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Posted: Tue Jan 15th, 2008 01:01 pm |
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What I've been saying all along has come to be and no matter what the others in the know seem to think, reality rules and this economy is facing some real tough issues when it comes to these sovereign funds bailing out the greedy little thieves who chose to screw the American people who trusted them.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/15/markets/stockswatch/index.htm
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Sign of the times with more on the horizon GO........
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/14/news/companies/sprint_jobs.ap/index.htm
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Posted: Mon Jan 14th, 2008 11:32 am |
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From the Motley Fool... Countrywide take.....
http://www.fool.com/investing/dividends-income/2008/01/11/countrywides-school-of-higher-earning.aspx
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Well maybe we all need to pay our taxes in "banana currency" and feed those who created this mess. It's obvious they thought this all out for the end result. Ape has come a long way maybe? We need a banana bailout considering gold will be over $900 an ounce going into the next quarter.  Send in the Clowns~Last edited on Mon Jan 14th, 2008 10:13 am by Game_Over2007
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Well get ready Mr Taxpayer to give Bank of America a big TAX Write off compliments of YOU and ME. See how it works? Countrywide's CEO will get a severance deal worth over 85 to a possible 150 million dollars as he exits via a back door provision in his contract. So bend over and let the party begin...... ONLY IN AMERICA folks...
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/11/news/companies/sloan_countrywide.fortune/index.htm
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| Is anyone here suggesting that we are now ready to embrace socialism and let the government control everything? They're pretty close now but not close enough for some.
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http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/11/news/companies/citi_alwaleed.ap/index.htm
Here we go again! The Corporate Greed runs its course and now we have another Saudi yahoo coming to the aid of another financial nightmare. It just keeps on getting better as we sell our souls to the devil. When will we ever learn that we have to take care of our own problems and let them run their course. Maybe a few CEO's need to go to JAIL along with some of their bobble heads yes sir three bag full types who can't tell the truth. So glad I'm not in this next generation coming up because these young men and women have a lot on their plates for the future and its not going to be pretty. We have an INCOMPETENT CONGRESS and basically government all over the country running away from logic and common sense. What more can you ask for in a democracy? Corruption and Greed has about done us in and we have no more good paying jobs here because we "can't make" anything here anymore. The hell with two party system of government. We need working people to run this country and not the so called lawyers of privileged families!
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CR Voter wrote: I need to check the weather forecast. G-O, Bluesman and I all agree on the same topic.........when did H..E.. double hockey sticks freeze over?
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Nice to see that amid dissension we all agree on a basic.
CR
While we may not always agree on everything I think we have the basic core values that our parents taught us and we never strayed from them. I think having parents who grew up during the depression
As a personal example the custom built guitars I play cost anywhere from $3,500.00 - $5,000.00 each. I don't buy one until I have the cash to pay for them. If it takes me a year to save the money from my "allowance" then that's what it takes.
To many people have the philosphy "I'm not broke I have checks in my checkbook still"
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I need to check the weather forecast. G-O, Bluesman and I all agree on the same topic.........when did H..E.. double hockey sticks freeze over?
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Nice to see that amid dissension we all agree on a basic.
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Posted: Sun Jan 13th, 2008 12:26 am |
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| The FED woke up recently and put some controls in place but the damage has been done. Predatory lenders are still advertising trying to suck those few left in but as the greed tale goes their day has come! Most have massive lay offs and will probably go into bankruptcy. If these financial wizards of greed had follow some sort of rules for lending we could have avoided a lot of problems. GREED JUST GETS TO THE BEST OF THEM AND THEN ITS ALL OVER. So now we face more government regulation which in most cases makes it worse. People who are losing their homes need to lose them. Corrupt CEO's like "Andy" boy from Countrywide will end up getting over 85 million in severance compensation along with the use of the corporate jet as he sneaks out the back door. I sure hope Bank of America rams it up his sorry ass and eliminates that golden parachute. CEO's seem to think they are above reproach creating these nightmares! ONLY IN AMERICA, so you have to love it and then laugh at our elected CLOWNS.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12th, 2008 11:34 pm |
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CR Voter wrote: I want a lot of things to, but I only buy what I can afford and I make sure I'm getting what I pay for. Read the fine print and know what you're doing. If the company acts illegally, charge them and make them pay. If the rules are wrong, changes the rules for everyone.
