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Jump to Page << prev   | 1   | 2   | 3   | 4   | 5   | 6   | 7   |  8 | 9   | 10   | 11   | 12   | 13   | 14   |  next >> “So that is BIGBIZ running the government, what're you going to do about it baggers? You pukes want to blame the dems, but where are the solutions- more tea bags?” 3:07:21 PM 9/29/09 “The solution is simple, fire the looters. I forgot to ask you, did you have fun at your G-20 riot?” 6:00:14 PM 9/29/09 “I am almost as far from being a democrat as I am from being a republican. Have not voted for either and won't unless they can pry my country out of the grasp of BigBiz. Health care reform is a necessary step in getting biz out of controlling americans, Then we can work at keeping gov from replacing biz.” 12:02:20 AM 9/30/09 “replace controlling citizens with a controlling government? why?” 5:44:58 AM 9/30/09 “WELL HERE you go....Remember Norman Hsu (Think Red China and the Loral Aerospace debacle under CLEENTON). http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090929/ap_on_re_us/us_democratic_fundraiser NEW YORK – Former Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was sentenced Tuesday to more than 24 years in prison by a judge who accused him of funding his fraud by manipulating the political process in a way that "strikes at the very core of our democracy." Oh and this is the CLASSIC quote During the May trial, prosecutors played a voicemail recording of Clinton, then a senator, effusively praising Hsu for his support. "I've never seen anybody who has been more loyal and more effective and really just having greater success supporting someone than you," she told him. "Everywhere I go, you're there. If you're not, you're sending people to be part of my events. You know, we're going to win this campaign, Norman, because you single-handedly are going to make that happen."” 6:20:38 AM 9/30/09 ““replace controlling citizens with a controlling government? why?” How do you come up with this crap from what I said? Health care reform is a necessary step in getting biz out of controlling americans, Then we can work at keeping gov from replacing biz.” Government is our only way of controlling business, but we are now learning how far we have gone past the point of taking back either our personal and(or) governments freedom. last edited: 9/30/09 7:07:54 AM” 7:32:18 AM 9/30/09 “He's an anti-capitalist....not that there's anything wrong with that” 7:37:32 AM 9/30/09 The mesiah? “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMJgwPenhpY&feature=player_embedded A group of people praying to Obama. This is real......and very very creepy” 7:43:59 AM 9/30/09 “I am, I'll bet the truest of capitalist on this board, but Capitalism and our Constitution better get together and figure out how representative government, the media, our health care, our military, our foreign relations and and and were to be totally controlled by BigBiz. Don't come back whining at me. You all are socialist and you know it ,but you're still waving youe flags and ignoring that Business totally runs this country. This is not capitalism ,it is Capitaligion. last edited: 9/30/09 7:18:38 AM” 7:47:59 AM 9/30/09 “Capitaligion needs to be separated from the state as should any other church.” 7:59:12 AM 9/30/09 “Every penny you give to or borrow from a bank, every penny you send to insurance and any other money you give to BigBiz includes a lobby tax, A fat ass executive tax, a private jet tax, a $250 lunch tax, a marble slab tax, but you can be assured that little of it will be spent for income tax.” 8:26:47 AM 9/30/09 “People who defend war criminals have no standing to question Anybody's morals. Go torture a small animal. You know you want to ----” 8:27:26 AM 9/30/09 “Course Tilty you have to define what a war criminal is....” 8:36:01 AM 9/30/09 “It's no surprise Dan Qwinn supports torture. Is it?” 8:48:00 AM 9/30/09 “So pulling a Remington 1100 on someone with a loud car radio would be What?” 8:59:10 AM 9/30/09 “ Wouldn’t it have been smarter to use wooden baseball bats? Then you could’ve just tossed them into a wood chipper. But you had total access to the evidence room so it didn’t matter. Gotta love that First Amendment, though. They always shoot their mouths off. That’s what a prosecutor I know always says, “They have to brag to somebody. They Always do.” ” 9:03:58 AM 9/30/09 “Twat only knows of one war criminal and he's STILL walking around out there free as a bird. When WILL that guy be arrested??? The case against him is so obvious it's probably only a matter of time now.....probably Saturday or Sunday at the latest. I mean lies are lies after all.” 9:08:18 AM 9/30/09 “We sure use the term 'War' loosely.” 