My imaginary conversation with Senator Al Franken

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Friday November 20, 2009 · 8:05 AM PST

2009/11/20 · 08:05

Senator Franken: Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate of the United States,
thank you for allowing me this...

Me: Al, may I ask you a few questions?

Senator Franken: How did you get up here? Can't you see that I'm about to address the Senate?

Me: I'ma let you finish but Stuart Smalley is one of the...

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Tuesday November 25, 2008 · 9:12 AM PST

2008/11/25 · 09:12

We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg. When 43 Asian and European nations met behind closed doors last month, the Chinese national newspaper reported that the consensus was that the problems in the U.S. were disproportionally dragging down the rest of the world and that a new world reserve currency was needed. It is speculated that they may choose to replace the dollar with a basket of currencies.

The dollar is also the currency that crude oil is traded in. We invaded Iraq a few months after they dared to start accepting other currencies. Iran has now begun accepting other currencies and has established their own oil bourse. These are the real underlying reasons behind today's wars.

Having the dollar unpegged from either crude oil or removed as the world's reserve currency would result in chaos that will dwarf the problems that we have seen in the last few months. We will no longer have the blank check to just print the money we need. We will no longer have anyone willing to take on more of our debt.

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Thursday October 16, 2008 · 6:46 AM PDT

2008/10/16 · 06:46

"To be honest with you, that infuriates me," plumber Joe Wurzelbacher told Nightline's Terry Moran. "It's not right for someone to decide you made too much---that you've done too good and now we're going to take some of it back."

"That's just completely wrong," he added.

I agree with Joe that people who are smarter or who work harder should be able to enjoy the fruits of their labors. A system such as Socialism can remove the incentive to try harder from people's lives. Why should I bust my ass if the government is gonna just give you a house and food too, for just skating through life?

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Wednesday October 08, 2008 · 4:24 AM PDT

2008/10/08 · 04:24

I'm sure that Steve Lombardo isn't the only one thinking this way

I'm dreading an October surprise that consists of a false flag operation designed to raise our patriotic hackles to a fever pitch and unite us all in support of a proven warrior who will save America from the murdering Heathens.

Do you think it's beneath those wishing to preserve the status quo, to stage something terrible, in order to retain their hold on power?

Hard evidence of Barack Hussein Obama funneling money to foreigners

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Monday October 06, 2008 · 5:09 PM PDT

2008/10/06 · 17:09

Can someone get this info to Governor Palin and Senator McCain. I know that they are lacking in anything of substance to use against Obama and as an American, I feel it's my duty to stand up for the Underdog.

EVIDENCE of money funneling to foreign woman (possible sexual connection also?)

If anyone knows Senator Obama personally, could you ask him if he can loan me a hundred bucks?

'Nightline? Is that a magazine?' 'What about Lou Dobbs? Isn't that a newspaper?'

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Thursday October 02, 2008 · 7:11 PM PDT

2008/10/02 · 19:11

Katie Couric stopped their interview because she was concerned that Sarah Palin was making an absolute fool of herself, so Katie tried to better explain what the Governor was being asked.

"In one part of the interview, I asked her what newspapers and magazines she read before being asked to be John McCain's running mate," Couric said. "And she couldn't name any. So again, I turned to the crew and I said, 'Hold it, guys,' and I went to the Governor privately and said, 'Governor Palin, did you not understand the question? I'm asking you to name some newspapers or magazines you read. You can't come up with any? I'm just trying to make sure you're clear and to give you a fair shake here.' And she said, 'Okay. Nightline? Is that a magazine?' I said, 'No, that's a television show.' She said, 'What about Lou Dobbs? Isn't that a newspaper?' And I said, 'No, that's a man. Lou Dobbs is a man.' And there wasn't much more I could do. I'm not a miracle worker."

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If Obama is not gonna oppose the Bailout, he should at least keep quiet. Big conflict of interest

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Wednesday October 01, 2008 · 6:26 AM PDT

2008/10/01 · 06:26

I hate when I hear the crowd cheer Obama when he starts promoting the Bailout.

Obama has a conflict of interest. His biggest campaign contributor is Goldman Sachs. Number 3 is JP Morgan Chase. Many more banks follow closely behind. McCain gets lots of Finance Industry money too but Goldman Sachs gave Obama more than 3 times as much as McCain.

