WillNYC's Comments (38)

“to discharge someone they had to have told someone in the military or publicly disclosed their status”

“As a Canadian, I can say honestly that we too have had problems with Priest/ religious leaders/ religious schools accross the country. They have lost mostly, the respect of their congragation. Its hard for people to follow an "Abstinance only" approach when children are being raped / assulted by people spouting that dogma.”

“Here here! If you hadn't said it, I would have! :-)”

“I share your frustration, but the foxes are still in the hen house.

Geithner, as others have pointed out, was at the NY Fed before Treasury, while AIG was divulging its books. And Summers?

ROBERT WEISSMAN: Well, Geithner didn’t have such a central role, but Summers was really involved in the Clinton administration in a lot of these key decisions. Geithner was in the Clinton administration, more focused on international issues. But Summers, for example, was a very vociferous opponent of regulating financial derivatives.

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Summers, Rubin and Greenspan banded together with Republicans in Congress, led by Phil Gramm, to prevent the efforts within the executive branch to regulate derivatives, and then in 2000, they passed a law—Congress passed a law, which Clinton signed into law, prohibiting the federal government from regulating financial derivatives at all, with the result that not only are they not regulated, not only are they not required to register to show that they serve some social purpose before they’re allowed onto the market, but no one has a sense of who owes what to whom.

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They were engaged in such a wild speculative frenzy that they’d cut a deal with anybody. It turns out that the executives at AIG literally thought they would never have to pay out any money on these whatsoever.
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/4/sold_out_new_report_follows_lobbying”

“"It was Mr. Geithner, not Mr. Paulson, for example, who put together the original rescue plan for the American International Group."--Andrew Ross Sorkin, editorial, New York Times, 24 November 2008.”

“Gay marriage should be accomplished on the federal level WillNYC but that will only happen when you have a president who doesn't speak out out of both sides of his mouth and tells you what he perceives you want to hear for political expediency. Obama doesn't accept Gay marriage yet he says he's a "fierce advocate" for Gay rights. How selective of him. How deceptive and manipulative of him. Save us from politicians who want the right to decide wat rights you can have and those you can't.”

“There are MANY important priorities to be addressed, and that much is exceedingly clear. If one issue gains more attention, it generally is an indicator that a large amount of people--lots and lots of us--are fed up, sick to death of, and have had enough of, being treated a certain way. In this case, we're fed up with being treated as second-class citizens.

Get used to it... there's more to come, WillNYC”

“Look please listen. I think Barack Obama is doing this for a reason. As Obama said it is not a Republican nor Democratic America it is United States of America. Obama is crossing lines for a reason. You have to cross lines to communicate or are differences will never be solved and we will never see a medium. Perhaps Obama will point and show him things that may open his mind and eyes. Being enemies will never get you anywhere. I do not care for a lot right wing religious F A N A T I C S. A least this man is into the environment and he doesn't steel from his people. He writes a lot of books and sells them and he gives 90% of the money to people who are less fortunate. He is doing some good. I do see what Obama is saying. Thom Hartmann on Air America said a whole bunch of stuff regarding this and he makes sense. Thom explains everything better then I do. I don`t know if you listen to THE TOM HARTMANN show on the radio but he is really good with a lot of good information. It is Progressive talk radio (Democratic) AM station or check the net. I also love Rachel Maddow on Air America. Please don`t get angry and bitter. Barack Obama will NOT change his Democratic values just because of this man. He will keep his work wait and see. Thanks for your time. PEACE!!!”

“That's Miss to you, right?”

“Maybe his ball went in the gutter, but he never did.”

“In 1997 when the Keatings (dad and son) were on trial in Los Angeles over the Lincoln swindle that took millions from seniors I had the opportunity to see them close up after their day in court and they were laughing and joking as they walked right past me. They knew they would get off and keep all the money they stole. Gosh, I guess the Republicans know how to get away with all sorts of crimes: election fraud, breaking organizations, drowning government (Grover Norquist) and getting their parachutes ready while the country takes a bath on Wall Street. Enough already...it is time for a regime change.”

“Whom would you consider more repugnant? Charles Keating or Bill Ayers?”

“Now lets see there was Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, even cousin Bo Maverick... Don't recall any John Maverick......”

“I would love love love to see a lot more of the truth come out about Diebold. I am really hoping to see that happen before the election. Woodward and Bernstein, where are you??”

“Well said and undeniably true. Thank you, WillNYC.”

“I am a moderate who has been a strong supporter of McCain (I am a regular volunteer and have a pro-McCain blog. I see him as a different Republican, and he has a 2 decade long record to prove it. When I heard his VP pick, I was shocked & disappointed that he picked a right-wing nobody. It was a blatant attempt to appeal to women & the evangelical crazies. As a woman, I am insulted to think that I am expected to fall behind this right-wing nut job w/ no experience just for the mere fact that she is a woman.”