[Rhodes22-list] Comrade Wallace and Comrade Peter - political - the incredible shrinking sarah palin

[Brad Haslett]

Wally,

Here's what Bubba had to say (at 2:40 on the interview) -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2TT4jrIIak

Wall Street would never have had the opportunity to unleash their
greed if the the Community Reinvestment Act had not been in place and
Fannie & Freddie had not purchased marginal loans.

You did watch the instructional videos I posted, yes?  If you disagree
with them, point out where they are wrong.

Brad

On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 8:05 AM, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ed, So when the right makes mistakes they are not true Republicans? Trust me
> on this....there is plenty of blame on both sides. Until we pull politics
> out of this mess it will not get solved. Note current posturing from the
> left, to load with pork is ......well pure BULL. The right sitting on their
> is hands is almost as bad. So if your guy is for this then we can consider
> this good scoialism?
>
> The cause was greed and stupidity not politics. If you want to go on a witch
> hunt please keep that in mind.  For one who has called me a socialist many
> times in the past your viewpoints seem surprising. The fact is when people
> made money on the real estate boom all was good. Greenspan was a genius
> instead of the pompous ass he really is. What is truly sad is his claim that
> he didn't see this coming. I certainly believe him. Greenspan was a huge
> proponent of many of the hybrid mortgages that are part of the problem.
>
> To throw people in jail usually you need to prove they broke the law. If
> this can be done then people should go to jail.  The security agencies that
> rated this crap "A" might be a good place to start. If they can prove they
> knowingly mis-rated the risk to keep making commissions......
>
> Regarding campaign funding  - Neither side represents the people...just
> whomever gave them the most money. PACs and lobby money are a big problem.
>
> As to only voting for 4 people involved in this mess...I would think every
> person we have all voted into Congress and the White House over the last 15
> years is involved in this mess. Lots of politicians sat on their hands when
> all appeared rosy.
>
> Fair Winds,
>
> Wally
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 8:05 PM, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Comrade Peter:
>>
>> My wife wants to know if your wife knows about your Chauvinists Post?  She
>> wants to know why the lady Rhodies are allowing such an overt Chauvinists
>> to
>> post without comments.
>>
>> Comrade Wallace:
>>
>> As to any compromise, I do not vote but for four people involved in this
>> mess.  After having heard that Black lady Representative's comments on tv a
>> few weeks back, I just begin to understand the problems coming from
>> California and the National Democratic Party.
>>
>> I have pointed out there are those who call themselves who call themselves
>> Republicans, you may hear the term 'RINO'.  There are others, well you may
>> have heard the term, 'Rockefeller Republicans'.  Then there are Democrats
>> and National Democrats.  The long and short of it, there has neither been a
>> true Republican majority whereas the self serving and less than honest have
>> held sway.
>>
>> As to the current bailout bill?  I will look to Jim DeMint, Senator from
>> South Carolina.  I am personally acquainted with Jim and support his
>> politics most of the time.  By the way, Jim used to sail on Lake Hartwell
>> before Washington and politics took his time.  So, I encourage you to look
>> to Jim's stands and opinions.  He studies the issues diligently.
>>
>> As to whether I support the bailout?  If Jim supports it, then I will
>> support him.  I do think that Stan's daughter has brought up a valid issue
>> for discussion.  I do think that insiders committed wrongs.  The exorbitant
>> amounts paid to Washington insiders as consultants, lobbyist, etc. are very
>> wrong.  I question Hank Paulson's part in this as former President of
>> Goldman, Sach's.  All this being said, I think that something should be
>> done
>> to ameliorate the situation.
>>
>> I think that Ben C. should comment on legal remedies for the gross payments
>> made to CEO's and others.
>> And how do we deal with the payments by those CEO's, insiders to political
>> campaigns.  Free speech is a person standing on a street corner expressing
>> his opinion and it is not massive payoffs.  That is not speech, it is
>> wrong,
>> it is graft, etc.
>>
>> I think some people need to go to jail, that includes CEO's of failing
>> institutions, former CEO's, certain Senators, Congressmen, and those in
>> charge of regulatory organizations.  I have said it before, if you are
>> knowledgeable of wrong doing and cannot stop it then you should quit the
>> job
>> otherwise you become a conspirator.
>>
>> Anyway, it is good to have you back.  And imagine we recently had a post by
>> Paul Grandholm, one of the apostles of the Rhodes list.
>>
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
>>
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