How Is John McCain Going To Help Solve The Financial Crisis?
By Nicole Belle Wednesday Sep 24, 2008 11:00am
This video, put together by a Romney supporter (who just has to be banging his head against the wall right now watching McCain) kinda makes you wonder exactly what McCain thinks he's bringing to the table that merits the "suspension" of his campaign.
BARTIROMO: Sen. McCain, has Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cut interest rates aggressively enough?
Has Ben Bernanke cut interests rates aggressively enough?
McCAIN: I'm not...I'm not...I don't have that kind of expertise to know exactly whether he has cut interest rates suffiently or not. I'm glad that whenever they cut interest rates. I wish interest rates were zero.
Um, huh? Interest rates at ZERO???? Oh yeah, this is the guy I want negotiating the bailout. 'Course, it might help if he bothered to read the Paulson plan.
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I think Cindy McCain should loan the government $100 billion of the money it needs. According to Norm Coleman she could stand to make 1 to 2 billion dollars on the investment...
That is why he suspended his campaign. so that he could read the plan. It is three pages long. He certainly does not have time to campaign and read at the same time. Jeez.
Interest rates at zero? That's hysterical. He wants a purely socialized, non-profit financial credit system. Who knew? He converted in the prison camp!
Whatever McKeating thief suggests, do the fucking opposite. This honorless coward is manipulating the present crisis because he is afraid to debate Obama....period.
McCain's "campaign suspension" is nothing more than a smokescreen so McCain can cut and run from the debates. McCain is all for staying the course in Iraq where servicemen are asked to make sacrifices for the good of the nation but when he has to put his butt on the line he tucks his tail and slinks away. Whatever McCain might have been in the past, it's clear that now he's neither brave nor principled.
Read it? Why would he do that? His owners/lobbyists will tell him what he should think after they read it. Meanwhile it gives him more time to take another nap.
So when Obama (God willing) wins the White House and Dems increase their numbers in Congress, is C&L just going to shut down?
Did he consult with Palin before giving that "zero interest rate" answer? It sounds exactly like something she would say.
Okay, now today he is an economics genius? Nope. Today he is the professional grandstanding, spotlight grabbing, stunt pulling, debate ducking, only candidate the republicans have, and I'm guessing they are having a major case of buyers remorse.
Economist Asks Why Cindy McCain Can’t Bail Out Wall St.
http://satiricalpolitical.com/?p=3339
That's what I was wondering when I heard about McCain's suspending his campaign crap. Here's a guy with more houses then he can supposedly count, a fleet of cars and beer baroness wife, and I recall him famously saying this year that he does not know anything about economics. He's gonna be a real big help, I'm sure. Ugh. If he doesn't show up for the debate I'm going to be so pissed as ever since him and Obama secured the nominations I've been so excited about the debates as it's one place I'm certain the whole McCain facade will finally crumble, Obama will eat him for breakfast. And Biden and Palin? Laff. She's gonna have her ass handed to her on a plate. McCain camp clearly realizes this and is totally using this crap as an excuse to bail out. Take it from someone who knows alot about opportunistic excuse making. I don't understand why this isn't a bigger deal then it is.
Sigh @ 3:
Low interest rates were a huge contributor to this mess we are in right now. Of course McEconomy has no idea when is comes to economics. Maybe he should have taken this crash course in how the economy works before now. Like maybe when he actually had some time. Like maybe in July or August. Or maybe 15-20 years ago. Or maybe when he was in the Navel Academy. But I digress. Maybe McShowMetheMoney should have studied up on the economy before a couple days before the most important debate of his life. Do you see why voting for a guy who finished 494 out of 498 is not such a good idea?
Where have all the trolls(Dennis, Johnny@Bad, Marge, etc.) disappeared to?
No, no, palin's going to cover the economic front in a palin-mccain administration.
from a post at andrew sullivan's blog (nice to be reminded that all republicans aren't freepers):
video of muthee making this statement, with palin in attendance, is here: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/palin-muthe...
St. McCain is trying to use the crisis for political gain. He won't contribute anything to the crafting of the bailout bill. But what he will do is swoop in at the 23rd hour and then take credit for helping "save" America from a reccession.
