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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 07:05 AM Original message |
Republicans = privatized profits & socialized losses |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. Short, pithy, easy to understand.. and it goes |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
2. I don't understand: If we don't bail out Fannie & Freddie, what happens to the homes |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I'm really not saying that we shouldn't bail out Fannie and Freddie |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I don't think the homes disappear. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. Or, "Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor" according to AFL-CIO economist |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. That's the Republican way -- Welfare for the Rich; Tough Love for the Poor ..... Amen |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. Mark Knopfler nailed the Republicans perfectly over 20 years ago |
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Senator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. ... all marketed by protection racket. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. The systematic looting of this nation is nearing the end game. It was greatly accelerated |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. That's exactly what I was getting at. |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
10. I love it! |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. GOP=Profit for a few; Debt for the rest. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I do like that! |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. The idea is based on CO-stanza! |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. As in George Costanza? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Yes. (EDITED TO ADD) |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I thought I had seen every Seinfeld but I don't remember that one. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Took a while, but... |
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liberalla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 06:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Did you catch Randi on Tues. - This was her mantra |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 07:14 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. She's not on in my area, unfortunately |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
17. And it's not just rethuglicans. It's corporate capitalism... |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. You're right that it's not just Republicans |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
21. Error: You've already recommended that thread. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-17-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Thom Hartmann for President! |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
22. Obama Needs to Repeat that, non stop, for the next 4 months. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Yep. And we have to hold corporatized Dems just as accountable |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Rock it, Phoebe! |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
25. Hey I believe I said that somewhere...... :) |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. The thought is not original to me, of that I am sure |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. don't misunderstand - I was just giving kudoes to DU and "great minds" and all that |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I totally got that and I didn't misunderstand you |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
27. "The Company Store". |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. The Republicans bought out the The Company Store |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
31. Chysler Actually Paid Back Their Loan |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-16-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Good point! A "bailout" is actually supposed to be a loan , isn't it? |
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