Comments on: IndyMac Bank Seized by Federal Regulators; Second Largest Bank Failure in U.S. History http://cryptogon.com/?p=2896 news - analysis - conspiracies Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: GK http://cryptogon.com/?p=2896&cpage=1#comment-13476 GK Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:18:59 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=2896#comment-13476 If you look at this map of the USA on the NY Fed, you will notice the concentration of foreclosures and non-prime loans look at lot like red/blue state maps with disaster concentrated in the Democratic-dominated states. http://www.newyorkfed.org/mortgagemaps/ If you look at this map of the USA on the NY Fed, you will notice the concentration of foreclosures and non-prime loans look at lot like red/blue state maps with disaster concentrated in the Democratic-dominated states.

http://www.newyorkfed.org/mortgagemaps/

]]> By: Loveandlight http://cryptogon.com/?p=2896&cpage=1#comment-13471 Loveandlight Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:25:15 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=2896#comment-13471 The Obama Kool-Aid is starting to become a lot like that tea that some people make out of dried, pulverized opium-poppy pods: You have to hold your nose and chase it down with something sweet ("the lesser of two evils!") to get something that awful-tasting down your throat; and while it gives one a good feeling after that, it's a completely artificial good feeling that doesn't last! The Obama Kool-Aid is starting to become a lot like that tea that some people make out of dried, pulverized opium-poppy pods: You have to hold your nose and chase it down with something sweet (“the lesser of two evils!”) to get something that awful-tasting down your throat; and while it gives one a good feeling after that, it’s a completely artificial good feeling that doesn’t last!

]]> By: tm http://cryptogon.com/?p=2896&cpage=1#comment-13469 tm Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:04:29 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=2896#comment-13469 That would be me. I saw another Wall Street-owned Democrat, the Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd, on C-SPAN the other day, arguing for a Federal bailout of Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae "because they are so vital to our economy and such wonderful companies". The problem is, every failing company in the country will be able to make a reasonable case that they should be bailed out by the Feds (we are already seeing this with more and more companies dumping their pension obligations on the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation). This is the Conservative Nanny State our country has become. http://www.amazon.com/Conservative-Nanny-State-Wealthy-Government/dp/1411693957 That would be me.

I saw another Wall Street-owned Democrat, the Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd, on C-SPAN the other day, arguing for a Federal bailout of Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae “because they are so vital to our economy and such wonderful companies”. The problem is, every failing company in the country will be able to make a reasonable case that they should be bailed out by the Feds (we are already seeing this with more and more companies dumping their pension obligations on the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation). This is the Conservative Nanny State our country has become. http://www.amazon.com/Conserva.....1411693957

]]> By: Loveandlight http://cryptogon.com/?p=2896&cpage=1#comment-13462 Loveandlight Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:32:12 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=2896#comment-13462 Excellent comment from a poster identifying themselves as "tm" from the above-linked blog: <i>And the guy who pushed for the Glass-Steagle repeal was Clinton's Treasury secretary, Bob Rubin. And he is now Obama's chief economic advisor. Which means that even if Obama wins, Wall Street will still be calling the shots, of course.</i> Excellent comment from a poster identifying themselves as “tm” from the above-linked blog:

And the guy who pushed for the Glass-Steagle repeal was Clinton’s Treasury secretary, Bob Rubin. And he is now Obama’s chief economic advisor. Which means that even if Obama wins, Wall Street will still be calling the shots, of course.

]]> By: Loveandlight http://cryptogon.com/?p=2896&cpage=1#comment-13461 Loveandlight Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:37:19 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=2896#comment-13461 <a href="http://www.groupnewsblog.net/2008/07/indymac-bank-fails-fed-take-over.html" rel="nofollow">Here's the report on this financial-sector disaster</a> at the liberal political news-blog where I'm a regular commentor. Note my comment assigning possible blame for this fiasco on the repeal of the <a href="http://www.investopedia.com/articles/03/071603.asp?viewall=1" rel="nofollow">Glass-Steagall Act</a> in 1999 by a Republican congress. Here’s the report on this financial-sector disaster at the liberal political news-blog where I’m a regular commentor. Note my comment assigning possible blame for this fiasco on the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 by a Republican congress.

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