In These Times

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• • 12 Nov 08
  • 9:53 pm

  Communism has only killed 100 million people in the twentieth century. Lets give it the old college try again and win one for the Obammer. Those old white guys were rookies. Their main problem was they just weren't as smart as Barack Obama and Bill Ayers. We'll show them how it's done. First shut down any dissenting opinions with the fairness doctrine. Second, nationalize the auto industry, energy industry, medical care and banking. Convince the sheeple to trade their retirement investments for a guaranteed pension. Convert private housing to collective housing to bring about social justice and equality. That ought to …

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• • 17 Nov 08
  • 7:58 am

  What free market capitalism? The one where Freddy and Fanny both government sponsored entities backed up by the US treasury agree to buy up any crap mortgages and liar loans that banks can scrape up? The loans to illegal aliens and other people with food stamps and welfare benefits for income? Liar loans. Freddy and Fanny said, bring them on. Free money, dive in. The rating companies seeing the bottomless pocket of the US taxpayer backing the mortgages of course rated the crap they were peddling as AA securities. Investors worldwide were taken for a ride due to the US government's …

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• • 17 Nov 08
  • 10:29 am

  Obama is going to grow the government. 600,000 union members in government. What will that figure be in 2012? 1.8 Million union members all voting Democrat? How long before we all work for the government?

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