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- tcbishop12, on 09/27/2008, -8/+158As Robert Schlesinger writes in US News and World Report:
What do they say about stones and glass houses?
John McCain today on the current financial crisis (emphasis mine): "The financial crisis we're living through today started with the corruption and manipulation of our home mortgage system. At the center of the problem were the lobbyists, politicians, and bureaucrats who succeeded in persuading Congress and the administration to ignore the festering problems at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."
Rick Davis in 2000 talking about Fannie and Freddie: "You can say what you want about free-market distortions, but people like the system because it gets them into houses cheap."
Rick Davis was then in charge of the Homeownership Alliance, a Fannie/Freddie lobbying group that was aimed at stopping "unfounded fears about risks to the housing system," according to its website. (Hat tip to my colleague Liz Wolgemuth for flagging this.)
Rick Davis is now running the McCain campaign. (Oh and—at least 20 McCain fundraisers have lobbied on behalf of Freddie and Fannie in recent years.)
From whence did the problem stem, Senator?
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/robert-schlesinger/200 ... - artguyko, on 09/28/2008, -6/+121Another wheel comes off of the Double Talk Express...
- crosstimes3, on 09/27/2008, -7/+118This is getting ridiculous. Anyone with an ounce of dignity would have resigned long ago...
- LooseFur, on 09/28/2008, -7/+100Why is anybody surprised that the McCain campaign is filled with lying douchbags?
All you need to do is look at the pathetic lies that their candidates are parroting, day after wretched day on the March to Madness that is the Double-Talk Express. Hell, they even lie about the crowd turnouts!
Palin/McCain 2008: They've hit rock bottom, but keep right on digging! - pinkmamba54, on 09/28/2008, -5/+85I see a double resignations next week , Davis and Palin.
- ChristPissed, on 09/28/2008, -7/+83Culture of Corruption, redux.
- surferjoemaui, on 09/28/2008, -5/+66Keating five (shut up) Keating five (history) Keating five (slap on the wrist) Keating five (poor judgement) Keating five (cut his mike) Keating five ( http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1989-11-29/news/mcc ... ) Keating five ( Keating went to prison, and McCain's Senate career almost ended. Together with the rest of the so-called Keating Five -- Sens. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.), John Glenn (D-Ohio), Don Riegle (D-Mich.) and Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.), all of whom had also accepted large donations from Keating and intervened on his behalf -- McCain was investigated by the Senate Ethics Committee and ultimately reprimanded for "poor judgment.") Keating five (http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/So_what_s_this_K ... )
- avataros, on 09/28/2008, -7/+58PT Barnum called, Senator McCain. They want their clowns back - they're saying you're stealing all their thunder.
- grlykool, on 09/28/2008, -4/+54He needs to return that money to the tax payers.
- deadbaby, on 09/28/2008, -3/+29I think McCain was very naive about his campaign staffer's involvement. I guess he just doesn't understand how much of an issue it is to voters.
- brishchik, on 09/28/2008, -6/+30Remember kids what the grampa said, the fundamentals of the economy are very strong.
POW FTW
Alaskan Yoda sans wisdom FTW - cdtoad, on 09/28/2008, -5/+29____________________________________________
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____________________________________________ - p9s50W5k4GUD2c6, on 09/28/2008, -5/+27You're right.
But he gave up that last ounce of dignity long ago.
He won't be resigning. - dsnyder7903, on 09/28/2008, -5/+23I posted this on a different digg post but it has to be said again. This argument that Obama is just as corrupt as Davis is complete bs. Davis was paid directly by Fannie and Freddie because of his connection to McCain. Obama did not get $125k from Fannie and Freddie, he got the money from employees of Fannie and Freddie donating a percentage of their income to his campaign. They have every right to do this as does every other American in our great democracy. And as for the employees at the top, they donated more to the McCain campaign than the Obama campaign. Again this is well within their right to do so. But it also points to the fact that Obama's policies are aimed more at the middle class than the economic elite.
As for Obama's advisers being employees of F&F. One of the two has been completely proven as false-it was based on misinformation from the Washington Post. The other adviser was only working with Obama for a week until he quit because of a conflict of interest. Davis has had this conflict of interest for a lot longer than a week. - Echota, on 01/05/2009, -0/+17The bus is running on metal now! Look out for the sparks!
- WasabiBomb, on 09/28/2008, -3/+19Except he doesn't, and you know it.
- BeefPopsicle, on 09/28/2008, -0/+16from whence has your aggravation come from ?
- applepro, on 09/28/2008, -9/+25CORRUPTION is patriotic to McCain.
Change in '08. - AndrewDB, on 09/28/2008, -4/+19POOR?
Approximately 500 uncommitted voters reacting to the debate in the minutes after it happened.
Who Won the Debate? McCain 22%, Obama: 40%, Tie: 38%
Obama got 40% of non-commited voters to say he won the debate.. - dremango, on 09/28/2008, -10/+24Obama contributions:
Goldman Sachs $691,930
Citigroup Inc $448,599
JPMorgan Chase & Co $442,919
Lehman Brothers $370,524
Moveon.org $347,463
Morgan Stanley $318,070 - inactive, on 09/28/2008, -3/+17"A serious miscalculation and an amateurish move."
The McPalin campaign? Say it ain't so! - gopnot4me, on 09/28/2008, -2/+16Palin is to STUPID to resign. Where will she go? Alaskans hate her now, she's under multiple investigations, and Pond scum sucking McCan't will lease his pitbulls and she'll be on her own.