CR absolutely, I think many families forgot to teach their children fiscal responsibility. When these children become adults they have no concept of how to live within their means. I am flabergasted as I am sure you are when you hear the rediculous amounts of personal debt that some people carry.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12th, 2008 09:04 pm |
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| I want a lot of things to, but I only buy what I can afford and I make sure I'm getting what I pay for. Read the fine print and know what you're doing. If the company acts illegally, charge them and make them pay. If the rules are wrong, changes the rules for everyone.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12th, 2008 04:26 pm |
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CR Voter wrote: Typical Democrat, Liberal blame placing. You can't regulate stupidity. I don't care to have a nanny state decide what I can and cannot do. No one was forced to come in and take out those mortgages.
Yes it is awful to think that these predatory types would invade our homes with mailings and phone calls and advertising. They promise more than they can deliver, and they hide a lot of detail in the fine print.
They don't sound much different from politicians.
Caveat Emptor!
You are right no one forced anyone BUT the fact remains these people wanted part of the American dream. Like everyone has said INCLUDING you these lenders preyed on these people. THAT IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE REGULATED.
Key Financial was one of the predatory lenders back in the 90's who pulled stuff like this. They would resell loans to other subsidiary companies they owned and bump the rates each time I knew people who were paying 17.5 - 21.0% interest for the mortgages.
That's loansharking in my book. But companies still get away with it.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12th, 2008 12:47 pm |
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Typical Democrat, Liberal blame placing. You can't regulate stupidity. I don't care to have a nanny state decide what I can and cannot do. No one was forced to come in and take out those mortgages.
Yes it is awful to think that these predatory types would invade our homes with mailings and phone calls and advertising. They promise more than they can deliver, and they hide a lot of detail in the fine print.
They don't sound much different from politicians.
Caveat Emptor!
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Well said Bixby and I sure hope others realize this is no game when you play with peoples lives. This all runs deep for me because I feel the regulators allowed this filthy greed to run wild and never considered the checks and balances needed to ensure this wouldn't happen and it did. We all know a majority of the people who got wrapped up in this mortgage mess had no business buying a home. When the real estate brokers all over the country got on the "train of greed" you have the end results and this old man could care less if they sell another home. Mike Harrington and all his cronies can sit on the sidelines for awhile and think about what they did and what a mess they created.
Right now NOBODY cares about the real estate businesses and I sure in hell don't give a damn about all the developments in limbo. This will take a few years to fix and their will be a lot of casualties as the end result. These local real estate brokers will have to wake up again because they made tons of money at the expense of people who just wanted a part of the so called American Dream and were sold a NIGHTMARE instead. Out of control growth and now you wonder why we let this greed continue like we did and its sad to say some towns and cities have over budgeted for all this growth and now they can't pay for what they "thought" would be as the tax base shrinks with foreclosures. Nice huh? You approved all this crap without any logic or common sense, so now you pay for your evil deeds. FACT and REALITY
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Posted: Fri Jan 11th, 2008 09:01 pm |
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Every Breath Bernanke Takes
For those of you who still place stock in what the Fed says as gospel, take notice that any effort to "rescue the poor homeowner" is a euphemism for bailing out the mortgage holders (banks), not the homeowner. Politicians and bankers have known right from the gitgo that lending policies were reckless, BUT the bankers KNEW BEFOREHAND that they would be bailed out. Wouldn't you lend with reckless abandon too if you knew a printing press stood behind you to buy any debt?
The House Committee on Financial Services under Rep. Barney Frank is directly to blame. No "IFs", "Ands", or "Buts"... but how can America which lacks consensus even recognize that the Fed & the Committee are on the same team!
