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libodem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-09 02:00 PM
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71. It's only OK when Republicans
are wasting taxpayer dollars. Bonuses, parties, whatever. All those give-aways under Bush. That was fine. But now when the people need help, the Republicans suddenly practice opposition. They must be afraid that some Democrats will spend on bonuses and parties. I know this is a senseless post but I feel so frustrated.
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  -Bank Bailout money used for Superbowl Party midnight  Feb-02-09 09:31 AM   #0 
  - Infuriating....  Southpaw07   Feb-02-09 09:33 AM   #1 
  - And meanwhile the pensioner that lives across the street is bringing home  Veritas_et_Aequitas   Feb-02-09 09:37 AM   #2 
  - The setting doesn't work  Life Long Dem   Feb-02-09 09:37 AM   #3 
  - The game itself reportedly cost $4300 per ticket.  tomreedtoon   Feb-02-09 03:39 PM   #84 
  - coming next week: "Bank bailout money used to lobby for more bank bailout money"  Blue_Tires   Feb-02-09 09:40 AM   #4 
  - It's called marketing  Gman   Feb-02-09 09:45 AM   #5 
  - Exactly what i was thinking...Nothing to see here! seriously move along. This is a non-story  raystorm7   Feb-02-09 10:05 AM   #13 
  - Then it was superbly shitty marketing  nichomachus   Feb-02-09 10:26 AM   #16 
  - No, it's a business necessity for BOA to have a presence  Gman   Feb-02-09 11:07 AM   #19 
     - In this case it will hurt them though, don't you think?  Regret My New Name   Feb-02-09 11:34 AM   #26 
     - No. It's putting the bailout money to work  Gman   Feb-02-09 11:38 AM   #29 
        - Even if that is completely the case  Regret My New Name   Feb-02-09 12:59 PM   #57 
     - A necessity? Give me a break. There are lots of businesses  stopbush   Feb-02-09 12:26 PM   #49 
        - No, they don't have to do anything  Gman   Feb-02-09 01:21 PM   #59 
           - I'm a marketing guy, so I believe in advertising.  stopbush   Feb-02-09 01:29 PM   #61 
           - With the benefit of our absolutely perfect 0-0 hindsight  Gman   Feb-02-09 02:26 PM   #74 
           - This is bullshit  Raineyb   Feb-02-09 03:16 PM   #82 
  - BS -- it's called corporate-welfare when it's our money ---  defendandprotect   Feb-02-09 11:44 AM   #35 
  - Yes, it's corporate welfare  Gman   Feb-02-09 12:02 PM   #41 
     - We can support jobs without corporate-welfare ...  defendandprotect   Feb-02-09 12:09 PM   #44 
        - And the federal government owns part of BOA  Gman   Feb-02-09 12:55 PM   #56 
           - NATIONALIZING does not put anyone out of work . . .  defendandprotect   Feb-02-09 01:29 PM   #62 
              - problem is, they think money came first, then labor  MisterP   Feb-02-09 01:51 PM   #68 
                 - When we use yardstick based on the dollar bill, nature and humans, labor...  defendandprotect   Feb-02-09 02:03 PM   #72 
  - Bad Marketing because they are laying off over 30,000 people.  JDPriestly   Feb-02-09 01:28 PM   #60 
  - Marketing via charity  JerseygirlCT   Feb-02-09 02:37 PM   #76 
     - I have to wonder  customerserviceguy   Feb-02-09 04:40 PM   #89 
        - I agree.  JerseygirlCT   Feb-02-09 06:48 PM   #93 
  - Well, instead of paying taxes this year I'm gonna throw a BIG block party and you're all invited!n/t  Dover   Feb-02-09 09:45 AM   #6 
  - I'll use my taxes or bailout money to bring caviar and champagne! Thanks!  chimpymustgo   Feb-02-09 10:01 AM   #11 
