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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 04:48 PM Original message |
Congressman Who Harassed Elizabeth Warren Showered With Donations From Banks And Predatory Lenders |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. We really shouldn't be surprized |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. fucking bastard |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. This should be illegal |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. Congressman showered with Elisabeth. Wow. Let's tell Murdoch |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
59. +1! |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. Note that most of them are PayDay lenders |
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SaveAmerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 12:20 AM Response to Reply #5 |
49. Ironically, I believe this lending is illegal in NC, home of this freak Congressman (McHenry) |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #49 |
62. North Carolina was the first state in the country to close down a once legal payday lending industry |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #49 |
68. They prey on Military families but no one talks about that |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. Note that most of these donations are from "Pay-Day Loan" hustlers. |
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BlueCaliDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. Republican bad behavior is rewarded by Corporate America against a person for the people |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
8. Dodd-Frank threatens these bastards - no question. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 07:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. We need Glass-Steagall back -- and total re-regulation of capitalism ... |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. We have Glass Steagall back - its just not called that anymore |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. We're not anywhere near having Glass-Steagall back |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Dr. Doom (Roubini) said that in May 2010 and never proposed an alternative |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Interesting how successful the GOP is when it's the minority -- or the majority!! |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. But there were porous holes in the old Glass Steagall. |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. And of course, it's a victory against the bankers - that's why they sent |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #29 |
50. Lifting Glass Steagall jump started new crime wave --- |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. There's an alternative, of course. Eliminate banking as an industry |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 01:24 AM Response to Reply #33 |
52. How did you do it ? |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #52 |
60. Cash for everything, owner finance. Starts out as inconvenient, but |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Real estate -- !! |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Rentals - medium range. When times are good and housing is short, |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Agree ... and see Galbraith comments on how that lack enabled the financial coup .... |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. Thank you. |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:24 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. No - you don't understand banking - a bank 97% invested long |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 11:18 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. you don't understand banking |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #45 |
64. +1000% --- |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 11:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. I have a degree in economics. I worked as a bank operations manager from 1966-1978. |
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klook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:36 AM Response to Reply #47 |
58. "Incompetent gamblers with a safety net they don't pay for got us here." |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #47 |
65. Elites know that "risks" make bigger profits -- just as they know the value of OPM ... |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-20-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Organized crime indeed. Adam Smith pointed out that business collusion |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 10:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
44. +1 nt |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 02:21 AM Response to Reply #16 |
53. I think this would be a wise move by Europe. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #53 |
69. And once again will prove that "old Europe" (remember when that was the phrase du jour) |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 10:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. And that my friend is the crux of the matter. nt |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. Actually, McHenry gained infamy long before that |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. A true investigation into Patrick McHenry would make John Edwards look like a choir boy. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. That's an interesting blend of coffee they are brewing over there. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
10. Elizabeth Warren for president -- |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. I forgot about that little shitweasel. |
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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
41. ETA: Thank you, KamaAina for the link! (see post # 9) |
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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. Folks, this story needs to be told EVERYWHERE |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. Is anyone running against him? |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. The new Republican majority in NC is busily gerrymandering to make sure he's reelected. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
17. how is this shit legal. |
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slay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. +1 |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
20. Imagine that |
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Scottybeamer70 (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
22. as long as this form of bribery is accepted in congress, |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Exactly ... Dollar bill is source of illegitimate power and insane policy -- !!! |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
23. Pawn Broker and PayDay Loan Sleeze Fest |
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young_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
25. He may be my new congressman |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
30. We'll see how much he gets today. That's just the up-front payment. |
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russspeakeasy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. Visit NC for a couple weeks and you will meet the people who |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
35. McHenry is small potatoes compared to the real power brokers of the GOP |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
38. Awww, we should send him something, too! |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
39. K and R |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
40. Corrupt Mother Effers. |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
42. Isn't he the guy that was somehow involved in a love triangle muder? |
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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 11:47 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. That's what I thought, too! I vaguely recall a murder-suicide |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 07:25 AM Response to Reply #48 |
57. " murderous Republican homosexual love triangle/escort service." |
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Smilo (77 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-18-11 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
46. I want to send him something too... |
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Iwillnevergiveup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
51. Here's a nifty little website |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
54. Republican politicians are scum of the earth. They do nothing but |
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The Wizard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
55. And Patrick McHenrey |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 05:22 AM Response to Original message |
56. Bottom line. Our federal, state and local governments are bought and paid for and |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
61. Won't you join me for a verse or two of "America the Beautiful"? |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-19-11 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
66. The only shower that little shit-bag McHenry deserves would be |
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