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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:09 PM
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Warren Buffett IS advising Obama on the Economy. Why don't the Dumbass Pundits know this?
Warren Buffett praises Obama at fundraiser
Aug. 16, 2007
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/story.aspx?guid=%7B3CE510DC-CC71-42CA-BFD8-E6E57A324BE2%7D

Warren Buffet Backs Obama For President
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/19/warren-buffet-backs-obama_n_102451.html

Warren Buffett to advise Barack Obama on the economy
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/07/28/warren-buffett-to-advise-barack-obama-on-the-economy/

Warren Buffett Gets the Call As Barack Obama Gathers His Economic Advisers Today
http://www.cnbc.com/id/25884441

US election: Buffett joins Obama to solve economic crisis
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/29/barackobama.uselections2008




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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:12 PM
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1. They know it, but admitting it would make McCain look bad
They consider anything that makes McCain look bad a violation of fairness.

(Dont expect the same fairness when its Obama they try to make look bad...)
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:18 PM
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3. But McCain's got Fiona AND The Donald!
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4lbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 06:49 PM
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16. Brilliant!
McCain has Fiorina and The Trumpster!

One is a woman fired from her CEO job after a controversial merger, thousands of lost jobs, and a stock nosedive.

One is an overblown, overhyped egotist that has declared bankruptcy in the real estate/casino/financial markets 3 times.

Good job!

:sarcasm:
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:17 PM
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18. fiona is history....i wonder who`s next!
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LaPera Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:15 PM
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2. Obama needs more advice from Bob Shum!
Closet republican....He gives lessons on how to lose an election for all democrats.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:18 PM
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4. The Dumbass pundits should be fired and
replaced with people who know what's going on.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:34 PM
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6. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:19 PM
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5. The same reason they didn't want public to know he supported Kerry. Iaccoca came out in 2004
and made a big deal about slamming Bush who he said he wished he'd never endorsed, then endorsed Kerry and newsmedia couldn't find any news in that....though, previously, it was common to find Iaccoca on many of the news shows......till he ditched Bush.

I fully expect newsmedia will downplay or ignore outright Buffett's support for Obama.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:35 PM
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7. That's sick.
Really....it is.

OBama should do a Presser with Buffett standing right next to him.
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:53 PM
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12. Yes...he should. And it will still be up to newsroom producers how heavy a rotation the clip
gets played.

At least we have advanced SOMEWHAT in the media since 2004....even a 10% difference can make all the difference in the world, and with Olbermann and Maddow, we have that now. Plus...the public isn't completely buying what corpmedia's selling these days, anyway. heheh...and THAT is good for our side.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:45 PM
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9. And the only thing we have going for us
in this whole corporatemediapropaganda machine is that Team Obama knew they'd have to win in spite of the US mediaWhore$.
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Median Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:36 PM
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8. Isn't Buffet A Republican Generally? I Thought He Also Advised Gov. Schwartznegger Too?
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Bjorn Against Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:52 PM
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11. He did advise Schwarzenegger, but aside from that he has generally leaned Democratic
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:50 PM
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10. Because they are dumbass pundits...not truthtellers.
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 05:54 PM
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13. I heard it talked about on CNN yesterday
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vssmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 06:44 PM
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14. And maybe more importantly, Paul Volcker
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eshfemme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 06:48 PM
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15. What's worse is that McCain is trying to name drop using Warren Buffet
because McCain's been trying to tout a bipartisan panel to be in charge of the bailout money (which I do think might be advisable) but the people he suggests are Warren Buffet, Mitt Romney and Mike Bloomberg. Seriously, that's a fucked up list-- MITT ROMNEY!?!?!? Secondly, it gives the impression that he's in talks with Warren Buffet too when he's obviously not. So McCain's basically trying to mooch off of Buffet's good name. It's just fucking retarded.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 10:28 PM
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17. Well Mr. Buffett should re-endorse Barack....
now that everyone is paying attention!
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 11:21 PM
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19. The answer to your question is within your question.
Edited on Mon Sep-22-08 11:23 PM by CreekDog
:think: :hi:
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