  - ALLRIGHT!!! Let me know where you live so I can use my taxes to charter a private jet!  KansDem   Feb-02-09 11:37 AM   #28 
  - I'm in Wisconsin.....  midnight   Feb-02-09 01:03 PM   #58 
  - Exactly. I sense a widespread tax revolt brewing. nt  Cronopio   Feb-02-09 11:40 AM   #30 
  - Cut them off  liberal N proud   Feb-02-09 09:52 AM   #7 
  - I want my money back...  LeftHandPath   Feb-02-09 09:54 AM   #8 
  - Alternate title: Bank Bailout money used for Charity Drive  jsamuel   Feb-02-09 09:56 AM   #9 
  - It's not as if this was a party for the executives.  surrealAmerican   Feb-02-09 09:59 AM   #10 
  - The fact is that it probably didn't cost that much  Still Sensible   Feb-02-09 10:04 AM   #12 
  - "The bank refused to tell ABC News how much it is spending  midnight   Feb-02-09 11:26 AM   #23 
  - Don't disagree  Still Sensible   Feb-02-09 11:48 AM   #36 
  - They committed to paying their employees months ago too,  JDPriestly   Feb-02-09 01:31 PM   #64 
  - Yes, exactly. nt  JerseygirlCT   Feb-02-09 06:50 PM   #94 
  - What right does BOA have playing Santy Claus with TAXPAYER monies, hmmm?  Romulox   Feb-02-09 12:17 PM   #46 
  - Well, until and unless Uncle Sam covers the needs in our society  JerseygirlCT   Feb-02-09 02:38 PM   #78 
     - Sorry, but that's laughable: give billions in taxpayer $$$ to banks so they can give us back scraps  Romulox   Feb-02-09 10:36 PM   #95 
        - No, I think you're being ridiculous  JerseygirlCT   Feb-03-09 06:55 AM   #96 
           - It's hard to argue such a bizarre point.  Romulox   Feb-03-09 07:11 AM   #98 
              - No, I did not  JerseygirlCT   Feb-03-09 07:23 AM   #99 
                 - You don't get it: they're not "corporate dollars"--they're TAXPAYER dollars (with more to come)  Romulox   Feb-03-09 07:38 AM   #100 
                    - I'd prefer to see ANY dollars (they're all green, you know?)  JerseygirlCT   Feb-03-09 01:01 PM   #101 
                       - LOL. The argument you're putting together now is called a "false dichotomy".  Romulox   Feb-03-09 01:08 PM   #102 
  - Exactly. Me either. nt  JerseygirlCT   Feb-02-09 02:37 PM   #77 
  - We the People paid for an extravagant Super Bowl Party at White House for Congress Reps  terisan   Feb-02-09 10:06 AM   #14 
  - I too became suspicious over the charitable contributions  midnight   Feb-02-09 11:34 AM   #27 
  - This should have been SUPERBOWL Sunday for Homeless in America --!!!  defendandprotect   Feb-02-09 11:53 AM   #38 
  - Iknew there was a party but didn't know the specifics? Have a link or are you just guessing? n/t  RayOfHope   Feb-02-09 02:42 PM   #79 
  - So let's cut their taxes so they will have even MORE money to party with. Whoohoo!  Kablooie   Feb-02-09 10:17 AM   #15 
  - After cutting corp-taxes for decades...they needed bailouts--!!!  defendandprotect   Feb-02-09 11:55 AM   #39 
  - not to mention the fact that these same banks have turned the screws on their "customers"  ixion   Feb-02-09 10:35 AM   #17 
  - i am sorry this is dodd,frank obama's fault etc for writing bad legislation  natrat   Feb-02-09 10:39 AM   #18 
  - Add to this all the pork.  BobRossi   Feb-02-09 11:07 AM   #20 
  - Did BofA say how much of the ticket sales proceeds were going to youth initiatives?  4lbs   Feb-02-09 11:13 AM   #21 
  - tax write-off?  Sisaruus   Feb-02-09 06:32 PM   #92 
  - FUCKERS!  sakabatou   Feb-02-09 11:20 AM   #22 
  - What's Obama going to do about this?  OhioChick   Feb-02-09 11:27 AM   #24 
