}
Good to see you and thanks for all the work you're putting into this cookbook.
I hope a few of mine might be kosher.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:44:53pm |
re: #198 rawmuse
Forgive me if I give the jaundiced eye treatment when, suddenly, somebody burst on the scene and says we need 700 bil pronto, and no time for debate. I was born at night, but it was not last night.
And disconcerting that our guy McCain was right there, saying "get this thing through, get this thing through" I pray that he really was working in the background, trying to strip out all the crap.
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Catttt Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:44:54pm |
NIKKEI 225 09/29 - 9:40
12,018.10 +124.94
Nikkei 225 9/29 - 9:42
12,036.26 + 143.10
Nikkei 225 9/29 - 9:43
12,047.71 + 154.55
Going up.
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HoosierHoops Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:44:57pm |
re: #203 jorline
LMAO...back to Hoopster's coffee in the morning.
You are not kidding..good night lizards..
Coffee is on early
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:45:47pm |
re: #216 stevieray
Wonder what kind of fool he would've developed into?
Moonbat?
Eurofascist?
Islamist?
One has to wonder... don't you have anything better to do?
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goddessoftheclassroom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:46:22pm |
re: #138 doriangrey
Gakkk................ Goddess please save me from the very though of this abomination....
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vxbush Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:46:27pm |
Yeah, I have to join the chorus leaving the stage. Time for me to get the son to bed and myself.
Good night, everyone.
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reine.de.tout Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:46:31pm |
re: #199 rain of lead
Hey Reine
I sent a receipe to you yesterday, did you get it?
It was for a truly awesome meat marinade
Yes, I got it, it's in there, it did indeed look awsome, and thanks!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:46:31pm |
#12 needs more dings.
We could give it a telethon feel.
Mr. McFeeley of "Mr. Rogers" fame was in town today.
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:47:15pm |
re: #215 Killian Bundy
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
/straight from the House Financial Services Committee web page, happy now?
Wonder what the Senate version will be, and what will be inserted in the committee that massages the two together [I'm blanking on its name...].
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:47:25pm |
re: #201 Dianna
I did; I took the last of both the antibiotic and the steroid on Friday morning.
Starting to feel a little less need to constantly move, though I still feel that I am possessed by the spirit of the Dominatrix of Domesticity.
LOL I'm glad you're off them and hopefully you've been sleeping better as well. I may have to ask you to have five espressos and stay up with me tonight.
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:47:25pm |
re: #219 cliffster
And disconcerting that our guy McCain was right there, saying "get this thing through, get this thing through" I pray that he really was working in the background, trying to strip out all the crap.
As I have said before, I will vote for McCain and work like hell for him, knowing perfectly well that should he and I succeed, he will promptly piss me off, starting on about Jan. 2009. I have no doubts of this.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:47:45pm |
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:47:48pm |
re: #214 galloping granny
He can't call anybody - can't hear. He is safe for right now, my sister the nurse is down there investigating and keeping and eye on things and we have already made noises about bringing him home to recuperate so as to give her a break. (A very long one, but we can't say that since as his wife she has medical control.)
Um.
Have your sister contact the ombudsperson and request an audit. Anyone can do it, and a relative can make all the difference.
The wife's medical control only extends so far. Particularly if she stands to benefit substantially from certain kinds of actions.
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Alouette Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:47:51pm |
re: #186 reine.de.tout
Hello, Jorline!
Thanks for the yummy recipes!
Anybody else?
Only have 3 that I found on the internet at Ploome's instigation.
Also need to know what people have hearted as faves - funnies and wisdom.
I have a ton of kosher recipes. Click on the "Contact us" link at the bottom of the Zionist Mall.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:48:37pm |
re: #229 rawmuse
As I have said before, I will vote for McCain and work like hell for him, knowing perfectly well that should he and I succeed, he will promptly piss me off, starting on about Jan. 2009. I have no doubts of this.
ROTFLMAO... Yea, but that probably true of any politician...
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:48:37pm |
re: #184 vxbush
I will never understand women who control their husbands to such a degree that the husband has to ask permission to do simple things like watch TV. It's none of my business, galloping granny, but that sounds like a very strange relationship.
That is what I've been thinking. He has always loved technology - his eyes light right up when he comes home and lays eyes on the laptops. All of the girls have offered to get together and give him one - he can't write well anymore but he can type like a speed demon. She flatly refuses to have one in the house.
The last time I talked to him before the house burned down she was suddenly screaming at him like a banshee - I've not heard the like in some time. I don't remember what it was about, but it was disturbing.
And since the fire she has kept him pretty isolated - the not even so much as a TV for a man that is still intellectually very vibrant really disturbs me.
We did mention right after the fire that maybe he should come home for "a while" - first thing he asked was if he could have a dog.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:48:39pm |
re: #229 rawmuse
As I have said before, I will vote for McCain and work like hell for him, knowing perfectly well that should he and I succeed, he will promptly piss me off, starting on about Jan. 2009. I have no doubts of this.
That's bravery - straight from the book of Atticus Finch
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:48:49pm |
re: #221 HoosierHoops
You are not kidding..good night lizards..
Coffee is on early
Good night, HH...see you in the morning.
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:48:52pm |
re: #193 MrPaulRevere
I just looked at provision 106, I don't see what he was referring to. He must be looking at an older version.
Yeah- I saw nothing in section 106.
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:48:55pm |
re: #222 cliffster
One has to wonder... don't you have anything better to do?
Nah... not at this moment.
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Mich-again Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:49:03pm |
Any tally on how many foreclosed houses the US Government owns now?
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:49:19pm |
re: #215 Killian Bundy
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
/straight from the House Financial Services Committee web page, happy now?
Still a discussion draft Killian.
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Killian Bundy Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:49:20pm |
re: #227 stevieray
Wonder what the Senate version will be, and what will be inserted in the committee that massages the two together [I'm blanking on its name...].
Probably exactly the same.
/seeing as how it was already negotiated between the House and the Senate and they want to get it completely passed by Wednesday
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BlueCanuck Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:49:26pm |
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Occasional Reader Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:49:36pm |
re: #220 Catttt
NIKKEI 225 09/29 - 9:40
12,018.10 +124.94Nikkei 225 9/29 - 9:42
12,036.26 + 143.10Nikkei 225 9/29 - 9:43
12,047.71 + 154.55Going up.
NIKKEI, don't lose that number!
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Typicalwhitey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:49:45pm |
re: #219 cliffster
And disconcerting that our guy McCain was right there, saying "get this thing through, get this thing through" I pray that he really was working in the background, trying to strip out all the crap.
According to Bahner he was.
The House Republicans are the ones that got ACORN out and the taxpayer safeguards in.
Bahner said that McCain was instrumental in getting him listened to.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:49:53pm |
re: #228 jorline
I probably shouldn't, but if you're really bouncing, I'll try to hang.
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arethusa Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:49:59pm |
I'm just wondering...has anyone said "Punt Bama Punt" on LGF yet?
If not, I lay claim!
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Wishing Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:50:14pm |
I am thinking there is yet something badly amiss with this bailout plan, if Republicans are told to vote for it *if their conscience allows*
arrgghhhh
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:50:21pm |
re: #225 reine.de.tout
Yes, I got it, it's in there, it did indeed look awsome, and thanks!
Did you collect the latke recipe earlier?
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:50:47pm |
re: #235 cliffster
That's bravery - straight from the book of Atticus Finch
The way I see it, I am fighting for the right to disagree with our President, which, as we have seen by recent events, is a right we will not have under Obama.
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gop_patriot Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:51:17pm |
re: #237 Sharmuta
Yeah- I saw nothing in section 106.
That's good to know! I don't want ACORN in any section of this thing.
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Killian Bundy Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:51:19pm |
re: #240 galloping granny
Still a discussion draft Killian.
/they're voting on that in the House at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:51:32pm |
re: #245 Dianna
I probably shouldn't, but if you're really bouncing, I'll try to hang.
Get a good nights rest...I'm popping an Ambian in about an hour.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:51:32pm |
re: #251 rawmuse
The way I see it, I am fighting for the right to disagree with our President, which, as we have seen by recent events, is a right we will not have under Obama.
Excellent point.
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FloridaAnole Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:51:40pm |
What gets me is that the GOP hasn't called the Chicago Jesus out re: his claiming their plan is his. Why is my party controlled by such weenies, such wusses? I suppose they're afraid pointing out this act of piracy might endanger negotiations and the dems will sneak Acorns and other organic shit back into the bill. Forget being gentlemen, guys and gals, go for their throats, Fight team, fight!
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:51:41pm |
From the yahoo story:
But Democrats surrendered other cherished goals: letting judges rewrite bankrupt homeowners' mortgages and steering any profits gained toward an affordable housing fund.
I'm guessing that was the ACORN provision?
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:52:14pm |
re: #206 Rollcast
How furious are all of us that the &*&%$@ White House hung the Congressional GOP out to dry in all of this?
My God, can you imagine what complete control of Congress and White House by the Dems is going to mean? We're getting the first course now...
Absolutely furious. 100% furious. surely Bush isn't just letting his personal anger at McCain motivate him to hand the WH to Obama, and the congress to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi in even stronger majorities?
Paulson's behavior has been shameful, as has GW Bush's....for at least a week. And I'm despairing of coming up with a good reason for it.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:52:45pm |
re: #231 Dianna
Um.
Have your sister contact the ombudsperson and request an audit. Anyone can do it, and a relative can make all the difference.
The wife's medical control only extends so far. Particularly if she stands to benefit substantially from certain kinds of actions.
We don't want to upset him by making any waves that we don't have to make. Right now he is safe, he is lucid so he is in charge of what they do to him medically and my sister is there. If at all possible we would like to just get him on a plane the day they let him out of rehab for a "few months" at home while the house is rebuilt. If we can get him on the plane with no fuss then he won't be going back.
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rain of lead Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:53:11pm |
re: #225 reine.de.tout
speaking of cookbooks (and I will get a copy of the LGF cookbook when it is out) my family was helping my b-i-l clean out the family homestead
(both parents passed away) and I found m-i-l's collection of OLD cookbooks
walked away with some jewels,the best one ...THE JOY of COOKING
circa 1951 SWEEEEET....
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Celtic Templar Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:53:16pm |
re: #252 taxfreekiller
Americans,
Any time there is this much dust in the air in Washington D.C. it means the two party evil money cult is up to no good. This time it looks like the Republicans are in the dark also. The Democrats are covering up something big, the prior crimes, or unknown crimes about to happen, or they know we are about to get on their snake trail.
All you have to do is look at them, its like a line up at New York worst
police precinct, you know down where the real dirt gets done, and the shifty "lying eyes" would make an Eagles song cover.
Tinfoil hat on now, they're prepping the socialization of the financial sector ahead of the coronation of their media blessed stooge (the Obama).
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:53:28pm |
re: #234 galloping granny
Every single thing you've written is disturbing.
I'm not a lawyer, I've had minimal contact with social services, and I've only read the funding requests of ombudsmen and senior services monitors, but some of this sounds (to me) like something that you need to get some official witnesses involved in.
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babes Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:53:31pm |
FYI
Email for the LGF recipes:
reinedetout@yahoo.com
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:53:44pm |
re: #254 Killian Bundy
/they're voting on that in the House at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning
I'll want to see the text they vote on. It is a full 11 hours and 7 minutes before 8 am tomorrow. Lots can be added and subtracted in that time.
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:54:59pm |
As some in here know, my oldest boy is in Army bootcamp and he wrote to me about his room-mate that does'nt get any letters from his family because they don't support his choice of joining the military and he lays in his bunk at night crying when he thinks the others are asleep......poor kid.
I write (2) letters a week to my son and I'm ready to start writing to this poor kid.
When I served in the Army and did'nt get any mail, I always walked away feeling a little sad, like nobody cared and I was all alone.
sorry for the long rant, but I had to tell someone about this.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:55:25pm |
re: #262 rain of lead
speaking of cookbooks (and I will get a copy of the LGF cookbook when it is out) my family was helping my b-i-l clean out the family homestead
(both parents passed away) and I found m-i-l's collection of OLD cookbooks
walked away with some jewels,the best one ...THE JOY of COOKING
circa 1951 SWEEEEET....
Do not let that out of your sight! That one beats all the subsequent hands down. We hunt high and low every now and then to replace that particular version.
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fortescue Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:55:26pm |
re: #257 FloridaAnole
The only thing i can think is they are waiting for after the vote. let the Dems put there head in the noose, then let mcCain kick out the chair. I can only hope they are that smart. Let the dems mouth of then bury them in their own words?
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:55:36pm |
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:55:59pm |
I'm sure Dinnerjacket thinks these are BS as well.
Foundation Acquires Letters Sent From Prisoners of Nazi Concentration Camps
Letters secretly carried by children through the sewers of Warsaw, Poland, during the 1944 uprising. A 1933 card from a Dachau camp commander outlining strict rules for prisoner mail. A 1943 letter from a young man, who spent time in Auschwitz, to his parents.
The more than 250 World War II postal documents — cards, letters and stamps — have been acquired by an Illinois foundation from a private collector and will soon be on permanent display in a museum in suburban Chicago.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:56:24pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
As some in here know, my oldest boy is in Army bootcamp and he wrote to me about his room-mate that does'nt get any letters from his family because they don't support his choice of joining the military and he lays in his bunk at night crying when he thinks the others are asleep......poor kid.
I write (2) letters a week to my son and I'm ready to start writing to this poor kid.When I served in the Army and did'nt get any mail, I always walked away feeling a little sad, like nobody cared and I was all alone.
sorry for the long rant, but I had to tell someone about this.
If your son would share his bunkmate's address I would be more than happy to adopt him.
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:56:27pm |
Again from the yahoo story:
A breakthrough came when Democrats agreed to incorporate a GOP demand — letting the government insure some bad home loans rather than buy them. That would limit the amount of federal money used in the rescue.
Another important bargain, vital to attracting support from centrist Democrats, would require that the government, after five years, submit a plan to Congress on how to recoup any losses from the companies that got help.
I think that's a pretty big victory for our side out of this mess.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:56:35pm |
re: #269 Charles
Someone, please. Make it stop.
Which? I would if I could, you know, but there's so much....
"Serpents!" She sobbed. "There's no pleasing them!"
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Typicalwhitey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:56:59pm |
Don't know if anyone has posted this yet or not.
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goddessoftheclassroom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:57:13pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
As some in here know, my oldest boy is in Army bootcamp and he wrote to me about his room-mate that does'nt get any letters from his family because they don't support his choice of joining the military and he lays in his bunk at night crying when he thinks the others are asleep......poor kid.
I write (2) letters a week to my son and I'm ready to start writing to this poor kid.When I served in the Army and did'nt get any mail, I always walked away feeling a little sad, like nobody cared and I was all alone.
sorry for the long rant, but I had to tell someone about this.
I would LOVE to get my school involved in a letter-writing campaign for Veterans Day. My nic is blue--please send me the name and address (or just the address if that's better for you), and I'll FLOOD that unit with letters!
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:57:19pm |
re: #259 funky chicken
Absolutely furious. 100% furious. surely Bush isn't just letting his personal anger at McCain motivate him to hand the WH to Obama, and the congress to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi in even stronger majorities?
Paulson's behavior has been shameful, as has GW Bush's....for at least a week. And I'm despairing of coming up with a good reason for it.
Its sad when Bill Clinton is willing to place the blame on himself and congressional democrats, but GWB won't.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:57:32pm |
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n in wi Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:57:32pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
As some in here know, my oldest boy is in Army bootcamp and he wrote to me about his room-mate that does'nt get any letters from his family because they don't support his choice of joining the military and he lays in his bunk at night crying when he thinks the others are asleep......poor kid.
I write (2) letters a week to my son and I'm ready to start writing to this poor kid.When I served in the Army and did'nt get any mail, I always walked away feeling a little sad, like nobody cared and I was all alone.
sorry for the long rant, but I had to tell someone about this.
See if you can get his name/add posted here for us.
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:57:40pm |
re: #276 galloping granny
If your son would share his bunkmate's address I would be more than happy to adopt him.
Ill see what I can do Granny. It amazes me how cruel people can be.
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quickjustice Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:57:47pm |
ACORN provision in the Democratic version of the bailout legislation was called the "Housing Trust Fund".
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FrogMarch Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:57:51pm |
re: #93 doriangrey
The House Republicans stripped out all of the pork, but don't be surprised when the Democrats sneak in all back in before Wednesday's vote... Simple diversionary tactic by the dems to allow the pork to be temporarily removed.
typical. Then the dems will lie in front of the cameras.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:58:16pm |
re: #261 galloping granny
Well, the best of luck to you, then.
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FightingBack Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:58:20pm |
re: #269 Charles
Someone, please. Make it stop.
And Huck said
"Only in American can we have the kind of freedom that we can enjoy. "
Profound, doncha think?
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:58:36pm |
re: #279 Typicalwhitey
Weird. I get nothing but blank pages. But, I like it. It is an improvement over the original.
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Egfrow Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:58:39pm |
I was reading over the Bail Out Plan (Draft). It seems that foreign banks will have quite a bit of benefits in this deal including first crack at buying some of the bad debt which includes the ChiComs have a priority crack at it. This is bad news and we seem to be propping up a very hungry beast in the banking industry without fixing the ships leaking hull.
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:59:04pm |
re: #286 quickjustice
ACORN provision in the Democratic version of the bailout legislation was called the "Housing Trust Fund".
Using the search function again on the PDF- the term was NOT found.
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FightingBack Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:59:07pm |
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spypeach Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:59:09pm |
re: #6 goddessoftheclassroom
I watched both games today (yay Redskins) and I saw at least 4 maybe 5 Obama commercials. I muted all of them and made up my own words.
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Crux Australis Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:59:11pm |
S&P/ASX200 4931.3 +26.5
ALL ORDS 4957.9 +23.3
Sydney's going up too.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:59:19pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
As some in here know, my oldest boy is in Army bootcamp and he wrote to me about his room-mate that does'nt get any letters from his family because they don't support his choice of joining the military and he lays in his bunk at night crying when he thinks the others are asleep......poor kid.
I write (2) letters a week to my son and I'm ready to start writing to this poor kid.When I served in the Army and did'nt get any mail, I always walked away feeling a little sad, like nobody cared and I was all alone.
sorry for the long rant, but I had to tell someone about this.
give us an address dude
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Perplexed Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:59:32pm |
re: #71 galloping granny
If you get one of those cell phones from Wal-mart, they are bigger, with few functions, and have larger keys.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 5:59:40pm |
re: #287 FrogMarch
typical. Then the dems will lie in front of the cameras.
Well, it is what they do best...
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:00:07pm |
re: #186 reine.de.tout
Hello, Jorline!
Thanks for the yummy recipes!
Anybody else?
Only have 3 that I found on the internet at Ploome's instigation.
Also need to know what people have hearted as faves - funnies and wisdom.
I have a recipe for Lutheran HotDish. How do I send it to you?
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Typicalwhitey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:00:08pm |
re: #290 rawmuse
Weird. I get nothing but blank pages. But, I like it. It is an improvement over the original.
It is 110 pages long lol
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:00:08pm |
I feel better if Boehner feels better...we won't get screwed as much.
House Minority Leader John Boehner cites "giant improvement" in financial rescue bill, urges fellow Republicans to support it.
No story to link yet, but I really want to know Boehner's thoughts are...McCain supported his plan.
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Charles Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:00:29pm |
Sorry. I'm killing some pesky little bugs in the Ajax code and I suddenly noticed the Eye TV window with Huckabee's band playing, so I unmuted the sound.
Won't make that mistake again.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:00:37pm |
re: #275 jorline
I'm sure Dinnerjacket thinks these are BS as well.
Foundation Acquires Letters Sent From Prisoners of Nazi Concentration Camps
One of the books I have recently had the pleasure to review is called Scheisshaus Luck - Pierre Berg. Just published this month. Pierre was a 17 or 18 year old French gentile when he got picked up at the wrong place and found himself in Auschwitz and then Dora. After the war he wrote down his memories and then put it aside in a drawer. Now as an old man he met someone who took an interest in his story - and turned out to be a writer. The book is wonderfully down - and a very rare confirmation by a GENTILE that the Holocaust truly happened.
