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  • Posted By: MCGILL @ 10/27/2008 9:45:20 AM

    Should America elect the next President of the United States or shall we allow the world to elect our next President which is currently the case thanks to obama and acorn. Acorn is registering foreigners and obama is accepting foreign funds thru the Internet allowing this election to be global as opposed to just an American election.This corruption threatens our democracy and the will of the American people and on top of that there is now question if the votes of our men and women in uniform will even get counted? IS THIS NOT AN OBAMA PLOT? Save America from corruption Vote for McCain/Palin.

  • Posted By: Nowforthetruth @ 10/25/2008 6:20:21 PM

    See Barney Franks comments on the news, including face the nation last week, stating that Democrats in Congress intend to greatly raise taxes and go on a spending spree.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Mazjm_A5k

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

    See http://www.taxfoundation.org/blog/show/23617.html


    And again what was Frank saying at roughly the time McCains attempt at S.190. to fix Fannie and Freddie.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs

    "These two entities -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are not facing any kind of financial crisis, the more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing."

    So who really is the liar that soaked the American people?

    See also: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/08/politics/main2335631.shtml

    In the exchange with "Joe the plumber" we found out that Obama really is as radical as his early political acquaintances, Davis, Ayers, Wright, etc., and that he is into the failed economic policy of wealth redistribution. Obama's tax and spending plans alone would be bad enough, but add Reid and Pelosi to the mix, with the three of them controlling both houses of Congress and the executive branch without any effective restraint, and you have something that should causes concern even among moderate Democrats.
    See Wall Street Journal: A Liberal Supermajority:

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122420205889842989.html

    Their failed policies are what brought us to ruin. Even Bill Clinton says so. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsynspIqAoE
    Obama and a supermajority of Democrats simply is not the change we need, nor is it change we can afford.

    Obama's programs require him to tax, and his health care plan alone is a substantial hidden tax on all business, large an small. In reality, it does not really matter who he taxes, those taxes are going to be passed through the economy. He has to tax, because it is they only way he can pay for his massive social engineering experiments. Any first year economics student knows that taxation is a tool used to contract an economy experiencing inflation, because it reduces demand by reducing the amount of money individuals and businesses have to spend. It is contractionary, which is exactly what you do not want to do when the problem is that the economy is contracting already into recession. Like Hoover and FDR, Obama's plans will only make it worse for longer.
    See e.g. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/03/opinion/main4499465.shtml
    And
    http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/FDR-s-Policies-Prolonged-Depression-5409.aspx


    • Posted By: Katsky @ 10/27/2008 9:26:54 AM

      Fannie and Freddie's problems did NOT precipitate this crisis. Ask an economist - not Karl Rove.

  • Posted By: Caldwell Young @ 10/27/2008 7:57:43 AM

    Dencal26 who posted at 7:37:08 am, and other "nattering nabobs of negativism" still repeat the Rove-Republican play line: Obama has hidden his past and is far less accomplished than Governor Palin. The man ran the sharpest, most inspiring and intelligent campaign in modern history. We look forward to helping him achieve our goals and making America work well again. This article is interesting, think about it.

    • Posted By: Katsky @ 10/27/2008 9:18:07 AM

      Amen! For a little-known black man to beat first the Clinton machine and then the Republican machine is so unlikely. He coulsd not have done it without such a smart and well-run campaign. This man kows how to accomplish something as an executive!

  • Posted By: Katsky @ 10/27/2008 9:15:53 AM

    A arer occurence for all of these comments to seemingly be from Republicans. I am on the e-mail list, tho, at 41, I may not rellay be representative. Loved Gore - loved Dean - love the 50 state strategy. Post at Kos - read Atrios - read Huffington Post. I expect Obama to do some thingas I don't like and won't go all purist on im if he does. But I think there are some lines he can't cross. he must go after alternative fuels for real. he must make good on his caop and trade plan. The war isn't my issue, but I suspect for others he must really leave Iraq. I think we expect a buildup in Afghanistan and know its importance. he can't try to reduce Social Security benefits. Those are really the main things. I, for onr, am ready to cut him some slack on others.

