Comments on: Bailout or rescue? http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/02/bailout-or-rescue/ Affecting NC public policy through informed, energetic and progressive conversations. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:29:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul & Nader v Bailout! http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/02/bailout-or-rescue/#comment-27047 Paul & Nader v Bailout! Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:51:02 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1564#comment-27047 Staged "debate" dance now ready for 24/7 consumption - Bailout Barack Obama w/partner Bailout John McCain. Full-spectrum media suppression/distortion target Ralph Nader and Ron Paul. Your vote is your power, they fear it, use it. Staged “debate” dance now ready for 24/7 consumption -
Bailout Barack Obama w/partner Bailout John McCain.

Full-spectrum media suppression/distortion
target Ralph Nader and Ron Paul.

Your vote is your power,
they fear it, use it.

]]> By: sturner http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/02/bailout-or-rescue/#comment-27042 sturner Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:02:12 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1564#comment-27042 Rob... The other thing the market fundamentalists like to do when they screw up is: 1) Blame the government 2) Blame Blacks. You will notice throughout the right wing media, both nationally and with our local klaverns, lots of placing the blame for the meltdown on the CRA (Community Reinvestment Act). Like "states rights," this is code for racists. Media Matters does a good job of explaining the issue here: http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300012 and this is good, too: http://www.openleft.com/showQuickHit.do?quickHitId=3991 Rob…
The other thing the market fundamentalists like to do when they screw up is:
1) Blame the government
2) Blame Blacks.

You will notice throughout the right wing media, both nationally and with our local klaverns, lots of placing the blame for the meltdown on the CRA (Community Reinvestment Act). Like “states rights,” this is code for racists. Media Matters does a good job of explaining the issue here:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300012

and this is good, too:

http://www.openleft.com/showQuickHit.do?quickHitId=3991

]]> By: Rob Schofield http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/02/bailout-or-rescue/#comment-27039 Rob Schofield Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:52:27 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1564#comment-27039 You can see and hear Baker panning the bailout as "a joke" by clicking <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/10/02",target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>. You can see and hear Baker panning the bailout as “a joke” by clicking here.

]]> By: Bailout » Blog Archive » Bailout Or Rescue? http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/02/bailout-or-rescue/#comment-27038 Bailout » Blog Archive » Bailout Or Rescue? Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:48:47 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1564#comment-27038 [...] No matter what anyone on any side of the current debate in Washington is saying, the decision to vote “aye” or “nay” on the proposed rescue/ bailout bill cannot be an easy one for any thoughtful lawmakers who actually care about the …[Continue Reading] [...] [...] No matter what anyone on any side of the current debate in Washington is saying, the decision to vote “aye” or “nay” on the proposed rescue/ bailout bill cannot be an easy one for any thoughtful lawmakers who actually care about the …[Continue Reading] [...]

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