[Rhodes22-list] [Political] Jay Said [Big Al delete, Art pretend not to read]

[Ben S]

Ha ha!  So the Dems are in bed with corporate America, and the GOP is  
spending taxpayer money like it's limitless.  Where are the parties I  
used to know?

Ben S.



On Sep 16, 2008, at 8:11, "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ed,
>
> Some mornings I wake-up and think I'm living in an alternate universe.
> Here we have the candidate of "Hope and Change" out on the campaign
> trail talking about the evils of Wall Street when in fact, in less
> than four years he's managed to get more money from Fannie and Freddie
> than all but one of his peers.
>
> http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html
>
> His original choice to vet the VP slot was Thomas Johnson, director of
> Freddie Mac. And who eventually gets the VP slot - the Senator from
> MBNA.  Yeah, that's real change all right.
>
> But, let's not get all bogged down in the current pain on Wall Street.
> Inquiring minds want to know all about the success of community
> organizing.  Please do tell us, Mr. O, about all your successes as a
> community organizer. Let's see, you were a community organizer for two
> decades, yes?  Just tell us about half-a-dozen.  No, just make it
> three.  Ok, two.
>
> Brad
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 5:57 AM, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>>
>> Jay said, "Obama blew his change platform with a Joe Biden pick. If  
>> he was
>> going to do that he should have picked Hillary...that was stupid."
>>
>> Whilst all of us make mistakes, including Presidential candidates,  
>> making a
>> blunder of that caliber is demonstrative of other possible  
>> appointments and
>> decisions.  Whereas the old codger from Arizona demonstrated a  
>> style of
>> judgment that many Americans are looking for.
>>
>> Reagan said that the problem is government.  Actually one problem is
>> inbreeding or inside the beltway groupies.  While some inside  
>> experience is
>> helpful and appropriate, too much yields the economic results we  
>> see going
>> on, on Wall Street.  Insider control of destiny leads to not seeing  
>> the
>> obvious and not seeing the truth.
>>
>> Obama's approach is just a twist of disproven Marxist and Keynesian  
>> economic
>> policies.  While they criticize supply side economics they miss an  
>> important
>> aspect.  The fundamental issue that they miss is that they, be they
>> Presidential candidates, Senators, Congressmen, or liberal news
>> commentators, they are not by their position smarter or more  
>> knowledgeable
>> of things than others.  Others, means ordinary Americans like those  
>> on this
>> forum.  Sometimes those others are smarter, or can see the  
>> situation better.
>>
>> Bill Buckley said, "I'd rather entrust the government of the United  
>> States
>> to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory  
>> than to the
>> faculty of Harvard University. William F. Buckley (1925 -2008).   
>> What he was
>> saying is that Americans collectively are not stupid.  However,  
>> individually
>> politicians can do stupid things.
>>
>> Liberalism or any form of Marxism puts too much power in stupid  
>> mistake
>> making politicians.  Those who accept creeping socialism are those  
>> putting
>> the power in those who lack vision or just the ability to see truth.
>>
>> Yes there is a need for a Sheriff, but the Sheriff must be  
>> accountable and
>> not self serving.  The Washington politicians, whether Bush, Reid,  
>> Pelosi
>> and all the rest have neither the desire for truth and honesty, nor  
>> the
>> capacity to put those who do in the right jobs.
>>
>> McCain's choice of running mate is the first light that Americans  
>> have seen
>> in solving this problem.
>>
>> McCain's decision is the first good grasp toward good judgement.
>>
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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