Oh, that's beautiful… What a jackass he is. If he can't handle a bit of multitasking, what the fuck is he doing running for President of the United States? Hopefully this will get at least some of the more moderate republicans asking the same question.
The only disappointing thing about this news is not having the debate on Friday. I was really looking forward to watching Obama tear him to shreds. Sadness.
I can't claim credit for that word. That goes to Gene Weingarten of the Washington Post. But I do believe it to be an appropriate application of the term.
a) For once, I like Reid's point...neither McCain nor Obama would help. *doh* Hey, we've got a crisis, let's get a couple of posturing fucknuggets to gum up the works. Glad to see one posturing fucknugget ready to step in with a pack of BubbleYum(tm).
b) Both candidates can bite my hairy ass. Which one has stepped forward and clearly and unambiguously denounced the bailout in its entirety (as proposed by the Bushies)? Sure, I don't expect McCain to, but Obama? C'mon! This was a glorious moment he missed. Has neither of them *anything* substantive to say about handing Paulson (or anyone?!) unprecedented, consolidated, unchecked power over markets?
c) For that matter, in a tanking market, why has the emphasis from both sides remained top down with only a few bones thrown to the bottom? Shareholders, stakeholders, mortgage holders...they are the "victims" in this game of chance and deception, not the companies, not the executives. Investors who got screwed? Make a criminal case (as the FBI appears to be trying) of it. Make massive class action cases of it. Otherwise, fuck 'em. There's no guaranteed ROI in this racket and the higher return is at the risk of a shirt or three. Not that I wanna see some of these assholes shirtless, mind you. Deceptive borrowers (borrowed insane amounts they couldn't possibly afford)? Fuck 'em. It's the risk of bad math skills + lying. When the smoke clears, they will only be slightly more fucked than they were before lying and/or failing basic math. People who legitimately got the shaft? This is why we have courts. Maybe, given the scope of the problem, dedicate some federal funds to lube the court system for a massive influx of lawsuits (and hopefully some high-profile criminal cases).
Whatever the "right" answer is, neither of these jackasses has proposed it, that's for damned sure.
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The only disappointing thing about this news is not having the debate on Friday. I was really looking forward to watching Obama tear him to shreds. Sadness.
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http://y2kdragon.livejournal.com/115381.html
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Unattributed: Senior Obama official says the debate is on.
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b) Both candidates can bite my hairy ass. Which one has stepped forward and clearly and unambiguously denounced the bailout in its entirety (as proposed by the Bushies)? Sure, I don't expect McCain to, but Obama? C'mon! This was a glorious moment he missed. Has neither of them *anything* substantive to say about handing Paulson (or anyone?!) unprecedented, consolidated, unchecked power over markets?
c) For that matter, in a tanking market, why has the emphasis from both sides remained top down with only a few bones thrown to the bottom? Shareholders, stakeholders, mortgage holders...they are the "victims" in this game of chance and deception, not the companies, not the executives. Investors who got screwed? Make a criminal case (as the FBI appears to be trying) of it. Make massive class action cases of it. Otherwise, fuck 'em. There's no guaranteed ROI in this racket and the higher return is at the risk of a shirt or three. Not that I wanna see some of these assholes shirtless, mind you. Deceptive borrowers (borrowed insane amounts they couldn't possibly afford)? Fuck 'em. It's the risk of bad math skills + lying. When the smoke clears, they will only be slightly more fucked than they were before lying and/or failing basic math. People who legitimately got the shaft? This is why we have courts. Maybe, given the scope of the problem, dedicate some federal funds to lube the court system for a massive influx of lawsuits (and hopefully some high-profile criminal cases).
Whatever the "right" answer is, neither of these jackasses has proposed it, that's for damned sure.