Some of you are familiar with this video, but it's hilarious and really nails it down. "CBS" referenced in the production is an acronym for Columbia Business School.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipJTqCbETog
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Well it doesn't matter at this point in time what all these so called "saviors" try to do because what they need to do is to look in the mirror and blame themselves for allowing the "insanity" of an out of control real estate market to get so deep rooted that it sucked the essence of reality out from everyone who thought they were doing the right thing. Predatory lending and those who condoned it deserve what they get and I DO NOT want to see tax payer monies used to fix the out of control debt issues I had no part in and I want those who did this to be held accountable. Wells Fargo get ready for your enema! NO KY Jelly for you! Lawsuits coming and its not going to be nice.  Your local Real Estate tycoons Harrington Reality and Jack Lingo at the Beach area..... get ready because your days are going to be very "UN-Rewarding" now and the greed you sucked out of Delaware has seen its better day. Go to your local drug store and get some KY Jelly.....
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080111/consumer_confidence.html
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Reality here.... Yeah GO..... found these today
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/10/news/economy/costofwar.fortune/index.htm
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/11/news/companies/boa_countrywide/index.htm
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/11/news/companies/merrill_writedown/index.htm
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/10/news/economy/fed_bernanke/index.htm
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/11/markets/stockswatch_ny/index.htm
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Well just like I predicted, the dumb money is flowing into Countrywide as I knew it would when the yahoos from Bank of America said something about taking over Countrywide. Now the stock starts to soar after hours and then the people holding will SELL LIKE HELL and get out while the getting is good. Easy call and the bottom line is NOTHING HAS CHANGED!
We have TO MUCH UNCONTROLLED DEBT and the party is OVER for a lot of people who drank the Kool Aid these sorry asses sold them over the last four years. You can't fix this with an artificial FED Life Support system thats never been right since day one. YOU LET THE MARKETS CORRECT THEMSELVES AND THE MARKETS WILL DO WHAT THE MARKETS WILL DO AND YOU WILL HAVE CASUALTIES LIKE IN WAR. THE STRONG SURVIVE PERIOD. WE NEED TO LET THIS RUN ITS COURSE AND LET IT FIX ITSELF. THE FED HAS NO BUSINESS CATERING TO WALL STREET. SOVEREIGN FUNDS ARE LAUGHING THEIR ASSES OFF AT US AND GUESS WHAT? THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT DOING SO BECAUSE FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS WE'VE ALLOWED OUR POLITICIANS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISLE TO SELL OUT AMERICA AND ALL ITS VALUES. THIS IS SERIOUS AND THE REAL ESTATE PUNDITS TELLING YOU EVERYTHING IS STARTING TO STABILIZE IS A JOKE. THEY HAVE ABOUT AS MUCH CREDIBILITY AS GEORGE WALKER BUSH AND THATS NOT VERY GOOD. GOD HELP US WAKE UP AND FACE REALITY.
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| Now that we are in the actual election year someone has to admit that we are already in a recession. If not, then surely we are teetering on one. So consequently, the political incumbents will be squealing like stuck pigs for the Federal Reserve to save their jobs by lowering the interest rates. The Wall street trough-feeders will join the chorus. The Fed will be able to do so because Americans no longer have the common sense to recognize inflation, instead trusting in the Government's CPI number of 2-3% to be "spot-on". The difference this time around is that you won't be able to service any new/additional debt because unless you get a sensational raise, you're going to need what you have (and more) to buy just what you and your family needs as a consequence of rising prices, primarily fuels and food. You had better forget that new wide screen LCD TV monitor, buy a wood stove and a chain saw and start cutting. Speaking of Countrywide, didn't Bank of America invest billions this past summer in their stock?
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| I just heard one investment house talking about the current markets and some are calling for the S&P 500 index to drop to around 1250 before correcting in the late second quarter depending on the infusion of sovereign fund money where needed in the financial sectors. Not good if your still in the markets. Safe mode now.
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Just a friendly word of advice for those of you contemplating extreme measures. DON'T DO IT! You've already lost it all. Next stop DCC and three meals a day.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/09/news/economy/birger_arson.fortune/index.htm
Is Countrywide going bankrupt? Can't get any better than this and the mortgage meltdown continues.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/09/news/companies/bofa_countrywide.fortune/index.htm
Recession already here?
