Posted on 09/18/2008 10:28:25 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
John McCain shifted gears in Iowa today and reminded voters in Cedar Rapids that he predicted the outcome of the credit crisis two years ago, and few bothered to act. McCain also aggressively painted Barack Obama as a prime example of do-nothing politicians co-opted by lobbyist money. His speech pointed out the amount of money Obama has received from Fannie/Freddie donors and the advisers he uses that helped create the crisis (emphases mine):
Senator Obama talks a tough game on the financial markets but the facts tell a different story. He took more money from Fannie and Freddie than any Senator but the Democratic chairman of the committee that regulates them. He put Fannie Maes CEO who helped create this disaster in charge of finding his Vice President. Fannies former General Counsel is a senior advisor to his campaign. Whose side do you think he is on? When I pushed legislation to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Senator Obama was silent. He didnt lift a hand to avert this crisis. While the leaders of Fannie and Freddie were lining the pockets of his campaign, they were sowing the seeds of the financial crisis we see today and enriching themselves with millions of dollars in payments. Thats not change, thats whats broken in Washington.
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Feel free to answer the questions, instead of responding with the “The adults are in charge” mumbo jumbo.
I am corrected then; just co-sponsored I guess.
I am corrected then; just co-sponsored I guess.
Those the run things? lol
The only thing these so-called leaders in D.C. and those controlling the financial institutions are doing, is running our entire system into the ground.
Finally, he said it in his outside voice.
No.
If not, why not?
Not my job. Or the taxpayers. Sorry.
What about all the homeowners and small businesses that are going belly up?
What about them?
And yes, globalism....
You'll have to give me your definition of globalism, if you want to discuss globalism.
I did.
Those the run things? lol
Actually, I wasn't talking about those in DC...when I referred to those who have seemingly only run their mouths, I was talking about you. I hope you don't vote.
Dumb Farmers? That sounds like something a liberal democrat would say.
No, you were talking in circles attempting to defend or rationalize government bailouts, and this entire disaster.
Only here can you get so called conservatives that think government bailing out privately held companies is needed, yet private citizens are left twisting in the wind is, "Oh well".
No.
lol...
Hey, they ought to use that as the next campaign slogan Todd.
That ought to go over really well.
Did you happen to Google Coast to Coast AM and log onto David Ickes video, Turning of the Tides? He’ll tell you who controls those financial institutions, and everything else, too. They are hell-bent for globalism.
The information has been put out there before, but David Ickes has such s charming way of presenting it.
You betcha.
Yeppers... his do nothing career is intact! :-)
LLS
Well, Hannity had him on yesterday and asked him about all this, even read back McCain’s own words from his failed 2005 bill, then asked if he was going to start using this stuff in his campaign...to which McCain said ‘yes’. And here we are.
The next time they ask me, I'll tell them you approve.
Glad I could help you realize your error. I'm always happy to help.
They are the liberal democrats! They want their free government handouts, if they don’t get them they won’t vote for you!
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