More "definitions" from balloon-juice (hot air)...
"Talibangelical or Talevangelical- An evangelical Christian whose only quarrel with the Islamic Taliban is that they’re wearing the wrong membership badges."
"Break out the Giant Foam Fingers – A term referring to the blind, ignorant, screeching wingnut defense and/or cheerleading of the American status quo, and the subsequent assertion that our policies and/or way of life are the best in the world. Political philosphy as a form of sports commentary."
"Wingnut- Categorical term for an untethered rightwinger."
"In September 2009, would-be conservative journalist James O’Keefe III released videos purporting to show ACORN employees providing tax advice to O’Keefe and a female associate playing the roles of a pimp and a prostitute engaged in the illegal immigration of underage sex workers. These videos were later shown to be doctored, but not before Congress voted to cut off all federal funds to ACORN and a number of the ACORN workers were forced out of their jobs."
Is this the ACORN you were referring to, centerfield?
"ACORN – The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a collection of community-based organizations in the United States that advocate for low- and moderate-income families by working on neighborhood safety, voter registration, health care, affordable housing, and other social issues, via a loose alliance of some 1,200 neighborhood chapters in over 100 American cities. Since advocating for working-class and poor people (many of them insufficiently white) and encouraging such individuals to vote are ananthema to conservative Republicans, “ACORN” has become a useful wingnut strawman for every variety of voter fraud, criminal electioneering, cronyism, and the use of ill-educated dupes as catspaws for political gain… in other words, psychological projection concerning standard conservative Republican behavior at the beginning of the 21st century...."
Perhaps without his knowledge, Michelle Malkin is also one of bdgi's sources, with a 6-25-2008 article mentioning the Citibank mortgages.
Is she too on the "do not read" list? Are we only supposed to get info from places like ThinkProgress . org et al?
Somewhere, out there, should be journalists interested in truth without the slant. But that's my own idealism showing. So until those guys show up, I'll just keep reading without any rose-colored glasses on, so I can avoid falling in either ditch.
One more thing, are you talking about the same Acorn group that was wrongfully accused of miss doings by Republican operatives? You know, Mr. Okeefe, the liar, who falsified the video. Yes, that Mr. Okeefe who recently settled the lawsuit and paid money for his lies. Is that the Acorn group whose work included working for moderate and low income families in the area of neighborhood safety, voter registration, health care, affordable housing, and other social issues. Is that the Acorn you are talking about.
Based on Realty Trac, Federal Reserve, Equifax sources, in the last year of the Clinton Administration foreclosures were already on the rise even though the economy was expanding (470,000 foreclosures in 2000). The legacy of the National Homeownership Strategy would be millions of foreclosures during the Bush and then Obama Administrations.
The origins of our current Great Recession began neither with the Clinton Administration. In June 1995 President Clinton introduced his National Homeownership Strategy, which included the expansion of Credit Default Swaps (CDSs). President Clinton, Vice President Gore and Secretary Cisneros announced the administration’s comprehensive new strategy for raising home-ownership in America to an all-time high. Representatives from ACORN were guests of honor at the ceremony. In his remarks, Clinton emphasized that: “Our homeownership strategy will not cost the taxpayers one extra cent. It will not require legislation.” Clinton meant that informal partnerships between Fannie and Freddie and groups like ACORN would make mortgages available to customers “who have historically been excluded from homeownership.”
Ironically, Barack Obama led the effort that caused the mess that needs cleaning up. Barack Obama was a pioneering contributor to the national subprime real estate bubble—the attack dog that terrorized banks to make mortgage loans that they did not want to make. According to research by TheDailyCaller, about half of the 186 African-American clients in President Obama’s landmark 1995 mortgage discrimination lawsuit against Citibank have since gone bankrupt or received foreclosure notices. As few as 19 of those 186 clients still own homes with clean credit ratings, following a decade in which Obama and other progressives pushed banks to provide “booby trap” adjustable rate mortgages to poor African Americans.
Billdoesntgetit,if my memory serves me right. obama headed up that bill as a senator while he was on the board of a bank/housing authority. I dont recall all the facts on it
The really big business give tons of money and free trips to both parties so it really doesn't matter what those blood suckers call themselves. They are all the same, crooked!