McCain admits that the economy is not his strong suit.
McCain has been AWOL in Congress during his 25 years on matters of the economy.
NOW McCain wants to cancel Presidential debates and come back to D.C. and save the economy? I don't think so. He's probably a nice guy, but deeper thinkers are working on this problem.
I rather doubt that an American Nirvana will come into existence on January 20th 2009. While it would be nice to finally be able to tune out politics for a while, that really isn't possible. Unless and until the GOP finally cleans house and drives the whackos out of power, it'll always be sniffing around looking for a way to weasel back into power. Also, we've seen that even the Democratic party is riddled with DINOs (e.g., Bush-Dog Dems) whose interests are more closely aligned with the GOP than the Democratic Party. I think we've all seen what happens if we take our eyes off the country and aberrations like the Shrub will always be lurking out there.
Hey wait. This doesn't jibe with the campaign and MSM narrative. After all, he's a POW and a maverick! Dontchaknow?
Left&Left @ 12:
They've seen the utter bankruptcy of their positions!
Marge definitely needed to increase her dosage ...
"I wish interest rates were zero."
Actually, this makes sense for John McCain. He's show zero interest in the economy until now.
Left&Left says:
Yeah, I know--the comments are kind of dull without them.
Palin once blessed to be free from ‘witchcraft’
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A grainy YouTube video surfaced Wednesday showing Sarah Palin being blessed in her hometown church three years ago by a Kenyan pastor who prayed for protection from “witchcraft” as she prepared to seek higher office.
The video shows Palin standing before Bishop Thomas Muthee in the pulpit of the Wasilla Assembly of God church, holding her hands open as he asked Jesus Christ to keep her safe from “every form of witchcraft.”
“Come on, talk to God about this woman. We declare, save her from Satan,” Muthee said as two attendants placed their hands on Palin’s shoulders. “Make her way my God. Bring finances her way even for the campaign in the name of Jesus. … Use her to turn this nation the other way around.”
He should just take a dirt nap.
It might help, and it sure couldn't hurt.
Left&Left @ 12:
The checks from the McCain's campaign bounced, and they have been forced to go back to their previous jobs flipping burgers...
Left&Left @ 12:
BUSY--
PBS poll:
Do you think Sarah Palin is qualified to serve as Vice President of the United States?
Yes 49%
No 49%
Not Sure 0%
If McCain really wanted to help, he would hit his wife up for a few bucks and take an economics course at The Learning Annex.
The longer this campaign continues, the more it becomes apparent that the wheels on the Straight Talk Express have fallen off. It really is shocking to think that the Right couldn't find someone more appealing and certainly more articulate to represent its party for this election....I guess it speaks volumes to the state of the conservative movement today!
displaced@20
If by "dull" you mean "reasonably sane and well reasoned", then, yeah, dull it is.
What's the old fortune cookie saw? "You will live in interesting times." Cut's a number of ways, huh?
Where are the trolls?
They're on suicide watch since Bush's speech last nite.
fastfeat @ 24:
Can we quit with the PBS poll already? Even PBS has yanked it claiming they never incorporated cookies allowing for multiple votes by any one viewer. It means nothing and won't ffect the outcome of the election in any way shape or form. Besides, righties don't watch PBS, after all, to them it is a socialist network.
ldzppln @ 21:
It is some pretty nutty stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0utkTp7DTw
McCain is so stupid, he makes my hair hurt when he speaks.
fastfeat@24
Stop with THAT poll. It's unscientific. Any jackass can go there and vote as many times as they'd like. Obviously a lot of them do.
Andy K @ 27:
No "fortune" cookie would ever say that. "May you live in interesting times" is a curse...
POP @ 8--Funny you should say that. If I'm not mistaken, it's against the Bible to charge interest on loans. So, rightfully Palin should be literally for zero interest rates.
Mitt Romney is an asshole.
John McCain has a droopy left side of his face.
Enough said.
ldzppln @ 21:
This is pretty darned offensive. My Wiccan friends are used to it of course, but I wonder how Palin would feel if Wiccans were seeking ritual intervention to save them from the affliction of Christians praying on their behalf. "Keep safe from every form of Christiancraft... including Chris Craft!"
