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Couric: Bank Nationalization Will Provide 'Big Dose of Confidence'
NewsBusters ^ | February 20, 2009 | Brent Baker

Posted on 02/20/2009 5:36:49 AM PST by Zakeet

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To: Vermont Lt

“Hello, Nationalized Bank, how may we help you?”
“I’d like to make a withdrawel.”
“I’m sorry, but all Savings Accounts have been put into the General Fund and spent on ACORN, er um I mean “Our crumbling roads and bridges.” Call back in 40 years when the bonds mature”.
“But I’ll be dead”
“Well then, your children will have quite a Death Tax to pay.”


41 posted on 02/20/2009 6:26:28 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Zakeet
provide a big dose of confidence for the American consumer

She has the mistaken belief that this is a consumer confidence crisis, not realizing that it is financial protectionism (mostly in Europe in Sept/Oct) that kicked off the credit liquidation spiral. What nationalization does is convince the rest of the world that we too will become financially protectionist since that is the inclination of the new bureaucrat owners.

42 posted on 02/20/2009 6:28:06 AM PST by palmer (Cooperating with Obama = helping him extend the depression and implement socialism.)
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To: Need4Truth

I have a question....

If your local “small friendly home town” bank becomes insolvent because it had substantial investment in fannie Mae, If FDIC comes in and takes control and then sells to Big Time Bank, and if the Big Time Bank then gets TARP money from the first increment, is the government really out any money. That is, FDIC is responsible for the <$100 k accounts and has in effect placed that burden on TARP.

This has happened twice to two local banks. One CEO shot himself.


43 posted on 02/20/2009 6:35:24 AM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . The original point of America was not to be Europe)
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To: pieceofthepuzzle

She doesn’t know anything. She has no right to be trying to run
our public policies.


44 posted on 02/20/2009 6:38:27 AM PST by gussiefinknottle (woof!woof!woof!)
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To: Zakeet

Given Katie’s extensive career in banking... it must be true.


45 posted on 02/20/2009 6:38:33 AM PST by DTogo (Time to bring back the Sons of Liberty.)
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To: Zakeet
Katie Couric?

Oh yeah, she's a perky cheerleader, right?

...just the person I want giving economic analysis.

46 posted on 02/20/2009 6:44:11 AM PST by TChris (So many useful idiots...)
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To: Zakeet

Katie have you ever had to deal with the US Post Office?...would you have confidence if the bank where you keep your millions were run the same way?


47 posted on 02/20/2009 6:54:35 AM PST by The Great RJ ("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
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To: 9YearLurker

Today CNBC had Howard Dean.

The man was there with fear in his eyes.

The Rebel Yell yesterday has the democrat leadership spooked. They are typical leftists. Where there is a revolution prepare for the counter revolution.

What do leftists do when they take power? first they kill their alies and useful idiots. Wall street were useful idiots for supporting obama so obama is killing them off first.


48 posted on 02/20/2009 7:57:55 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: 9YearLurker
Katie Couric, a good reason not to buy a Hi Di converter.
49 posted on 02/20/2009 8:11:44 AM PST by TYVets
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To: Zakeet

I heard her say this. I about fell out of my chair. Until we confront these ‘newsmakers’ we are toast.


50 posted on 02/20/2009 8:17:55 AM PST by AuntB (The right to vote in America: Blacks 1870; Women 1920; Native Americans 1925; Foreigners 2008)
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To: 9YearLurker
OMG, I was stuck in a room with CNBC on for a couple of hours on Tuesday afternoon and I couldn’t believe the Obama-loving/apologist ditz they had co-anchoring through the afternoon!

I had a doctor's appointment Tuesday morning, and his waiting room is equipped with two wide screen hdtv's. Both are set to Fox News, and have been every time I have been there. My doc is a good, strong conservative and the best doctor I have ever had.

51 posted on 02/20/2009 8:57:49 AM PST by Surtur
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To: Zakeet; All

BTW don’t forget couric is a perky idiot but she is a left wing party loyalist so she may be reporting EXACTLY what the WH wants her to report.

IOW OBAMS WANTS PANIC SO PEOPLE DEMAND SOCIALISM.

He wants the crisis to get worse to push people out of their comfort zone in order to want slavery. (ironic for an admirer of Linchol....suuuuure)


52 posted on 02/20/2009 9:05:28 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Surtur

You don’t live in the Northeast! Nashville is the top city left in our country that I haven’t been to and want to visit.


53 posted on 02/20/2009 9:06:30 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: DonaldC
What is she smoking?

a young flute from paparazzzi pics i've seen

54 posted on 02/20/2009 9:09:21 AM PST by wardaddy (I feel like a Boer but this time white northern liberals are playing the English)
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To: Zakeet

Does anyone have a copy of the original photo of the above from Trump's wedding?
55 posted on 02/20/2009 9:28:16 AM PST by steelyourfaith (Hope + Change = PORKULU$)
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