Clinton is the one who destroyed America. He passed the legislation to let EVERYONE buy a house. That's the reason for the blowup in the housing market.
Everyone rushed out with no job and no credit and bought a house. Then the banks called in their loans and the house of cards tumbled..
Look no further then Bill Clinton to see what caused the problems.
And by the way Obama is the one who has spent and borrowed more money then the entire prior Presidents.
Obama's spending has caught up with him. And now finally we have begun to cut spending thanks to the Republicans.
The only solution, the final solution, if you will, if I may, is to not have any Democrats in Washington representing anybody, the same goes for Republicans.
They've ruined the place.
17 trillion debt, worthless money that can't pay the debt, the whole shebang is toast.
BUSH/CHENEY ruined destroyed the American dream for a generation of working class people...why in the Sam Heck would a majority of working Americans vote for the party of NO?...theres a poll question for you MDN.
"Normally a newspaper publishes news (which Rand's 13 hour speech was)but, when all you want to publish is right wing attack points you leave YOUR candidates out of the public scrutiny because you know how pleasant critics can be."
locomotive
More "definitions" from balloon-juice (hot air)...
"Talibangelical or Talevangelical- An evangelical Christian whose only quarrel with the Islamic Taliban is that they’re wearing the wrong membership badges."
"Break out the Giant Foam Fingers – A term referring to the blind, ignorant, screeching wingnut defense and/or cheerleading of the American status quo, and the subsequent assertion that our policies and/or way of life are the best in the world. Political philosphy as a form of sports commentary."
"Wingnut- Categorical term for an untethered rightwinger."
Wow, so warm & fuzzy....
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locomotive
cont. from balloon-juice...
"In September 2009, would-be conservative journalist James O’Keefe III released videos purporting to show ACORN employees providing tax advice to O’Keefe and a female associate playing the roles of a pimp and a prostitute engaged in the illegal immigration of underage sex workers. These videos were later shown to be doctored, but not before Congress voted to cut off all federal funds to ACORN and a number of the ACORN workers were forced out of their jobs."
Is this the ACORN you were referring to, centerfield?
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locomotive
From balloon-juice...
"ACORN – The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a collection of community-based organizations in the United States that advocate for low- and moderate-income families by working on neighborhood safety, voter registration, health care, affordable housing, and other social issues, via a loose alliance of some 1,200 neighborhood chapters in over 100 American cities. Since advocating for working-class and poor people (many of them insufficiently white) and encouraging such individuals to vote are ananthema to conservative Republicans, “ACORN” has become a useful wingnut strawman for every variety of voter fraud, criminal electioneering, cronyism, and the use of ill-educated dupes as catspaws for political gain… in other words, psychological projection concerning standard conservative Republican behavior at the beginning of the 21st century...."
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locomotive
Perhaps without his knowledge, Michelle Malkin is also one of bdgi's sources, with a 6-25-2008 article mentioning the Citibank mortgages.
Is she too on the "do not read" list? Are we only supposed to get info from places like ThinkProgress . org et al?
Somewhere, out there, should be journalists interested in truth without the slant. But that's my own idealism showing. So until those guys show up, I'll just keep reading without any rose-colored glasses on, so I can avoid falling in either ditch.
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centerfield
One more thing, are you talking about the same Acorn group that was wrongfully accused of miss doings by Republican operatives? You know, Mr. Okeefe, the liar, who falsified the video. Yes, that Mr. Okeefe who recently settled the lawsuit and paid money for his lies. Is that the Acorn group whose work included working for moderate and low income families in the area of neighborhood safety, voter registration, health care, affordable housing, and other social issues. Is that the Acorn you are talking about.
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centerfield
Is that the same Daily Caller that ran erroneous "verified" information on Sen. Menendez just at election time.
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billdoesntgetit
And still more..
Based on Realty Trac, Federal Reserve, Equifax sources, in the last year of the Clinton Administration foreclosures were already on the rise even though the economy was expanding (470,000 foreclosures in 2000). The legacy of the National Homeownership Strategy would be millions of foreclosures during the Bush and then Obama Administrations.
And yet somehow all this is Bushes fault..
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billdoesntgetit
More from the same article.
