Diane Francis

June 18, 2013

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Entries by Diane Francis from 09/2008

Palin is McCain's Weapon of Mass Distraction

| Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Annapolis, Tactics, Warfare, John McCain, Iraq, Republicans, Democrats, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin Speech Reactions, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News

McCain has unleashed a number of diversionary tactics, including his good-looking VP running mate. These diversions are designed to confuse and mislead the enemy.

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Palin Ain't no Truman

| Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dishonesty, Atom Bomb, Succession, Harry S. Truman, Acceptance Speech, Japan, Fdr, Small Towns, Sarah Palin, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News

In 1934, Truman was elected as a U.S. Senator and for the next ten years undertook a distinguished career in Washington DC representing the people of Missouri.

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Mrs. Palin Has No Clue "who" Freddie and Fannie Are

| Posted 09.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae Bailout, John McCain, Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac Bailout, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Sarah Palin, Business News

Mrs. Palin may be relatively bright but she hasn't even a passing knowledge about the underpinnings of the financial or global capitalist system.

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Obama Better be Ruthless

| Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Tax Cuts, McCain Warmonger, South Carolina Primary, Republican Thugs, Attack Ads, Health Care, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News

When dealing with such a totally ruthless opponent, kicking and biting and scratching and whatever else is necessary must be deployed.

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A plague on the Wall Street casinos

| Posted 09.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Iraq War, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Federal Reserve, Mccain, Obama, Credit Crisis, Keith Olbermann, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Alan Greenspan, Credit Markets, Democrats, Eliot Spitzer, Republicans, Business News

America's biggest substance abuse problem is money. Like a crack addict in charge of the drug squad, Washington did little to nothing to control the a...

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Wall Street greed and contributions should be illegal

| Posted 09.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Europe, u.s. Economy Problems, Campaign Finance Reform, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, Economy, U.S. Economic Crisis, Banks, Federal Reserve, Henry Paulson, Canada, Business News

In 2006, the big five Wall Street firms handed out bonuses to their worldwide employees equivalent to the GDP of Vietnam or about $70 billion. Now to ...

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U.S. Monkeys Guard Financial Bananas

| Posted 09.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Meltdown, 9/11, Henry Paulson, Financial Crisis, Financial Meltdown, Economy, Business News

America's financial 9/11 was self-inflicted as a result of by a stupid regime which believes in the dogma of the jungle.

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Karl Rove: Palin's aptitude is a questionmark

| Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Karl Rove, John McCain, Debates, Election, Sarah Palin, Business News

At a dinner in Toronto this week, Karl Rove, gave a glimpse into McCain recklessness. A Canadian businessman asked him if he thought Sarah Palin would...

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McCain: send your VP Palin to debate Obama

| Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Crisis, Sarah Palin Vice President, Debate, John McCain, Mississippi Debate, Sarah Palin Vp Pick, Sarah Palin, Politics News

If John McCain is too busy saving America to debate Obama tomorrow, why not send Sarah Palin to take him on? After all, he handpicked her and insists ...

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U.S. is Great, But Its Government System Stinks

| Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Wall Street Crisis, Debt Crisis, Wall Street, Washington, Parliamentary Systems, Financial Crisis, Main Street, Canada, Campaign Finance Reform, Economy, Politics News

The economic crisis will pass but America's biggest crisis is the fact that Washington is an 18th Century American political system operating in the 21st.

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