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/09/news/economy/recession/index.htm
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| GO, glad you're Conservatively invested, all of that speculative high flying stuff is for the Liberal members of the community. They say that a person invests their money in line with their politics. Have a good one...................................LOL
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Well this is what is coming next week so I can see Game's thing and sure hope the hell we don't have more problems coming.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/08/news/companies/bank_earnings/index.htm?postversion=2008010905
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I'm not sure what the President that contributed towards the mortgage debacle. This is not like he instituted a new policy that had this; it was banks and people who lost common sense but kept the cycle going because they benefited from it. Nothing really has changed except the greed of the mortgage grantors to make a few extra bucks on investments that would have never passed the muster years ago.
It reminds me of the stock market in 1999, going into 2000. The Interent had changed everything, and stock prices were not ever going to fall....I remember serious people saying this. You had people who "had a system" which worked as long as the market kept going up (and they egged on each other), but lost it in the shorts when the market collapsed.
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Voter, I'm mostly "conservative" in my portfolio but don't get the wrong idea there with my politics! Currently 50 percent cash for the next four to six months, holding three stocks paying around 9 percent in dividends, and just shorted two tech stocks. I hold no financial stocks. 401 is in government securities at 100 percent. That will change after the second quarter if we find a bottom in this nightmare economy going forward. The financial sectors will get "ugly" next week as more and more "stuff" creeps out of the woodwork and if CITI goes ahead with an additional 9 billion dollar write down. We may see another major sell off and it wont be pretty. Most who are in the know right now are seeing the S&P 500 going down to 1250 worse case scenario. I don't see things getting any better until these "liars" own up to their greed and pay for what they all created and thought would never end!
Predatory lenders were never controlled like banks and their creative ways created a real problem for those who will pay the ultimate price with foreclosure and major bad credit. What they did in creating a real estate market facade was nothing more than criminal and those who slipped out the back door got filthy rich! Houses became ATM machines for greed. Now those who fell for it all will pay and those of us who had enough logic and common sense will make lots of money as time passes. Its not that we are "greedy", we are just focused to see what most don't and thats the reality of the situation.
Have a great day and this does not mean we are friends. I like what we share here as a challenge to make your day miserable.
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| Fools and their money are soon parted........................... How are you invested GO? Taking some hits in the market?
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Sign of the times folks..... next week it really gets ugly with the financials reporting earnings..... 1300 maybe on the S&P 500 ?
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080108/countrywide_financial.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080108/wall_street.html
Denial? LOL
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| The S&P 500 broke support levels today at 1400. Home builders had bad numbers. More write offs coming with CITI. So ask yourself about your 30 yr mortgages and your ATM machine! Your house is slowly losing more and more value and your debt is slowly going higher and higher. Great combo for those of you in "duh mode" because your days are numbered. 30 yrs is a long time. NO MORE EASY MONEY AND ITS TIME TO PAY OFF THE PIPER. George W Bush's Goldilocks economy. I love it.
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Well their seems to be "those in the know" think so but I'm not sure they can touch the guy because of some politics settled before the new Congress took over. I would like to see somebody charged with this war we have no business being in and hold them accountable like after WW II.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/38604/
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While I disagree with many of the policies of the administration, I've never bought into the "war crimes" bit. I'm more then a bit familiar with what is and what is not a war crime, and there simply is no grounds to bring this about. Simply declaring a war on another country, even with evidence that is questionable, is not grounds for war crimes.
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| Hillary is done. The Independents will take this election to a new venue this year and the status quo is over. Both sides of the isle better wake up and soon.
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| NO Legion Voter. Just Reality as this old forum goes. I don't care much for people who were draft dodgers back in my day and used the system to achieve their goals while others died for their sorry asses. You need to remember who paid the price and who ran away. I tell it like it is and if you don't like it to bad. Most of you are fat dumb and happy because of those who served to make your life better. Amazing huh? REALITY ..... Enjoy your day and remember GO is smiling as you all try to figure out how to survive this financial disaster cause by greedy chicken hawks and traitors to this country.
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Sounds like you stopped off at the Legion on the way home.............