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yenta-fada Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:00:37pm |
re: #198 rawmuse
I've been hopping up and down about Warren Buffet's quote regarding derivatives ("weapons of mass financial destruction") for months. However, nobody is paying any attention to these arcane instruments because they are......arcane. If you can ignore the overnight disappearance of Lehman Brothers, the problems of AIG, the Washington Mutual debacle, Fannie and Freddie, maybe you need to start reading the business sections. Or the front pages beyond the large print.
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Florida Lady Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:00:47pm |
re: #271 fortescue
The only thing i can think is they are waiting for after the vote. let the Dems put there head in the noose, then let mcCain kick out the chair. I can only hope they are that smart. Let the dems mouth of then bury them in their own words?
That was what I was thinking . . . and trying to say
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:01:07pm |
re: #280 goddessoftheclassroom
I would LOVE to get my school involved in a letter-writing campaign for Veterans Day. My nic is blue--please send me the name and address (or just the address if that's better for you), and I'll FLOOD that unit with letters!
Ill ask my son about it. I think some of us can adopt this poor boy.
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:01:10pm |
re: #270 galloping granny
Do not let that out of your sight! That one beats all the subsequent hands down. We hunt high and low every now and then to replace that particular version.
I've an ancient Mary Margaret McBride cookbook somewhere around here. That thing is HUGE.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:01:15pm |
re: #285 Maximu§
Ill see what I can do Granny. It amazes me how cruel people can be.
It never surprises me.
I have several other people I'm writing to, but I guess I could add him. I'll blue my nic. Just drop me a line.
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Florida Lady Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:01:34pm |
re: #303 Charles
Sorry. I'm killing some pesky little bugs in the Ajax code and I suddenly noticed the Eye TV window with Huckabee's band playing, so I unmuted the sound.
Won't make that mistake again.
Thank you, THANK YOU, Charles.
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:01:42pm |
re: #296 funky chicken
give us an address dude
Yep. He will get a few letters from me if you can supply his address. My nic is blue if you want to send it to me privately.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:01:42pm |
re: #300 mama winger
I have a recipe for Lutheran HotDish. How do I send it to you?
Love Lutheran potlucks...evening mama.
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looking closely Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:01:44pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
As some in here know, my oldest boy is in Army bootcamp and he wrote to me about his room-mate that does'nt get any letters from his family because they don't support his choice of joining the military and he lays in his bunk at night crying when he thinks the others are asleep......poor kid.
I write (2) letters a week to my son and I'm ready to start writing to this poor kid.When I served in the Army and did'nt get any mail, I always walked away feeling a little sad, like nobody cared and I was all alone.
sorry for the long rant, but I had to tell someone about this.
Do it.
Email the name and address. . .
I'll write him a letter.
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Wishing Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:01:52pm |
re: #305 galloping granny
Will look for it...sounds great. Thanks for the tip
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:01:53pm |
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reno911 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:02:15pm |
Rock Bottom.
We will know it when we get there.
This ain't it.
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rain of lead Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:02:15pm |
re: #270 galloping granny
Do not let that out of your sight! That one beats all the subsequent hands down. We hunt high and low every now and then to replace that particular version.
Granny,
Oh I know.
this book has seen much work, creased corners, grease stains,
notes here and there... was much discussion about seeing a new wife
learning to teach herself to be a good cook for her husband and family
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:02:19pm |
re: #312 mama winger
Yep. He will get a few letters from me if you can supply his address. My nic is blue if you want to send it to me privately.
Shoot. Let me set my email.......
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Perry Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:02:24pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
As some in here know, my oldest boy is in Army bootcamp and he wrote to me about his room-mate that does'nt get any letters from his family because they don't support his choice of joining the military and he lays in his bunk at night crying when he thinks the others are asleep......poor kid.
I write (2) letters a week to my son and I'm ready to start writing to this poor kid.When I served in the Army and did'nt get any mail, I always walked away feeling a little sad, like nobody cared and I was all alone.
sorry for the long rant, but I had to tell someone about this.
Let us know when to start baking......
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Alouette Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:02:32pm |
re: #309 MandyManners
I've an ancient Mary Margaret McBride cookbook somewhere around here. That thing is HUGE.
I have an original "receipt book" from 1881, as well as some reprints of cookbooks published in 1846 and 1875.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:02:36pm |
re: #284 n in wi
See if you can get his name/add posted here for us.
No - he must not post it here. That would be a violation of the kid's privacy for one thing and it would leave the poor kid wide open to every nutjob in the universe that came across it and wanted to send him hatemail.
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Catttt Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:02:45pm |
re: #303 Charles
Sorry. I'm killing some pesky little bugs in the Ajax code and I suddenly noticed the Eye TV window with Huckabee's band playing, so I unmuted the sound.
Won't make that mistake again.
Lol. I thought about unmuting, then thought - nah. :D
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:02:59pm |
re: #303 Charles
Sorry. I'm killing some pesky little bugs in the Ajax code and I suddenly noticed the Eye TV window with Huckabee's band playing, so I unmuted the sound.
Won't make that mistake again.
ROTFLMAO................... I would gladly pay a dollar to see the look on your face when you did that. Bet you appreciate that horrible noise I claim to be my fine guitar playing now eh... lol...lol...lol...
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:03:43pm |
re: #305 galloping granny
One of the books I have recently had the pleasure to review is called Scheisshaus Luck - Pierre Berg. Just published this month. Pierre was a 17 or 18 year old French gentile when he got picked up at the wrong place and found himself in Auschwitz and then Dora. After the war he wrote down his memories and then put it aside in a drawer. Now as an old man he met someone who took an interest in his story - and turned out to be a writer. The book is wonderfully down - and a very rare confirmation by a GENTILE that the Holocaust truly happened.
Thanks for the tip GG, it's going on the top of my reading list.
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n in wi Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:04:02pm |
re: #306 yenta-fada
Buffet is aDem supporter. He made his $ buying up businesses that couldn't keep operating after a 40% death tax. Thats why he supports the tax, sponsored by the Dem.
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:04:07pm |
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:04:15pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
As some in here know, my oldest boy is in Army bootcamp and he wrote to me about his room-mate that does'nt get any letters from his family because they don't support his choice of joining the military and he lays in his bunk at night crying when he thinks the others are asleep......poor kid.
I write (2) letters a week to my son and I'm ready to start writing to this poor kid.When I served in the Army and did'nt get any mail, I always walked away feeling a little sad, like nobody cared and I was all alone.
sorry for the long rant, but I had to tell someone about this.
I agree with the others on this thread - email me his info - I'll write him and other people I know will too.
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Geepers Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:04:19pm |
kiwidoc (#149),
I sent this to Charles, not realizing there was an open thread....Watching the impending economical "catastrophe," I was struck with the memory of a more natural "catastrophe." A while back, Yellowstone National Park lost a huge portion of it's land and trees to fire...a crisis, if you will. I remember everyone claiming that the park would never be the same. The smart people (actual scientist...very similar to actual economist) knew that out of the destruction new life would arise and not only restore the park to it's former majesty, but provide the environment for even more growth and beauty. I can't help but think we could all learn a lesson from Mother Nature.
Well said.
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Born Again Republican Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:04:54pm |
re: #206 Rollcast
How furious are all of us that the &*&%$@ White House hung the Congressional GOP out to dry in all of this?
My God, can you imagine what complete control of Congress and White House by the Dems is going to mean? We're getting the first course now...
I watched a 2004 video of the Democrats in their own words covering up the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac scam that caused our economic crisis while the Republicans were hitting them hard with the facts of the trouble these companies were heading for. The Democrats blocked them from getting anything done.
They have been in complete control for a loooonnnng time!
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Killian Bundy Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:05:03pm |
re: #267 galloping granny
I'll want to see the text they vote on. It is a full 11 hours and 7 minutes before 8 am tomorrow. Lots can be added and subtracted in that time.
/Pelosi said, on the TV, that was the final version, posted online for everyone to read, period
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runrabbitrun Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:05:12pm |
re: #274 taxfreekiller
The Huckabee band is way the helo out of tune ,and this singer,
he can not sing one bit.... gee ... that is bad....!
I'm not surprised to see Huck doing a musical comedy show - to me the man and his candidacy was always a bit of a joke.
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reine.de.tout Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:05:21pm |
re: #232 Alouette
I have a ton of kosher recipes. Click on the "Contact us" link at the bottom of the Zionist Mall.
check your e-mail~!
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Wishing Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:05:22pm |
re: #326 jorline
Just got it at Amazon for 12.39 (plus shipping of course). Thanks again!
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:05:32pm |
re: #285 Maximu§
Ill see what I can do Granny. It amazes me how cruel people can be.
One thing Maximus. The young man would probably be VERY embarrassed if he knew your son knew he was crying in his pillow. Better your son should just give you the kid's name. All of the rest of the address information will be identical to your son's - unless they want his military ID number on the mail, but I don't recall that being the case. Let the kid be surprised and remain mystified.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:05:42pm |
re: #282 stevieray
Its sad when Bill Clinton is willing to place the blame on himself and congressional democrats, but GWB won't.
Bill Clinton actually a more honorable man than GWB? shudder but dammit, it's starting to look that way
My dad says that Bill Clinton is just a whole lot smarter than GWB
also says GWB's being a moron is why he was so easily steamrolled by Paulson et al (most of whom are Goldman Sachs alumni) into jumping on board the 700 billion slush fund for wall street bankers
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:05:53pm |
re: #306 yenta-fada
I know a little more than nothing, and nowhere near all, about this subject.
This entire subject is over my pay grade, but, since I am being asked to pay for it, I have to form an opinion. My take on the dollar is that it is no different than any other fiat currency, and therefore subject to failures. I know one thing for sure, debt is a bad thing to have. More so than ever.
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FloridaAnole Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:06:02pm |
re: #259 funky chicken
Absolutely furious. 100% furious. surely Bush isn't just letting his personal anger at McCain motivate him to hand the WH to Obama, and the congress to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi in even stronger majorities?
Paulson's behavior has been shameful, as has GW Bush's....for at least a week. And I'm despairing of coming up with a good reason for it.
Afraid it's a case of payback is a bitch. Remember the Old Mav has been thwarting GWB for 8 straight years, apparently angry that Bush took the nomination away from him; (he blamed Bush for some activity by some overzealous groups in the South Carolina during the 2000 primary, and the result was McCain Feingold. Then there was the Gang of 14. These are but two examples.
Note Bush never said anything publicly to or about McCain over the whole period, but now he is apparently doing a little mavericking of his own.
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:06:05pm |
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:06:11pm |
re: #310 Dianna
It never surprises me.
I have several other people I'm writing to, but I guess I could add him. I'll blue my nic. Just drop me a line.
Ok princess, I have a list and if the kid wants mail, Ill send out the address's.
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looking closely Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:06:17pm |
re: #331 Geepers
The problem is, nobody wants to wait 20+ years for the beautiful natural economic recovery that would happen without a bailout!
Put more simply, boom-bust cycles may be natural, but they still suck.
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Dave the..... Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:06:18pm |
File this under liberal hyprocrasy.
Got up early this morning....put on gospel music program on local non-profit radio. The one of the hosts is a pastor at a local Baptist church. Radio station is non-profit....tax exempt. They spent much program campaigning for Obama. Telling how we have to get him elected. Need to get registered to vote. How to get rides to the polls. Etc. I really don't have a problem with this.....but if this were a white conservative Republican doing the same thing.....
Then I open up my paper. They have a NYT store on McCain ties to gambling concerns. Hmmm, for years, those of us on the right have been wondering why we don't see stories on how Big Trible Gaming controls the Democratic party. It's amazing how it's only a story when one side does it.
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n in wi Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:06:22pm |
re: #322 galloping granny
Sorry, I didn't think of that. How do you "blue your nic?"
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:06:30pm |
Good evening.
So far the Plan seems to be having the intended effect:
ASIA MARKETS
Financials rise after U.S. bailout plan unveiled
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets advanced early Monday on financials such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, as details of the U.S. government's $700 billion financial rescue plan were unveiled.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 Average gained 1% to 12,008.48 and the broader Topix index climbed 0.7% to 1,155.33.
South Korea's Kospi advanced 0.8% to 1,488.09 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 1% to 4,953.80, while New Zealand's NZX 50 index climbed 0.8% to 3,214.27.
In other news, the Bears are tied with the Eagles 7-7.
The one and only thing going for the Bears are they are going up against the only QB in the pros that I know of who is absolutely incapable of reading a blitz. Maybe the Bears defense can score a couple of times on picks.
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Basho Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:06:46pm |
re: #198 rawmuse
Forgive me if I give the jaundiced eye treatment when, suddenly, somebody burst on the scene and says we need 700 bil pronto, and no time for debate. I was born at night, but it was not last night.
Complaints that flooding the country with unskilled and undocumented immigrants are having a negative impact on society and the economy go unanswered. When pressed to build a fence people in government claim it is too expensive.
Complaints that good American jobs are going oversees go unanswered. When pressed they say the free-market will sort it out ignoring the fact that those countries are not free.
But the moment the wallets of the politicians and their lobbyists are in danger, suddenly they find the money, suddenly they care about the American's losing their jobs, suddenly the free-market can't sort it out. I'm with you. I feel like I'm getting scammed.
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solomonpanting Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:06:55pm |
#258 SharmutaFrom the yahoo story:
But Democrats surrendered other cherished goals: letting judges rewrite bankrupt homeowners' mortgages and steering any profits gained toward an affordable housing fund.
I'm guessing that was the ACORN provision?
There is this provision in Section 110:
Assisstance to Homeowners:
In the case of a residential mortgage loan, modifications under paragraph one may include:
(A) reduction in interest rates;
(B) reduction of loan principle; and
(C) other similar modifications
No mention yet that I've seen of a housing fund, but haven't read all.
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nyc redneck Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:06:58pm |
re: #261 galloping granny
get him out of there,
the 'new' wife you have never met, doesn't sound like she's all there.
i wouldn't trust her.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:07:18pm |
re: #328 mama winger
LOL - hi there jorline :)
My wife's Lutheran and comes from a large Swedish family. After high school she went to Sweden as an exchange student for a year...now fluent in the language, but she doesn't have anyone to speak it with...lol
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Mich-again Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:07:22pm |
re: #308 Maximu§
I'd like to send the kid some mail too. Please include me in that e-mail list if you get his contact information.
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Catttt Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:07:31pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
As some in here know, my oldest boy is in Army bootcamp and he wrote to me about his room-mate that does'nt get any letters from his family because they don't support his choice of joining the military and he lays in his bunk at night crying when he thinks the others are asleep......poor kid.
I write (2) letters a week to my son and I'm ready to start writing to this poor kid.When I served in the Army and did'nt get any mail, I always walked away feeling a little sad, like nobody cared and I was all alone.
sorry for the long rant, but I had to tell someone about this.
Check this out - Soldiers Angels
I have a friend at work who adopted a soldier, which is how I learned about it. You can adopt a soldier - sending him/her a letter or card a week and one or two care packages per month. You can also submit a soldier for adoption. Of course, this also includes Airmen, Sailors, and Marines.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:07:45pm |
re: #327 n in wi
that is 100% accurate, he also buys good quality companies that sometimes go unnoticed. Coke -cola and Dairy Queen may not be sexy businesses but they sell a lot of stuff and make gobs of money from it
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:07:53pm |
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babes Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:07:58pm |
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:08:17pm |
re: #338 galloping granny
One thing Maximus. The young man would probably be VERY embarrassed if he knew your son knew he was crying in his pillow. Better your son should just give you the kid's name. All of the rest of the address information will be identical to your son's - unless they want his military ID number on the mail, but I don't recall that being the case. Let the kid be surprised and remain mystified.
Ill keep that in mind, you know some of the meanest people I know of are family members.
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legalpad Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:08:19pm |
re: #285 Maximu§
I would be glad to write him. One of my sons was in Iraq a year and re-upped for another. Another of my sons is in Special Forces and will be running missions out of Germany to Iraq and Afghanistan. I have assisted many of their battle buddies in many ways.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:08:36pm |
re: #318 rain of lead
Granny,
Oh I know.
this book has seen much work, creased corners, grease stains,
notes here and there... was much discussion about seeing a new wife
learning to teach herself to be a good cook for her husband and family
My mother learned to cook out of the 1947 version, blue and white plaid cover with a perfect imprint of the stove burner in black on the back. One of my best childhood memories. Dad wanted to keep her copy, so we girls have hunted up copies of our own - and replaced them a couple of times because finding one that has not been through the mill is rare indeed.
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reno911 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:08:37pm |
Now, legal plunder can be committed in an infinite number of ways. Thus we have an infinite number of plans for organizing it: tariffs, protection, benefits, subsidies, encouragements, progressive taxation, public schools, guaranteed jobs, guaranteed profits, minimum wages, a right to relief, a right to the tools of labor, free credit, and so on, and so on. All these plans as a whole—with their common aim of legal plunder—constitute socialism.
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Ojoe Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:09:02pm |
Above all venal politics.
BBL, maybe tomorrow.
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snopercod Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:09:29pm |
I see that the House Republicans have caved. I'm shocked...shocked, I tell you.
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reine.de.tout Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:09:38pm |
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babes Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:09:40pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
Does this guy have an email? - Lizards are very very good with email.
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:09:54pm |
re: #347 3 wood
Hi 3 Wood.
Brewers made the playoffs today. It seemed like The Cubs couldn't lose even if they tried, until Braun hit that home run in the 8th. That CC Sabathia is something, eh?
Good for the Brew Crew. Now we will demolish them after we get done wiping the floor with the Dodgers.
I see the White Sox still have White Knuckles. Good luck to you tomorrow.
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:10:57pm |
re: #360 legalpad
I would be glad to write him. One of my sons was in Iraq a year and re-upped for another. Another of my sons is in Special Forces and will be running missions out of Germany to Iraq and Afghanistan. I have assisted many of their battle buddies in many ways.
God bless your fine family and keep them safe from all harm.
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Basho Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:11:10pm |
re: #363 taxfreekiller
The two party evil money cult members do not have the guts to stand up to them, but they all should be fearful of, "We the People" because we have had it with the f'n lies and fraud.
Amen to that.
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:11:14pm |
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Wyatt Earp Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:11:20pm |
Thank God there are only 103 of me. That could have gotten really ugly.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:11:29pm |
re: #335 runrabbitrun
I'm not surprised to see Huck doing a musical comedy show - to me the man and his candidacy was always a bit of a joke.
I watched his show last night. I thought that he had some interesting guests and did a decent job as a host. Different and low key. The music wasn't "professional" but it was one song from a pick up band of other Fox employees. Not bad. Everything doesn't always have to be polished to be real.
I'll watch Huck again.
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n in wi Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:11:43pm |
re: #347 3 wood
Good evening.
So far the Plan seems to be having the intended effect:
ASIA MARKETS
Financials rise after U.S. bailout plan unveiled
In other news, the Bears are tied with the Eagles 7-7.The one and only thing going for the Bears are they are going up against the only QB in the pros that I know of who is absolutely incapable of reading a blitz. Maybe the Bears defense can score a couple of times on picks.
It's attitudes like that that can get one thrown off the ESPN pre-game show.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:11:47pm |
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:12:07pm |
re: #359 Maximu§
Ill keep that in mind, you know some of the meanest people I know of are family members.
That is the absolute truth.
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:12:12pm |
re: #306 yenta-fada
If you can ignore the overnight disappearance of Lehman Brothers, the problems of AIG, the Washington Mutual debacle, Fannie and Freddie, maybe you need to start reading the business sections. Or the front pages beyond the large print.
Agreed.
I knew we were in very deep stuff when AIG got wobbly. That was when the real action should have been taken.
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:12:20pm |
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:12:41pm |
re: #368 babes
Does this guy have an email? - Lizards are very very good with email.
Probably not while he is in basic.
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:12:50pm |
re: #351 jorline
My wife's Lutheran and comes from a large Swedish family. After high school she went to Sweden as an exchange student for a year...now fluent in the language, but she doesn't have anyone to speak it with...lol
We Swedes make some of the worst food known to mankind.
I'll be happy to prove it in the upcoming cookbook. :)
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:13:01pm |
Bears just recovered a fumble and scored.
14 - 7, Bears.
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:13:05pm |
re: #368 babes
Does this guy have an email? - Lizards are very very good with email.
Their in bootcamp, no email or cell phones, but my son said they let him walk to Catholic Mass on his own last Sunday.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:13:15pm |
re: #360 legalpad
I would be glad to write him. One of my sons was in Iraq a year and re-upped for another. Another of my sons is in Special Forces and will be running missions out of Germany to Iraq and Afghanistan. I have assisted many of their battle buddies in many ways.
