Are You Better Off Than You Were Eight Years Ago?
This is an interesting question. Are you better off than you were eight years ago? Do you know anyone who is? Just wondering. Let me know in comments.
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Bailout: Pros & Cons? Rejected…Who’s To Blame?
So, the bailout was rejected, and the DOW tumbled 777 points. Is it the end of the world as we know it? Let’s take a closer look at the bailout. What are the pros and cons? How did we get here? Who is to blame? And, most importantly…What do you think?
My personal (non financial expert) opinion: If you don’t have much money, you probably haven’t lost much. If you have a bunch of money, you might have lost a bunch. Of course, as always, the middle class will be hurt the most from this crisis. They are already struggling, and bailout or no bailout, the middle class stands to pay the greatest price. But, that’s just my opinion, and I’m no financial expert.
Understanding the bailout…
How does this affect the presidential election?
Fact-checking The Obama-McCain Presidential Debate
Here is a quick video round-up, of reaction and fact-check to the Presidential Debate on Friday. Just in case you missed it, you can see the full video coverage of the debate here. What did you think of the debate? Let me know in comments.
Rachel Maddow responds to debate and does some fact-checking…
Fact-checking the debate on CNN…
Who Won This Debate?
See Full Video Of Presidential Debate
Here is the full video of John McCain and Barack Obama’s first presidential debate…
What did you think? Who Won? Let me know in comments.
This Week In Politics: A Care2 Rant And Rave
Heather and Eric from Care2 rant and rave about this week in politics…
Sarah Palin Interview With Katie Couric - Full Video
With all the McCain hoopla over the last two days, you may have missed the Sarah Palin interview…I know I did. But, this is the woman that could literally be a heartbeat away from the presidency. You need to see this. Much of this interview is quite unbelievable. You can watch the first two clips and see the full Palin interview, or see additional clips of her answers to specific questions. And, just because we can all use a good laugh…If nothing else, check out the last video clip, it’s really funny. Don’t forget to let me know what you think in comments.
See Full Palin Interview With Couric - Day One…
See Full Palin Interview With Couric - Day Two…
John McCain: Fixing The Economy or Political Theater?
What a crazy day in politics. Here is a quick video roundup of how John McCain saved the economy today. Oh, sorry…He didn’t really “save” the economy. I’m not quite sure what he did to the economy today, or if he actually has suspended his campaign. Let me know what you think.Doesn’t seem like McCain has suspended his campaign.
Bailout: Deal or No Deal??? Can McCain Save Economy?
Historic Bailout of Financial Industry is near. Or is it? John McCain is talking to the president right now, and I am sure he will have this whole economic meltdown thing straitened out very soon. Well, I’m not entirely sure.
See AP Video…
Video of McCain’s photo-op, with President Bush and Barack Obama. McCain suspended his campaign and hopes to delay tomorrow’s debate so he can save our economy with photo-ops? I wonder how that’s workin out for him?
McCain Cancels Letterman - See Video of Fallout
McCain cancels his taping for Letterman, to suspend his campaign and save the economy. Here is the video from The Late Show…
From Niki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily…
Here’s what happened: about 90 minutes before the Letterman taping, McCain’s people phoned to say he was suspending his campaign because of the financial crisis and racing to the airport to get back to Washington DC, so had to scrub Dave’s show.
I’m told the senator himself called Letterman to explain, “I have to go back and fix the economy. I’m going to get on a plane now and go.” The show scrambled and at the last minute booked Keith Olbermann. When it was time for tonight’s taping, Letterman explained to the cameras why McCain was a no-show and even had nice things to say about the guy. That is, until the behind the scenes people in The Late Show control room were shocked to see a live feed of McCain being miked in Katie Couric’s CBS News studio at the same time he was supposed to be in Dave’s studio. Letterman was informed of this during the commercial break, and, when the show came back, ordered the control room to cut to the live McCain/Couric feed. Then Letterman bashed McCain for not being honest. “He doesn’t seem to be racing back to the airport, does he?” Letterman asked the audience.
From Huffington Post…
In addition to repeatedly mocking McCain for skipping out on his scheduled appearance Wednesday, Letterman also devoted, fittingly, his nightly top 10 list to the subject of “Questions People Are Asking The McCain Campaign.” Number Five: “Are You Doing All This Just To Get Out Of Going On Letterman?”
Here is the Letterman Top Ten…
Fear, Suspension, and Martial Law - Oh, My!
Here is a guest post by community member Moi, she also blogs at Bloggg.
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Did you notice Dumbya’s eyes last night? Red. More beady than usual….but instead of idiocy, the characteristic smirk has a snicker behind it. And he seemed zoned out. Something is going on. It could be drugs, but I think it’s something else…..
Here’s the text of his speech from last night.
Outside of FEAR! and DANGER!, he is blaming the people for buying houses and things - not that he WANTED people to do this, ya know - for the problems the economy is having. That’s Delphi. Turn stuff around, blame it on the victim, and make it sound feasible. Delphi is what Hitler used. How many times have Dems compared the Bush administration to Hitler’s?
I keep mentioning Delphi lately in my posts. We parents of special needs kids know from Delphi. All politicians use it in some form, too, but I’ve never seen it used as much as I have this election. Obama’s used it, successfully, in the primary. Saul Alinsky, the guy who developed the Delphi technique, was the subject of Hillary Clinton’s thesis. So that makes the primary even more pathetic. But I digress….
What Fearless Brainless Leader didn’t explain to the American people was how the Fed is desperate because they are overextended, and China pretty much owns us. Their butts are in a sling, no matter what else is going on….and they are counting on the wimpiness of the Dems to bail them out.
Of course, there were no solutions in his speech that would benefit the American people, like paying off everyone’s credit cards and loans, or giving everyone in the country a million dollars and then requiring them to pay off their loans….which would be a lot less than them giving all that money to the institutions. Institutions, heh, that is a good name for them. That’s where the people who run these things belong…. But Heaven Forbid the Fed bail out real people, instead of real assholes.
The flip side of the coin? We’ve all joked at some time that Bush/Cheney would probably pull a martial law stunt, just so the Republicans could stay in office. It seems that that might not be such a joke.
Think about it. McCain suspending his campaign. When Hillary and Edwards suspended theirs, they basically quit. But - Is McCain not suspending, and just getting out of the way in preparation for a major move by the guy he supported 90% of the time? Is this our October Surprise?
Actually it’s probably more of a Dicktator Cheney move. Bush is too dumb for a move like this. People, in our zeal to return the pResidency to the Dems, and with Bush/Cheney keeping a low profile, we are not thinking about them. HOW many times have we all talked about this kind of thing?? We must never turn our back on scum. All these little things I am about to mention have happened in dribs and drabs. They’ve been easy to miss, or put aside. There is too much to truly be coincidence, especially with the timing….
