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In reply to the discussion: Clintonians Join Vulture Flock Over Argentina [View all]msanthrope
(37,549 posts)76. Props to you for an injection of reality. Best of luck. nt
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They are being called vultures because they ARE vultures. Try reading a little about
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#5
Clearly you know nothing about what happened in Argentina, which I suspected from your comments.
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#14
Corruption is a crime under the law also. But if you want to pick and choose your laws in favor
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#33
See our bailouts for the corrupt banks, watch 'The Men Who Collapsed the World' among other
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#43
Whoops http://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/04/09/britian-deals-legal-blow-vulture-funds/ nt
griloco
Jul 2014
#145
Whoops http://www.funds-europe.com/news/11474-isle-of-man-outlaws-vulture-funds nt
griloco
Jul 2014
#148
I'm surprised. I thought ve both vept for vultures. maybe if u sleep on it & come back fresh anon nt
griloco
Jul 2014
#160
in case you mist it http://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/04/09/britian-deals-legal-blow-vulture-funds/
griloco
Jul 2014
#146
So I am betting you admire Mittens the Romney. He robs, rapes and pillages, and it's all
rhett o rick
Jul 2014
#111
I am familiar with that saying. (Big deal.) This is a message board, not a court, though.
merrily
Aug 2014
#219
You more than implied it. You posted that the people who lent the money were asking for it
merrily
Aug 2014
#180
Nope. Not irrelevant at all. They knew the risk and priced their purchase accordingly.
merrily
Aug 2014
#179
Part of the nature of loans and borrowing is also that if you don't pay back the money you borrow,
Common Sense Party
Aug 2014
#188
But, that has not been a prominent issue in the debate on this thread so far. Whether fairness and
merrily
Aug 2014
#190
I tend to assume that a reply to a post of mine has something to do with my post.
merrily
Aug 2014
#192
By your own cleaar description, the people who loaned Argentina money are no longer
merrily
Aug 2014
#178
Read Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine" which is a lesson in disaster capital and tells you exactly
jwirr
Jul 2014
#26
Yes, that should be required reading for anyone who cares about the current system of predatory
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#34
Argentina did not 'take on debt' in the first place. Their corrupt Government did that.
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#163
Sabrina 1, I cannot recall reading a post of yours that was not on the money, IMO.
merrily
Aug 2014
#177
Exactly, and the proof is in the results, the EU 'austerity' nations are a total
sabrina 1
Aug 2014
#232
And oddly enough, people seem to think that China has the right to "call debt"
Dreamer Tatum
Jul 2014
#87
I really, seriously don't get why people think every country on earth is entitled to free money
Dreamer Tatum
Jul 2014
#107
You have it exactly right. Certain countries, aided by certain ignorant people,
Dreamer Tatum
Jul 2014
#70
I have some names to give him, the actual culprits he 'trusted' to lend money to. It certainly
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#25
Maybe the same place you get the concept that justice reguires Singer to win big on a risky
merrily
Aug 2014
#183
I bought a house. ABC Mortgage Lender loaned me the money. Two months later, they sold my
Common Sense Party
Aug 2014
#189
He is an expert on the legal aspects of birtherism...He turned me on to The Fogbow.
msanthrope
Jul 2014
#133
Lol, poor, poor vultures, they are people too. Sorry, you won't see many people crying for that
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#15
I think that the Argentina government was installed by the lenders not the people - or at least
jwirr
Jul 2014
#39
If you want to put it that way but you are on the side of the crooks. Read the book I suggested
jwirr
Jul 2014
#45
Why, oh why, does Henry Kissinger merit such respect when not only did he support the
Louisiana1976
Jul 2014
#95
Nice try. Who gave the dictator military aid after the coup? China? Seriously.....
think
Jul 2014
#135
You're doing a great job on this and I agree with everything you've posted.
badtoworse
Jul 2014
#137
Nothing like thinking you're making a point by pretending you know how people you've never met
merrily
Aug 2014
#182
Some things on DU are predictable. Blaming the banks for everything is one of them
badtoworse
Aug 2014
#212
It's an extreme reach to the point of being dishonest. A desperate try to attack the Clintons
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#44
It is no surprise that the Clintons are about The Vultures - just look at Hillary's actions
truedelphi
Jul 2014
#31
Hillary was behind the coup in Honduras in 2009 that overthrew Manuel Zelaya and caused
Louisiana1976
Jul 2014
#96
Here is the attitude of many posters, brought down to a level anyone can understand.
Dreamer Tatum
Jul 2014
#83
That's the kind of logic I'm talkin' about! (you just left off the part threatening his kids)
griloco
Jul 2014
#100
This matter is about a million times simpler than you demand it should be
Dreamer Tatum
Jul 2014
#104
Gosh, when you put it that way. You should call Argentina* and tell them. Simply
griloco
Jul 2014
#108
Months pass. Borrower, who has defaulted on debt in the past, defaults on this debt, too.
merrily
Aug 2014
#194
They're called "vultures" for a reason. If Argentina can't afford to pay them off she
Louisiana1976
Jul 2014
#92
I don't have a mortgage--I pay rent. And I pay it first thing every month. But with
Louisiana1976
Jul 2014
#155
Clearly, "It doesn't matter what some judge says" was never intended to state a legal theory.
merrily
Aug 2014
#195
Inasmuch as I haven't given them any credit at all, it's hard to see how I am giving them too much.
merrily
Aug 2014
#226
And despite the headline of the thread, all the posts on the thread were about Singer, not
merrily
Aug 2014
#196
200 posts on this thread, some of them long, and you claim 4 sentences make the thread only about
merrily
Aug 2014
#201
because someone dared to get the 'progressives' off their game by arguing against the real point...
wyldwolf
Aug 2014
#202
I had the mixed blessing of coming to this thread late and reading from start to finish.
merrily
Aug 2014
#203
Your post was such an "accurate" description of the posts on this thread that it demanded an LOL.
merrily
Aug 2014
#199
your post was such a perfect example of strawman reasoning, it deserved a LOL
wyldwolf
Aug 2014
#200