Please thank your sons for their service for me, legalpad. You're truly blessed to have two fine sons.
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yenta-fada Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:13:27pm |
re: #327 n in wi
Agreed that Warren Buffet is always rooting for Warren Buffet. That does not mean he is incapable of analyzing the financial health of a particular business. Obama is a jerk who can't remember what he said three minutes ago. I believe NOTHING that he says. However, the dollar is propped up by debt & the confidence of the world that it is still THE reserve currency. The financial geniuses in government, Wall Street, and the SEC and bond regulators who created this mess are realizing that they do not know how to fix it. Again, there's plenty of time for blame. However there are real and international fires springing up every hour. The U.S. is doing its best to hold the ship together as fast as possible. Of course it is not good legislation. Who comes up with good legislation overnight in a crisis?
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:13:47pm |
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:14:13pm |
re: #383 3 wood
Bears just recovered a fumble and scored.
14 - 7, Bears.
I can't take much more of this 'winning' stuff. I ain't used to it.
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BlueCanuck Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:14:22pm |
re: #382 mama winger
We Swedes make some of the worst food known to mankind.
I'll be happy to prove it in the upcoming cookbook. :)
But, but, but, what about swedish meatballs?
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Rollcast Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:15:01pm |
re: #259 funky chicken
Absolutely furious. 100% furious. surely Bush isn't just letting his personal anger at McCain motivate him to hand the WH to Obama, and the congress to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi in even stronger majorities?
Paulson's behavior has been shameful, as has GW Bush's....for at least a week. And I'm despairing of coming up with a good reason for it.
I wonder if it's just the fatigue of governing and apathy, and just feeling overwhelmed ("ya'll take care of it Hank").
We're taking a whoopin' on this, with Barney the Frank outgassing on the Tube and rewriting history to a clueless MSM. Will somebody please step up and set the &^%^$# record straight?
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:15:08pm |
re: #389 BlueCanuck
But, but, but, what about swedish meatballs?
I have a feeling they are originally from Norway.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:15:42pm |
re: #341 FloridaAnole
Afraid it's a case of payback is a bitch. Remember the Old Mav has been thwarting GWB for 8 straight years, apparently angry that Bush took the nomination away from him; (he blamed Bush for some activity by some overzealous groups in the South Carolina during the 2000 primary, and the result was McCain Feingold. Then there was the Gang of 14. These are but two examples.
Note Bush never said anything publicly to or about McCain over the whole period, but now he is apparently doing a little mavericking of his own.
Then Bush truly is a moron. McCain ran in 2000 on campaign finance reform, and Bush signed it into law. He could have vetoed it.
The Gang of 14 got Roberts and Alito through confirmation.
If Bush is doing payback, it's because McCain called him and Rumsfeld out starting back in 2004 because they were losing Iraq. Even Joe "partition plan" Biden was calling for more money/equipment for our troops and more aggressive stance over there in late 2004...Bush didn't pull his head out of his ass about Iraq until the loss of congress in 2006.
So if Bush is selfish, foolish, callow enough to toss the nation over to Obama, Reid, and Pelosi because McCain was right about Iraq a full 2 years before Bush dropped his "stay the course" rhetoric...well, screw him.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:15:45pm |
re: #389 BlueCanuck
But, but, but, what about swedish meatballs?
Hey Blue...good to see you tonight. How's everything in the far north.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:15:51pm |
re: #350 nyc redneck
get him out of there,
the 'new' wife you have never met, doesn't sound like she's all there.
i wouldn't trust her.
I don't. We're getting him out of there as quietly and underhandedly as we can without making waves or setting off alarm bells. We don't want to have to have a war over it if you know what I mean.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:16:21pm |
re: #382 mama winger
Mama W. you making the holiday trip down here to buy some goodies from the Swedish bakery on Clark St this year?
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:16:28pm |
re: #390 Rollcast
I am convinced that we are not being told all, or even half of the problem.
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Geepers Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:16:41pm |
looking closely (#344),
The problem is, nobody wants to wait 20+ years for the beautiful natural economic recovery that would happen without a bailout!Put more simply, boom-bust cycles may be natural, but they still suck.
I don't think the point of the post was "no bailout", rather that the panic-stricken doom-predictors are rarely right.
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BlueCanuck Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:16:55pm |
re: #393 jorline
Falling apart around the edges. At home right now with the crazy glue getting ready for work. Other then that I think things are okay.
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Bobibutu Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:16:57pm |
re: #382 mama winger
We Swedes make some of the worst food known to mankind.
I'll be happy to prove it in the upcoming cookbook. :)
I believe several of us had this discussion with you several years ago. ;-)
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capitalist piglet Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:17:04pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
Horrible. Is there anything any of us can do?
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Outrider Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:17:33pm |
re: #152 right_on_target
I think once this bailout gets signed and passed then the McCain campaign will get in high gear.
I agree. I also think once it is voted and passed then McCain will take the gloves off on the economic debate and lambaste Obama and the Democrats for their 2003 and 2004 failures as well as the continuation of the blind eye towards FMae and FMac. He went easy on Obama this last debate because he needed this to pass.
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yenta-fada Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:17:39pm |
re: #340 rawmuse
I'm an armchair economist, but I make my living at it. Not every currency in existence is backed only by debt. That's why you've seen money flow into the yen & the Swissie.
The U.S. dollar is not solvent. It relies on an influx of a billion dollars a day in foreign currencies to stay afloat. This is the part where Wile E. Coyote has run off the cliff and suddenly looks down to see that he is hanging in mid-air.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:18:24pm |
re: #398 BlueCanuck
Falling apart around the edges. At home right now with the crazy glue getting ready for work. Other then that I think things are okay.
I hope everything gets put back together.
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:19:44pm |
re: #370 mama winger
Hi 3 Wood.
Brewers made the playoffs today. It seemed like The Cubs couldn't lose even if they tried, until Braun hit that home run in the 8th. That CC Sabathia is something, eh?
Good for the Brew Crew. Now we will demolish them after we get done wiping the floor with the Dodgers.
I see the White Sox still have White Knuckles. Good luck to you tomorrow.
Yes, congrats to the Cubs and to the Brewers.
Thanks for the good wishes but my team does not deserve to be in the playoffs. They choked for a week.
By the way, I'd appreciate your prayers. I have a 2nd interview tomorrow for a possible new career level position (I retired from my previous career in August).
Pray that it goes well for me, please.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:19:55pm |
re: #387 Sharmuta
You know the answer, tfk.
[Link: www.youtube.com...]
You are certainly doing your part to spread the message! (I have sent it to everyone I know, and many, many people I don't. Oh, you're in my email log? Watch this!)
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:20:33pm |
re: #367 reine.de.tout
I cannot seem to email you. Can you send me an email that I can return?
My nic is blue.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:20:42pm |
The address to send stuff would be only name, unit, address.
No ID number required, because military ID is your social security number. Obviously you don't put that on your mail.
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:20:44pm |
re: #402 yenta-fada
Agreed. We have been living beyond our means for a long time. That alone hacks me off, since I live responsibly, pay my bills on time, and only borrow for major expenses, like a house. I even pay cash for my cars.
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:21:03pm |
re: #388 mama winger
I can't take much more of this 'winning' stuff. I ain't used to it.
Don't worry about it. Eagles just scored again.
Our good friend realwest, with all his health problems, would have put up a stronger defense.
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Born Again Republican Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:21:04pm |
Is it possible someone pulled a trigger for this crisis to explode now, before the elections? I believe this crisis was going to happen but the timing is just to beneficial to Obama to be coincidence.
Don't trust him and his ilk.
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Charles Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:21:12pm |
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:21:44pm |
re: #404 3 wood
Yes, congrats to the Cubs and to the Brewers.
Thanks for the good wishes but my team does not deserve to be in the playoffs. They choked for a week.
By the way, I'd appreciate your prayers. I have a 2nd interview tomorrow for a possible new career level position (I retired from my previous career in August).
Pray that it goes well for me, please.
I will pray for it, whether you tell me what the new position is or not!
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:21:50pm |
re: #404 3 wood
Yes, congrats to the Cubs and to the Brewers.
Thanks for the good wishes but my team does not deserve to be in the playoffs. They choked for a week.
By the way, I'd appreciate your prayers. I have a 2nd interview tomorrow for a possible new career level position (I retired from my previous career in August).
Pray that it goes well for me, please.
Good evening 3 wood. Best of luck to you tomorrow...knock'm dead.
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FrogMarch Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:22:11pm |
This is awesome awesome awesome.
McCain better get on it!
ad suggestions for McCain:
Pictures of Barney Frank and Chris “the senator from Countrywide” Dodd. Explain to voters that although the Democrats are saying this is all the fault of the Republicans not regulating, we’re in this $700 billion dollar mess because Democrats in Congress wanted Wall Street to hand money over to people who couldn’t afford these mortgages, and then these same Democrats wanted big donations from Fannie and Freddie. So they protected their financial friends and blocked regulation that might have stopped this disaster. The Clinton administration tried to stop them. The Bush administration tried to stop them. Alan Greenspan tried to stop them. Ben Bernanke tried to stop them. But no one could stop them. Now they’re saying its everyone’s fault but theirs. America: you don’t live in Barney Frank’s district and you don’t live in Chris Dodd’s state. You can’t vote them out of office. But you can vote against the Senator who voted with them and who wants to be President with your money. With Barney Frank in the House and Chris Dodd in the Senate, can you afford Barack Obama in in the White House?
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Dr. Shalit Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:22:14pm |
re: #14 taxfreekiller
If tfk were a leader of a country who wished ill to the U.S.A. Harry Reid and Nancy P. would be my dream team.
tfk -
For what? Instantaneous SURRENDER?
-S-
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:22:24pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
Got hall monitors? Alarm bells set up? NoDoz?
/You mean like 2 hours instead of 15 minutes, right? :)
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:22:31pm |
re: #344 looking closely
Good things come come to those who wait.......
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Sol Roth Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:22:35pm |
Searched for ACORN reference, none found.
Charles: crack open a couple of those Belgian brewskis and step away from the delete button.
One commentator in Japan calculated the 11.3 trillion deficit that proceeds from this nice addition will cost drag the economy by 10% of GDP.
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:22:49pm |
re: #395 chicagodudewhotrades
Mama W. you making the holiday trip down here to buy some goodies from the Swedish bakery on Clark St this year?
I might order online this year. Since my father in law ran over my mother in law last Christmas and killed her, we may tone down the festivities a bit this season. We always took the trip together. This year I think I may do it differently. We'll see.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:22:53pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
You really think your hamsters are ready?
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:22:55pm |
re: #405 cliffster
You are certainly doing your part to spread the message! (I have sent it to everyone I know, and many, many people I don't. Oh, you're in my email log? Watch this!)
I didn't get a sweetheart loan. Did you? My neighbors didn't. My folks didn't. My Aunties didn't. I'm pissed, and I'm going to keep linking that video.
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reno911 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:22:58pm |
Away with the whims of governmental administrators, their socialized projects, their centralization, their tariffs, their government schools, their state religions, their free credit, their bank monopolies, their regulations, their restrictions, their equalization by taxation, and their pious moralizations!
And now that the legislators and do-gooders have so futilely inflicted so many systems upon society, may they finally end where they should have begun: May they reject all systems, and try liberty; for liberty is an acknowledgment of faith in God and His works.
This "bailout" will make the problem worse.
Our elected leaders are lying to us, they don't have a clue.
The only solution is Economic Liberty, less government interference in the Free Market.
If you support government intervention in the current "crisis", then you are, by definition, a socialist. Socialists are not bad people, just ignorant of human nature.
This is how democracies end, and fascism begins.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:23:08pm |
re: #349 solomonpanting
(A) reduction in interest rates;
(B) reduction of loan principle; and
(C) other similar modifications
I've never missed a mortgage payment. Bought a house I could afford (knock on wood). Can I get ABorC?
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lewisge Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:23:17pm |
I just read through the draft of the bailout bill.
As someone who spent years dutifully paying off their mortgage and carefully managing credit, sections 109 and 110 just turn my stomach.
Also, the Oversight Board is anything BUT independent. It is the fox guarding the hen house. It is the same cast of characters who created this mess in the first place. Again… it is nauseating.
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runrabbitrun Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:23:24pm |
re: #375 galloping granny
I'll watch Huck again.
I'll admit I didn't give the enterprise a fair chance - it just seemed too weird and unsettling to me, even the concept of a recently retired Presidential candidate so soon turning to what I feared expected would be club-style entertainment. But now I'm learning that the show was more subtle than that; personal political commentary & advice in a patriotic, country style. I'll try to give 'Huckabee' another shot, but I kinna say I'll be able to hang in there when I recall some of his compassionate conservative and evangelical-right views.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:23:24pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
That could be scary, but make for an interesting evening...a lot of dirty socks.
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:23:26pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
A lot of sock puppets.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:23:27pm |
re: #404 3 wood
Yes, congrats to the Cubs and to the Brewers.
Thanks for the good wishes but my team does not deserve to be in the playoffs. They choked for a week.
By the way, I'd appreciate your prayers. I have a 2nd interview tomorrow for a possible new career level position (I retired from my previous career in August).
Pray that it goes well for me, please.
You're top of my list.
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:23:53pm |
re: #404 3 wood
By the way, I'd appreciate your prayers. I have a 2nd interview tomorrow for a possible new career level position (I retired from my previous career in August).
Pray that it goes well for me, please.
Will do, 3 Wood. All the best things should come your way.
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Dr. Shalit Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:24:10pm |
re: #382 mama winger
We Swedes make some of the worst food known to mankind.
I'll be happy to prove it in the upcoming cookbook. :)
Mamma -
Lutfisk, lutfisk, TAK SKAL DU HA! That is all.
-S-
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nyc redneck Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:24:13pm |
re: #394 galloping granny
I don't. We're getting him out of there as quietly and underhandedly as we can without making waves or setting off alarm bells. We don't want to have to have a war over it if you know what I mean.
yes,
safely and quickly.
stealth removal and then don't look back.
i bet your dad will heave a sigh of relief once he gets sprung.
(the situation sounds untenable as it is)
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Sol Roth Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:24:14pm |
re: #292 Sharmuta
It's in Section 106
ø(A) 65 percent shall be deposited into the
2 Housing Trust Fund established under section
3 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Regu4
latory Reform Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568);
5 and¿
6 ø(B)
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:24:15pm |
re: #400 capitalist piglet
Horrible. Is there anything any of us can do?
Hi Piggy, I made a list of interested parties and wrote a letter to my son asking him the best way to approach it. I'm sure not going to post the kids name and address in an open forum. Matt did tell me he's a good guy, but his entire family dis-owned him for joining the Army.
Breaks my heart to hear stories like that. My boy is flooded with letters, because we love and support him.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:24:18pm |
re: #422 mama winger
I might order online this year. Since my father in law ran over my mother in law last Christmas and killed her, we may tone down the festivities a bit this season. We always took the trip together. This year I think I may do it differently. We'll see.
Are you serious? ? ?
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solomonpanting Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:24:35pm |
The Palin smear machine grinds forward:
AP Investigation: Palin got zoning aid, gifts
When Palin needed to sell her house during her last year as Wasilla mayor, she got the city to sign off on a special zoning exception — and did so without keeping a promise to remove a potential fire hazard.
She gladly accepted gifts from merchants: A free "awesome facial" she raved about in a thank-you note to a spa. The "absolutely gorgeous flowers" she received from a welding supply store. Even fresh salmon to take home.
Where's the $90,000 in the freezer?
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legalpad Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:24:48pm |
re: #385 jorline
Please thank your sons for their service for me, legalpad. You're truly blessed to have two fine sons.
Thank you so much.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:24:54pm |
re: #374 Wyatt Earp
Thank God there are only 103 of me. That could have gotten really ugly.
Cool! There are only 17 of me.
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Metal Man Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:25:00pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
Just a thought to break the ice with this young man. Attach a couple of pages of gathered thoughts/letters from the lizards your son can share with the whole group (this young man specifically).
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Suzette Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:25:08pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
Good idea! We might see what the moonbats throw at us. Not to mention we will probably get some great Lizards to boot. :)
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goddessoftheclassroom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:25:10pm |
re: #392 funky chicken
Then Bush truly is a moron. McCain ran in 2000 on campaign finance reform, and Bush signed it into law. He could have vetoed it.
The Gang of 14 got Roberts and Alito through confirmation.
If Bush is doing payback, it's because McCain called him and Rumsfeld out starting back in 2004 because they were losing Iraq. Even Joe "partition plan" Biden was calling for more money/equipment for our troops and more aggressive stance over there in late 2004...Bush didn't pull his head out of his ass about Iraq until the loss of congress in 2006.
So if Bush is selfish, foolish, callow enough to toss the nation over to Obama, Reid, and Pelosi because McCain was right about Iraq a full 2 years before Bush dropped his "stay the course" rhetoric...well, screw him.
I don't believe that's true of President Bush.
He may be making a bad choice, but I'll never believe it's for "pay back.:
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Basho Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:25:21pm |
For a long time I've been hearing stories about how the Chinese owns much of America's debt and how that can cause problems. I normally tune out these stories because this is a side of economics and politics that I have no interest or understanding in. Then one day I heard one of those faux conservatives (the ones that cheer illegal immigration and other left-wing causes disguised in conservative economics) talking about how there is nothing at all to worry about. That the Chinese can't really do anything with that debt.
So, my question to someone who is smarter and better informed on this than me: Does the US debt that China own cause us any problems? And if so, will this bailout end up strengthening China?
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:25:22pm |
re: #412 Born Again Republican
I think this has become too big and global to have been planned or triggered. Remember, the whole sub-prime thing first hit over a year ago. besides, I don't see how any 1 political party would benefit more then the other from this
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Wishing Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:25:23pm |
re: #421 funky chicken
You got it 3 wood! I hope they BEG you to sign on!
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Catttt Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:25:29pm |
I think Bob Beckel has had his sense of humor surgically removed. Maybe it happened after the embarrassing incident with the personal check.... (meow)
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Outrider Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:25:40pm |
re: #186 reine.de.tout
Hello, Jorline!
Thanks for the yummy recipes!
Anybody else?
Only have 3 that I found on the internet at Ploome's instigation.
Also need to know what people have hearted as faves - funnies and wisdom.
You maybe need a pork loin/cranberry sauce recipe? Cooked in a crock pot with cranberries and a sauce made from the juices/drippings? Sure can't say it's kosher though.
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:25:46pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
Hopefully their better than the last bunch!
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:25:52pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
Then, let the troll hunt game begin!
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Bobibutu Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:26:05pm |
re: #426 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I've never missed a mortgage payment. Bought a house I could afford (knock on wood). Can I get ABorC?
Hahahahahah - NO! you don't qualify.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:26:09pm |
re: #424 Sharmuta
I didn't get a sweetheart loan. Did you? My neighbors didn't. My folks didn't. My Aunties didn't. I'm pissed, and I'm going to keep linking that video.
I wish we had more youtube.com of Christopher Dodd and Nancy Pelosi waxing populist back in 2003 when the GOP wanted to cut off the subprime madness, then scolding the Republicans a few days ago for "not standing up to wall street" and causing all this.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:26:19pm |
re: #437 Maximu§
Hi Piggy, I made a list of interested parties and wrote a letter to my son asking him the best way to approach it. I'm sure not going to post the kids name and address in an open forum. Matt did tell me he's a good guy, but his entire family dis-owned him for joining the Army.
Breaks my heart to hear stories like that. My boy is flooded with letters, because we love and support him.
It breaks my heart too. As parents we should be moving heaven and earth to raise our children to be able to make their own decisions and then to take responsibility for the decisions they make. And once you've done that you have to get the hell out of the way and let them fly - even if they make decisions you don't like or fall flat on their faces.
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Wyatt Earp Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:26:28pm |
re: #442 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Cool! There are only 17 of me.
But none exactly like you. My luck, the other 102 of me are Obama-loving libtards.
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:26:30pm |
re: #434 Dr. Shalit
Mamma -
Lutfisk, lutfisk, TAK SKAL DU HA! That is all.
-S-
LOL -
that is enough- hahaha
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goddessoftheclassroom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:26:52pm |
re: #404 3 wood
Yes, congrats to the Cubs and to the Brewers.
