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Po_d Mainiac

(4,183 posts)
42. You don't 'kill' those captured
Thu May 10, 2012, 09:03 AM
May 2012

Until all ransom's have been paid.

The most efficient parasites don't kill their host.

sorry I'm late Tansy_Gold May 2012 #1
Just relax and watch natures fireworks. Fuddnik May 2012 #2
Waiting for that cartoon was well worth it. Warpy May 2012 #5
Personally, I'm not impressed Demeter May 2012 #17
Nor am I ... like Cuomo in NY, it doesn't cost him anything for the potential gains bread_and_roses May 2012 #36
You put that so much better than I ever could Demeter May 2012 #38
And you put THAT far better than I could Tansy_Gold May 2012 #51
I remember the late great Ann Richards once saying....... AnneD May 2012 #57
I'm in mind of Alice's White Knight in "Through the Looking Glass" Demeter May 2012 #59
Yes. Tansy_Gold May 2012 #63
Musical Interlude hamerfan May 2012 #69
Oh, SHIT! I love that! Tansy_Gold May 2012 #72
off to the greatest TalkingDog May 2012 #3
Spanish government rescues fourth largest lender, Bankia Eugene May 2012 #4
Nationalize them, go through all the books with a fine toothed comb Warpy May 2012 #6
Yep. We could try that here, too ... (n/t) bread_and_roses May 2012 #37
(Chinese) ICBC gets approval to take over US bank kickysnana May 2012 #7
Will Marriage Become a Thing of the Past for All But the Wealthy? Demeter May 2012 #8
Back to the Middle Ages! or ... forward to a healthier "family?" bread_and_roses May 2012 #45
You Are Talking "Gate to Women's Country" Demeter May 2012 #47
Not exactly - perhaps more influenced by French, "War Against Women." bread_and_roses May 2012 #53
The "Authoritarisanism" is Far More "Authoritative", and there is a difference Demeter May 2012 #58
All I know is: Half of all marriages end in divorce, . . . and the other half end in death. tclambert May 2012 #70
touche! TalkingDog May 2012 #71
European People Have Rejected Austerity Madness: Will the U.S. Get the Message? By Marshall Auerback Demeter May 2012 #9
"Waiting for Copernicus: On the Slow-Death of Neoliberalism" bread_and_roses May 2012 #46
(You have to get on the right distribution lists) Demeter May 2012 #49
Corporate Profits Hit New Records: Still Hoarding Gobs of Cash, Still Barely Hiring Demeter May 2012 #10
The New Wall Street Racket Looting Your City, One Block at a Time Demeter May 2012 #11
Chomsky: Do We Have the Makings of a Real Revolution? Demeter May 2012 #12
"...just a step before taking over the factory." Tansy_Gold May 2012 #13
I would not characterize it as hopeless ...... AnneD May 2012 #64
Postal Service: Will keep rural post offices open Demeter May 2012 #14
Indian Court Blocks Exxon Valdez From Entering Scrap Yard Demeter May 2012 #15
Spain set to take big stake in Bankia Demeter May 2012 #16
Vermont poised to be first state to outlaw fracking Demeter May 2012 #18
Austerity Can't Be Just for Regular People MATT TAIBBI Demeter May 2012 #19
Austerity, the Euro Crisis and the US Demeter May 2012 #20
How Europe's Austerity Backlash Might Change U.S. Politics Demeter May 2012 #22
The percentage of people that actually realize Po_d Mainiac May 2012 #29
Captured? Demeter May 2012 #34
You don't 'kill' those captured Po_d Mainiac May 2012 #42
There's no ransom going to be paid, though Demeter May 2012 #50
What's the 'Headline' on the front page of your local newspaper? Po_d Mainiac May 2012 #52
We don't HAVE a local newspaper Demeter May 2012 #60
Why Are Student Loan Interest Rates Set to Double? Thank These Lobbyists Who Helped Kill the Bill Demeter May 2012 #21
Trade Alert! Is Another Job-Killing Trade Agreement Heading Our Way? By Dave Johnson Demeter May 2012 #23
Bundesbank signals softening on inflation Demeter May 2012 #24
Chevron and Shell to win Ukraine gas deals Demeter May 2012 #25
China surplus jumps on weak imports Demeter May 2012 #26
Stephen King - Ghosts from the 1930s have returned to haunt us Demeter May 2012 #27
King should write a new version of "It Can't Happen Here." n/t Tansy_Gold May 2012 #28
The Haves always want to blame/repress the Have Nots Roland99 May 2012 #35
after a day of thunderstorms yesterday - in more ways than 1 - it's lovely today xchrom May 2012 #30
China's exports and imports see slower growth xchrom May 2012 #31
Bank of France predicts zero growth for first half xchrom May 2012 #32
Today's Reports (a slew of them...jobless claims, import prices, trade gap) Roland99 May 2012 #33
Thanks, Roland Demeter May 2012 #39
.... Roland99 May 2012 #43
New Emails Reveal Banks' Pre-Recession Arrogance, But Admin Fails at Prosecuting Financial Misdeeds Demeter May 2012 #40
Noam Chomsky on America's Economic Suicide INTERVIEW Demeter May 2012 #41
A Question of Timing: What America Can Learn From the Revolt in Europe By Robert Reich Demeter May 2012 #44
Trade Gap in U.S. Widens More Than Forecast as Imports Jump xchrom May 2012 #48
Michael Hudson: Firing Alan Greenspan DemReadingDU May 2012 #54
+99%! Demeter May 2012 #56
As Gas Prices Fall, a Sigh of Relief Demeter May 2012 #55
"bottlenecks in the supply of crude oil are becoming unclogged" Roland99 May 2012 #66
Gotta Go Demeter May 2012 #61
The London Olympics Are Looking Like A Financial And Organizational Disaster xchrom May 2012 #62
Waiting for Copernicus By John Feffer xchrom May 2012 #65
Anti-Bailout Coalition Soars In Popularity Ahead Of Second Greek Election Roland99 May 2012 #67
As New Greek Bonds Tumble To All Time Lows, Is Greece About To Re-Default In 5 Days? Roland99 May 2012 #68
JPM Crashing After It Convenes Emergency Call To Advise Of "Significant Mark-To-Market" Losses DemReadingDU May 2012 #73
WTF is a "synthetic credit portfolio"??? Tansy_Gold May 2012 #74
Fake! DemReadingDU May 2012 #75
Karl Denninger: Now They're F*d (JPM And Probably Others) DemReadingDU May 2012 #76
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