  • Posted By: Nowforthetruth @ 10/27/2008 9:13:28 AM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivL4c_3pck

    Hear Obama in 2001 Chicago Public Citizen Radio Interview criticizing the Warren Court as not radical enough for not pursuing redistribution of wealth.

    Obama Says that community organizing is for the purpose of assembling the political power to force redistribution of wealth.

  • Posted By: benluclar @ 10/27/2008 9:09:41 AM

    What have ''we'' created .... indeed!
    What have Newsweek and media liberals done? Why, they have elected a President an entire year before an election, an unbelievable case of brain wash to its highest degree. When he was only a speaker at the Dem convention four years ago, the newscasters were frothing at the mouth about him and informing us this guy has a great political future. Well, they couldn't wait for his FUTURE. They made him President the day he jumped in.
    We all were in disbelief when the Twin Towers DISINTEGRATED like SAND. Just watch the United States as it IMPLODES from Socialism camouflaged by 'change' in this Presidency.
    There will be social unrest if Obama is elected or not elected. ''When'' he is elected, we will be grasping for Democracy back over the Socialism we will be getting. If he is NOT, we will have black against white and unrest like we have not seen since the sixties.
    Black Americans have been scammed to truly believe this man reflects and represents them. No group of ten individuals could find one example within it who have had the life this man has had. Being raised by your grandparents because your mother took no interest, or was it that she, a self-proclaimed athiest, married to two muslims, part of a scheme to assimilate her son's citizenship for his carefully planned future? I have seen two pictures of this woman actually posing with her own son in her lifetime. Is this the life of a typical African American? I think not. Their Mothers are always there, protecting and providing. The life story of Obama reflects no one who believes in and adores him.
    I don't like this man because of the ADORATION of the MASSES and the INFOMERCIAL of change. Yes, things are going to CHANGE all right, and his presence and ambition are too costly.

  • Posted By: Tunji @ 10/27/2008 9:05:15 AM

    This was bound to happen. The network built over the primaries and the Presidential election CAN be used for a lot of good. Depends on the person controlling this organisation. Imagine, it reaches every niche in American society.

  • Posted By: Nowforthetruth @ 10/26/2008 8:21:49 PM

    This is real simple economics. How many full-time employees with benefits does a person with a $50,000 income personally employ? For most, none. How many does a person with $250,000 employ? One less under Obama's tax plan, two less if you include Obam's health plan.

    • Posted By: Kaetra @ 10/27/2008 9:02:06 AM

      Real simple economics. How many goods and services can a business profit from when no one has money to purchase their goods or services? Zero. How much profilt does that give the company? $0. How many jobs can a business provide when they have no profits? Zero.

  • Posted By: Nowforthetruth @ 10/27/2008 8:55:39 AM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivL4c_3pck

    Hear Obama in 2001 Chicago Public Citizen Radio Interview criticizing the Warren Court as not radical enough for not pursuing redistribution of wealth.

    Obama Says that community organizing is for the purpose of assembling the political power to force redistribution of wealth.

  • Posted By: MCGILL @ 10/27/2008 8:52:50 AM

    It is sad to see that the Presidential Elections of this country are now being influenced by foreign nations many of them potential terrorist nations funding the obama campaign.Obamas Internet sight appears to be accepting funds from all over the world which should be against all laws and campaign rules.Obama continues to prove himself deceitful,slimy and unethical in an attempt to satisfy his ego as the first unpatriotic president whose plans in the White House will leave this country in the poor house and subject to attacks from abroad as well as economic collapse more so than right now.We can not afford the democrats and a socialist agenda influenced by foreigners.We deserve better America.