Why doesn't anyone call McC*nt a bimbo?
1) It's an insult to sara plain, a true bimbo
2) bimbo's aren't that stupid
3) bimbos are not that malicious
4) that would be sexist!
fry @ 7:
I love these people... they think that just because the said party comes into power, it causes blogs, radio shows, news networks and newspapers to shut down. It didn't happen for the Republicans, so where's the logic and/or the example that it'll happen for Democrats.
Zero interest??? Holy crap! McCain is the Manchurian candidate!
And all along, they were saying it was Obama... what a smokescreen.
they went off to the right.
These crooks are using the US government as a middle man to take the losses on these crap mortgages. They will buy the crap after the US marks it down. Why buy now knowing a discount is on the way. That is why Wall Street wants govt intervention. They need a stooge to mark it down and take the loss for them.
Don't ya just love it when a prez candidate plays dumb? what a confidence booster!!!
JudyLou @ 34:
Well, the Torah makes usury a capital offense... that didn't seem to stop the Rothschilds, Goldmans, et al.
The key trick is to say that "interest" is not the same as "usury." And thus, it is A-OK.
Jews, Christians and Muslims seem to be very adept at figuring out which parts should be taking literally from their respective ruling texts and which other "impractical" (as in they interfere with making money) sections can be conveniently subdued.
On topic-
Mittens has got to be pissin' the old "special undergarments" right about now. This is the spot where he could be convincing the shaky right and the indies that he's the one who knows how to get us out of this mess (with a little nod to the SLC Olympic scandal, and his role in making them a gigantic success). God's honest, he was the only candidate they threw up there that scared me with his own merits(read: the only one of 'em who could run without having to go negative).
Now we're back to the point where it's Obama's to lose, I think.
12 Left&Left Says: Where have all the trolls(Dennis, Johnny@Bad, Marge, etc.) disappeared to?
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They had to suspend their blogging to rescue America.
Awesome, I want to borrow money at no interest. Maybe I can get a loan with no interest and no late fees. Hell, for that matter how about a loan with no payments.
Sign me up. I'll help fix the economy.
Robert@35
And the muted, clueless church lady VP bangs her husband's snowmobile business partner.
And now here's Bill Clinton, snow-haired elder statesman, again aiding and abetting the enemy by saying that McCain's campaign suspension was done in good faith. Jesus, why doesn't he just come out and say he's trying to sabotage Obama in order to pave the way for Hillary in 2012?
I loved Clinton's two terms in office. They truly were a golden time compared to the mess we're in now. But I'm starting to distrust him more and more. He's the greatest politician of recent years, a man of great charisma and intellect, but he's coming across as entirely selfish and self-serving.
KO weighs in on the strateegery behind McQuitter/McBush
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26876969#26876969
remember this gem. the straight talker got caught
doing double talk....short video 40 sec.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OunCv-7qvA
'Pipe down!' Fox host tells guest mentioning Keating:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Fox_host_tells_guest_mentioning_Keating_09...
Reconstruction Finance Corporation ...chartered during the administration of Herbert Hoover in 1932
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Finance_Corporation
Remebering History: Watch the farms..
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2008/09/24-5
We wonder who will be endorsed in political sermons - defying a federal ban?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pulpit25-2008sep25,0,5235934.story
Left&Left @ 46:
i have to say i wish that story had some traction.
Because whoever's elected prez in a few weeks will be a one-termer (given the guaranteed losing hand he's dealt), attention should turn forthwith to 2012.
1929, the great depression.
McCain was there.
Albatross @ 36:
I'm an atheist. I get sick of these damn christians always trying to force their religion down my throat. Sometimes they even show up on my doorstep. It just weirds me out. I really appreciate the way that Wiccans just keep to themselves and leave me alone. I have a lot of respect for them. Muslims, Jews and Hindus are the same way. They leave me alone too. I like them too. The christians though; there is something wrong with them. They are loud and obnoxious and pushy. They love trying to embarrass me at social occasions. I don't understand that. It's weird. You go to your high school graduation and they try and make you feel funny for not praying. You join the Army; more mandatory prayer sessions. Every morning when I was a kid in school; we had that dumb pledge of alliance with that whole one nation under god thing. You pick up a dollar bill and there is a reference to their god. My question is why? I'm not going to give them any money and I still think that they dumb.
