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America Without a Middle Class

America Without a Middle Class

Commented Dec 02, 2009 at 21:13:18 in Business

“Oh no, who am I? I thought I was middle class. Time for an identity crisis.”
Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina?

Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina?

Commented Nov 23, 2009 at 21:48:38 in Politics

“Yet you make no connection between the cost of health care and our economy?”
Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina?

Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina?

Commented Nov 23, 2009 at 21:45:35 in Politics

“Katrina was allowed to happen because Bush took no action after being warned the levees would fail and they would not be able to handle the response required so, in context, what you said makes no sense.”

FreelanceWriter replied on Nov 24, 2009 at 01:25:37

“What was Bush supposed to do? Go down and like Superman prop up the levees personally? Give me a break with this already!

Did FEMA fail in it's response -- yes, but that's a national issue, an organization wide issue as well. Not to mention, for all the people who love to put Katrina on Bush, where exactly was the Louisiana governor? The Mayor? The City Council? Gee, they were too busy to ever take care of the levees themselves since Louisiana is one of the most corrupt regional government machines in the entire USA. Even investigative news reports looking into pre and post Katrina efforts showcased how corrupt the local government there is.

And while I know this is politically incorrect to say, it's also the truth: Katrina didn't hit just overnight. There was several days warning as it built in power. But in the end, FAR too many people in Louisiana stupidly ignored the warnings to simply pack up and leave -- which means the people made PERSONAL decisions that they -- and not Bush -- are accountable for, however the end results turned out for them.”

ayc replied on Nov 23, 2009 at 21:54:57

“Wow - I see a pattern with Bush there.”
Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina?

Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina?

Commented Nov 23, 2009 at 21:20:21 in Politics

“Obama is incapable of having a Katrina. Do you think he would not ask a question when told of looming disaster?”

Tanyars5 replied on Nov 23, 2009 at 21:28:12

“Obama is lucid. You are correct.”

ayc replied on Nov 23, 2009 at 21:24:32

“There you go again - making sense and what not.”

nolookpass replied on Nov 23, 2009 at 21:24:11

“Hmmm H1N1 vaccines? Its Obamas own declared disastor and well he can only think of health care.”
Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina?

Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina?

Commented Nov 23, 2009 at 21:00:46 in Politics

“I don't hear the president telling anybody they are doing a heck of a job. Job applicants outnumber positions 6:1? That is higher than unemployment numbers adjusted. This wreck of a mess cannot be fixed overnight and to put it on the presidents shoulders, something that took decades to do, is just wrong. I don't believe for a minute he takes advice from just a few fellows whose advice you do not care for.”

BigSlick674 replied on Nov 23, 2009 at 21:08:40

“Air eee anna Mer dawk!!!!!!!!!”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 03:23:38 in Books

“But the men on the back of the limo were not riding, they were asked to get off and get in the car behind. As well, after that turn, there was nobody beside them, everybody was behind.

I've seen the zapruder film.”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 03:19:44 in Books

“Agent86, the end being the oil man's favored man in the top spot. He was a special friend of big oil. Johnson was an advocate of the poll tax; not really a friend of the poor person.”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 03:04:49 in Books

“He had ample warning it was a dangerous city for him to go to so, again, why were the Secret Service ordered off his limo before the turn into the plaza? Why the unconventional route? He trusted his service. I was not working on a movie so I am not swayed or disuaded by Stone's version.”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 03:00:45 in Books

“I have no doubt it was Hunt. Joseph Sr. unfortunately had to deal with less than savory people to get his sons where they were, and they didn't forget it.”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 02:49:46 in Books

“What thousands of people? It was merely a handful with much power.”

Agent86 replied on Oct 31, 2009 at 02:59:04

“I speaking of those who are considered "witnesses", etc...

I was WAY into this for a LONG (working with Stone can get you that way).. but, after all was said & done.. I found the disparities of the accounts, the inconsistencies of all the theories & , frankly, the silliness of some of it off-putting.

JFK was a RABID anti-communist, he was in Dallas to try to shore up a rift in the Party... & the rhetoric at that time in that place is SCARILY similar to the racist crap that we're now hearing directed at Obama.”

BigSlick674 replied on Oct 31, 2009 at 02:52:44

“Later, eyewitness Marita Lorenz testified under oath that she saw Hunt pay off an ass ass in ation team in Dallas the night before Kennedy's murder. (Hunt v. Liberty Lobby; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida; 1985)”
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Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 01:50:18 in Books

“Why say that? They got what they wanted and got away with it.”