  • Posted By: Dencal26 @ 10/27/2008 7:37:08 AM

    Obama has created a wonderful illusion. He has been able to completely hide his past and his lack of legislative accomplishment ( which is far weaker than Palins) and has presented himself as the messiah with the help of the media . They have oversold this man and anything short of walking on water will be considered a failure.

    • Posted By: RO in Reno @ 10/27/2008 8:45:11 AM

      Walking on water will be easy, undoing the disaster the Republicans have made of America will take a lot more effort.

  • Posted By: Nowforthetruth @ 10/27/2008 8:03:25 AM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivL4c_3pck

    2001 Chicago Public Citizen Radio Interview criticizing the Warren Court as not radical enough for not pursuing redistribution of wealth.

    Says that community organizing is for the purpose of assembling the political power to force redistribution of wealth.

    • Posted By: RO in Reno @ 10/27/2008 8:41:47 AM

      The only radical was the person trying very hard to make it seem Obama said something he did not say and of course you are clearly a right wing nut job, a radical trying to keep America in the toilet.

  • Posted By: bmd12345 @ 10/27/2008 8:18:49 AM

    You didn't even mention George Soros who made a billion dollars from the sterling collapse through insider political information. You will see a bunch of "intelligent"(two legs better) know it alls who will try to run this country tell us buffoons what to do (like the Euro-trash). These people have never done a hard days work in their life.
    I think the conservative are going to stand and watch the whole thing crash and burn. Vote Liberal join the third world

  • Posted By: ariziowa @ 10/27/2008 3:24:19 AM

    You are certainly in the category of .............

  • Posted By: ariziowa @ 10/27/2008 3:21:44 AM

    But, that's okay - he won't even see who he's voting for. Well, unless ACORN gives him a ride and goes into the booth with him, and "vote early & vote often". Isn't that right, harleyboy!

  • Posted By: LudwigVanBeet @ 10/27/2008 1:15:19 AM

    IS LORIW a ***? The reason I ask is this . A Study on Racial Bigotry by Princton U. , proves that people like Lori, man or ***, may have a Shortage in the MEAT department and therefore quite aggressive . Especially against Blacks or Men period. They have a Fear of Sexual Activitie which may prove a Erectile Deficiency.

  • Posted By: LudwigVanBeet @ 10/26/2008 11:39:25 PM

    EXCLUSIVE--- The KU KLUX KLAN ,American Nazi Party, David Duke University, So. Carolina, LimpseyGraham, Saxby Chambliss (CLELAND HATCHETMAN), Heinrich Himmler, Knuckle Draggers of So. Carolina, Goober's of Tennessee,--------------PROUDLY ENDORSES------------"JOHN McCAIN- ( Anchorage Daily News , endorses Obama)

  • Posted By: Nowforthetruth @ 10/26/2008 3:22:53 PM

    Barack Obama's campaign killed all interviews with a Florida TV station after Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, faced tough and critical questions from a reporter at the Orlando station, the Orlando Sentinel reported. In a communication which serves to put all other media on notice that an Obama administration will exercise media blackmail in response to tough questioning, the Obama camp killed a WFTV interview with Biden's wife Jill, according to an Orlando Sentinel blog.
    "This cancellation is non-negotiable, and further opportunities for your station to interview with this campaign are unlikely, at best for the duration of the remaining days until the election," wrote Laura K. McGinnis, Central Florida communications director for the Obama campaign, according to the Sentinel.
    http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/10/obama-campaign.html
    See the interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQXcImQfubM

    • Posted By: simonanunhappydem @ 10/26/2008 9:43:23 PM

      Well, truth seeker: I watched the Biden interview. He was very good in the face of an openly antagonistic and extremely partisan interviewer. The questions could have been constructed by Limbaugh (maybe they were). This was not anything even close to professional journalism, it was intended to be a hatchet job, that Biden stood up to. Obama is correct not to participate in this type of ultra right wing propaganda masquerading as journalism..