  - Hope and change, it's what's for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Jim Sagle   Feb-02-09 12:51 PM   #55 
  - ....why am I not surprised?  radfringe   Feb-02-09 11:31 AM   #25 
  - Most Old Europeans would have dragged these people from their offices  Doctor_J   Feb-02-09 11:40 AM   #31 
  - Well, to be fair...  Tab   Feb-02-09 11:42 AM   #32 
  - And no mention of homless yet--!! But corporate-welfare rules--!!????  defendandprotect   Feb-02-09 11:43 AM   #33 
  - All Of These Many Articles Are Disgusting  kmac3   Feb-02-09 11:44 AM   #34 
  - I guess I paid for for part  xloadiex   Feb-02-09 11:49 AM   #37 
  - They raised yours on your debts, and they lowered the interest  JDPriestly   Feb-02-09 01:36 PM   #66 
  - Interesting...the implied story from the subject line is completely different from the actual story.  newtothegame   Feb-02-09 12:00 PM   #40 
  - I don't think this is the year that they should be doing this, but they may have  peacetalksforall   Feb-02-09 12:05 PM   #42 
  - Nobody would care about stories like this if they hadn't started off with executive bonuses and jets  truthisfreedom   Feb-02-09 12:08 PM   #43 
  - Pissed? Yeah. Surprised? Not a whit. nt  valerief   Feb-02-09 12:15 PM   #45 
  - This money was NOT intended for PR purposes - it was to LEND money to Americans and  williesgirl   Feb-02-09 12:22 PM   #47 
  - Wall St execs should be used for conjugal visits at maximum security prisons  yurbud   Feb-02-09 12:24 PM   #48 
  - these companies have no conscience. I won't do business with them  nightrain   Feb-02-09 12:31 PM   #50 
  - You've heard of trickle down theory , haven't you?  hedgehog   Feb-02-09 12:31 PM   #51 
  - My GOD! What is wrong with these people????  gauguin57   Feb-02-09 12:38 PM   #52 
  - I agree, not only CLUELESS, but  orbitalman   Feb-02-09 01:30 PM   #63 
  - I agree, not only CLUELESS, but  orbitalman   Feb-02-09 01:32 PM   #65 
  - Super Bowl  Edith Ann   Feb-02-09 12:44 PM   #53 
  - give the fucking money back  Zech Marquis The 2nd   Feb-02-09 12:46 PM   #54 
  - I think we're ready for some good, old-fashioned pitchforks and torches, folks.  gauguin57   Feb-02-09 01:39 PM   #67 
  - nice  flakey_foont   Feb-02-09 01:57 PM   #69 
  - "Despite a near collapse" BULL SH*T.,,We are being lied to.  bkkyosemite   Feb-02-09 01:57 PM   #70 
  - It's only OK when Republicans  libodem   Feb-02-09 02:00 PM   #71 
  - Well, I'm glad to see that some small part of the bailout was used wisely.  damntexdem   Feb-02-09 02:22 PM   #73 
  - Looks like I'll be looking for a new bank.  sandyj999   Feb-02-09 02:36 PM   #75 
  - Haha  BartMang   Feb-02-09 02:46 PM   #80 
  - My outrage resevoir is spent  Plucketeer   Feb-02-09 03:06 PM   #81 
  - That's not unexpected, and now the Repugs want more tax relief for these bass turds...  RoccoR5955   Feb-02-09 03:32 PM   #83 
  - No big deal guys  krister   Feb-02-09 04:03 PM   #85 
  - Avoiding wasteful spending is just for the little guy and gal  marshall   Feb-02-09 04:20 PM   #86 
  - How idiotic. Now we should expect banks to stop sponsoring charitable events?  Zuiderelle   Feb-02-09 04:25 PM   #87 
  - Apparently so.  JerseygirlCT   Feb-03-09 06:59 AM   #97 
  - This just really pisses me off  Haole Girl   Feb-02-09 04:35 PM   #88 
  - Need Your HELP  pmorlan1   Feb-02-09 05:03 PM   #90 
  - Thank you Midnight for putting this information out there!  The Brethren   Feb-02-09 05:43 PM   #91 
 

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