Thanks for the good wishes but my team does not deserve to be in the playoffs. They choked for a week.
By the way, I'd appreciate your prayers. I have a 2nd interview tomorrow for a possible new career level position (I retired from my previous career in August).
Pray that it goes well for me, please.
{3 wood}
I'll add you to my prayers; let us know how it goes!
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:26:54pm |
re: #436 Sol Roth
Sure you're reading the current proposal?
[Link: financialservices.house.gov...]
I don't see that in section 106.
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Fat Jolly Penguin Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:26:59pm |
re: #442 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Cool! There are only 17 of me.
Only 24 of me, but there are 2,605,445 with my first name and 2,870 with my last name.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:27:52pm |
re: #443 Metal Man
Just a thought to break the ice with this young man. Attach a couple of pages of gathered thoughts/letters from the lizards your son can share with the whole group (this young man specifically).
Or have your son send you the names of everyone in his basic training platoon and we will just adopt the lot of them. That way no one will stand out. He can always asterisk the special one.
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:27:54pm |
re: #440 A Kiwi Infidel
.....more like self adopted...i spend a few months there each year on my friend's farm...hope to retire there...it is the best place in the universe!
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:27:55pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
Is this the LGF equivalent of a Air Raid siren?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:28:01pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
Make everybody promise to not "sock puppet" the crap out of ya!
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:28:10pm |
re: #438 galloping granny
Are you serious? ? ?
Oh yes. He backed over her in the driveway in a snowstorm. He had no business driving that day.
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:28:21pm |
re: #436 Sol Roth
In fact- I searched the entire document for "Housing Trust Fund" and it didn't come up.
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Geepers Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:28:22pm |
solomonpanting (#439),
The Palin smear machine grinds forward:AP Investigation: Palin got zoning aid, gifts
A free "awesome facial" she raved about in a thank-you note to a spa. The "absolutely gorgeous flowers" she received from a welding supply store.
Truly pathetic.
You'd think the AP would be embarrassed to even print that.
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reine.de.tout Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:29:05pm |
re: #450 Outrider
You maybe need a pork loin/cranberry sauce recipe? Cooked in a crock pot with cranberries and a sauce made from the juices/drippings? Sure can't say it's kosher though.
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Noam Sayin' Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:29:19pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
That probably won't be inviting too much trouble this close to the election.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:29:19pm |
re: #466 mama winger
Oh yes. He backed over her in the driveway in a snowstorm. He had no business driving that day.
That's horrible.
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goddessoftheclassroom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:29:24pm |
re: #466 mama winger
Oh yes. He backed over her in the driveway in a snowstorm. He had no business driving that day.
{mama winger}
I did not know that. I'm so sorry.
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:29:24pm |
re: #455 galloping granny
Funny you should say that, my 19 yr old daughter is going through that stage, socialising with people that I am not necessarily happy with, but, as I say to my wife, we have invested 19 years in teaching and upbringing and she has to make these life decisions, we must just pray that she makes the right choices. And be there when she needs us, always.
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Moe Katz Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:29:28pm |
re: #466 mama winger
Oh yes. He backed over her in the driveway in a snowstorm. He had no business driving that day.
How awful. It must be a terrible time for him.
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Sol Roth Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:29:38pm |
re: #402 yenta-fada
I'm an armchair economist, but I make my living at it. Not every currency in existence is backed only by debt. That's why you've seen money flow into the yen & the Swissie.
The U.S. dollar is not solvent. It relies on an influx of a billion dollars a day in foreign currencies to stay afloat. This is the part where Wile E. Coyote has run off the cliff and suddenly looks down to see that he is hanging in mid-air.
The dollar is backed by the US government being able to tax the holy shit out of US citizens as much, and as many ways as Brandy Frank, (D) Taxachussetts can dream up.
Nothing is stopping you from taking your pile of cash and purchasing gold ingots, diamonds, silver or furry wombats either.
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LoFlyer Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:29:41pm |
Don't leave the door open more than a couple of hours, Charles and keep a sharp eye on the number of new sign-ins, I have no doubt some liberal blog would love to go to viral and flood us with trolls and mobies.....
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:29:52pm |
re: #469 reine.de.tout
Reine - I cannot access your email thru that link. Can you email me and I will reply? Thanks
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Wishing Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:30:02pm |
re: #460 Fat Jolly Penguin
Only 24 of me, but there are 2,605,445 with my first name and 2,870 with my last name.
hmm only 1 of me (first and last). I guess thats me. My 15 mins of fame
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:30:07pm |
re: #450 Outrider
You maybe need a pork loin/cranberry sauce recipe? Cooked in a crock pot with cranberries and a sauce made from the juices/drippings? Sure can't say it's kosher though.
I have a kosher recipe from years ago - put a bag of sourkraut (drained) in the bottom of a casserole. Top with 8 large meatballs (or just hamburg balls.) Cover with a jar of whole berry cranberry sauce and a cup of barbecue sauce. Sounds terrible but it is wonderful on a cold night and easy enough for a child to make.
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capitalist piglet Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:30:07pm |
re: #392 funky chicken
Then Bush truly is a moron...
So if Bush is selfish, foolish, callow enough to toss the nation over to Obama, Reid, and Pelosi because McCain was right about Iraq a full 2 years before Bush dropped his "stay the course" rhetoric...well, screw him.
I just want to say that I will be eternally grateful to President Bush for his diligence in not allowing a second 9/11 during his two terms as President of the United States. Pretty good for a "moron".
That is all.
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Egfrow Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:30:13pm |
This bailout bill must have been written by a team of Civil Rights Lawyers. It went of 3 pages to 108 pages in just 3 days. Section 112 on page 43, reads as follows;
SEC. 112. COORDINATION WITH FOREIGN AUTHORITIES AND CENTRAL BANKS.
The Secretary shall coordinate, as appropriate, with foreign financial authorities and central banks to work to ward the establishment of similar programs by such authorities and central banks. To the extent that such foreign financial authorities or banks hold troubled assets as a result of extending financing to financial institutions that have failed or defaulted on such financing, such troubled assets qualify for purchase under section 101.
This gives the Secretary the authority to pass these assets to a foreign bank of it's choice once the the property and holdings of the originating organization becomes insolvent. ie They can sell a in collapse completely to a foreign nation. This is unprecedented!
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:30:14pm |
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:30:19pm |
re: #462 kiwidoc
...assuming I can still get a visa if the "police state" wins...
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:30:26pm |
re: #441 legalpad
Thank you so much.
I had two soldiers in the restaurant on Friday, bought them both lunch and thanked them for their service. I do this whenever service men or women come in. A small gesture of thanks for their dedication to our county and keeping me and my family safe.
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Wyatt Earp Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:30:26pm |
re: #468 Geepers
solomonpanting (#439),
Truly pathetic.You'd think the AP would be embarrassed to even print that.
They would if they had a conscience.
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:30:45pm |
re: #462 kiwidoc
.....more like self adopted...i spend a few months there each year on my friend's farm...hope to retire there...it is the best place in the universe!
What part of NZ, mate? I am from Wanganui, the river city.
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:30:55pm |
re: #474 Moe Katz
How awful. It must be a terrible time for him.
Actually the whole thing seems kind of fuzzy to him now. He's 84. I suppose it is for the best that he is kind of foggy.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:31:03pm |
re: #422 mama winger
I might order online this year. Since my father in law ran over my mother in law last Christmas and killed her, we may tone down the festivities a bit this season. We always took the trip together. This year I think I may do it differently. We'll see.
what?
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:31:20pm |
re: #476 LoFlyer
Don't leave the door open more than a couple of hours, Charles and keep a sharp eye on the number of new sign-ins, I have no doubt some liberal blog would love to go to viral and flood us with trolls and mobies.....
I have every confidence he'll have bots looking out for bots.
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:31:37pm |
re: #349 solomonpanting
There is this provision in Section 110:
Assisstance to Homeowners:
In the case of a residential mortgage loan, modifications under paragraph one may include:
(A) reduction in interest rates;
(B) reduction of loan principle; and
(C) other similar modificationsNo mention yet that I've seen of a housing fund, but haven't read all.
I would like to see credit card companies be forced to lower intrest rates, just to give people a chance to pay off their debt. Its hard to pay down a card when they charging 21%. I wonder why this was'nt done on the "bailout" plan?
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FloridaAnole Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:31:39pm |
re: #439 solomonpanting
The Palin smear machine grinds forward:
AP Investigation: Palin got zoning aid, gifts
Where's the $90,000 in the freezer?
And is the AP going to investigate Bambi and his funky real estate deal with Rezko? A lot more money than the cost of a fish and a facial was involved, as I recall. Grrr!
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Dr. Shalit Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:31:45pm |
re: #442 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Cool! There are only 17 of me.
FBV -
For What it is Worth - Which May Well Be Nothing - I AM UNIQUE - in the USA per howmanyofme.com. WOW!
-S-
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:31:49pm |
re: #488 funky chicken
Yeah, kind of a freakish accident.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:31:56pm |
re: #473 A Kiwi Infidel
Funny you should say that, my 19 yr old daughter is going through that stage, socialising with people that I am not necessarily happy with, but, as I say to my wife, we have invested 19 years in teaching and upbringing and she has to make these life decisions, we must just pray that she makes the right choices. And be there when she needs us, always.
That is exactly right.
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:32:20pm |
re: #483 kiwidoc
ok...no more martinis...I just replied to myself....again...
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Florida Lady Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:32:25pm |
re: #468 Geepers
solomonpanting (#439),
Truly pathetic.
You'd think the AP would be embarrassed to even print that.
You'd think researching the BHO Chicago money machine politics would m ake for a much more interesting story . . . nah
/do I need to?
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:32:30pm |
re: #483 kiwidoc
...assuming I can still get a visa if the "police state" wins...
Ah ha, so keeping up with the polls? I am praying that Aunty Helen has done her dash.
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wright1 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:32:39pm |
re: #390 Rollcast
Absolutely furious. 100% furious. surely Bush isn't just letting his personal anger at McCain motivate him to hand the WH to Obama, and the congress to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi in even stronger majorities?
Paulson's behavior has been shameful, as has GW Bush's....for at least a week. And I'm despairing of coming up with a good reason for it.
I wonder if it's just the fatigue of governing and apathy, and just feeling overwhelmed ("ya'll take care of it Hank").
We're taking a whoopin' on this, with Barney the Frank outgassing on the Tube and rewriting history to a clueless MSM. Will somebody please step up and set the &^%^$# record straight?
I tend to agree with you - I do not understand why the Republicans appear to be capitulating. But then again, I watched 60 min. tonight and a variety of other analyst shows to glean what is at stake - it almost sounds like some kind of voodoo in a Y2K sort of way that if the Asian Markets open without a deal the entire financial world market will come crashing down. Now, I am a lawyer - not an economist but no one has explained this mess properly. There is a lot of smoke and yes a lot of mirrors but I am not getting much insight other than the mantra about the proverbial "Crisis in Confidence" which is a toxicity to be avoided apparently at all costs.
Also, this does not pass the stink test when of all f%#@ing people, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd are going to lead us into the light. I say be afraid - be very afraid. I think we are about to be fleeced.
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solomonpanting Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:32:41pm |
re: #468 Geepers
solomonpanting (#439),
Truly pathetic.
You'd think the AP would be embarrassed to even print that.
Yeah. What are we talking here: flowers, facial, fish.
I don't think they're capable of being embarrassed.
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rain of lead Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:32:43pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
oh hell yeah! do it do it do it do it
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:32:59pm |
re: #466 mama winger
Oh yes. He backed over her in the driveway in a snowstorm. He had no business driving that day.
Jesus Christ, thats terrible.
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Moe Katz Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:33:03pm |
re: #487 mama winger
Actually the whole thing seems kind of fuzzy to him now. He's 84. I suppose it is for the best that he is kind of foggy.
Indeed. A little cognitive impairment can be merciful.
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Dr. Shalit Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:33:12pm |
re: #450 Outrider
You maybe need a pork loin/cranberry sauce recipe? Cooked in a crock pot with cranberries and a sauce made from the juices/drippings? Sure can't say it's kosher though.
Outrider -
NOT KOSHER - AND - Very Tasty.
-S-
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Sol Roth Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:33:29pm |
re: #459 Sharmuta
Sure you're reading the current proposal?
[Link: financialservices.house.gov...]
I don't see that in section 106.
Maybe I'm reading an old one: [Link: www.foxnews.com...]
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:33:43pm |
re: #425 reno911
If you support government intervention in the current "crisis", then you are, by definition, a socialist. Socialists are not bad people, just ignorant of human nature.
We just do not have the time for anything else. With a quarter end coming in 2 days, the banks would have to write down hundreds of billions of "losses" due to the mark to market requirement (which I think is a mistake and Gingrich repeated my arguments on this almost word for word on TV this morning).
A quick way to help the situation would be for Cox at the SEC to waive the mark to market requirement, but I think he is just too plain dumb to understand that< I think. That would save hundreds of billions in this move.
But without this plan, the credit market would melt down. If you do not believe me, Warren Buffett told Congress exactly that last night on a late night phone call.
That is why some of the House Republicans have changed their position a bit.
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Bobibutu Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:33:48pm |
re: #481 Egfrow
This bailout bill must have been written by a team of Civil Rights Lawyers. It went of 3 pages to 108 pages in just 3 days. Section 112 on page 43, reads as follows;
This gives the Secretary the authority to pass these assets to a foreign bank of it's choice once the the property and holdings of the originating organization becomes insolvent. ie They can sell a in collapse completely to a foreign nation. This is unprecedented!
I don't have section or page on this but ...
The Pelosi summary also said the legislation will expand the range of firms that can sell troubled assets to the government to include pension plans, local governments and community banks serving “low- and middle-income families.”
Brrrrrrrrrrrrr
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:33:53pm |
re: #487 mama winger
wow. I assume he no longer drives even during perfect weather?
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:33:58pm |
re: #495 kiwidoc
ok...no more martinis...I just replied to myself....again...
It's Sunday Open, not Saturday!
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:34:23pm |
re: #443 Metal Man
Just a thought to break the ice with this young man. Attach a couple of pages of gathered thoughts/letters from the lizards your son can share with the whole group (this young man specifically).
Maybe Maximus can present the matter to his son that a bunch of us know he is in Basic and want to adopt him and his buddies and would they be amenable to that. . . .
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:34:47pm |
re: #486 A Kiwi Infidel
My friends lived in Te Awamutu and just moved to Morrinsville...one of my favorite rivers is the Waitapheta, just down the road from them! I've been to Wanganui several times...
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:35:18pm |
re: #506 3 wood
We just do not have the time for anything else. With a quarter end coming in 2 days, the banks would have to write down hundreds of billions of "losses" due to the mark to market requirement (which I think is a mistake and Gingrich repeated my arguments on this almost word for word on TV this morning).
A quick way to help the situation would be for Cox at the SEC to waive the mark to market requirement, but I think he is just too plain dumb to understand that< I think. That would save hundreds of billions in this move.
But without this plan, the credit market would melt down. If you do not believe me, Warren Buffett told Congress exactly that last night on a late night phone call.
That is why some of the House Republicans have changed their position a bit.
I'm actually amazed that it didn't meld down Friday...
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Born Again Republican Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:36:00pm |
re: #447 chicagodudewhotrades
Democrats benefit by this by reminding people of the hard times they have been blaming on Bush for years. McCain was building support in the polls and the electorial college. Then this crisis happens and loses it all.
It's a conspiracy theory, for sure.
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:36:01pm |
re: #511 kiwidoc
My friends lived in Te Awamutu and just moved to Morrinsville...one of my favorite rivers is the Waitapheta, just down the road from them! I've been to Wanganui several times...
Great spot, keep us in mind next time you are over.
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NBJ49 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:36:02pm |
I found this. Looks like Acorn is still in according to the comments
this is from the 25th so maybe it's been taken out
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:36:10pm |
re: #495 kiwidoc
ok...no more martinis...I just replied to myself....again...
And the problem with that is?
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:36:36pm |
re: #374 Wyatt Earp
Thank God there are only 103 of me. That could have gotten really ugly.
Hey, Wyatt, that was fun. Since (IIRC) you are in law enforcement, you will appreciate this story. I apparently have an evil doppelganger in CA. which is my state. Same first and last names, same birthday, same birth year, different middle name, different SSN. They picked me up on his warrant. I pointed out the different middle name, the cops said "We don't consider that exculpatory". I spent a day in the pokey while they ran my prints. Finally I was released. What a cluster fuck that was.
My result was 1197 guys with my name.
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guzziguy Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:36:55pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
Another source for caring mail here, Maximus. Nic is blue. Kid's welcome at the home of this Patriot Guard Rider any time.
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:36:56pm |
re: #514 A Kiwi Infidel
...as long as there a cold steiny in the fridge!
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Basho Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:37:20pm |
re: #512 doriangrey
I'm actually amazed that it didn't meld down Friday...
I have a feeling the bailout could be postponed week after week and it wouldn't melt down, though we'll be hearing story after story of how it will be just around the corner if nothing is done.
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legalpad Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:37:42pm |
re: #466 mama winger
Oh yes. He backed over her in the driveway in a snowstorm. He had no business driving that day.
Good Lord! How horrible for both of them.
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:37:48pm |
re: #517 doriangrey
...someone named Freud said that was a bad thing...?
...not the martinis...
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:38:15pm |
re: #505 Sol Roth
Maybe I'm reading an old one: [Link: www.foxnews.com...]
That is not the bill I have. I got my copy from here:
[Link: financialservices.house.gov...]
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:38:15pm |
re: #481 Egfrow
This bailout bill must have been written by a team of Civil Rights Lawyers. It went of 3 pages to 108 pages in just 3 days. Section 112 on page 43, reads as follows;
This gives the Secretary the authority to pass these assets to a foreign bank of it's choice once the the property and holdings of the originating organization becomes insolvent. ie They can sell a in collapse completely to a foreign nation. This is unprecedented!
I think what that actually says is that foreign banks doing business in the US are eligible for the bailout, not that the US can be sold off to foreign banks. Realwest or Lawhawk would have a definitive take on that.
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A Kiwi Infidel Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:38:23pm |
re: #520 kiwidoc
...as long as there a cold steiny in the fridge!
Steiny pure! If you like hunting deer, I may just be able to arrange an excursion, how about that!
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PSGInfinity Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:38:41pm |
re: #60 SpartanWoman
Yeah, he should go fuck himself!
No, he shouldn't - might have too much fun.
Here's what I'm thinking: a glass container, a brine mixture, 6" long nails, a baseball bat, and a hammer. Oh, and some K-Y Jelly. Some assembly and curing required. Takes about a week...
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:38:45pm |
re: #518 rawmuse
Hey, Wyatt, that was fun. Since (IIRC) you are in law enforcement, you will appreciate this story. I apparently have an evil doppelganger in CA. which is my state. Same first and last names, same birthday, same birth year, different middle name, different SSN. They picked me up on his warrant. I pointed out the different middle name, the cops said "We don't consider that exculpatory". I spent a day in the pokey while they ran my prints. Finally I was released. What a cluster fuck that was.
My result was 1197 guys with my name.
1,812 of me... Goodness I get around.... ;)
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:39:06pm |
re: #527 A Kiwi Infidel
do you hunt them with a knife? i've heard the stories....
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infidel Alan Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:39:18pm |
This text is from the Wall Street Journal website--I don't see ACORN or Housing Trust Fund in Sec. 106
17 SEC. 106. RIGHTS; MANAGEMENT; SALE OF TROUBLED AS
18 SETS; REVENUES AND SALE PROCEEDS.
19 (a) EXERCISE OF RIGHTS.—The Secretary may, at
20 any time, exercise any rights received in connection with
21 troubled assets purchased under this Act.
22 (b) MANAGEMENT OF TROUBLED ASSETS.—The Sec23
retary shall have authority to manage troubled assets pur24
chased under this Act, including revenues and portfolio
25 risks therefrom.
22
O:AYOAYO08C04.xml
1 (c) SALE OF TROUBLED ASSETS.—The Secretary
2 may, at any time, upon terms and conditions and at a
3 price determined by the Secretary, sell, or enter into secu4
rities loans, repurchase transactions, or other financial
5 transactions in regard to, any troubled asset purchased
6 under this Act.