Game_Over2007 wrote:
I'm never getting off the Bush / Cheney train.... so don't count on it. Those two IDIOTS need to be brought up on criminal charges for War Crimes and both need to be IMPEACHED by Congress which is about as worthless as those two IDIOTS. OVER 4000 men and women have died if that matters to you and they did not deserve to die for Bush's INSANITY. What part of that don't you understand? Maybe if you served in the military and didn't follow the conservative chicken hawk doctrine you may understand what it means to lose your son or daughter. So don't worry over what I post because this VET paid the price once and I have no use for conservative chickens hawks. You would not have what you have today if it wasn't for those who served. Remember that buddy.
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I served in Viet Nam not long after President Kennedy sent in military “advisors.” I was in the first Marine unit sent into combat operations. I can understand your concern about those who died in Iraq. I shared the same kind of concerns back then. These are the statistics of the day in hostile action KIA’s.
US Army……30,950
USMC………13,091
USAF………. 1,744
USN………… 1,628
Total KIA’s….47,413
Non-hostile deaths in Vietnam…10,797
The most casualties in a single engagement was the battle for the Ia Drang Valley between 10/23/65 and 11/26/65 amnd we lost 300 men.
The least amount of casualties was the engagement at Vinh Huy between 5/30/67 and 6/2/67 where we lost 73 men.
We lost a total of 719 helicopters, and crew members who were KIA represented 10% of the total KIAs.
This vet suffered personal losses as well.
The way you rant on Bush et al for "war crimes" can be said of President Lyndon Johnson. It was called "Johnson's War" back in the day. During the Cicil War, it was called "Lincoln's War." No president can escape the inevitabilities of war.Last edited on Tue Jan 8th, 2008 12:32 am by Tank
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| I'm never getting off the Bush / Cheney train.... so don't count on it. Those two IDIOTS need to be brought up on criminal charges for War Crimes and both need to be IMPEACHED by Congress which is about as worthless as those two IDIOTS. OVER 4000 men and women have died if that matters to you and they did not deserve to die for Bush's INSANITY. What part of that don't you understand? Maybe if you served in the military and didn't follow the conservative chicken hawk doctrine you may understand what it means to lose your son or daughter. So don't worry over what I post because this VET paid the price once and I have no use for conservative chickens hawks. You would not have what you have today if it wasn't for those who served. Remember that buddy.
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Posted: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 02:03 pm |
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| American voters want change and I do hope OBAMA keeps on rolling like he has and I would love to see more of him verses the conservative platform for failure. Not committed yet but the old man sees "change" on the horizon and that means no more Bush-ism. Take care Voter and give the tax payer a good days work today. The holidays are over......
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Posted: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 11:48 am |
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Fred - Democrat registrations have actually fallen 2% in the same time period but I expect that will change as Obama picks up steam and Independents want a piece of the action in the primaries.
GO, I promise you GWB will not be your president after this election. Get off that train. You and Hillary keep running against Bush.
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Posted: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 10:03 am |
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More people will get out and vote this go around and hopefully the new found Independent voters who have decided to think now will do their job and do it right for the good of the country. Business as usual don't cut it anymore. We've had seven years of failures with the Bush administration with nothing getting done except more debt selling our souls to the overseas markets! You conservatives who have those THIRTY YEAR mortgages and moving up the latter of success with bigger and better homes might want to think about paying your mortgage down as soon as possible. Those nice extras you all thought you needed your finding out you really didn't need after all huh? Driving those GAS HOGS and riding around in FOUR Wheel drives in good old Delaware where you may need a FOUR Wheel drive once in a blue moon. Logic and common sense rules and the dumber you are the more you pay! That's why people like me make money at your expense. Life can be the "B" word huh? Smile now and enjoy your work week! Slight bounce in the market will attract more "dumb money" as the dead cat road kill bounce suckers more in. S&P 500 support levels will be broken and if they don't hold get ready for PAIN and lots of it as the selling continues. Digest that ole great masters of knowledge.
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Posted: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 03:47 am |
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CR Voter wrote: Republican registration is at a 4 year high.