VietVet8666 @ 52:
I think the Clintons are prepping as we speak.
While McSame is busy rescuing the domestic economy, Sarah Palin is stepping into the foreign policy breech to make sure things go well there, and to demonstrate her chops:
So, notwithstanding that we now apparently have "victory" in Iraq, we cannot leave. ROTFLMAO!
Uh, somebody needs to hip her to this:
OK, this is crazy. This chick is utterly clueless. Dangerously clueless.
e.g.,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbg6hF0nShQ
There indeed has been a silence from the wingnuts and trolls. They have all reverted to radio silence. It is the only good thing about this week.
He can't campaign and read non-campaign stuff at the same time.
Well...as I see it...the only way McSpain can help solve the financial crisis he helped create, is to lose to the election.
One thing I haven't seen mentioned in the debate over the bailout is the fact we've already thrown ~$400,000,000,000 at this problem with various bankruptcy buy-outs, extra fed lending, etc. and it hasn't worked. So we're supposed to believe that throwing another $700,000,000,000 will fix the problem. Does the phrase, "throwing good money after bad" not mean anything?
upchuck at 54
...one nation, under GODDD, with liberty and justice for all.
Except a lot more liberty and a lot less justice for Wall Street fucks.
maybe McKeatingFive is simply missing some divine inspiration. Sarah's pastor may have the cure.
Wait, wait, here it comes, McChicken to the rescue. Jeez, how stupid does he think we are? He's not ready for the debate, not only because he is a Financial Moron, but i think more importantly, He's got heavy duty Medical Problems. Yesterday on TV, he looked like his left eye was drooping, Left side of his face, is weird, worse than usual. If i didnt know better, i'd think he had a TIA, Transient Ischemic Attack, Mini Stroke. Maybe that's why Cindy never leaves his side.
Here's more on Palins "pastor"...sounds like he'd be a hoot at a party.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/25/sarahpalin.republicans
upchuck @ 54:
From evolvefish.com: http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/misc.html
Several doormats here on page 1 might help...
America may I present the next President of the United States. Did you wake up this morning and realise that is isn't a dream? If you did you are in the minority. Most Americans will continue to swallow the pig swill of the Repugs as their house, car, kids and themselves fall over the abyss, while singing America The Beautiful. Those looking on from outside the US can only drop their jaws at the abject naivety of the US citizens as they chant 'we are the best country in the world', while being screwed up every orifice. (It's you who are going to pay because the crooks and liars lost all that money and are going to get away with it. That's the American way.)Keep those battle hymns coming. It did wonders on the Titanic.
It's been predicted the date for the Second American Revolution is May 27, 2010. Is that when most Americans will wake up? Read Naomi Wolf-that is your future and I can only hope the revolution has already started.
The new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll will be released at 6:30 pm ET, but here's an early look at one set of numbers:
Forty-nine percent say that Palin is unqualified to be president if the need arises, compared with 40 percent who say she's qualified.
By contrast, 64 percent believe Biden is qualified to be president, versus just 21 percent who disagree
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/24/1439689.aspx
The election is all but over.
Obama has won in landslide. Now the focus by the McCain team and conservatives all around, is on who to blame for their abject failures. The shots have already been fired. The conservatives are already positioning themselves on their strategy to defeat Obama and democrat-led Congress or Senate.
56 BobbyG Says: While McSame is busy rescuing the domestic economy, Sarah Palin is stepping into the foreign policy breech to make sure things go well there, and to demonstrate her chops:
Maybe palin is ready for THIS after her crash course in asking the names of foreign leaders' babies:
Write the networks...
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38 ThunderMonkey Says: fry @ 7:
So when Obama (God willing) wins the White House and Dems increase their numbers in Congress, is C&L just going to shut down?
I love these people… they think that just because the said party comes into power, it causes blogs, radio shows, news networks and newspapers to shut down. It didn’t happen for the Republicans, so where’s the logic and/or the example that it’ll happen for Democrats.