7 (d) TRANSFER TO TREASURY.—Revenues of, and
8 proceeds from the sale of troubled assets purchased under
9 this Act, or from the sale, exercise, or surrender of war10
rants or senior debt instruments acquired under section
11 113 shall be paid into the general fund of the Treasury
12 for reduction of the public debt.
13 (e) APPLICATION OF SUNSET TO TROUBLED AS14
SETS.—The authority of the Secretary to hold any trou15
bled asset purchased under this Act before the termination
16 date in section 120, or to purchase or fund the purchase
17 of a troubled asset under a commitment entered into be18
fore the termination date in section 120, is not subject
19 to the provisions of section 120.
20 SEC. 107. CONTRACTING PROCEDURES.
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Wishing Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:39:18pm |
Why is there still a gas shortage here in the souh, anyone know?
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LoFlyer Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:39:41pm |
Yaaar, just as depressing as Mama's loss was my next door neighbor. He found his parents dead at their house, after the mini-van was left running (accidentally?) in the garage. They were both elderly and his mother's health was failing. I might make the same choice in their shoes. My next door neighbor commited suicide a year back leaving a wife and child. I fear his parents passing had a lot to do with his suicide. Poor Charles!
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mama winger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:39:59pm |
re: #508 funky chicken
wow. I assume he no longer drives even during perfect weather?
Yes. the police took away his license.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:40:00pm |
re: #513 Born Again Republican
Democrats benefit by this by reminding people of the hard times they have been blaming on Bush for years. McCain was building support in the polls and the electorial college. Then this crisis happens and loses it all.
It's a conspiracy theory, for sure.
He hasn't lost it all. don't let the propaganda fool you. And it is still a long time till November 4 you know. This "crisis" will be history by Wednesday, right on time for the Russian war ships to come barreling into our ocean and really heat things up. That one is McCain's ball game.
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:40:05pm |
re: #446 Basho
So, my question to someone who is smarter and better informed on this than me: Does the US debt that China own cause us any problems? And if so, will this bailout end up strengthening China?
Not that I'm smarter at all, but I've dealt with this.
Since China holds a lot of the debt,t hey have a vested interest in our doing well.
But at some point you dump out of a bad investment and try to save something of your investment.
Without the Plan being approved, I think China and everybody else would dump our debt like a bad habit.
First, we have got to get through this and stop the bleeding.
Then we have to change our spending habits as a government and as a society and live within our means.
We also have to get some one with some integrity (again I nominate taxfreekiller) to be the head of the SEC and start putting handcuffs on people who commit investment fraud.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:40:08pm |
re: #523 kiwidoc
...someone named Freud said that was a bad thing...?
...not the martinis...
No, he said it was a bad thing when you argue with yourself and loose... ;P
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:40:10pm |
Does the bail out bill contain any language eliminating the "must-lend-to-the-poor" requirements of the CRA... or are banks gonna still be required to make bad loans come Monday morning?
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:40:18pm |
re: #502 Maximu§
Please email the information on the trainee in your son's barracks to mama winger and a few others, so more of us can get it and send goodies.
I would certainly advise people to not mention where they got the idea that this young soldier might need a pick me up. Let it just be random acts of kindness....and goodies!
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Sol Roth Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:40:24pm |
re: #505 Sol Roth
Maybe I'm reading an old one: [Link: www.foxnews.com...]
Mine has the filename: O:AYOAYO08B94.xml
Your link has filename: O:AYOAYO08C04.xml
Not the same files. It looks like the Housing Trust language was removed in your version. I HOPE it's the later one that will be adopted.
Somehow, I think The Pelosi has "B94" waiting for stealth upload though.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:40:25pm |
re: #530 buzzsawmonkey
Might be very good, but it sounds like it would be difficult for everyone to stay upwind of everyone else after eating.
Oddly enough, no. Not at all.
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:40:30pm |
#510 galloping granny
re: #443 Metal Man
Just a thought to break the ice with this young man. Attach a couple of pages of gathered thoughts/letters from the lizards your son can share with the whole group (this young man specifically).
Maybe Maximus can present the matter to his son that a bunch of us know he is in Basic and want to adopt him and his buddies and would they be amenable to that. . . .
Thats exactly what I'm doing gg. The letter goes out tomarrow. OK, back to work, have to take out the trash.
PS: Go Bears!
cya all later
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gop_patriot Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:40:44pm |
re: #460 Fat Jolly Penguin
Only 24 of me, but there are 2,605,445 with my first name and 2,870 with my last name.
Just ONE of me, using my maiden name, and my full first name, not my nickname. And that's with just over 650,000 people with my first name; only 336 people in the entire country have my (maiden) surname. There are others with alternate spellings, but very few.
:)
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Metal Man Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:41:23pm |
re: #510 galloping granny
You are correct it is one of those things Maximus and his son would be the best judge on. Getting letters from strangers may be a bit awkward but a young man may not want to ask.
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:41:36pm |
re: #524 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Wow! What a fun story!
No, what a pain in the ass that was. Whenever I hear of parents giving their kids weird names, I say "go for it".
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FightingBack Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:41:43pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
Really? Have you forgotten #12 already?
(With greatest respect)
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mikeymom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:41:59pm |
sorry- these recipes are giving me agita--dont mix fruit with meat!
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jaunte Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:42:02pm |
re: #544 gop_patriot
That's interesting. I got a 336 count on my surname too.
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Outrider Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:42:02pm |
re: #479 galloping granny
I have a kosher recipe from years ago - put a bag of sourkraut (drained) in the bottom of a casserole. Top with 8 large meatballs (or just hamburg balls.) Cover with a jar of whole berry cranberry sauce and a cup of barbecue sauce. Sounds terrible but it is wonderful on a cold night and easy enough for a child to make.
Sounds like it needs a little red wine in it. Perhaps port?
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kansas Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:42:27pm |
re: #11 funky chicken
I'm still unclear why there has to be a deal. GW Bush is on board, the democrats who have majorities in both houses of congress are on board, so just take the thing in and have a vote.
Especially in the house, there's no filibuster. If it's such a crisis, and it's such a great plan, vote it through on the party line and get POTUS to sign it.
The Democrats have likely crafted a bill that will stick it to the Republicans. Notice Blinky kept saying the bill was online and made no reference to the contents of it. The other snakes just congratulated themselves and then waltzed off, so, just like when that liar Reid said there was a bill until McCain came to town, there likely is no bill that anyone can stomach, so when the Republicans gag the Democrats will blame them for the bill failing. The best thing that could happen for these turds is if the market tanked depression era style. Since the media is running cover, the stupid public won't realize that the Dems in the house don't need one Republican vote, and in the Senate need only 6 and since at least 6 Senate Republicans are really Democrats, they have thing in hand. Except if it works and the markets don't tank how can they blame McCain?
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:42:28pm |
re: #374 Wyatt Earp
Thank God there are only 103 of me. That could have gotten really ugly.
15 of me. I'll have none of it! Where are the other 14?
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:43:06pm |
re: #548 FightingBack
Really? Have you forgotten #12 already?
(With greatest respect)
Meh... Charles probably is just scheduling a bam hammer training session...
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:44:03pm |
re: #545 kiwidoc
i'll drink to that!
Don't bring up drinks to dorin at this time. He's pumped from the Charger win today...lol
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LoFlyer Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:44:11pm |
re: #535 mama winger
Yes. the police took away his license.
Sorry for your loss Mama, a tough time for you. I urge all LGF'ers to reach out to fellow lizards in time of need, I haven't seen a finer group of mates when the chips are down.....
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dry_heavz_4_alla Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:44:21pm |
Driveby Interjection ... Hannity just did an short lead-in expose on the Democrats' & Obama's connections to Fannie Mae. Hopefully he'll go into more depth and work in the Acorn and Ayers connection ("little c communist" plan to bring down capitalism by promoting and overwhelming the welfare state).
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:44:29pm |
re: #512 doriangrey
I'm actually amazed that it didn't meld down Friday...
Me too. I think the market gave them one more chance to get it done.
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gop_patriot Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:44:30pm |
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:44:35pm |
re: #374 Wyatt Earp
Thank God there are only 103 of me. That could have gotten really ugly.
There is only one of me. I am..... unique.
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runrabbitrun Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:44:42pm |
re: #401 Outrider
I agree. I also think once it is voted and passed then McCain will take the gloves off on the economic debate and lambaste Obama and the Democrats for their 2003 and 2004 failures as well as the continuation of the blind eye towards FMae and FMac. He went easy on Obama this last debate because he needed this to pass.
hey there outrider, I try to buy into those 'wait-and-see', feel-good Repub voter theories, but in fact they're they're 'feeling' more and more lame, even to a diehard righty like me, every week that passes.
Why in hell then, did the Dems, who needed bi-partisan Republican approval of the bill just as much or even more than Mac, feel free to attack and smear the Repubs at each chance they got, right from the start? Look, one of the reasons that it is easier for the Dems and their MSM friends to keep control of the narrative, and carry their bucketful of Big Lies into the mainstream IS because there is never any shortage of chutzpah on the left to scheme and trick their way to the top of the national news fold. The Dems don't wait for just the right moment to launch their negative memes.
Sorry if I'm beginning to sound sore about this, but it takes quick work to attack falsehoods before the myths take on a broader life of their own. And the lie travels halfway round the world before truth has time to put on its boots, etc.....
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:44:52pm |
re: #556 jorline
..I'm drinking because it's Sunday...and the Cowboys lost...
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goddessoftheclassroom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:44:57pm |
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Born Again Republican Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:45:03pm |
re: #536 galloping granny
Yeah, gotta remember also that McCain came from way behind to win the nomination. That is one dude you can't count out til all votes are counted.
Needed that little encouragement granny.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:45:20pm |
re: #546 Metal Man
You are correct it is one of those things Maximus and his son would be the best judge on. Getting letters from strangers may be a bit awkward but a young man may not want to ask.
I spent quite some few years as an Army wife. The guys love to get mail. You never want to single one out though as the poor forgotten slob who doesn't get mail. If we collectively just adopt the whole platoon and remember to pay a little bit of special attention to the kid with no mail, it will all be just fine.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:45:38pm |
re: #556 jorline
Don't bring up drinks to dorin at this time. He's pumped from the Charger win today...lol
Hey give me a break, it's not like my beloved chargers win all that damned often... I got to get my happy on when I can... ;)
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yenta-fada Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:45:42pm |
re: #447 chicagodudewhotrades
Thank you for saying what I've been trying to say in the most convoluted way. This bailout means a bailout for bankers & their unsecured creditors. On the other hand, there's no time to put someone who does not already belong to the "mob" in power.
[Link: www.rgemonitor.com...]
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Mich-again Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:45:55pm |
re: #563 kiwidoc
..I'm drinking because it's Sunday...and the Cowboys lost...
Ha. My team did not lose today. Bye week. Reason to celebrate!
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:45:59pm |
re: #561 Sharmuta
There is only one of me. I am..... unique.
Like a snowflake... *blink* *blinK* *blinK*
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:46:00pm |
re: #506 3 wood
We just do not have the time for anything else. With a quarter end coming in 2 days, the banks would have to write down hundreds of billions of "losses" due to the mark to market requirement (which I think is a mistake and Gingrich repeated my arguments on this almost word for word on TV this morning).
A quick way to help the situation would be for Cox at the SEC to waive the mark to market requirement, but I think he is just too plain dumb to understand that< I think. That would save hundreds of billions in this move.
But without this plan, the credit market would melt down. If you do not believe me, Warren Buffett told Congress exactly that last night on a late night phone call.That is why some of the House Republicans have changed their position a bit.
Great job, Brownie!
I heard Bob Brinker (?spell) on Moneytalk YELLING about Chris Cox last weekend and I think that mark to market rule....and about how Cox had eliminated something about 6 months ago that lead to this meltdown
While I doubt McCain was right about Andrew Cuomo, it appears his suggestion to fire Chris Cox was not off base. Kind of like when he said in December of 2004 that he had lost confidence in Don Rumsfeld.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:46:09pm |
re: #563 kiwidoc
..I'm drinking because it's Sunday...and the Cowboys lost...
Hey now...I'm in Texas and we're in morning at this time...drink
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:46:59pm |
re: #563 kiwidoc
..I'm drinking because it's Sunday...and the
Cowboys lostChargers won...
Heh heh heh.....
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LoFlyer Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:47:11pm |
re: #563 kiwidoc
..I'm drinking because it's Sunday...and the Cowboys lost...
I can understand perfectly, me' beloved Dawgs lost last night! Cheers!
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:47:20pm |
re: #568 doriangrey
Hey give me a break, it's not like my beloved chargers win all that damned often... I got to get my happy on when I can... ;)
Go for it dorin...you deserve to celebrate.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:47:23pm |
re: #549 mikeymom
sorry- these recipes are giving me agita--dont mix fruit with meat!
No fruit with meat? What kind of good Southern or French or German, Alsatian, Italian, Polish girl are you anyway? :)
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:48:01pm |
re: #572 cliffster
Like a snowflake... *blink* *blinK* *blinK*
Yeah but, uh- I'm just slightly less pure than the wind driven snow. Don't tell anyone.
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FloridaAnole Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:48:06pm |
re: #392 funky chicken
Then Bush truly is a moron. McCain ran in 2000 on campaign finance reform, and Bush signed it into law. He could have vetoed it.
The Gang of 14 got Roberts and Alito through confirmation.
If Bush is doing payback, it's because McCain called him and Rumsfeld out starting back in 2004 because they were losing Iraq. Even Joe "partition plan" Biden was calling for more money/equipment for our troops and more aggressive stance over there in late 2004...Bush didn't pull his head out of his ass about Iraq until the loss of congress in 2006.
So if Bush is selfish, foolish, callow enough to toss the nation over to Obama, Reid, and Pelosi because McCain was right about Iraq a full 2 years before Bush dropped his "stay the course" rhetoric...well, screw him.
I think also Bush is just exhausted after 8 years of unremitting hostility and criticism directed toward him, much of it unfair and unwarrented, and he may just be inclined to, er, distance himself from certain people, who have made a big point of distancing themselves from him. He may just have decided to let McCain run the show, and give him the opportunity to save the day. If McCain is the more capable of the two men, then everyone should be happy, instead of cursing Bush.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:48:11pm |
re: #577 LoFlyer
I can understand perfectly, me' beloved Dawgs lost last night! Cheers!
Dude, your Dawgs didn't just lose... DAAAAAAMMNN!
Sorry bout that
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:48:22pm |
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:48:45pm |
re: #577 LoFlyer
I can understand perfectly, me' beloved Dawgs lost last night! Cheers!
That was ugly in the first half. UGA was even looking for a place to hide.
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:48:52pm |
The Broncos didn't even phone in their game today.
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solomonpanting Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:49:11pm |
re: #539 stevieray
Does the bail out bill contain any language eliminating the "must-lend-to-the-poor" requirements of the CRA... or are banks gonna still be required to make bad loans come Monday morning?
SECTION 103
(6) providing financial assistance to financial
institutions, including those serving low- and moderate-income populations and other underserved communities,
I'm not sure if this means borrowers must meet certain standards.
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LoFlyer Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:49:15pm |
re: #582 cliffster
Dude, your Dawgs didn't just lose... DAAAAAAMMNN!
Sorry bout that
Crashed and burned, I got loaded last night! Arrrr!
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wright1 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:49:37pm |
re: #566 Born Again Republican
Yeah, gotta remember also that McCain came from way behind to win the nomination. That is one dude you can't count out til all votes are counted.
Needed that little encouragement granny.
I agree. But moreover, there are a lot of prospective "polled" voters who simply are not telling the truth. When the curtain is closed, many will vote for McCain because in their heart of hearts, Obama is too radical among other reasons, and McCain, has been tested beyond one's normal sensibilities. That is why John McCain and Sarah Palin are going to win. Let not your hearts be troubled.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:49:41pm |
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mikeymom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:49:53pm |
re: #579 galloping granny
lol--ukranian-polish here- and ive never liked fruit mixed with meat- sorry!
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Defogger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:49:55pm |
re: #374 Wyatt Earp
Thank God there are only 103 of me. That could have gotten really ugly.
There are 675 of me. :(
No wonder I can't think of anything original to say!
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:49:58pm |
re: #585 MandyManners
The Broncos didn't even phone in their game today.
I haven't seen that score...bad Mandy?
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sparrowlake Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:50:04pm |
re: #285 Maximu§
Ill see what I can do Granny. It amazes me how cruel people can be.
With all due respect, your son (and you) have only heard one side of the story. Is there a counselor or someone who can have a little chat with him and his parents?
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Geepers Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:50:16pm |
Sharmuta (#561),
There is only one of me. I am..... unique.
Well yeah. How many Sharmuta Smurf's could there possibly be?
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:50:37pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
Will you be issuing us long-termers with kevlar and nomex? Or shall I simply prepare a battery of Alice quotes?
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nyc redneck Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:50:41pm |
sometimes life seems so haphazard. you just have to stay true to your principles.
and trust and not waver.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:51:19pm |
re: #593 Defogger
There is a Jim Smith Society. Seriously, there must be...oh wait I can check! BRB.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:51:35pm |
this Bears-eagles game is better then I thought it would be. Bears are kinda a afterthought in the Chicago sports world right now, since the Cubs are doing well.
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pat Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:52:09pm |
Bush has failed to explain the mistakes that have led to this crisis, so by default, republicans are the cause. Bush has done a great deal to destroy the GOP. Immigration, prosecuting Republicans only, Iraq, and much else. Obama is now at 50%, a 6 point rise in 2 days. McCain needs to tell Palin to stop second guessing herself, and he needs new lines relevant to the day.
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godfrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:52:20pm |
Powerline has what looks like a nice side-by-side comparison of the bailout bill digestive process.
I'm still nauseated.
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Sharmuta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:52:23pm |
re: #596 Geepers
Interestingly enough- there is a "sharmutah" here but she's not a Smurf.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:52:27pm |
re: #596 Geepers
Sharmuta (#561),
Well yeah. How many Sharmuta Smurf's could there possibly be?
Speaking of which, I saw my avatar being used by someone else, today: Secret Squirrel.
Secret Squirrel is free to use my avatar, of course, but please note that I have no sock-puppet, and Secret Squirrel is not me.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:52:44pm |
re: #602 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
There is a Jim Smith Society. Seriously, there must be...oh wait I can check! BRB.
51,101 people with the name Jim Smith. I going to guess most of them are men.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:52:47pm |
re: #603 chicagodudewhotrades
this Bears-eagles game is better then I thought it would be. Bears are kinda a afterthought in the Chicago sports world right now, since the Cubs are doing well.
I think I saw Steve Bartman there on the 50 yard line 3 rows back..
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Mich-again Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:52:52pm |
re: #374 Wyatt Earp
Thank God there are only 103 of me. That could have gotten really ugly.
There are 6 with my name. And one of them is my dad and another is a cousin. But my first name is #1 on the list allegedly. Whoduthunkit.
Now. Who are those other three guys? hmm.
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guzziguy Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:52:59pm |
mikeymom,
I too can't think of one meat dish that's improved by the addition of fruit.
I like fruit. I like meat. Please don't cook them together.
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:53:02pm |
re: #588 solomonpanting
SECTION 103
(6) providing financial assistance to financial
institutions, including those serving low- and moderate-income populations and other underserved communities,I'm not sure if this means borrowers must meet certain standards.
They must donate to Dodd, Obama and Franks
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:53:25pm |
re: #586 buzzsawmonkey
You've never had duck stuffed with oranges?
Turkey! I stuffed the Thanksgiving bird last year with onion, orange, lemon, fresh thyme and sage. Then I loosened up all the skin on the breast and inserted an herb butter with more thyme & sage, and slid thin slices of orange and lemon up under the skin. That was the single best turkey I have ever cooked and we've been doing them that way since. (we cook a dozen or so a year - turkey is BIG here.)
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:53:33pm |
re: #539 stevieray
Does the bail out bill contain any language eliminating the "must-lend-to-the-poor" requirements of the CRA... or are banks gonna still be required to make bad loans come Monday morning?
Not that I know of, so that is a good point. That is something else that has to change.
Although I think the banks are so spooked that they will be making dang few mortgage deals for a while.
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pat Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:53:54pm |
re: #413 Charles
I'm toying with the idea of leaving LGF registration open for an extended period. Just to see who comes through the door.
Can't hurt. Try a 4 or 5 day period and see what happens.
