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2009-08-29 Fifth Column

Amy Goodman (commie central): Who is Obama Playing Ball With?

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Posted by 3dc 2009-08-29 02:06|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Getting some personal banking taken care of? It's the Chicago way.

Posted by DMFD 2009-08-29 06:57|| 2009-08-29 06:57|| Front Page Top

#2 It was actually receiving $2.5 billion in a backdoor bailout from bailed-out insurance giant AIG.

Double that. German and French banks got $36 billion from AIG Bailout
UBS 5($billion) Switzerland

Not to mention buying up assets at fire sale prices using funds given by indenturing future US taxpayers. No wonder Europe is recovering from the recession faster than the US.

It's not what you know, make or sell anymore. It's what politician you know that is the key to riches.

Posted by ed 2009-08-29 08:35|| 2009-08-29 08:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, that link understates the amount of US taxpayers' money that was transferred. It only accounts for $100 billion of the $180 billion AIG bailout (to March 2009).

Posted by ed 2009-08-29 08:51|| 2009-08-29 08:51|| Front Page Top

#4 It's what politician you ~~know~~ own that is the key to riches.

We're just confused with how representative government works. When it becomes a full time job with retirement benefits, it represents interests not the little people back in the district.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-08-29 10:13|| 2009-08-29 10:13|| Front Page Top

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