  • Posted By: Vote Now @ 10/26/2008 6:41:34 PM

    What do you really know about Obama's economic philosophy? Since he has never run a town, state or business, he has no record to look at. Oh, he has made lots of promises, but given that he broke his promise to be limited to public campaign funds, you cant put much faith in that, and there will be no means to keep those promises anyway.

    But you do know that Obama, along with his democratic buddies in Congress, personally and professionally advocated for a residential housing policy favoring forced sub-prime lending, which subsequently resulted in massive defaults and foreclosures, leading to your loss of significant equity value in your home, to the point that it destabilized your banks, which panicked the stock market, which wiped out your savings.

    Look and listen to Obama for yourself. Obama in this video, addressing his community activist work and his work representing ACORN in litigation against the banks and relating to the Community Reinvestment Act, and addressing the failure of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae as those actions relate to the destruction of our economy by causing the current real estate and subsequent financial crisis, states that, and I quote:

    "Subprime lending started out as a good idea, helping Americans buy homes who previously could not afford to. Financial institutions created new financial instruments that could securitize these loans, slice them into finer and finer risk categories, and spread them out among investors and around the country, as well as around the world. In theory, this should have allowed mortgage lending to be less risky, and more diversified."

    Acknowledging the catastrophe, but as apologist for the Democrats, Obama then offers this justification.

    "The original idea was a good one, which was, lets see if we can distribute risk more broadly, and make it easier to provide loans to people who otherwise might not be able to get one."

    Yah, great idea. Economically unsound, but embraced by Obama. Listen for yourself. You cannot dispute the mans on words recorded live:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1M1T2Y314&feature=related

    Below is a link to C-SPAN video clips of the Congressional hearings at roughly the time McCains attempt at S.190. to fix Fannie and Freddie. See for yourself who said what.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs

    • Posted By: simonanunhappydem @ 10/26/2008 9:32:23 PM

      WE have some idea of Obama's economic policies, and some idea of McCain's economic policies. Neither of these man has run anything of significance in their lives, except their campaign organizations. And in that respect Obama clearly was much better. As far a sub prime: clearly the collapse is the result of the packaging of these loans as securities and thereby eliminating any checks and balances at the originators.

  • Posted By: Vote Now @ 10/26/2008 6:41:25 PM

    What do you really know about Obama's economic philosophy? Since he has never run a town, state or business, he has no record to look at. Oh, he has made lots of promises, but given that he broke his promise to be limited to public campaign funds, you cant put much faith in that, and there will be no means to keep those promises anyway.

    But you do know that Obama, along with his democratic buddies in Congress, personally and professionally advocated for a residential housing policy favoring forced sub-prime lending, which subsequently resulted in massive defaults and foreclosures, leading to your loss of significant equity value in your home, to the point that it destabilized your banks, which panicked the stock market, which wiped out your savings.

    Look and listen to Obama for yourself. Obama in this video, addressing his community activist work and his work representing ACORN in litigation against the banks and relating to the Community Reinvestment Act, and addressing the failure of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae as those actions relate to the destruction of our economy by causing the current real estate and subsequent financial crisis, states that, and I quote:

    "Subprime lending started out as a good idea, helping Americans buy homes who previously could not afford to. Financial institutions created new financial instruments that could securitize these loans, slice them into finer and finer risk categories, and spread them out among investors and around the country, as well as around the world. In theory, this should have allowed mortgage lending to be less risky, and more diversified."

    Acknowledging the catastrophe, but as apologist for the Democrats, Obama then offers this justification.

    "The original idea was a good one, which was, lets see if we can distribute risk more broadly, and make it easier to provide loans to people who otherwise might not be able to get one."

    Yah, great idea. Economically unsound, but embraced by Obama. Listen for yourself. You cannot dispute the mans on words recorded live:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1M1T2Y314&feature=related

    Below is a link to C-SPAN video clips of the Congressional hearings at roughly the time McCains attempt at S.190. to fix Fannie and Freddie. See for yourself who said what.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs

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