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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:38 PM Original message |
Obama: Defends foreclosure program by saying a more aggressive program might help undeserving |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. The only people undeserving of help are the Obscenely Wealthy |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. There were no "speculators and deadbeats" on Wall Street? |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. speculated enough to destroy equity in any homes bought in the last decade |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. "My bosses at the banks, however, are wholly deserving!" |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. He's trying to get the support of independants who don't like people hard on their luck. |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. One of our biggest social obstacles in America is our obsession with the "undeserving". |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 10:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. +1 |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
32. ! |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. That sounds like a..... conservative excuse |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. sounds like a banksters excuse..nt |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. and I got blasted today for calling this Reagan's eighth term |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Agreed, Obama is conservative. n/t |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
55. Reagan's eighth term. Sounds about right. |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
57. self delete |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
76. but |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 03:28 AM Response to Reply #8 |
80. +1 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. Deleted message |
xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. there are interesting comments at the end of the huffpo article.thousands with the majority seeing |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 10:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Worse than nothing. His program is being used as a honey pot to lure |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-28-10 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
12. The purpose of HAMP is to give evicted homeowners a softer landing when they get kicked to the curb |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
45. No, the purpose of HAMP was to lure people into foreclosure |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
14. k |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
16. Better a 1,000 innocent people be screwed... |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
18. So you want speculators and deadbeats to get federal money? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Not really. The bank's program is to prey on homeowners |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. The fact that they can't jerk around for a year |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. you are looking at the wrong group to blame..abuses by the banking industry destroyed the housing |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. A loan modification program is NOT a bailout, first. |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. you've been influenced by the banksters public service messages |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:20 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. No, I haven't |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. it wasn't stupidity on the part of the banks..it was greed and corruption..nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. It wasn't stupidity, it was a program. |
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Ginto (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. And take a huge loss. The only way for such a scam to work is if they knew they were going to |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. This has to be the biggest redistribution of wealth and property upward |
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Ginto (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. No argument there. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #18 |
33. The system WAS a game. It was a vast, pre-meditated |
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Ginto (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Worked in that industry for years. |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. not quite true about banks not profitting from foreclosures |
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Ginto (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. My point wasn't very clear |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. You're talking about before the swindle was put in place. |
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Ginto (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. That would not explain the huge losses they all were filing. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #51 |
71. I'm sure they expected it. They paid enough |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. great posts Sabrina |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 02:26 AM Response to Reply #72 |
78. Thank you, I don't have much hope that the economic criminals |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #40 |
59. Make NO mistake. The bansters are profitting from the foreclosure mess BIG TIME. |
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Ginto (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #59 |
66. I'm sorry, but not they are not. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:32 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. You are obviously NOT paying attention to what has been going on. |
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Ginto (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. All I need to look at is the huge losses they posted before the bailouts. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. You need to start educating yourself. It's getting easier now |
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Ginto (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. But profits were not and are not rolling in because of foreclosures. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. But they were. Yes, that train has been stopped finally, but |
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Ginto (439 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-31-10 10:13 AM Response to Reply #77 |
81. I'm sorry, but you are wrong on this. |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #66 |
75. re the banks, foreclosures and profits |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #18 |
63. So... |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
19. If that ain't a right wing attitude I don't know what is. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
53. Yep! |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
20. Obama needs to learn to STFU |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:48 AM Response to Reply #20 |
31. Oh I don't know about that... |
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docvet (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
22. Criminal! |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
39. hopey/changey for chumps..myself included..then there is hearbreak & disappointment |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
24. Ah yes! Ever the lowest common denominator takes precedence |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:29 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. do you think that any of the multi million $ bonuses the banksters rec'd for creating this fiasco |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
44. U.S. companies hoarding almost $1 trillion cash: Moody's |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
48. Good luck to you too |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
28. So now he's using the Right winger 'blame the lazy, welfare |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
61. Welfare Queen Homeowners. Who'd ever woulda thought? |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
34. Right, because helping no one is better than one welfare queen to sneak through |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #34 |
50. We elect democrats and get rightwing talking points! I suppose |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #50 |
64. Bought and paid for. |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
35. And why are the teabaggers so angry with Obama? |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
42. Well that was certainly revealing. |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
52. sounds like this guy |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:23 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. scary video...such arrogance..life has a way of leveling the playing field |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:27 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. That's the guy that started the Tea Party. Called all those people losing their houses LOSERS! |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
54. Meanwhile Obama had NO problem helping the gansta banksters! We all know they were NOT deserving |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
56. K&R |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
58. So the deserving have to suffer because a few |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
65. Why didn't Obama just come out and call them Welfare Queen HOMEOWNERS? You know he wanted to! |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Well he did say that he admired raygun, did he not? |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-29-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Yep, that should have been everyone's first clue! |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-30-10 02:46 AM Response to Original message |
79. Oh bullshit! So it is okay to be 'too big to fail' but if your poor or used |
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