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Keep your eye on the ball
Submitted by jack on November 10, 2008 - 7:13pm. Bearish | ShrillWe once again interrupt duckies and bunnies to remind you that it's official: you've been swindled in broad daylight!
Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in September they would comply with congressional demands for transparency in a $700 billion bailout of the banking system. Two months later, as the Fed lends far more than that in separate rescue programs that didn't require approval by Congress, Americans have no idea where their money is going or what securities the banks are pledging in return.
It's bad, you know. read more »
It takes genius!
Submitted by jack on October 3, 2008 - 7:02am. Bearish | Shrill
| Bailout Bill | $700 billion |
| Additional Pork | $150 billion |
| Dow (-484) in 3 hours | $600 billion |
| Total carnage to you, The Taxpayer | $1.45 trillion |
Don't you love it when congress gets together with George Bush? Patriot Act... Iraq War... and now Bailouts for Bankers. You think this was going to save your 401k? What are you, nuts!?!?! read more »
Send them love! Send them duckies and bunnies!!
Submitted by jack on September 29, 2008 - 6:09pm. Bearish | Shrill | Fogbelt
Safe for now.Today's congressional vote against George Bush's bailout plan for bankers was perhaps the most glorious thing to happen in grass roots politics since the 60's. Especially after the sudden crammage of the Patriot Act and that duct tape-induced madness leading up to the Iraq War, I was expecting dogs and ponies.
But instead, they in fact LISTENED to us!
Well I know the pigmen are persistent, so they'll be back with another plan soon. read more »
Duckies and Bunnies will return after these messages
Submitted by jack on September 24, 2008 - 2:59am. Bearish | ShrillOK folks... someday soon I will get back to duckies and bunnies but right now it is CRUCIAL to let Congress know that you are against this bailout of Wall Street Bankers!! They do not deserve our children's future earnings.
The media is telling you this is a done deal but it's not... they won't vote until the votes are lined up and they aren't voting yet... so THERE IS NO CONSENSUS AT THIS TIME!!! read more »
A Solution That Works
Submitted by jack on September 22, 2008 - 4:53pm. Bearish | ShrillA Solution That Works
[Thank you to "Eleua" at the Ticker Forum for writing this]
Dear Member of Congress:
By now, you have been thoroughly deluged by angry phone calls and letters from your constituents. They do not wish to pay Wall Street bankers trillions of dollars of their hard earned money for putting our financial system at this level of peril. You should respect their wishes. read more »
What you can do to stop the Wall Street bankers from getting OUR CASH FOR THEIR TRASH
Submitted by jack on September 22, 2008 - 7:59am. Bearish | ShrillHenry Paulson is trying to ram this through congress without any discussion.
Now... we could expect things like this to happen in perhaps North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Russia, or good ole Nazi Germany. But this is the United States of America!! Our congressmen need to discuss this bill (and hopefully they are) but they need your input pronto!! read more »
The NO BANKER LEFT BEHIND Act
Submitted by jack on September 20, 2008 - 8:48pm. Bearish | ShrillI've always tried to avoid politics on this blog -- and this is hardly a partisan issue anyway -- but this is the worse thing I've ever seen.
Let us recount what happened the last times the Republicans and Democrats TEAMED UP TO SAVE US. Hmmmm... we got the Patriot Act and the Iraq War. As far as I'm concerned, the NO BANKER LEFT BEHIND ACT, which is being hugely supported by our congress and the mainstream media, is truly horrible. How do you folks like paying for others' mistakes for generations to come? read more »
STOP THE BAILOUTS!!
Submitted by jack on September 17, 2008 - 5:36am. Bearish | ShrillFolks... this is NOT a politically partisan issue... the fact that the U.S. Gov't is already trying to PRINT their way out of this credit bubble mess should terrify each and every American (and Earthling.) read more »
The Incredible Grocery Shrink Ray
Submitted by jack on August 12, 2008 - 12:07pm. Bearish
They are shrinking the groceries and keeping prices the same. Keep track of the offenders at The Consumerist. Meanwhile... I am long agricultural commodities (just entertainment, I am not a financial advisor!!)
The Bearer
Submitted by jack on March 19, 2008 - 10:00pm. Bearish | Alameda | ShrillAlameda's Progressives have a history here in Alameda. In the 50's, "progress" meant surrounding The Island City w/ landfill, ranch homes, and a giant shopping plaza. These days, density is all the rage and Alameda progressives are blogging overtime for ways to "improve" Alameda and its inhabitants. After all, that 50's mentality has got to go!
Many old guard Alamedans fret w/ the threat of unrelenting, true-believing world improvers right here in A-town. Hell, it's True Believers that are the most dangerous (more-so than the bought-and-paid for shakers)... because it's conviction that drives them! Che and Mao and Bush all know they were right, and look at how they improved things for so many!
But back to Alameda's True Believers for Density, or shall we call them the Tool Believers (for Big Development?) There is no need to worry about them much anymore... at least for now. Sorry to be The Bearer, all of you well-meaning Tool Believers and your dreamy improvements for us all, but you have a major obstacle in front of you. And I offer you a solution where you can even make a BETTER difference and help more people than you ever imagined!! read more »