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It is a ridiculous statement. It like saying there are no right-wing blogs and no Rush Limbaugh, no Fox News. Geez. Gimme a break.
He can help by getting the hell out of the way.
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China ordered their domestic banks not to deal with the US. today.
What a Clusterf###
fry @ 7:
How about, "No".
Anything else?
displaced @ 20:
Yeah, I know--the comments are kind of dull without them.
YEAH! WHERE THE HELL IS MARGE?????? MAAARRRRGGE!
[gaakk. can a guy strain his voice by merely typing hysterical screams?]
47 BigIslandDave Says: And now here’s Bill Clinton, snow-haired elder statesman, again aiding and abetting the enemy by saying that McCain’s campaign suspension was done in good faith. Jesus, why doesn’t he just come out and say he’s trying to sabotage Obama in order to pave the way for Hillary in 2012?
I loved Clinton’s two terms in office. They truly were a golden time compared to the mess we’re in now. But I’m starting to distrust him more and more. He’s the greatest politician of recent years, a man of great charisma and intellect, but he’s coming across as entirely selfish and self-serving.
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Chris Rock called him on his shit on Letterman. http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/100029/chris_rock_on_hillary_clinton...
Maureen Dowd called him on his shit in her column (at the end) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/opinion/24dowd.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
It's really nice to be a Democrat these days!
Repubs say McSpain covered up collaboration with VC while a POW...
Well well well.
http://snipurl.com/3t2qy
50 The Smiths
Thanks for the links. I remember when the Republicans went after an Episcopal Church in LA after the 2004 elections. The IRS will crucify these guys. They are taxed on non-religious activities - ask Robert Schuller of the Crystal Cathedral.
more mccain economy lies...short video
http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/53564-more-mccain-economy-lies
How Is John McCain Going To Help Solve The Financial Crisis?
His wife will cut a cheque?
see, if the stupid repugnicans would have voted for me in the primaries we wouldn't be in this mess with grampy juan pablo mcshitstaininsane. now the Grand Old Perverts are screwed..all cuz a senile lunatic is too dumb to realize he doesn't know his ass from his elbow when it comes to the economy.
55 fastfeat Says: VietVet8666 @ 52:
Because whoever’s elected prez in a few weeks will be a one-termer (given the guaranteed losing hand he’s dealt), attention should turn forthwith to 2012.
I think the Clintons are prepping as we speak.
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Democracy Now!
August 25, 2008
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/8/25/rick_macarthur_you_cant_be_president
AMY GOODMAN: So why is Barack Obama giving so much play to the Clintons? I mean, Hillary Clinton will be speaking on Tuesday. President Clinton will be speaking on Wednesday. Her name will be entered. There will be the vote. It’s as if it’s a Clinton convention.
RICK MACARTHUR: Well, now we’re getting into tactics. We’re getting away from some of the other things I’m talking about. And tactically, I think this is very stupid on the part of Obama. And I seem to be the only person besides Dick Morris, Bill Clinton’s former adviser, who’s saying this. The idea—in fact, Dick Morris wrote a very funny piece the other day, saying—on his blog, saying that if Clinton—excuse me, if Obama can’t stand up to the Clintons, how can he stand up to President Putin of Russia? I would say that that’s exactly right, that he has given way too much air time to the Clintons and that Hillary Clinton has not conceded. This is another central part of the thesis of my book, which is that this is a factional fight within the Democratic Party. It’s not an ideological fight, it’s a fight over power. There is very little difference between Obama and Clinton on the big issues of the day. And the Clintons are still running. Hillary Clinton is hoping very much that Obama will lose and that she can present herself in 2012 on the “I told you so” ticket. Now, you can make—you could say that—
76 Bonkers Says: displaced @ 20:
Left&Left says:
Where have all the trolls(Dennis, Johnny@Bad, Marge, etc.) disappeared to?
Yeah, I know–the comments are kind of dull without them.
YEAH! WHERE THE HELL IS MARGE?????? MAAARRRRGGE!
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D'oh!!!
0% ? Oh yeah. Just like Japan in the early ninties.
Just before their economy totally cratered.
BaScOmBe hearts Rachel Maddow hates MSM @ 73:
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