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mikeymom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:53:59pm |
just wondering what other lizards thought about mandatory drivers tests for seniors over-say 80? my father in law-passed over now--could not walk w/out a walker--yet continued to drive in ny - couldnt turn his neck to see over his shoulder, etc- a real danger--what do you all think of mandatory tests over a certain age?
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:54:00pm |
re: #608 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
51,101 people with the name Jim Smith. I going to guess most of them are men.
The others live in San Francisco.
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runrabbitrun Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:54:16pm |
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seekeroftruth Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:54:18pm |
re: #314 looking closely
Do it.
Email the name and address. . .
I'll write him a letter.
I will too.
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eon Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:54:49pm |
re: #554 cliffster
15 of me. I'll have none of it! Where are the other 14?
According to that link, there are 531,163 people in the U.S. with my (real) first name (which is the 101st most popular for boys) and less than 336 with my (real) last name.
Put them together, and I'm like Tigger in Winnie the Pooh.
'Cause I'm the only one
In fact, it says there may be "one or less" of me. (?)
As Mr. Spock once said,
I am firmly convinced of my existence.
My screen-name (which was arrived at totally by accident, I might add) somehow seems weirdly appropriate now.
cheers
eon
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:55:14pm |
re: #609 cliffster
Yeah. thanks for that. It would be nice if the Cubs could win it all
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:55:20pm |
re: #616 mikeymom
I have a sudden vision of many white-haired and bald persons, with canes and walkers, wearing bandit masks.
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Beach Lover Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:55:34pm |
re: #442 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Uh, there are only 2 with my name in the US and I know the other one!
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:55:52pm |
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godfrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:56:03pm |
re: #604 pat
Obama looked measured, specific, and easy in the debate. If someone knew nothing about him, they might think he had something on the ball. The first debate was not at all great for McCain. He needs to get sharper and trot out more specifics as to his record. Palin needs to swallow the jitters and start going on the offensive. "This is no time to go wobbly."
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sandspur Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:56:08pm |
No Republican should vote for this bill. The Democrats are 90% of the reason we have the situation in the first place. If they want this bill, they have the majority vote. Republicans should make them own it.
If the bill passes, America becomes a shadow of its former self. The bill makes a mockery of every sacrifice made by the Founders to give birth to the idea that free men have the right to self-determination. Men starved and marched barefoot in the snow for this? I don't think so!
If the bill doesn't pass, America faces a long recession or depression that will rend us to the bone.
I am so damn mad, I can't stand it.
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mikeymom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:56:09pm |
re: #618 runrabbitrun
ok- thats an execption- just no orange sections in it!
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:56:29pm |
re: #595 sparrowlake
With all due respect, your son (and you) have only heard one side of the story. Is there a counselor or someone who can have a little chat with him and his parents?
This is the military, not high school. The young man is an adult. He will be treated as such. His parents are not part of the mission. The military will go out of their way to allow him to include his parents at graduation, to make sure they hear from him if they request to do so, to allow them to attend special holiday dinners on post when he is stationed in the US. They can have a blue flag to hang in their window. The chaplain will show up at the door if the kid gets injured or killed - unless he instructs the military not to do so or lists someone else as his next of kin. Counseling is not part of the package.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:56:35pm |
re: #620 eon
In fact, it says there may be "one or less" of me. (?)
Cogito, ergo sum. Keep telling yourself that.
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legalpad Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:56:49pm |
re: #484 jorline
I had two soldiers in the restaurant on Friday, bought them both lunch and thanked them for their service. I do this whenever service men or women come in. A small gesture of thanks for their dedication to our county and keeping me and my family safe.
My boys have encountered that all over the country; at airports, bus stations, merchants everywhere give them special discounts. It means a lot them. When I write them, I try to give them the emotional and mental ammunition to realize that they are warriors and that their life not only has meaning, but maybe more meaning than most; That we are with them in every way, even in death. I refer them to The Bible, Patton, Churchill, Bruce Lee, Shakespeare, and even "Klingons." God, I wish I could join them. If they get a chance to meet me, they know I am not kidding. I know lots of old guys who feel the same.
We are going to be at Fort Bragg this weekend. I should ask Maximus where his son is based.
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Mich-again Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:57:01pm |
I wish my property tax bill had a "marked to market" clause. We are paying property taxes based on a home value that I couldn't sell the house for now unless there was an oil well in the backyard.
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godfrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:57:06pm |
re: #628 sandspur
Almost makes you think this was engineered, eh?
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Defogger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:57:18pm |
re: #604 pat
Bush has failed to explain the mistakes that have led to this crisis, so by default, republicans are the cause. Bush has done a great deal to destroy the GOP. Immigration, prosecuting Republicans only, Iraq, and much else. Obama is now at 50%, a 6 point rise in 2 days. McCain needs to tell Palin to stop second guessing herself, and he needs new lines relevant to the day.
Agreed. Bush is a good guy, but he doesn't know how to speak clearly, and he doesn't know how to use the veto. McCain is a boring speaker, and Palin's handlers have stymied her. Why can't the GOP cut the crap and tell it like it is -- with a little energy? It is excruciating to watch.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:57:18pm |
re: #624 buzzsawmonkey
If they do, please warn me first! I need to be able to hunker down while the Male explodes.
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Reno911 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:57:44pm |
re: #506 3 wood
I believe you. I just think the cure is going to be worse than the disease.
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LoFlyer Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:57:50pm |
McCain needs to take the offensive pointing out how he tried to avoid this financial crises 4 years ago but was blocked by the democrats voting against his reform bill. He also needs to address the Missouri Obama "truth squad" and demand an accounting by Obama! Haaar! like Obama is accountable for anything!
/What? Me accountable? Alfred E Obama!
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:57:54pm |
re: #592 mikeymom
lol--ukranian-polish here- and ive never liked fruit mixed with meat- sorry!
Ah - to each their own. (No tomato sauce for the spaghetti?)
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:58:03pm |
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Joan Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:58:06pm |
re: #10 SpartanWoman
Oh please let the GOP truly name names. The Dems cannot be allowed to get away with palming themselves off as the heroes here.
They already have. They are getting more explicit in blaming the Republicans for the situation, and worse, they openly blame the "ideology run amok" which is of course the free market.
They're talking about hearings. Headed up by Barney Frank. Oh, and Biden wants to go over the entire record of the Bush administration "with a fine tooth comb" to see if any prosecutable offenses took place of any sort, you know, find nothing, put people under oath and then prosecute for hearsay and memory lapses.
They do love their show trials don't they.
Do you just love these Jackass Partisans? Gotta Love 'Em.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:58:09pm |
re: #633 Mich-again
I wish my property tax bill had a "marked to market" clause. We are paying property taxes based on a home value that I couldn't sell the house for now unless there was an oil well in the backyard.
Here too.
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guzziguy Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:58:41pm |
re: #621 mikeymom
i like you--alot!
back at you.
Granny's turkey description with the fruit stuffing sounds, please forgive me granny, perfectly awful. I would politely pick at that then go to Arby's. Anyway, how do you keep all that stuff together in the turkey fryer?
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:58:43pm |
re: #633 Mich-again
re: #633 Mich-again
I wish my property tax bill had a "marked to market" clause. We are paying property taxes based on a home value that I couldn't sell the house for now unless there was an oil well in the backyard.
...now you have two reasons to drink!
..ok, i'll drink with you...CHEERS!
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:58:49pm |
re: #632 legalpad
My boys have encountered that all over the country; at airports, bus stations, merchants everywhere give them special discounts. It means a lot them. When I write them, I try to give them the emotional and mental ammunition to realize that they are warriors and that their life not only has meaning, but maybe more meaning than most; That we are with them in every way, even in death. I refer them to The Bible, Patton, Churchill, Bruce Lee, Shakespeare, and even "Klingons." God, I wish I could join them. If they get a chance to meet me, they know I am not kidding. I know lots of old guys who feel the same.
We are going to be at Fort Bragg this weekend. I should ask Maximus where his son is based.
Well stated...have a safe trip and enjoy your time with your sons...ding
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godfrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:59:32pm |
McCain will not lose the "bipartisan" angle by going after those culpable. Why? Because bipartisanship only works when people act in good faith.
Those responsible for this travesty did not act in good faith. John: we don't care if they go down. Put them down.
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:59:35pm |
By the way, China just gave the OK to lend to US banks again:
SHANGHAI -- Chinese regulators said the finances of foreign banks in the country are sound, a message that appeared aimed at reassuring local banks that have been reluctant to lend to their foreign counterparts because of concerns about the U.S. financial crisis.
The China Banking Regulatory Commission said in a statement posted on its Web site late Friday that the Chinese operations of foreign banks it monitors have "healthy fundamentals, good asset quality as well as adequate provisions, liquidity and capital bases." It noted that foreign institutions currently have an average ratio of nonperforming loans of 0.52% of total loans, and that their capital-adequacy ratio averages 16.9%. Those numbers compare favorably with most recent reports about China's domestic banks.
The message came at the end of a second week in which foreign bankers in China said they faced difficulty borrowing yuan in money markets from local banks, a China twist to money-market turbulence globally. To free up cash in the absence of new funds, some foreign banks are already being forced to shed assets and otherwise temporarily shrink their balance sheets, such as by selling Chinese government bonds.
Last week China had been clamping down on foreign (read US) banks which increased the liquidity problems.
So far, so good.
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mikeymom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 6:59:57pm |
re: #641 galloping granny
no tomato sauce on spaghetti SQUASH--lol
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:00:05pm |
re: #632 legalpad
My boys have encountered that all over the country; at airports, bus stations, merchants everywhere give them special discounts. It means a lot them. When I write them, I try to give them the emotional and mental ammunition to realize that they are warriors and that their life not only has meaning, but maybe more meaning than most; That we are with them in every way, even in death. I refer them to The Bible, Patton, Churchill, Bruce Lee, Shakespeare, and even "Klingons." God, I wish I could join them. If they get a chance to meet me, they know I am not kidding. I know lots of old guys who feel the same.
We are going to be at Fort Bragg this weekend. I should ask Maximus where his son is based.
That is because there are thousands of people of my generation all over this country who remember with tears and shame the way our brothers were treated during Vietnam. We won't allow that to happen again.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:00:33pm |
re: #633 Mich-again
You can request a re-assessment, at least in most of the country. It will lower your value.
However, that can unbalance the rest of your tax situation, so you may want to think long and hard before you do it. And talk to an accountant, of course!
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:00:45pm |
re: #642 MandyManners
19-33, the only win KC has had this year.
Larry Johnson helped my fantasy football win, so your sacrifice was not in vain.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:00:48pm |
re: #642 MandyManners
19-33, the only win KC has had this year.
Holy Crap...still not as bad as the Patriot's loss to the Dolphin's last week.
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Joan Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:00:49pm |
re: #640 LoFlyer
McCain needs to take the offensive pointing out how he tried to avoid this financial crises 4 years ago but was blocked by the democrats voting against his reform bill. He also needs to address the Missouri Obama "truth squad" and demand an accounting by Obama! Haaar! like Obama is accountable for anything!
/What? Me accountable? Alfred E Obama!
Yes. Will it happen? Don't think so. I guess Republicans believe that it is just not necessary. No, Republicans don't have the stomach for a knife fight
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capitalist piglet Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:01:00pm |
Six people with my name in the U.S. - who are these five impostors!?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:01:04pm |
Oh Boy! "The Unit" just came on. Good show!
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jamgarr Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:01:06pm |
re: #647 buzzsawmonkey
I'm sorry, but you clearly are unaware of the Food of the Gods.
Herakliaphorbia?
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:01:19pm |
re: #645 guzziguy
back at you.
Granny's turkey description with the fruit stuffing sounds, please forgive me granny, perfectly awful. I would politely pick at that then go to Arby's. Anyway, how do you keep all that stuff together in the turkey fryer?
Turkey fryer? I would be hard put to use a turkey fryer here at Thanksgiving - we often have a couple feet of snow by then. Might throw it in the smoker this year though.
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Outrider Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:01:19pm |
re: #562 runrabbitrun
hey there outrider, I try to buy into those 'wait-and-see', feel-good Repub voter theories, but in fact they're they're 'feeling' more and more lame, even to a diehard righty like me, every week that passes.
Why in hell then, did the Dems, who needed bi-partisan Republican approval of the bill just as much or even more than Mac, feel free to attack and smear the Repubs at each chance they got, right from the start? Look, one of the reasons that it is easier for the Dems and their MSM friends to keep control of the narrative, and carry their bucketful of Big Lies into the mainstream IS because there is never any shortage of chutzpah on the left to scheme and trick their way to the top of the national news fold. The Dems don't wait for just the right moment to launch their negative memes.
Sorry if I'm beginning to sound sore about this, but it takes quick work to attack falsehoods before the myths take on a broader life of their own. And the lie travels halfway round the world before truth has time to put on its boots, etc.....
Sure. Other than the Internet, some areas having Talk Radio and word of mouth, this is going to happen...how? It is in the Democrats interest to attack and they have the mechanisms to do so, via newspapers, magazines, Television, and radio. We have talk Radio in some areas to counter the attacks, blogs, and perhaps Fox.
I'm all over the idea of countering the attacks. Many of us here at LGF have our own blogs and we do what we can. You have a better idea of getting the word to mr/ms undecided vote?
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Alouette Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:01:22pm |
I know of at least two other people with the same name as me. One is my daughter-in-law. Another is some moonbat reform rabbi in North Carolina--but with a different middle initial.
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mikeymom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:01:31pm |
re: #647 buzzsawmonkey
i thought food of the gods was pure chocolate and red wine, no?
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:01:38pm |
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:02:06pm |
re: #652 mikeymom
no tomato sauce on spaghetti SQUASH--lol
Spagetti does not go well with squash. Pheehheww!
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Pvt Bin Jammin Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:02:09pm |
re: #659 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I love that show! Got to wait a few more hours here on the left coast.
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Geepers Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:02:11pm |
LoFlyer (#640),
McCain needs to take the offensive pointing out how he tried to avoid this financial crises 4 years ago but was blocked by the democrats voting against his reform bill. He also needs to address the Missouri Obama "truth squad" and demand an accounting by Obama! Haaar! like Obama is accountable for anything!
/What? Me accountable? Alfred E Obama!
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eon Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:02:32pm |
re: #631 cliffster
Cogito, ergo sum. Keep telling yourself that.
I prefer The Doctor's variant.
I think, therefore it missed.
Considering that the "it" in question was an asteroid that came within a gnat's whisker of colliding with the planetoid station he was on, thus precipitating what would have been the biggest bang in history to that point, I'd say he probably would not have been thinking if it hadn't missed.
/hard to do when you're subatomic dust and superheated plasma, even for a Time Lord
cheers
eon
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Defogger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:02:42pm |
re: #640 LoFlyer
McCain needs to take the offensive pointing out how he tried to avoid this financial crises 4 years ago but was blocked by the democrats voting against his reform bill. He also needs to address the Missouri Obama "truth squad" and demand an accounting by Obama! Haaar! like Obama is accountable for anything!
/What? Me accountable? Alfred E Obama!
McCain has passed by several opportunities to do this. I can't imagine why, unless he is afraid of "blowing up" the rescue package. The American people need to hear this!
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:02:50pm |
re: #665 MandyManners
I'm not paranoid!
The question is not are you paranoid, but are you paranoid enough....
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:03:06pm |
re: #655 cliffster
Larry Johnson helped my fantasy football win, so your sacrifice was not in vain.
The Kid was extremely upset. He almost cried!
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LoFlyer Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:03:09pm |
I predict a slaughter of incumbants this election. I am voting against every incumbant I can find! Our government has led us to this situation. McCain was one of the few trying to avoid this BS, but no one discusses it. Not even his campaign. McCain camp wake up!
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:03:26pm |
Half time!
Olbermann alert!
Change the channel!
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:03:43pm |
re: #656 jorline
Holy Crap...still not as bad as the Patriot's loss to the Dolphin's last week.
Were the Dolphins 0-3 before the game?
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:04:07pm |
I'm taking Vaseline with me tomorrow...I'll need it when they vote for this bailout plan.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:04:20pm |
re: #667 Pvt Bin Jammin
I love that show! Got to wait a few more hours here on the left coast.
First minute and a half! people dead! Woot!
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sandspur Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:04:29pm |
re: #585 MandyManners
The Broncos didn't even phone in their game today.
My Gators sure phoned it in yesterday. 8-(
(Don't laugh!)
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:04:31pm |
re: #603 chicagodudewhotrades
this Bears-eagles game is better then I thought it would be. Bears are kinda a afterthought in the Chicago sports world right now, since the Cubs are doing well.
Have you noticed how every blitz is a complete surprise to McNabb?
Also, watch where the running back lines up for the Eagles.
They are tipping run vs. pass on every play.
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:05:02pm |
re: #633 Mich-again
I wish my property tax bill had a "marked to market" clause. We are paying property taxes based on a home value that I couldn't sell the house for now unless there was an oil well in the backyard.
The donks would declare it an environmentally sensitive are and drill your brains instead.
Why is Pelosi still in congress with that assholean remark?
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:05:23pm |
re: #672 doriangrey
The question is not are you paranoid, but are you paranoid enough....
How much is enough?
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:05:38pm |
re: #675 stevieray
Half time!
Olbermann alert!
Change the channel!
Which channel? All I see is prison coverage on MSNBC. As usual.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:05:44pm |
re: #581 FloridaAnole
Except until January, 2009 Bush is POTUS. He holds the power. If he chooses to resign and let Cheney take over, that's his call.
McCain is a single senator from the minority party.
I'm furious with Bush because his weakness and failures may put Barack Obama in the role of my husband's Commander in Chief, and my husband is deployed to the war zone, and will be for months after inauguration day.
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sparrowlake Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:06:09pm |
re: #630 galloping granny
That is too bad - maybe the chaplain can help. If he's crying at night because he doesn't get letters from his parents then he is just a kid. And my radar tells me there is probably more to this than we have read, and another side to the story.
BTW, don't you think getting letters from a bunch of strangers could be counterproductive?
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:06:29pm |
re: #680 sandspur
My Gators sure phoned it in yesterday. 8-(
(Don't laugh!)
I don't even know if UTK won or lost yesterday. The Kid went to a birthday party and we were out all day.
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guzziguy Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:06:38pm |
re: #661 galloping granny
Snow? All the better. A turkey fryer is a great social event around here. The neighborhood guys book appointments. Each comes bearing a turkey and a six pack. Great fun. Our wives are busy at home preparing all the other stuff. The cooking doesn't take long for each bird. The fryer provides a "camp fire." Life's good.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:07:05pm |
re: #683 MandyManners
How much is enough?
The upper limit of appropriate paranoia for this election season has not yet been reached.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:07:09pm |
re: #681 3 wood
Met John St Clair of the Bears last year. Damn the guy was smart. Didn't know who he was, was just talking with him. Thought he was an accountant or something.
Didn't notice he was 6'6" 350.
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babes Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:07:13pm |
re: #546 Metal Man
Well, we could all write to his son (son could say that he opened his mouth to Dad about some guys not getting mail and Dad starting talking to his friends) and Golly! look at all this mail my Dad's friends sent. The son can just distribute the mail as he sees fit. (Dad was always an over-reactor! Sheesh - I wish I would have kept my mouth shut to Dad)
Simple.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:07:22pm |
re: #683 MandyManners
How much is enough?
No less than one large caliber semi automatic rifle and one semi automatic pistol, preferably .45 cal...
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:07:25pm |
re: #681 3 wood
NFC East is a monster this year. My Giants will be lucky to survive.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:07:37pm |
re: #676 MandyManners
Were the Dolphins 0-3 before the game?
No, but they were 1-15 last year and they still suck.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:07:56pm |
re: #682 SpartanWoman
Have you looked at who's in congress?!
A few years ago, someone did a survey, and discovered that most members of congress have bad credit, and many have dreadful public records.
Compared to all too many, Nancy Pelosi's "respectable." This may be only because her husband is a thoroughly responsible sort, but still.
This should scare you.
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Defogger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:07:58pm |
re: #689 galloping granny
The upper limit of appropriate paranoia for this election season has not yet been reached.
True, but I think I'm getting close . . .
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:08:15pm |
re: #685 funky chicken
Except until January, 2009 Bush is POTUS. He holds the power. If he chooses to resign and let Cheney take over, that's his call.