Taking what you say at face value, and assuming that Democratic registration is not also at a 4 year high (which, if it is, would indicate more people in general are getting involved/interested in the political process)....what do you think it means? More "committed" people, less Independent? More Republicans, less Democrats? More fundies being energized by Huckabee?
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Posted: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 01:11 am |
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Carper/Minner/Carnival Carney is how it happened. Let's fix it.
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Well nobody really cares. The bottom line is that Independent voters think for themselves and let the others just make asses of themselves on a regular basis and both sides are basically clueless. More of the same crap and maybe the state of Delaware will clean its dirty laundry. Those overtime compensation articles told it all and everyone is in denial now wondering how it happened. Taxpayers pay again!
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Posted: Mon Jan 7th, 2008 01:09 am |
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| Welcome back Lulu. How's the real estate market for you?
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Posted: Sun Jan 6th, 2008 11:22 pm |
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| Angel of Death? Cute post CR Voter.......It doesn't take much to get you upset and I think Legends kind of said it all. Wonder if you are over paid or using creative compensation.
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Posted: Sun Jan 6th, 2008 11:17 pm |
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| Well nobody really cares. The bottom line is that Independent voters think for themselves and let the others just make asses of themselves on a regular basis and both sides are basically clueless. More of the same crap and maybe the state of Delaware will clean its dirty laundry. Those overtime compensation articles told it all and everyone is in denial now wondering how it happened. Taxpayers pay again!
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Posted: Sun Jan 6th, 2008 10:53 pm |
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Not what you claimed here whiner. BTW, those Independents can't vote in the primaries. Let's see the difference in the next few weeks. Republican registration is at a 4 year high.
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Well I blocked FOX Noise last week and as for the others they are no better. The political system is so corrupt now more and more people with any intelligence left have moved to registering as independents. The two party system has taken a toll on the American voter who wants things to get done and after eight years of this one and that one, nothing gets done because of the LOBBYISTS running money in the back doors of both sides of the isle.
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Posted: Sun Jan 6th, 2008 10:53 pm |
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Sorry GO, not my division at the Dept. of Finance. I am as curious as you are. But then I don't expect much from the DemoLibCrap Administration we have suffered under for so many years. When we get a Conservative Republican Administration in this state to clean up the Carper/Minner/Carnival Carney mess, it will change.
Talk to them, they are the ones you defend daily.
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Posted: Sun Jan 6th, 2008 07:46 pm |
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Voter I really don't understand your trivial posts referring to the past. I do check FOX Noise for a laugh every now and then, but maybe your your attention to detail needs to be more focused on your state job with the Dept of Finance? Maybe if you and your fellow workers there would do a better job, we would have a better system of accountability considering the tax payers pay your salary. No excuses!
Your perception of others posting on here is rather amusing and every board has a court jester so maybe you've found your calling. Who knows and who really cares. If you can't deal with others on here maybe you need to take a break from all this stress driven stuff?
You and few of your buddies just can't handle the truth and when others post it, we see the masters of knowledge come out in full force to defend incompetence and failures to no end. Life is good for some though and then theirs those who fell for the insanity of George W Bush. Life huh? Foreclosures, repossessions, gloom and doom. Have a good week my friend..... I plan on enjoying my week planning my next vacation.....
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Posted: Sun Jan 6th, 2008 12:01 pm |
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Gosh, you told us you refuse to watch Fox and actually deprogrammed it. Guess it was all just drama, like your view of the economy and our country.
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Posted: Sun Jan 6th, 2008 11:58 am |
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Just reality so deal with it folks. I have to wonder why those end of year bonuses maybe got put off for some of those achievers of greed? Amazing how those CEO losers use the FOX Noise "wordsmith" techniques to get their points across. Neal Cavuto missed his calling years ago but then again his buddy John Gibson got fired from MSNBC.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/27/news/companies/bc.apfn.apfn.citigroup.ahead.ap/index.htm?postversion=2007122714
http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/03/news/companies/layoffs/index.htm?postversion=2008010312
http://money.cnn.com/2007/12/26/news/companies/bc.apfn.merrilllynch.ahe.ap/index.htm?postversion=2007122609
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