"OH WHAT A WEB WE WEAVE,,,,," - charm803, on 09/28/2008, -2/+15Palin is hurting McCain on all levels.
If she DOES resign, McCain will look like he did not vet her properly and doesn't make the best decisions.
If she DOESN'T resign, McCain will look like still doesn't make the best decisions. - schkura, on 09/28/2008, -0/+13Maybe he could start riding a moose.
Wait... - Cavemonster, on 09/28/2008, -5/+17McCain got 117k from Lehman Brothers
100k from Bear Stearns
209k from Goldman Sachs
How can "Cannot and will not fail" not mean that he is willing to bail them out? - doublehead, on 09/28/2008, -2/+13Donations are one thing, but lobbyist gifting to get an insider's position is another. Obama took donations with no strings attached and no obligations, while McCain's campaign has a lobby lover cracking the door open to let the vermin in.
- Pash1994, on 09/28/2008, -9/+19McCain likes the high stakes - See the latest New York Times article:
McCain and Team Have Many Ties to Gambling Industry
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/McCain_and_Team_ ...
The Freddie Mac Money Trail isn't the only thing catching up with him. - deleo, on 09/28/2008, -4/+14The fact that Rick Davis has not resigned is mind boggling. Why is the media not reporting this more?
- staticneuron, on 09/28/2008, -0/+10"Although sometimes criticized as redundant on the grounds that “from” is implied by the word whence, the idiom from whence is old in the language, well established, and standard. Among its users are the King James Bible, Shakespeare, Dryden, and Dickens: Hilary finally settled in Paris, from whence she bombarded us with letters, postcards, and sketches. From thence, a parallel construction, occurs infrequently."
I knew I heard it before. And I am sorry but if people thousands of years ago think its ok to say from whence then I don't care what you think..... language is living. - Nightenglow, on 09/28/2008, -1/+11These scumbags need to get their heads chopped off
- redlantern64, on 09/28/2008, -0/+9What? Sarah Palin's scintillatingly clear and concise explanation of this to Katie Couric didn't put this issue to rest? I'm shocked. Shocked I say!
- scoottie, on 09/28/2008, -8/+17So Obama's people cant blame McCain since they are both guilty of taking money just Obama took a crap load more
- mrlivingston, on 09/28/2008, -3/+12Not nearly as desperate as McLamebrains (since we're resorting to name-calling) are getting about their guy's poor polling numbers.
- ErickStevenson, on 09/28/2008, -1/+9What Keating five? LOL
McCain = FAIL
Vote Third Party or Obama! - Archimboldo, on 09/28/2008, -8/+16McCain tried to get a bill into Congress regulating Freddie Mac and Fanny Mae, but Obama, most Democrats and a few Republicans opposed it, saying they wanted poor people to get loans.
- hiriumi, on 09/28/2008, -6/+14You can't blame a thief when you're a thief yourself.
- charm803, on 09/28/2008, -4/+12The problem was and still is:
McCain has a habit of pointing fingers but forgets that he has bigger problems.
He tied Obama to Freddie Mac and here is Davis.....taking in money....for doing nothing!
Like the time McCain called Obama an elitist, and he's the one with 13 houses and many cars. Like that. - 5celery, on 09/28/2008, -3/+10Obama is roundly considered the winner of the first debate.
- drex8, on 09/28/2008, -0/+7I want you to be my grammar teacher, Sir.
- LilRabbitFooFoo, on 09/28/2008, -2/+9He got it from individual employees, like you and me, you moron.
- seltaeb4, on 09/28/2008, -2/+9Hmmm... how many clowns will fit inside the "Straight Talk Express?"
- ChronicColonic, on 09/28/2008, -0/+7http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs
- andreo, on 09/28/2008, -0/+7I guess for those that have gotten use to the current administration then McCain is your man. More of the same corrupt BS that we've been dealing with for the last 8 years.
- scoottie, on 09/28/2008, -3/+10Obama's Donations:
http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppDownload ...
Biden's Fundraising:
http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppDownload ...
McCain's Fundraising:
http://www.fec.gov/DisclosureSearch/MapAppDownload ...
Palin isn't listed since she didn't run for president - dremango, on 09/28/2008, -10/+17The dems were warned over and over and over again! Take a look at this video with an open mind!
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Shocking_Video_U ... - bjornski, on 09/28/2008, -1/+8Not only is she stupid, but she's shrill as hell. I can't handle listening to that voice for more than a few minutes at a time.
I feel sorry for her kids. I'd take drugs too. - seltaeb4, on 09/28/2008, -0/+6Wait... what's that in the middle of the road?!?!?!
http://www.mooseinheadlights.com/ - JenniferInMO, on 09/28/2008, -0/+6All of you might want to shift gears right now. While those of you who are part of the blame/tear-down everyone else freak show might want to look at a third party to vote for. McCain is about to go down in flames. Watch the news this week. Lobbyists and political favors are falling from the sky and crashing around McCain's head. He will likely not be available to serve as the President. He will be spending too much time reading a very long Federal indictment with the Senate Ethics Committee waiting in the wings.
- gopnot4me, on 09/28/2008, -1/+7WTF?
DIGNITY? DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH...LMAO
I don't think that word is in their vocabulary!
Just like, fair, honest, morality, justice, honor, aren't either. -
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