9:29:04 AM 9/30/09 “It gives the rednecks a tremendous hard-on.” 9:32:53 AM 9/30/09 “Hey Tilty 'splain to the masses here about the Famed RyanB and OH the Sheriff of Richmond County....????HMMMM. Lets talk about defmation statements.” 9:46:00 AM 9/30/09 “The necks don't know that Vegas has 2 to 1 odds on the 1990 moremen ape rape.” 9:46:29 AM 9/30/09 “Did you snort that 'ir' like in 'great'?” 9:52:48 AM 9/30/09 “ A sane person wouldn't confess to felony assault on an Internet forum. Are you familiar with the expression "IP Logged"? A sane person wouldn't commit felony assault in the first place ---- ” 9:57:57 AM 9/30/09 “Free Danny and Rowman.” 10:02:20 AM 9/30/09 “A sane person would not threaten Deadly Force for someone whose car radio was on too loud.” 10:04:07 AM 9/30/09 “WOW remember earlier this year when many of the clear thinking Non Liberals mentioned that Liberal Intereference in the Loan Business may have contributed to the fail. Then we got news that Countrywide had a "VIP" Program for like Chris Dodd and Barney Frank? WELLL here is an interesting thing (sorry tilty its not on the par of "unsubstantiated attacks" on Glen Beck...but it is PRETTY good. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125409393986744897.html BY JOHN R. EMSHWILLER The discovery that Countrywide Financial Corp. recorded phone conversations with borrowers in a controversial mortgage program that included public officials -- and that those recordings have been destroyed -- has prompted new congressional calls for more information about the program. Rep. Darrell Issa of California, the ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is trying to subpoena the remaining records of Countrywide's VIP loan program. So far, the committee's chairman, New York Democratic Rep. Edolphus Towns, has turned down that request.” 10:26:53 AM 9/30/09 “I wonder what the statute of limitations is for something like that. There's no time limitation for a civil suit, Dan.” 10:30:12 AM 9/30/09 “Sadly Tilty there is...depends on what the suit is.” 12:43:25 PM 9/30/09 ““People who defend child raper criminals have no standing to question Anybody's morals. Go torture a small animal. You know you want to--- There you go talking about markO again.” 12:58:56 PM 9/30/09 “Was it in Savannah?” 1:08:00 PM 9/30/09 “UM why does the S-ity of Chicago need the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES to take a personal interest in Lobbying for the city? I mean isn't that a bit hypocritical that the PRESIDENT is a free Lobbyist?” 8:28:37 AM 10/01/09 “The IOC has said numerous times that if Pres Obama does not show up and lobby for the city to receive the games, it probably will not happen. Most people in and around Chicago do not want this to happen. To answer your sarcastic question with a sarcastic answer, he wants some kick backs if Chicago takes the games. Kind of like that Senator from Alaska that had a deck built for him for free.” 8:34:39 AM 10/01/09 “WK..it wasn't a deck...lol it was a Bridge...but I agree with your assessment of the Trip.” 12:04:33 PM 10/01/09 “ CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS Oct. 5, 2009 – 12:13 p.m. Lobbyists Stew After Being Bounced From Boards by Keith Koffler CQ-Roll Call Group A tide of anger and dismay is rippling down K Street as the Obama administration implements a new policy limiting the roles of lobbyists on federal advisory committees. The policy change, described by the White House as the next step in President Barack Obama ’s drive to limit influence-peddling in Washington, could affect hundreds of lobbyists who serve on the panels, which were created by Congress in the 1970s to provide private-sector advice to the government. By removing a key point of access to the administration, many lobbyists will be less useful to their clients, who will be forced to appoint others to take up the slack. And the information about federal government intentions gleaned from committee meetings will now be unavailable to many lobbyists as they strategize on how to work various issues. “There is fury,” said a lobbyist who sits on one of the committees. “Absolute fury.” K Street veterans say they sit at the intersection of policy wonk-dom, Washington savvy, and the needs of business, and are therefore best suited to populate the panels. But