The origins of our current Great Recession began neither with the Clinton Administration. In June 1995 President Clinton introduced his National Homeownership Strategy, which included the expansion of Credit Default Swaps (CDSs). President Clinton, Vice President Gore and Secretary Cisneros announced the administration’s comprehensive new strategy for raising home-ownership in America to an all-time high. Representatives from ACORN were guests of honor at the ceremony. In his remarks, Clinton emphasized that: “Our homeownership strategy will not cost the taxpayers one extra cent. It will not require legislation.” Clinton meant that informal partnerships between Fannie and Freddie and groups like ACORN would make mortgages available to customers “who have historically been excluded from homeownership.”
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billdoesntgetit
minireader you are right.
Ironically, Barack Obama led the effort that caused the mess that needs cleaning up. Barack Obama was a pioneering contributor to the national subprime real estate bubble—the attack dog that terrorized banks to make mortgage loans that they did not want to make. According to research by TheDailyCaller, about half of the 186 African-American clients in President Obama’s landmark 1995 mortgage discrimination lawsuit against Citibank have since gone bankrupt or received foreclosure notices. As few as 19 of those 186 clients still own homes with clean credit ratings, following a decade in which Obama and other progressives pushed banks to provide “booby trap” adjustable rate mortgages to poor African Americans.
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minreader
Billdoesntgetit,if my memory serves me right. obama headed up that bill as a senator while he was on the board of a bank/housing authority. I dont recall all the facts on it
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JustaMan
I like muleskinner's political evolution theory because it includes the five active parties present in Washington DC today.
Shameless we are having faith in a system we control.Gracefully pointed fingers never turned backwards as to deny ourselves what we deserve.
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Missy1
It's something to be hopeful for.
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EarlyBird
The really big business give tons of money and free trips to both parties so it really doesn't matter what those blood suckers call themselves. They are all the same, crooked!
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billdoesntgetit
Clinton is the one who destroyed America. He passed the legislation to let EVERYONE buy a house. That's the reason for the blowup in the housing market.
Everyone rushed out with no job and no credit and bought a house. Then the banks called in their loans and the house of cards tumbled..
Look no further then Bill Clinton to see what caused the problems.
And by the way Obama is the one who has spent and borrowed more money then the entire prior Presidents.
Obama's spending has caught up with him. And now finally we have begun to cut spending thanks to the Republicans.
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muleskinner
The only solution, the final solution, if you will, if I may, is to not have any Democrats in Washington representing anybody, the same goes for Republicans.
They've ruined the place.
17 trillion debt, worthless money that can't pay the debt, the whole shebang is toast.
The Money Fest is over.
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MarkHighwater
BUSH/CHENEY ruined destroyed the American dream for a generation of working class people...why in the Sam Heck would a majority of working Americans vote for the party of NO?...theres a poll question for you MDN.
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MarkHighwater
Another silly question from MDN..don't make us laugh too hard...if anything the party or NO or BUSH/CHENEY will lose the house in 2014 ! ! !
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billdoesntgetit
And then there are all those Donkeys with no tails and everything exposed so we play pin the tails on the Donkey.
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locomotive
Veritas, it must have been a fig-a-mentation of your imagination.
:-) I see many posts are gone today...
Y'know, I've seen barns plenty big enough to hide any elephant, three-headed or otherwise.
Now when it comes to making a donkey's bray sound like an melody...
Well, you have me there, leftwing.
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leftwing
The GOP will lose canadites becouse you cant hide a sheep in wolves clothing.It's almost like trying to hide a three headed elephant in the barn.
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VERITAS
VERITAS Mar-08-13 1:30 PM
"Normally a newspaper publishes news (which Rand's 13 hour speech was)but, when all you want to publish is right wing attack points you leave YOUR candidates out of the public scrutiny because you know how pleasant critics can be."
"Kinda like a form of attrition by ommision."
Must have been a filament of my imagination...
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billdoesntgetit
Obama is already out trying to reach out to Republicans.
I knew he was a slow thinker but I didn't realize it would take him 4 years to figure it out..
hes going to try to mend fences now as he KNOWS he is in danger of losing the Senate too.
few more slips of his tongue and he will be in a steady downward free-fall..
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locomotive
After 2013 plays out, then the electorate will be ready to do their voting in 2014.
Last year's campaigning took a toll on voters and candidates, both winners and losers.
Let's see how the winners govern in 2013, then let the campaigns begin anew.
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