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In reply to the discussion: Matt Taibbi's big con [View all]leftstreet
(36,106 posts)82. Capitalism's Status Quo Defenders aren't right or left
We've been conned by both political parties into believing only 'the right' fights traditional Democratic party principles.
Elements in both sides work to protect the interests of the Ruling Class
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This branding of anyone wo doesn't sing "Happy Days are Here Again" as a GOP stooge is disgusting
leveymg
Jan 2013
#133
I'm saying Taibbi is dishonest because he makes shit up out of whole cloth.
RomneyLies
Jan 2013
#134
Links and quotes are your friends if you want to be persuasive. "Making shit up" isn't.
leveymg
Jan 2013
#135
The OP is essentially nonfactual. Hundreds of billions of TARP loans have never been paid back
leveymg
Jan 2013
#140
He is a limited hangout- got everyone riled up about the mortgage fraud, then dropped the subject
No Compromise
Jan 2013
#10
Semantic battle royal: Taibbi mentioned pukes; he never said they ''saved'' us from TARP.
Octafish
Jan 2013
#25
Isn't if interesting that the folks defending Taibbi use fuller quotes, while
MannyGoldstein
Jan 2013
#28
"the senior economic adviser to President-elect Barack Obama...begged legislators "
ProSense
Jan 2013
#30
So what? It took a Socialist to get an audit of the Fed tacked onto TARP to give us a true picture.
Octafish
Jan 2013
#39
Obtuse much? The point demonstrates the long line of Wall Street-Washington criminality, ProSense.
Octafish
Jan 2013
#53
Says you, an anonymous poster online. Taibbi signs his name to what he writes.
Octafish
Jan 2013
#69
Nah, the people buying into Taibbi's bullshit are like the followers of Fox News
RomneyLies
Jan 2013
#88
Be aware there are certain right wing think tank elements that patrol these boards,
grahamhgreen
Jan 2013
#76
People like Taibbi are always attacked by establishment-sorts and their apologists.
Marr
Jan 2013
#35
*Never mentioned -* as it would defeat the both parties are the same message.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#45
I think he's just saying the TARP was so bad that even some Republicans objected.
snot
Jan 2013
#162
Thanks for an interesting & thought provoking thread, all, & for the review of what happened too. nt
patrice
Jan 2013
#56
Larry Summers is a dirty thieving bastard, a traitor to this country. He encouraged Clinton
jtuck004
Jan 2013
#57
Like Obama's repeated claim that Social Security was not started to help retirees? nt
MannyGoldstein
Jan 2013
#71
"Worked" to do *what* exactly? It firmed up the status quo in the nation with the worst
Romulox
Jan 2013
#77
I agree with this, except, if PO & they had let it all go, could we expect whatever came out of
patrice
Jan 2013
#118
No one needs to be a bankster apologist. They are criminals. The belong in jail.
grahamhgreen
Jan 2013
#74
Agreed. I can't believe the bankster apologists aren't funded by Koch money or the like.
grahamhgreen
Jan 2013
#104
It's unbelievable. I can't believe they aren't part of a thoughtlessness tank
grahamhgreen
Jan 2013
#115
I think, and this is just my opinion from reading quite a few books on the bailout,
Sekhmets Daughter
Jan 2013
#143
"Actually, the government never committed more than $450billion" = semantic bullshit.
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#124
How typical of the damage control brigade. The Kos piece is an undocumented opinion written
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#144