the White House views the move as a key step in rolling back what officials see as the open-door policy for K Street created in previous years. According to a senior White House official, the panels have been excessively dominated by lobbyists. “It is one of the ways special interests have historically shaped policy to the detriment of the public interest,” he said. The policy was announced quietly Sept. 23 in a blog post on the White House Web site by the White House special counsel for ethics and government reform — also known as the “ethics czar” — Norm Eisen. “The White House has informed executive agencies and departments that it is our aspiration that federally-registered lobbyists not be appointed to agency advisory boards and commissions,” Eisen states. He goes on to say that “it is our hope” that lobbyists already on the panels not be reappointed. The Commerce Department and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative took the White House “aspiration” to heart almost immediately, telling members of the panels in a letter last week that lobbyists will no longer be appointed to panels and that those on them will be out as the committees are rechartered in 2010 and 2011. The letter, obtained by Roll Call, was signed by Commerce Department Industry Trade Advisory Center Director Ingrid Mitchem. It states: “If you are requesting consideration for reappointment, you will need to send to me a supplemental statement in writing, by letter or via e-mail, affirming both that: 1) you are not a federally-registered lobbyist, and 2) that you understand that if reappointed, you will not be allowed to continue to serve as an ITAC member if you become a federally-registered lobbyist at any time during your appointed tenure to the committee.” ” 1:12:49 PM 10/05/09 “kind of late for this isn't it? how many did he put in place in his admin? how many did he name as czars?” 6:16:14 PM 10/05/09 “ ”6:29:02 PM 10/05/09 “Q: What's the difference between Rahm Emanuel and a carp? A: One is a scum sucking bottom feeder and the other is a fish.” 6:45:09 PM 10/05/09 “Health bill baffles DemBy JANON FISHER Last Updated: 8:44 PM, October 4, 2009 Posted: 4:14 AM, October 4, 2009 You'd think they'd at least read the thing.
A Senate committee has finished a version of a sweeping health-care reform bill -- but at least one senator admits he has no intention of reading it.
"I don't expect to actually read the legislative language because . . . the legislative language is among the more confusing things I've ever read in my life," Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) told an online news service.
And Carper says he doubts his fellow members of the Senate Finance Committee will read their handiwork either.
The committee finished hashing out details of the health-care reform bill at around 2 a.m. Friday. But by yesterday, they still weren't sure exactly what's in it.
Carper told CNSnews.com that the bill was "incomprehensible" and "hard stuff to understand."
The committee is drafting a summary of the awkwardly worded bill, which is aimed at providing affordable health insurance to all Americans. The summary would put the legislation in plain language for the public.
But at least one senator expressed suspicion that the summary would not tell the full story.
"The conceptual language is not good enough," committee member Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told CNSnews.com.
"We've seen that there are side deals that have been cut," Cornyn said.
"So we need to know not only the conceptual language, we need to know the detailed legislative language, and we need to know what kind of secret deals have been cut on the side which would have an impact on how much this bill is going to cost and how it will affect health care in America."
A proposal that would have required the committee to publicly post the full text of the bill online 72 hours before the vote was rejected last week.
The 72-hour proposal wouldn't have helped anyone, Carper said.
"I think if people had the chance to read that, they'll say you know maybe it doesn't make much sense for either the legislators or me to read that kind of arcane language," he said. "It's just hard to decipher what it really means."
In his weekly address to the nation yesterday, President Obama praised the Senate committee for its hard work drafting the bill, which he said was crucial for economic recovery.
"Reforming our health-insurance system will be a critical step in rebuilding economy," Obama said.
