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Nominee Is Inclined To Support Congress' $700B Bailout Package If It Also Protects Main Street

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by minnick8-2009 September 29, 2008 4:40 PM EDT
The Canadians and Europeans are enjoying life.

Posted by douglas_dunn

Are you sure that Canadians and Europeans don''t have their fair share of problems? I can hardly believe that all of them are wealthy, enjoying life, and living a lark.
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by minnick8-2009 September 29, 2008 4:38 PM EDT
Douglas,

Now that you have outlined all the problems, will your next posts be outlines of your proposed solutions?
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by minnick8-2009 September 29, 2008 4:35 PM EDT
The extended family is practically non-existent, as our elderly finish their years tucked neatly away out of sight.

Posted by douglas_dunn

So, Douglas, have you ever cared for an elderly parent or grandparent? I had my mother with me for the most part of 25 years. Now my mother-in-law has alzheimer''s and I am GRATEFUL that she is in a nice facility where she received care 24/7 and the nurses and staff genuinely care for their patients. Without that back-up, my life would not be worth living. So, before you bellow about the elderly hidden away, I want you to tell us how many years you have spent caring for an elderly relative.
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by minnick8-2009 September 29, 2008 4:32 PM EDT
At the top, CEO and politicians like John McCain grab whatever they can.

Posted by douglas_dunn

Or, you could say that about Obama. "At the top, CEO and politicians like Barack Huessein Obama grab whatever they can.
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by douglas_dunn September 29, 2008 4:31 PM EDT
We build homes designed to fail that must be constantly repaired year after year after year. Our people suffer unimaginably from unexpected and unpayable health care bills. Our justice system has enshrined "cruel and unusual" punishment. Our people are huddled in their homes in front of a propaganda machine the likes of which the world has never known trying in vain to insulate themselves from a barbaric capitalism. The extended family is practically non-existent, as our elderly finish their years tucked neatly away out of sight. Now hundred of thousands of family are tore asunder by "subprime" predatory lending, which has made many thousands unbelievably rich, one in a long line of deceptions perpetuated against our people. Our young men and women are sent off to foreign lands to fight for access to the remaining easy oil. Our society has become so cruelly competitive that our children feel a need to arm themselves in school. Millions of children are being raised without a father or mother.
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by minnick8-2009 September 29, 2008 4:29 PM EDT
Could it be true that Obama and group of his associates in the Senate have made millions of dollars involved in the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac mortgage mess? If that is so, which was outlined last night on a television segment, that would make Obama a complete liar and hypocrite. It also makes him dishonest, and willing to throw all Americans under the bus to profiteer for his own advancement. The thought is horrifying.
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by douglas_dunn September 29, 2008 4:29 PM EDT
Some call this "raw capitalism." I call it a godless society in which the "haves" are being taught to be proud and to look down on the "have nots." We are slowly becoming a class society, and these Republicans and their comments on these websites set the tone of this new society. If you are not like them, then you are less of a human being. At the top, CEO and politicians like John McCain grab whatever they can. This isn''t about political parties; this is the ruination of America. This bailout is only the beginning. Eight years in an oil war is only the beginning. Nothing in our society honors God. We take, take, take. Consume and spew condemnations others, foaming and gnashing of teeth. We are in hell, and don''t even know it. The Canadians and Europeans are enjoying life. We are too busy consuming it and looking down on others. There is no love, only hate. Vote Republican because all is well.
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by douglas_dunn September 29, 2008 4:14 PM EDT
PART ONE OF TWO: What can awaken the American people to the awful reality that our country sits between the so-called "third world" countries and the rest of the developed world, that our true standard of living, AS A PEOPLE, that is, as a whole (united), is below that of the rest of the developed world, that our people are suffering, that our troops are dying needlessly? What will it take to go back in time (1973) to when U.S. News and World Report portrayed John McCain as a traitor or (2000) to when his own party buried him. What will it take to make our people see how shamelessly they are manipulated into believing we are the "leaders" of the free world when in truth we are the cannon fodder of the developed countries. What will it take? The only answer is a truly free press. How many journalists will answer this call? How many of them will see this as a duty "to God and country"? Our people are lambs. The Republican party has been laid bare. They are not "of the people, by the people, and for the people." They are profiteers. Anyone, and I do mean ANYONE, willing to look beneath the surface appearance can see this. If you want to know the truth about anything John McCain says, such as "Country First," you need only to reverse what comes out of his mouth. He is the walking definition of propaganda. I pray God delivers us from these madmen. I pray he opens the eyes of my fellow Republicans. I left the party three years ago, and will not rejoin in this lifetime.
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by redbds September 29, 2008 3:20 PM EDT
This is just another example of Oblama telling people what they want to hear. This plan is not about your mortgage or mine. It does nothing to address the problem of home forclosures. If someone is living in a home they can''t afford there is nothing that can be done. They have to let it go. This is not about exective payroles. The government will buy up bad debt. How is that padding execetive payouts? Oblama does not know what this issue is even about. he is just telling people what he thinks they want to hear.
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by stephand September 29, 2008 2:37 PM EDT
Just watch this before blame gets assigned:
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/194131.php
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