McCain is a single senator from the minority party.
I'm furious with Bush because his weakness and failures may put Barack Obama in the role of my husband's Commander in Chief, and my husband is deployed to the war zone, and will be for months after inauguration day.
I hope you're wrong, because your husband deserves better.
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Outrider Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:08:20pm |
re: #627 godfrey
Obama looked measured, specific, and easy in the debate. If someone knew nothing about him, they might think he had something on the ball. The first debate was not at all great for McCain. He needs to get sharper and trot out more specifics as to his record. Palin needs to swallow the jitters and start going on the offensive. "This is no time to go wobbly."
You really thought so? I thought he looked angry and on the defensive a lot. Except for the few times he was making that snarky laugh. which looked quite forced to me. Perceptions, I guess.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:08:31pm |
re: #691 babes
Well, we could all write to his son (son could say that he opened his mouth to Dad about some guys not getting mail and Dad starting talking to his friends) and Golly! look at all this mail my Dad's friends sent. The son can just distribute the mail as he sees fit. (Dad was always an over-reactor! Sheesh - I wish I would have kept my mouth shut to Dad)
Simple.
Good evening babes... ;)
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solomonpanting Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:08:37pm |
I had an anthropolgy professor at college years ago who had my name. I dropped the class and needed his signature. He saw my name and said "My name is David. You don't know me well enough to call me Dave."
I pointed out that that was my name.
Elitist bastid.
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experiencedtraveller Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:08:40pm |
re: #2 Charles
Huckabee's rocking.
/dripping sarcasm
Huckabee has charisma. Obama has charisma. Charisma is important to a modern politician.
/I'm voting McCain...
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:08:41pm |
re: #688 guzziguy
Snow? All the better. A turkey fryer is a great social event around here. The neighborhood guys book appointments. Each comes bearing a turkey and a six pack. Great fun. Our wives are busy at home preparing all the other stuff. The cooking doesn't take long for each bird. The fryer provides a "camp fire." Life's good.
We don't have any guys other than my son in law & brother in law most years and NOBODY touches Granny's grill or smoker. Nobody. Ever. Except to wheel it back into the garage.
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:08:50pm |
re: #689 galloping granny
The upper limit of appropriate paranoia for this election season has not yet been reached.
I just ignore those black choppers, and my colander fits very well now that I've lined the metal with wax paper.
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mikeymom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:09:00pm |
re: #688 guzziguy
soinds like a great time--i will NOT be bringing cranberry sauce!
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:09:17pm |
re: #693 stevieray
NFC East is a monster this year. My Giants will be lucky to survive.
I think the NFC East'll win 80 percent of their non divisional games this year.
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:09:21pm |
re: #692 doriangrey
No less than one large caliber semi automatic rifle and one semi automatic pistol, preferably .45 cal...
That'd work.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:09:25pm |
re: #695 Dianna
Have you looked at who's in congress?!
A few years ago, someone did a survey, and discovered that most members of congress have bad credit, and many have dreadful public records.
Compared to all too many, Nancy Pelosi's "respectable." This may be only because her husband is a thoroughly responsible sort, but still.
This should scare you.
That's crazy. Where'd you get your info?
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:09:30pm |
re: #695 Dianna
Have you looked at who's in congress?!
A few years ago, someone did a survey, and discovered that most members of congress have bad credit, and many have dreadful public records.
Compared to all too many, Nancy Pelosi's "respectable." This may be only because her husband is a thoroughly responsible sort, but still.
This should scare you.
I find Congress terrifying, and it's not paranoia when the fears are real
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:09:30pm |
re: #638 Reno911
I believe you. I just think the cure is going to be worse than the disease.
Understood. It's all a matter of personal evaluation on that.
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:09:50pm |
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Pvt Bin Jammin Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:10:05pm |
re: #678 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I can't wait. It's the season opener so it should be good.
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LoFlyer Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:10:52pm |
re: #685 funky chicken
Except until January, 2009 Bush is POTUS. He holds the power. If he chooses to resign and let Cheney take over, that's his call.
McCain is a single senator from the minority party.
I'm furious with Bush because his weakness and failures may put Barack Obama in the role of my husband's Commander in Chief, and my husband is deployed to the war zone, and will be for months after inauguration day.
Yep. Obama is rally scary, but his election is not the end of the road. We can still continue the fight, until the conservative blogs are outlawed. Unlike the liberals, I will not move to Canada if Obama is elected. We will continue this fight as the loyal opposition!
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:11:04pm |
re: #704 MandyManners
I just ignore those black choppers, and my colander fits very well now that I've lined the metal with wax paper.
Cough cough... Avoid the colander, we actually design those government mind control ray devices to have their signals amplified by metal surrounding a human head... cough cough.....
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:11:14pm |
re: #706 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
I think the NFC East'll win 80 percent of their non divisional games this year.
Yep... if they don't all end up on IR by November.
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Mich-again Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:11:55pm |
re: #654 Dianna
That would only work if the assessor wasn't a known crook. But in a perfect world you would be right.
But in this redneck Democrat enclave there is no way the Township politicians are going to open that floodgate. Especially for someone like me who occasionally drops in on the Township Board meetings to berate them for wasting taxpayer money.
The crooks in Washington could learn a lot from all the crooks in the cities and townships across the country.
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rightside Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:12:05pm |
re: #692 doriangrey
No less than one large caliber semi automatic rifle and one semi automatic pistol, preferably .45 cal...
I swear to God, I just bought one today! The large caliber rifle, that is!
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:12:14pm |
re: #711 MandyManners
They won ONE game?
LMAO...and they're 1-2 this season. Their only win this year may be New England.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:12:20pm |
re: #708 cliffster
Lord, it was ages ago. It probably ended up being mostly bunk...
Let me try Snopes; it was something like "what percentage of Congress has a poor credit rating" or something like that.
Making the assumption, of course, that I can actually google. My Male may have restricted my ability to do so.
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sandspur Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:12:36pm |
re: #268 Maximu§
As some in here know, my oldest boy is in Army bootcamp and he wrote to me about his room-mate that does'nt get any letters from his family because they don't support his choice of joining the military and he lays in his bunk at night crying when he thinks the others are asleep......poor kid.
I write (2) letters a week to my son and I'm ready to start writing to this poor kid.When I served in the Army and did'nt get any mail, I always walked away feeling a little sad, like nobody cared and I was all alone.
sorry for the long rant, but I had to tell someone about this.
I'll write to him, if you can get an address. I'll get my pretty daughter to write to him, too!
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Egfrow Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:12:36pm |
re: #526 galloping granny
I think what that actually says is that foreign banks doing business in the US are eligible for the bailout, not that the US can be sold off to foreign banks. Realwest or Lawhawk would have a definitive take on that.
Yes, They are both lawyers and you definitely need a strong background in Law and Economics to begin to even decipher this thing. Does anyone think Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi authored any of this text? I didn't think so. I hope Mark Levin and the Lawyers in the Heritage Foundation get their teeth into this. This is a draft so we don't even know what else will be slipped into when the vote is put up.
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:12:45pm |
I wonder if Dick Gregory will have to divulge his Fannie mae connection before interiewing or commenting on the political situation?
Woudn't it be nice if these media types had to divulge who they were married to, fathered by, used to work for so that they coud not masquerade as objective?
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goddessoftheclassroom Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:12:57pm |
Good night, dear lizards. I pray that all will be well for all of us.
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:13:01pm |
re: #690 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Met John St Clair of the Bears last year. Damn the guy was smart. Didn't know who he was, was just talking with him. Thought he was an accountant or something.
Didn't notice he was 6'6" 350.
Yep, nice guy. Slow feet though. He's one reason why Orton has a better than even chance of ending up on a stretcher this season.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:13:05pm |
re: #686 sparrowlake
That is too bad - maybe the chaplain can help. If he's crying at night because he doesn't get letters from his parents then he is just a kid. And my radar tells me there is probably more to this than we have read, and another side to the story.
BTW, don't you think getting letters from a bunch of strangers could be counterproductive?
Nope. This is not the first case of this I've seen or heard of. All of them are just kids - but they are adult kids. There are lots of reasons to cry at night, basic is pretty darned traumatic, and if he does not go and speak to someone himself nobody will bring up the subject with him. Not the manly warrior thing to do.
If he was to be the only one to get letters from a bunch of strangers that would be singling him out and embarrassing. If his entire platoon gets them they will have fun with it.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:13:53pm |
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:13:57pm |
re: #693 stevieray
Least injured team wins the East, I think.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:13:58pm |
re: #12 Krik_t_semaj
Ninja loans, talk more about. Charles, stop pissing on people who support western civilization and Israel. I don't like Huckabee, why do I feel like I need to say that? I don't believe you will support Israel when things get tough.
You piss on those with no power or influence. Golly.
For those who just got here. For your reading and down dinging pleasure.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:14:20pm |
re: #721 rightside
I swear to God, I just bought one today! The large caliber rifle, that is!
Hmmm, trying to decide whether to congratulate you or grumble because I cant afford one...
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Mich-again Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:14:43pm |
re: #682 SpartanWoman
The donks would declare it an environmentally sensitive are and drill your brains instead.
By now my brain is officially beechwood aged. Which is nice.
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:14:46pm |
re: #651 3 wood
By the way, China just gave the OK to lend to US banks again:
Last week China had been clamping down on foreign (read US) banks which increased the liquidity problems.So far, so good.
So our Chinese Overlords decided to give us a little slack? I'm not an expert, but if we fall, they will be hurting also.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:14:57pm |
re: #728 goddessoftheclassroom
Good night, dear lizards. I pray that all will be well for all of us.
Good night to you goddess...
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kevinmumaw Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:15:00pm |
re: #726 Egfrow
Yes, They are both lawyers and you definitely need a strong background in Law and Economics to begin to even decipher this thing. Does anyone think Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi authored any of this text? I didn't think so. I hope Mark Levin and the Lawyers in the Heritage Foundation get their teeth into this. This is a draft so we don't even know what else will be slipped into when the vote is put up.
Letters are more important to a soldier in a war-zone (or basic training) than any "stuff" that gets sent. Whenever I got a package in Iraq, I always looked for the letter.
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eon Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:15:29pm |
re: #654 Dianna
You can request a re-assessment, at least in most of the country. It will lower your value.
However, that can unbalance the rest of your tax situation, so you may want to think long and hard before you do it. And talk to an accountant, of course!
Around here, it's been SOP for the last several years that every time a tax levy fails at the polls, the next thing you know, everyone's property values are "re-assessed" upwards to increase property tax revenue.
Perhaps the dirtiest trick was earlier this year, when the state legislature here in OH passed a change to the Homestead Exemption on property taxes for low-income home owners, like pensioners. The revised version exempted the first $25,000 of property value from taxation for such homeowners, which meant that when the taxes were calculated on, say, a $65,000 property (that's a one-story house of about 1000 sq. ft. on a half-acre lot around here), it would be calculated from a base value of $40,000.
Within days of the new law going into effect, county auditors across the state -from both parties- raised the "assessed values" of low-income property owner's homes an average of $35,000- wiping out the "cushion" created by the new law.
Being on a pension, they nailed me, trying to jump my value from the $70K I paid in '02 to $112K. After I insisted on a re-evaluation, they decided it was "only" worth $91K- which means they still picked my pocket for an additional $80 on each half, whereas I should have been saving about $100 on the year.
So far, the Democratic governor who championed the "improved" tax ratings for low-income homeowners, Ted Strickland, hasn't bothered to respond to any of the myriad complaints he's received about this fast shuffle.
And yes, he's supporting the One for President.
/now don't tell me you're surprised, as Daffy Duck would say
cheers
eon
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:15:38pm |
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:15:39pm |
re: #708 cliffster
That's crazy. Where'd you get your info?
Well, it is actually pretty common knowlege that until recently Obama's credit was so poor that he could not rent a car at the convention in 04. And just a month or two ago a female Senator (California I think) allowed one of her homes to go into foreclosure.
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:15:43pm |
re: #728 goddessoftheclassroom
Good night, dear lizards. I pray that all will be well for all of us.
Night Goddess.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:16:09pm |
OK, I am not allowed to web-search. I've tried three different ways.
This is just weird.
I must ask the Male about it.
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kevinmumaw Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:16:10pm |
Sorry, that was directed to #725 and #268...time for bed.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:16:13pm |
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:16:41pm |
re: #724 Dianna
Lord, it was ages ago. It probably ended up being mostly bunk...
Let me try Snopes; it was something like "what percentage of Congress has a poor credit rating" or something like that.
Making the assumption, of course, that I can actually google. My Male may have restricted my ability to do so.
Ha, your male is smart. My female is discouraged from google. Any strange physical occurrence, skin discoloration, soreness in the arm, headache, whatever, she goes to Google. Next thing you know, she's talking about a trip to the ER. Google gives bad medical advice, let me just say that.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:16:44pm |
re: #650 godfrey
McCain will not lose the "bipartisan" angle by going after those culpable. Why? Because bipartisanship only works when people act in good faith.
Those responsible for this travesty did not act in good faith. John: we don't care if they go down. Put them down.
Paulson allowed Harry and Nancy to put Frank and Dodd in charge of negotiating the bailout package for the dems. Therefore, the chief culprits on the dem side are the Bush administration's chief negotiating partners.
I give Reid and Pelosi credit--they are quite slick when it comes to running a criminal enterprise and making fools of GW Bush.
If McCain goes after Frank and Dodd, it just puts him at extreme odds with GW Bush yet again, less than 40 days from the election. He can't do it....unless it gets to the point where it is obvious he's going to lose anyway, and then he'll pull the trigger, and take the whole damn thing down....IMHO.
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sandspur Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:16:51pm |
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Typicalwhitey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:16:55pm |
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Defogger Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:17:16pm |
re: #734 doriangrey
Hmmm, trying to decide whether to congratulate you or grumble because I cant afford one...
Shotguns are cheaper . . . and very effective at short ranges!
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:17:24pm |
re: #736 Maximu§
So our Chinese Overlords decided to give us a little slack? I'm not an expert, but if we fall, they will be hurting also.
Yes,. By they way, their economy is in free fall now, which is one reason why oil demand has been dropping. India has cut way back on oil imports too.
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Mich-again Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:17:30pm |
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:17:36pm |
I'm heading to my bank in the morning to ask for a loan for my families share of the bailout.
//should give my banker a laugh
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:17:39pm |
re: #741 3 wood
Shhh.
Don't conjure him/it up.
Ya know, don't really dislike Cog that much. He just seems to enjoy the "devils advocate" position a little more than I prefer.
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:18:14pm |
re: #715 doriangrey
Cough cough... Avoid the colander, we actually design those government mind control ray devices to have their signals amplified by metal surrounding a human head... cough cough.....
HA! The wax paper is not just to make it fit better.
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:18:21pm |
re: #735 Mich-again
By now my brain is officially beechwood aged. Which is nice.
...i've got that going for me, too...
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:18:44pm |
re: #719 Mich-again
Hey, one good thing. I heard Millen got fired.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:18:48pm |
re: #747 cliffster
Ha, your male is smart. My female is discouraged from google. Any strange physical occurrence, skin discoloration, soreness in the arm, headache, whatever, she goes to Google. Next thing you know, she's talking about a trip to the ER. Google gives bad medical advice, let me just say that.
ROTFLMAO.... I have a nephew just like that, his doctor finally told him he was a hypochondriac and to quite googling his physical discomforts. Boy was he insulted... lol...lol...lol...
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:19:05pm |
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russkilitlover Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:19:21pm |
I'm curious. I've read the entire 100+ page bailout package. So, in effect, it has a five year term, the gov can buy up non-performing loans at pennies on the dollar....so far so good for taxpayers. But at the end of 5 years.....what? They dump those loans/homes on the market? So what does that say for real estate over the next five years and beyond? Homeownership is the bulk of wealth for most Americans. This bailout seems, to me, like a shell game of come-uppance and sooner or later, the real blow will be felt by Americans.
Am I reading things wrong?
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eon Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:19:44pm |
re: #692 doriangrey
No less than one large caliber semi automatic rifle and one semi automatic pistol, preferably .45 cal...
I went for 9 x 19mm on the pistol. Ammo is plentiful.
I'd suggest a .22 and a 12-gauge with a 3" chamber to round out the kit.
cheers
eon
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russkilitlover Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:20:52pm |
re: #664 mikeymom
i thought food of the gods was pure chocolate and red wine, no?
Food of the God's is 70% coacoa with a fine Port!
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:20:58pm |
re: #761 doriangrey
ROTFLMAO.... I have a nephew just like that, his doctor finally told him he was a hypochondriac and to quite googling his physical discomforts. Boy was he insulted... lol...lol...lol...
...Web MD is the worst thing that ever happened to medicine...
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sandspur Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:21:00pm |
re: #704 MandyManners
I just ignore those black choppers, and my colander fits very well now that I've lined the metal with wax paper.
I never thought of wax paper!
/Learn somethin' new every day
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:21:04pm |
re: #757 MandyManners
HA! The wax paper is not just to make it fit better.
Hmmm, for the new hairdo when the government mind control rays melt the wax?
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:21:13pm |
re: #740 eon
Why would I be surprised?
Tax assessors are told to go out and find that money, damnit!
I'm also aware that the way assessments are done is...ah...interesting.
Government is never a good thing. The idea is to keep the robbery within bounds, and equalized. We've been losing track of that goal for most of the last century.
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funky chicken Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:21:27pm |
re: #604 pat
Bush has failed to explain the mistakes that have led to this crisis, so by default, republicans are the cause. Bush has done a great deal to destroy the GOP. Immigration, prosecuting Republicans only, Iraq, and much else. Obama is now at 50%, a 6 point rise in 2 days. McCain needs to tell Palin to stop second guessing herself, and he needs new lines relevant to the day.
yep
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:21:37pm |
re: #763 russkilitlover
Bothers me too. I think you're reading it precisely right.
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:21:38pm |
re: #763 russkilitlover
I'm curious. I've read the entire 100+ page bailout package. So, in effect, it has a five year term, the gov can buy up non-performing loans at pennies on the dollar....so far so good for taxpayers. But at the end of 5 years.....what? They dump those loans/homes on the market? So what does that say for real estate over the next five years and beyond? Homeownership is the bulk of wealth for most Americans. This bailout seems, to me, like a shell game of come-uppance and sooner or later, the real blow will be felt by Americans.
Am I reading things wrong?
Yes. Now go home. Go home, now. Go
Nothing to see here, folks...
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:21:39pm |
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:21:42pm |
re: #759 kiwidoc
...i've got that going for me, too...
Shhhhh....Pelosi might think it could really be used as fuel
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:21:51pm |
re: #733 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
For those who just got here. For your reading and down dinging pleasure.
Asshole's been blocked.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:22:20pm |
re: #742 galloping granny
Well, it is actually pretty common knowlege that until recently Obama's credit was so poor that he could not rent a car at the convention in 04. And just a month or two ago a female Senator (California I think) allowed one of her homes to go into foreclosure.
Babs or Diane? I don't think so, or at least I don't remember hearing that. But so much has been happening, it could simply have gone right by me.
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spirochete Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:22:36pm |
re: #756 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Don't everyone kill me, but it seems to me that he simply approaches things very logically. My brother is that way and it feels very similar to me. I emailed him just to make sure it wasn't him.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:23:02pm |
re: #774 3 wood
Give it time.
I've been here longer than Cog and I don't dislike him either. Sometimes he is even pretty OK for a liberalish kind of guy. And once in a while he even hits the nail right on the head.
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runrabbitrun Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:23:08pm |
re: #662 Outrider
I'm all over the idea of countering the attacks. Many of us here at LGF have our own blogs and we do what we can. You have a better idea of getting the word to mr/ms undecided vote?
First of all, you never give in - never, never, NEVER, or the game is over before you begin. I know getting the word out is the problem, but my primary beef is that Repubs generally do not even bother with attempts to get the truth out at all. Examples: today at their news conference, and most famously at the first debate, where as Brit Hume remarked tonight, Mac was handed golden opportunities to expose the history of Freddie/Fanny and their Dem patrons. I'd guess it was a holdover from the Bush administrations peculiar and arrogant blanket refusal to bother attacking negative or false narratives, but the history of conservatives' demurring more active partisan squabbling seems to go back a bit farther than that.