Major Campaign Contributor from first round pre-primaries

Why do you think Congress began cheering for the bailout before they even had time to study or discuss it? Follow the money. They are in a tight place. The Sheeple have awoken. Congress can't risk being voted out of office by angry voters but they dread not supporting the bailout and losing the money they get from the banks. The party leaders get the biggest donations so they are pushing the hardest.

They have sold us out and Obama is smart enough to know it. Wall Street will siphon off as much of this money as they can with their exhorbitant salaries and tricky bookkeeping. I am very disappointed in Obama for supporting this but what can I do? Vote for McCain? Waste my vote on a 3rd party?

I like Ron Paul but he is wrong. We do need to vote for the lesser of two evils. Barack Obama

How long would it take to flush $700b down the toilet?

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Tuesday September 30, 2008 · 12:51 AM PDT

2008/09/30 · 00:51

I'd rather flush $700b than give it to Wall Street because if you give in to them now, it will just encourage them to demand more.

The bailout will not help your 401k in the long run. While you tighten your belt, the 22 thousand + employees of firms like Goldman Sachs make an average salary of over $500,000 each and that is even with all the salaries of people such as secretaries factored in!

Add all the megabonuses and golden parachutes to that and you can see where any profits will be going.

Wall Street has become a cadre of elite whose function is to siphon off the wealth of America and leave you with the coffee grounds. Paulson owns $500,000,000.00 worth of stock in that company.
This is why he refuses to cut executive payouts. He is only concerned with them, not with you.

Better that we demand responsibility and suffer a correction now, than to be slowly bled to death.

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At the rate of $1 per second, will you be done flushing the $700b in:

50 votes Vote Now!

At the rate of $1 per second, will you be done flushing the $700b in:

2 years?

1 vote

20 years?

2 votes

200 years?

0 votes

2000 years?

4 votes

20,000 years?

18 votes

200,000 years?

15 votes

none of the above

10 votes

Elisabeth Hasselbeck makes a fool of herself as first guest on new Huckabee Show on FoxNews

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Monday September 29, 2008 · 4:13 AM PDT

2008/09/29 · 04:13

"it was nice to actually see the see the two gentlemen standing there having to be accountable for either the accusations they've made about the other, or statements they've made about their own voting history and really have to look the other person in the eye and defend those things..."

YouTube video of Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Huckabee's FOX show

Either Elisabeth lied about seeing the debate or she is even denser than we feared. Either option does not bode well for her and it's also obvious that she cannot have spent much time discussing the debate with many people since McCain's failure to ever look at Obama was so very glaring.

Huckabee was wise to not include her in any of his serious show discussions with grownups and I have to give him credit for exposing the bailout farce but I was only watching when commercials interrupted the show House and I also saw the end of Huckabee, which was a musical performance by perhaps the worst band ever to appear on television, with Huckabee on bass. Yikes!

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604 votes Show Results

Why was Elisabeth so clueless about the 'eye contact' ?

604 votes Vote Now!

Why was Elisabeth so clueless about the 'eye contact' ?

She didn't really watch the debate

155 votes

She is not very observant

180 votes

She was daydreaming about Sarah Palin

141 votes

Her programmer erred

128 votes

Who are you gonna believe. Politicians who take big $ from the Banks or these actual Top Economists

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Sunday September 28, 2008 · 4:49 PM PDT

2008/09/28 · 16:49

As soon as Paulson announced this scam, both Democrats and Republicans rushed to line up and give their expert opinion about how vital it was to give him all this money. They have even been claiming that everyone agrees that it is of the utmost importance to do it immediately.

The Finance Industry is the biggest campaign contributor and Congress knows that anyone who dares to speak out against this uberdonation to them will immediately be cut off from all further money.

Check the link and see what the real top economists are saying.

Quotes from Top Economists and list of top Campaign Contributors

I think the real reason that they are so desperate to get this done so quickly, is that they are afraid that more & more people are becoming aware of the truth that this boondoggle will devalue the dollar and do much more harm to our economy, than good.

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If Obama is not gonna oppose the Bailout, he should at least keep quiet. Big conflict of interest

How long would it take to flush $700b down the toilet?

Elisabeth Hasselbeck makes a fool of herself as first guest on new Huckabee Show on FoxNews

Who are you gonna believe. Politicians who take big $ from the Banks or these actual Top Economists