Agent86 replied on Oct 31, 2009 at 02:03:27

“I've rad ALL the books.. I even did research for Stone & worked on that silly film... I STILL can't zero in on "WHY".

It all seems so haphazard & sloppy.. it TRULY makes me wonder if those responsible were either STUPID or just LOUSY at their "jobs".

Just LOOK at all the speculatio­n.. the investigations, the commission­s.. it it possible that ALL of these thousands of people who might have been involved are STILL carrying this "secret"??

I've kept an open mind.. & I still will if someone makes a convincing EMPIRICAL case... but so far, nearly a half century later, Occams Razer still seems to apply.”
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Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 01:44:50 in Books

“Clearly it was against protocol and, as well, they were ordered off just as the motorcade reached the turn into the plaza, the most vulnerable position in the whole route.”

NotesFromME replied on Oct 31, 2009 at 06:20:50

“They were walking by the car, with motorcycle cops surrounding the vehicle. There was plenty of security around for what they expected--an attempt from the street.”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 01:40:41 in Books

“You are welcome.”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 00:56:02 in Books

“Don't you think JKF would be honored to have his murderers exposed? Knowledge is a good thing. As for Lyndon's honor, well....”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 00:51:18 in Books

“Haroldson Lafayette Hunt, Jr. (February 17, 1889–November 29, 1974)”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 00:44:18 in Books

“How many billions disappeared from Iraq after we invaded Iraq, still unaccounted for.”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 00:37:00 in Books

“"This smacks of a rogue CIA operation hired out to cuban nationals and the mafia." All these elements merge in the form of an oilman named Hunt, who was a rightwingn­utpropagan­dist, the man in Dallas, and who was not above redrum. He also hatedCastro who had run him out of there, and Kennedy who did not like the fact that Hunt paid no tax on his extreme income.”

carlonw replied on Oct 31, 2009 at 00:46:24

“What is this Hunt's full name?”
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Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 00:31:51 in Books

“Eisenhower's argument was against the military industrial complex and government run think tanks.”

The Happy Holistic replied on Oct 31, 2009 at 00:45:37

“Actually, according to one account I read, in the original speech, Eisenhower had wanted to say "Military-­Industrial­-Legislati­ve" complex, but thought better of it politically. In the end, the old saw "Follow the Money" always holds true. The Federal Reserve is a private organization that holds a monopoly to print money we are obligated to pay for. We must pay them to print money that they print at no cost to them. They create it out of nothing but their title. It is the ultimate scam. Then the banks create more money by loaning it into existence. It is the driving power of the whole apparatus of the national security state. The power of the bankers dwarfs that of the defense contractors or oil industry. They put governments in debt and then call the tune.”
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Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 00:18:04 in Books

“Oh you have to go back some pages, article something about giving the US treasury power over the feds to print sliver certificates. He actually signed it but it was ultimately rescinded.”

The Happy Holistic replied on Oct 31, 2009 at 00:27:50

“The Executive Order was rescinded by....... LBJ!”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 00:05:27 in Books

“ditto”
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Commented Oct 31, 2009 at 00:05:02 in Books

“It really wasn't regulations against Cuba per se, but against Castro, specifically named. How odd is that? In other words, it was personal for somebody highly placed.”

fpn1943 replied on Oct 31, 2009 at 00:14:30

“You are right.. It was against Castro... I think there were comments about how many times the CIA (??) had tried to assassinate him...”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 30, 2009 at 23:52:31 in Books

“don't forget the man who ran Dallas, Hunt.”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 30, 2009 at 23:21:38 in Books

“The mob always used poison in jail to achieve the desired effect. The Ice Man, Ruby...”
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Commented Oct 30, 2009 at 22:58:45 in Books

“Where do CIA and Mafia meet?
CRC, CRC.

heh, The CubanRevol­utionaryCo­uncil, funded by HL Hunt,”

carlonw replied on Oct 30, 2009 at 23:57:52

“And Howard Hunt was seen in the artea of Dealey Plaza that afternoon wearing a Dallas Police uniform.”

paulita replied on Oct 30, 2009 at 23:10:17

“wow!”
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A New Wrinkle in the JFK Assassination Story

Commented Oct 30, 2009 at 22:41:23 in Books

“The route was at that time not in accordance with accepted security. Add to that the service personnell being ordered off the vehicle just before the turn and....”
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