It would also help if the right took lessons in the fine art of debate; including calling the opposition on its continuous pattern of lying about the record, dodging the question, changing the argument, and interrupting the speaker, which would at least help educate the MSM consumer as to how the facts are being twisted before their eyes and ears.
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Mich-again Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:23:23pm |
re: #760 3 wood
Hey, one good thing. I heard Millen got fired.
True, but the guy who hired Millen and kept him around long past the point it was clearly obvious he was in above his head is the same guy who will be hiring the new GM. So there is no reason to celebrate just yet.
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Typicalwhitey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:23:32pm |
re: #763 russkilitlover
I'm curious. I've read the entire 100+ page bailout package. So, in effect, it has a five year term, the gov can buy up non-performing loans at pennies on the dollar....so far so good for taxpayers. But at the end of 5 years.....what? They dump those loans/homes on the market? So what does that say for real estate over the next five years and beyond? Homeownership is the bulk of wealth for most Americans. This bailout seems, to me, like a shell game of come-uppance and sooner or later, the real blow will be felt by Americans.
Am I reading things wrong?
At the end of five years if the holdings are a net negative then the businesses that benefited from this will have to pay the difference.
I believe the loans will be repaid to the govt or slowly sold over time once they are solvent.
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LoFlyer Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:23:43pm |
re: #756 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Ya know, don't really dislike Cog that much. He just seems to enjoy the "devils advocate" position a little more than I prefer.
Wish this country had listened to the devils advocate 10 years ago. I broadly knew of the poor management of Fannie and Freddy 10 years ago. No one else seemed to care either. We made this bed, but no one want's to lay in it.....We spend 80 billion a year on Iraq and we take on a huge 700 billion debt. This is insanity. There has to be a better way than this....
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:23:57pm |
re: #768 sandspur
I never thought of wax paper!
/Learn somethin' new every day
Don't forget to apply it!
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:24:07pm |
re: #747 cliffster
Ha, your male is smart. My female is discouraged from google. Any strange physical occurrence, skin discoloration, soreness in the arm, headache, whatever, she goes to Google. Next thing you know, she's talking about a trip to the ER. Google gives bad medical advice, let me just say that.
Ah.
Well, he wouldn't object to that. It takes having reached the point of being able to see the Ferryman for me to consent to a visit to the doctor.
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Oldasdirt Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:24:14pm |
Hi Lizzards.just got back from the deadly air space over europe.Made it home eith 3 kills,a FW190a,and 2 BF109 Gustavs.
How ya'll doin?
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:24:20pm |
re: #777 Dianna
Babs or Diane? I don't think so, or at least I don't remember hearing that. But so much has been happening, it could simply have gone right by me.
I don't remember which one it was - I can be terrible with names. It was all over the news though. About 2-3 months ago I think.
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MandyManners Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:24:32pm |
re: #769 doriangrey
Hmmm, for the new hairdo when the government mind control rays melt the wax?
The asbestos layer between the two soaks up the heat.
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:24:32pm |
re: #686 sparrowlake
That is too bad - maybe the chaplain can help. If he's crying at night because he doesn't get letters from his parents then he is just a kid. And my radar tells me there is probably more to this than we have read, and another side to the story.
BTW, don't you think getting letters from a bunch of strangers could be counterproductive?
sparrow, Matt told me his roommate writes to his family, but they don't write back and it tears him up inside. I don't know the whole story, but getting letters from anyone is better than getting none at all.
Granny is right, most of these soldiers are still kids. We're going there on visitors day next month on the 23rd, so we'll get a chance to meet this kid and show him what a real family is like.
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eon Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:24:50pm |
re: #763 russkilitlover
I'm curious. I've read the entire 100+ page bailout package. So, in effect, it has a five year term, the gov can buy up non-performing loans at pennies on the dollar....so far so good for taxpayers. But at the end of 5 years.....what? They dump those loans/homes on the market? So what does that say for real estate over the next five years and beyond? Homeownership is the bulk of wealth for most Americans. This bailout seems, to me, like a shell game of come-uppance and sooner or later, the real blow will be felt by Americans.
Am I reading things wrong?
No. Real-estate values will take a power-dive when that much acreage hits the market all at once. When you dump a lot of any commodity into a market all at once, prices fall- Economics 101.
Those who, like Barney Frank and that Paulson sod, claim that the taxpayers are sure to make a profit on this are either ignoramuses or lying through their teeth.
/I call the odds six-five and pick 'em
cheers
eon
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:25:08pm |
re: #771 funky chicken
I am at a loss to understand why, at least after the bill is passed, the GOP can't set the record straight. I understand that if Bush did that too soon that the dems might scuttle any sort of recovery plan, but when it is all signed sealed and delivered, someone must tell the story. Someone other than YouTube
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:25:09pm |
re: #763 russkilitlover
This bailout seems, to me, like a shell game of come-uppance and sooner or later, the real blow will be felt by Americans.
Am I reading things wrong?
It's buying time for the fire sale in the real estate market to end and for prices to stabilize.
It's also trying to keep people in their home rather than being put out of them, over all a good thing I think. The cost to take over an empty house (often called Other Real Estate Owned on a balance sheet) is big. You really want to avoid it if you can.
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:25:12pm |
re: #784 LoFlyer
Wish this country had listened to the devils advocate 10 years ago. I broadly knew of the poor management of Fannie and Freddy 10 years ago. No one else seemed to care either. We made this bed, but no one want's to lay in it.....We spend 80 billion a year on Iraq and we take on a huge 700 billion debt. This is insanity. There has to be a better way than this....
We could just surrender our way of life and become a third world hell hole...
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sandspur Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:25:24pm |
re: #736 Maximu§
So our Chinese Overlords decided to give us a little slack? I'm not an expert, but if we fall, they will be hurting also.
Yeah, we're "too big to fail"
bitter LOL
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arethusa Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:25:35pm |
Update on a now-dead thread: this piece reports an interview with the mother of the soldier whose bracelet Obama has. In sum: she did ask the campaign to stop mentioning him, but doesn't mind that he mentioned her son in the debate (because McCain brought the issue up). Nothing is said about the failure to remember his name.
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jorline Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:25:56pm |
Time to call it a night Lizards...see ya in the morning.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:26:02pm |
re: #788 Oldasdirt
Hi Lizzards.just got back from the deadly air space over europe.Made it home eith 3 kills,a FW190a,and 2 BF109 Gustavs.
How ya'll doin?
Playing video games, huh? Which one?
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:26:04pm |
re: #777 Dianna
Babs or Diane? I don't think so, or at least I don't remember hearing that. But so much has been happening, it could simply have gone right by me.
Pretty sure it was a Congresswoman
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:26:04pm |
re: #788 Oldasdirt
Aces Combat High sim?
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:26:28pm |
re: #790 MandyManners
The asbestos layer between the two soaks up the heat.
Ummm, asbestos is a mineral like quartz, it vibrates and amplifies the rays even more than metal does...
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:26:36pm |
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:26:50pm |
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LoFlyer Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:26:58pm |
re: #788 Oldasdirt
Hi Lizzards.just got back from the deadly air space over europe.Made it home eith 3 kills,a FW190a,and 2 BF109 Gustavs.
How ya'll doin?
Obviously your not that old, or you wouldn't have downed the three bandits! Two more and you will be an ace! Yaaar, matey!
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SpartanWoman Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:27:09pm |
re: #795 doriangrey
We could just surrender our way of life and become a third world hell hole...
I think that is Plan B
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Typicalwhitey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:27:20pm |
re: #792 eon
No. Real-estate values will take a power-dive when that much acreage hits the market all at once. When you dump a lot of any commodity into a market all at once, prices fall- Economics 101.
Those who, like Barney Frank and that Paulson sod, claim that the taxpayers are sure to make a profit on this are either ignoramuses or lying through their teeth.
/I call the odds six-five and pick 'em
cheers
eon
It's not going to hit the market all at once come on.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:27:36pm |
re: #763 russkilitlover
I'm curious. I've read the entire 100+ page bailout package. So, in effect, it has a five year term, the gov can buy up non-performing loans at pennies on the dollar....so far so good for taxpayers. But at the end of 5 years.....what? They dump those loans/homes on the market? So what does that say for real estate over the next five years and beyond? Homeownership is the bulk of wealth for most Americans. This bailout seems, to me, like a shell game of come-uppance and sooner or later, the real blow will be felt by Americans.
Am I reading things wrong?
You are watching the government get a stealth slush fund, unless it is legislated that all money left over after paying back the loan plus interest gets refunded to the taxpayer.
Sort of like our "stimulus" payments, only for real.
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Alouette Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:28:02pm |
re: #733 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
For those who just got here. For your reading and down dinging pleasure.
Only -48. That's a long, long way from beating assefrance.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:28:15pm |
I'd love to know the number of folks that have been banned over the years.
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:28:15pm |
re: #763 russkilitlover
I'm curious. I've read the entire 100+ page bailout package. So, in effect, it has a five year term, the gov can buy up non-performing loans at pennies on the dollar....so far so good for taxpayers. But at the end of 5 years.....what? They dump those loans/homes on the market? So what does that say for real estate over the next five years and beyond? Homeownership is the bulk of wealth for most Americans. This bailout seems, to me, like a shell game of come-uppance and sooner or later, the real blow will be felt by Americans.
Am I reading things wrong?
One thing to remember... these are mortgages they are buying. As people pay them off, the government gets the money, but the paper goes away.
Thirty years, and they will all be gone. Nationwide mortgage burning party!
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:28:27pm |
re: #791 Maximu§
sparrow, Matt told me his roommate writes to his family, but they don't write back and it tears him up inside. I don't know the whole story, but getting letters from anyone is better than getting none at all.
Granny is right, most of these soldiers are still kids. We're going there on visitors day next month on the 23rd, so we'll get a chance to meet this kid and show him what a real family is like.
Try to get us that address lots sooner than that though Maximus. Most of the enlistees that have this kind of problem will not go talk to anyone about it and it can be a big factor in whether or not they make it through basic. The kid needs some TLC PDQ.
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:29:45pm |
re: #779 galloping granny
I've been here longer than Cog and I don't dislike him either. Sometimes he is even pretty OK for a liberalish kind of guy. And once in a while he even hits the nail right on the head.
OK.
I've had negative experiences with him, is all.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:30:18pm |
re: #810 taxfreekiller
Great News for Nancy Pelosi, she is not the dumbest liberal on the planet,
she has been saved by Geraldo Rivera.
Dear lord what did Geraldo do now?
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:30:27pm |
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:30:28pm |
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:30:35pm |
re: #814 galloping granny
Try to get us that address lots sooner than that though Maximus. Most of the enlistees that have this kind of problem will not go talk to anyone about it and it can be a big factor in whether or not they make it through basic. The kid needs some TLC PDQ.
Thats the whole reason I posted it here in LGF, because alot of people care.
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Oldasdirt Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:30:45pm |
re: #802 chicagodudewhotrades
Hi G Granny,Yes,I do and online flight sim,i'ts 10 years old,but we think still the best.Microprose European Air War.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:30:57pm |
re: #816 3 wood
OK.
I've had negative experiences with him, is all.
There are people here who have had negative experiences with me :)
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doriangrey Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:31:22pm |
re: #817 galloping granny
Dear lord what did Geraldo do now?
I'm guessing it was something Geraldoishly stupid....
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:31:55pm |
re: #821 Oldasdirt
Hi G Granny,Yes,I do and online flight sim,i'ts 10 years old,but we think still the best.Microprose European Air War.
I'll go look it up the next time I get bored with the video games at hand.
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:32:47pm |
re: #781 Mich-again
True, but the guy who hired Millen and kept him around long past the point it was clearly obvious he was in above his head is the same guy who will be hiring the new GM. So there is no reason to celebrate just yet.
Well, just by accident you would think that they would find someone who is a better evaluator of talent than Millen was.
You could have thrown darts at the Sports Illustrated draft analysis and done a better job than Millen.
Not that the Bears a re a whole lot better the last few years.
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Onamesa Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:32:53pm |
Hi all,
I need your help. I was on another blog and someone from NZ who spouts all sorts of socialist stuff and seems to get all their info from the BBC started talking about 911. In their words:
Hey IB - did you ever hear about the 5 Israeli’s in the white van, that were arrested after someone complained about them videotaping the towers burning, whooping and hollering in glee?
They knew what was going to happen and taped it for posterity. They were held for 3 months and then released and when back in Israel they did a television interview where they said they just wanted to record the event for posterity. They seemed positively stoked that America finally was feeling the same kind of pain they felt everyday.
Now this isn’t conspiracy - this is all a matter of very public record - so how do you explain that?
I have never heard of this Is this BS?
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:32:53pm |
re: #814 galloping granny
Try to get us that address lots sooner than that though Maximus. Most of the enlistees that have this kind of problem will not go talk to anyone about it and it can be a big factor in whether or not they make it through basic. The kid needs some TLC PDQ.
i'm in the military (reserves) as is my brother...i think you can send letters to platoons/squadrons/fleets/etc. and they will distribute them to their members...they can then correspond if they wish...as can you
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:33:37pm |
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legalpad Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:33:49pm |
re: #804 Maximu§
One of my sons trained at Fort Knox. I asked because we are going to Ft. Bragg this weekend on the outside chance your son and his friend are there. Do you know what he is training for, his MOS?
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:33:54pm |
re: #816 3 wood
OK.
I've had negative experiences with him, is all.
Yeah. But, he does (as I have seen) at least play fair. Doesn't launch into the name calling and stuff. That's all I'm saying.
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itellu3times Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:34:04pm |
So what is this noise about China and MidEast financing the $700b?
I thought the whole idea was that this would be done by fiat.
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eon Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:34:06pm |
re: #808 Typicalwhitey
It's not going to hit the market all at once come on.
I find that the safest course is to postulate the stupidest possible behavior on the part of Our Enlightened Leaders. So far, I have rarely been wrong in the last four decades of my life.
Plus, the idea of "making homes affordable" being their mantra even now, sooner or later some clever-dick amongst the "progressives" will make the connection,
More land on the market = lower property values = economic downturn = easier for us to push our Government as Nanny agenda- or even just put everyone in state-owned worker housing.
No, I do not trust them. That's in addition to assuming that they are incompetent.
/I believe the government's track record since 1970 supports my hypothesis
cheers
eon
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DisturbedEma Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:34:28pm |
re: #186 reine.de.tout
Hello, Jorline!
Thanks for the yummy recipes!
Anybody else?
Only have 3 that I found on the internet at Ploome's instigation.
Also need to know what people have hearted as faves - funnies and wisdom.
I will get some to you. . .
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runrabbitrun Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:34:47pm |
re: #810 taxfreekiller
Great News for Nancy Pelosi, she is not the dumbest liberal on the planet,
she has been saved by Geraldo Rivera.
That must be quite a contest - how do they find a stadium large enough to hold all the competitors?
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jonathan1984 Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:34:57pm |
re: #826 Onamesa
Sounds like unadulterated BS. I'd just ignore him - truthers are beyond all reason.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:35:05pm |
re: #826 Onamesa
Hi all,
I need your help. I was on another blog and someone from NZ who spouts all sorts of socialist stuff and seems to get all their info from the BBC started talking about 911. In their words:
Hey IB - did you ever hear about the 5 Israeli’s in the white van, that were arrested after someone complained about them videotaping the towers burning, whooping and hollering in glee?They knew what was going to happen and taped it for posterity. They were held for 3 months and then released and when back in Israel they did a television interview where they said they just wanted to record the event for posterity. They seemed positively stoked that America finally was feeling the same kind of pain they felt everyday.
Now this isn’t conspiracy - this is all a matter of very public record - so how do you explain that?
I have never heard of this Is this BS?
The only white van story I heard - and I'm not sure if this was news or rumour - was not Israelis, it was arabs on the NJ side.
But you know what? You are never going to convince the idiot from NZ who is a Troofer addicted to the BBC worldview. Don't waste your energy.
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Pvt Bin Jammin Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:35:12pm |
re: #820 Maximu§
It took me awhile to catch up with the thread. Be sure to let me know if I can write letters too. Poor kid. I loved somebody's suggestion that the whole platoon get letters. That way he won't get embarrassed.
BTW Catt posted upthread about [Link: www.soldiersangels.com...] That would be a great idea but I'm an angel and we primarily adopt deployed soldiers rather than those that are home.
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:35:18pm |
re: #826 Onamesa
Never heard of it. Does not pass the smell test.
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Maximu§ Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:35:27pm |
re: #829 legalpad
One of my sons trained at Fort Knox. I asked because we are going to Ft. Bragg this weekend on the outside chance your son and his friend are there. Do you know what he is training for, his MOS?
I trained at Fort Knox as a 19D Cavalry Scout and my boy followed in my footsteps.
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Oldasdirt Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:35:38pm |
re: #824 galloping granny
I'll go look it up the next time I get bored with the video games at hand.
I am retired,and started as a hobby.But now im hooked.We do Co Op missions,(up to 8 players) and also dogfights.
You will need a 30$ flightstick.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:35:40pm |
re: #829 legalpad
One of my sons trained at Fort Knox. I asked because we are going to Ft. Bragg this weekend on the outside chance your son and his friend are there. Do you know what he is training for, his MOS?
they don't have MOS in basic.
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3 wood Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:36:04pm |
Well I got to go to get ready for my interview tomorrow.
Thanks to all for their prayers on that.
Take care and be good to each other out there.
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WhiteRasta Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:36:23pm |
re: #826 Onamesa
If you believe that, I have some sub-prime mortgages to sell you.
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stevieray Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:36:42pm |
re: #837 galloping granny
The only white van story I heard - and I'm not sure if this was news or rumour - was not Israelis, it was arabs on the NJ side.
But you know what? You are never going to convince the idiot from NZ who is a Troofer addicted to the BBC worldview. Don't waste your energy.
And of course they could be Israeli Arabs as well... people tend to forget they exist.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:36:47pm |
re: #840 rawmuse
Never heard of it. Does not pass the smell test.
I think I did hear this before. Look on "Screw Loose Change."
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kiwidoc Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:36:47pm |
re: #837 galloping granny
The only white van story I heard - and I'm not sure if this was news or rumour - was not Israelis, it was arabs on the NJ side.
But you know what? You are never going to convince the idiot from NZ who is a Troofer addicted to the BBC worldview. Don't waste your energy.
I've spent alot of time in NZ and have lots of friends there...trust me, most are very pragmatic in their approach to the US...
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cliffster Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:36:55pm |
re: #844 3 wood
Well I got to go to get ready for my interview tomorrow.
Thanks to all for their prayers on that.
Take care and be good to each other out there.
Knock 'em dead, 3 wood
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:37:03pm |
re: #826 Onamesa
Personally? I'd file that under total horse-shit.
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chicagodudewhotrades Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:37:34pm |
re: #821 Oldasdirt
I still like microsoft's combat flight sim 3. the european air war one. P-38's and P-47's are my fav planes
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LoFlyer Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:37:45pm |
re: #826 Onamesa
Hi all,
I need your help. I was on another blog and someone from NZ who spouts all sorts of socialist stuff and seems to get all their info from the BBC started talking about 911. In their words:
Hey IB - did you ever hear about the 5 Israeli’s in the white van, that were arrested after someone complained about them videotaping the towers burning, whooping and hollering in glee?They knew what was going to happen and taped it for posterity. They were held for 3 months and then released and when back in Israel they did a television interview where they said they just wanted to record the event for posterity. They seemed positively stoked that America finally was feeling the same kind of pain they felt everyday.
Now this isn’t conspiracy - this is all a matter of very public record - so how do you explain that?
I have never heard of this Is this BS?
Well I might point out it is public record that Rosie stated fire cannot melt steel either. Doesn't mean its true. Its just public record.....
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:37:58pm |
re: #845 cliffster
It's just no fun to have a troofer saying, "What about this, huh? Huh? You can't refute this, can you, huh?"
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itellu3times Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:38:06pm |
re: #826 Onamesa
There was some story about five Israeli art students or the like, I never could figure if it was made up out of whole cloth or had any reality, only an idiot could give it any credence in any case.
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galloping granny Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:38:28pm |
re: #842 Oldasdirt
I am retired,and started as a hobby.But now im hooked.We do Co Op missions,(up to 8 players) and also dogfights.
You will need a 30$ flightstick.
Sounds like fun.
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rawmuse Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:38:35pm |
Fuck troofers. My life is too short to give them the time of day.
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Dianna Sun, Sep 28, 2008 7:38:40pm |
