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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-09-10 02:04 PM
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Real Financial Reform vs the Wingnut Freddie/Fannie Myth
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While Democrats are attempting to have a serious debate and put together a good comprehensive Financial Reform Package that will pay for the Funeral Services of Failing Banks (which the Right calls a "Perpetual Bailout"), address "Too Big to Fail" and re-establish Glass-Steagal, Republicans and Tea Partiers are obsessing on one thing...

What about Freddie and Fannie?

It all started with this Tweet

@GOPWhip The Democrats' Dirty Little Secret http://j.mp/... #tcot #teaparty #rs #ocra #gop #obama

Which in turn linked to this Video



My Response of "Another Pack of Lies..." led to a fiery exchange with one of the Conservative Faithful, which for me at least proved enlightening if also sad...

Vyan's diary :: ::
Stomping out this myth could be as bad as dealing with Birthers and Deathers.

The core of the Cantor Video's claim is that Democrats have Shielded Fannie & Freddie from reform comes not that surprisingly from the Murdock Street Journal...

Continued>>>
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/9/864925/-Real-Financial-Reform-vs-the-Wingnut-Freddie-Fannie-Myth

The Freddie and Fannie myth is here to stay. I admire people who try to debate it but it like debating the birthers. A huge waste of time... What I say is.....

I have a Freddie Mac loan and if you screw it up I will *&^%$

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