janon.fisher@nypost.com
print email share buzz digg fark it rss You'd think they'd at least read the thing. A Senate committee has finished a version of a sweeping health-care reform bill -- but at least one senator admits he has no intention of reading it. "I don't expect to actually read the legislative language because . . . the legislative language is among the more confusing things I've ever read in my life," Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) told an online news service. And Carper says he doubts his fellow members of the Senate Finance Committee will read their handiwork either. The committee finished hashing out details of the health-care reform bill at around 2 a.m. Friday. But by yesterday, they still weren't sure exactly what's in it. AFP/Getty Images SWANKY: President and Michelle Obama enter a tony Washington eatery last night to celebrate their 17th anniversary. Carper told CNSnews.com that the bill was "incomprehensible" and "hard stuff to understand." The committee is drafting a summary of the awkwardly worded bill, which is aimed at providing affordable health insurance to all Americans. The summary would put the legislation in plain language for the public. But at least one senator expressed suspicion that the summary would not tell the full story. "The conceptual language is not good enough," committee member Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told CNSnews.com. "We've seen that there are side deals that have been cut," Cornyn said. "So we need to know not only the conceptual language, we need to know the detailed legislative language, and we need to know what kind of secret deals have been cut on the side which would have an impact on how much this bill is going to cost and how it will affect health care in America." A proposal that would have required the committee to publicly post the full text of the bill online 72 hours before the vote was rejected last week. The 72-hour proposal wouldn't have helped anyone, Carper said. "I think if people had the chance to read that, they'll say you know maybe it doesn't make much sense for either the legislators or me to read that kind of arcane language," he said. "It's just hard to decipher what it really means." Oh but they'll still vote for it, even though they can't understand it, won't let us look at it first, and the CBO says it's another finacial boondoggle. Nice ethics” 6:58:54 PM 10/05/09 “Didn't Daddy-O just go overseas to lobby for the Olympics to be in Chicago? I wonder how many of his friends would have had their wallets fattened if the vote had gone his way?” 4:27:19 AM 10/06/09 “a lot” 5:07:27 AM 10/06/09 “I don't think Chicago had much of a chance with or without Obama putting in a good word. The Olympics was not his primary reason for going overseas.” 5:42:05 AM 10/06/09 “Thats right...Michelle needed to go shopping. LOL funny the only person who Isn't doing the BUY AMERICAN line...is the Presidents' Wife.” 5:55:07 AM 10/06/09 “The rednecks want to get back in office so they can cash in and turn the government over to criminals again. Everyone saw how they almost destroyed the country last time.” 6:21:37 AM 10/06/09 “Are you jealous, Xlax? Michelle has been quite successful as a professional and the family is rather well set from book sales.” 6:26:03 AM 10/06/09 “LOL...oh this is great. SUCCESSFUL? please tell me what real jobs she has held (meaning not political payoff jobs) but I guess that means they can spend Billions of US dollars (that we don't have) for foriegn shopping trips” 7:17:43 AM 10/06/09 “WHOO HOO!!!! http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/06/ag-acorn-embezzlement-totaled-m-m/ BATON ROUGE, La. -- An internal review by ACORN's board of directors found that $5 million was embezzled from the community organization, far more than the previously reported amount of $1 million, according to documents released Monday. The new amount was reported in a subpoena from the investigation by Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported. It is unclear if the money was taken from state, federal or private funds, according to the subpoena.” 7:39:49 AM 10/06/09 “LOL...oh this is great. SUCCESSFUL? please tell me what real jobs she has held (meaning not political payoff jobs) but I guess that means they can spend Billions of US dollars (that we don't have) for foriegn shopping trips” theXL400 7:17:43 AM 10/06/09 She was an associate at Sidley Austin in Chicago. Pretty prominate Firm up here. Graduated from Princeton as well. I know this isn't as an important as a job as a clerk at Wal*Mart or NASCAR driver, however some Attorney's are not the blood sucking scum you see portrayed on TV.” 7:53:48 AM 10/06/09 “The corruption runs deep and before it's all over, the dems will be in shambles.... Here comes da judge here comes da judge” 8:17:40 AM 10/06/09 Fun With Photos “ ”11:09:12 AM 10/06/09 OH S#it she was a republican “http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/06/23/campaign-08-michelle-obamas-sidley-austin-years/ \ According to the NLJ, she joined Sidley as part of the marketing and intellectual property practice group, handling transactional, antitrust and other matters. She worked on teams that represented AT&T in its 1990 hostile takeover bid for NCR, and Union Carbide in its 1990 legal fight to complete a sale of a chemical business unit to Arco over FTC opposition.” 12:17:32 PM 10/06/09 Jump to Page << prev  
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