Comments on: Rosa “Erica Blair” Brooks: War is peace, Freedom is slavery, Ignorance is strength … and Republicans Caused the Mortgage Crisis

By: SPQR

SPQR — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:46:46 +0000

Peter, your distaste seems not to extend to your own propaganda. “Herr Commandante” ? You remain classless, Peter.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:33:21 +0000

Sorry if my distaste for propaganda doesn’t make your day Herr Commandante.

By: SPQR

SPQR — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:11:48 +0000

Peter, your willful ignorance has limited amusement value.

By: kal

kal — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:10:15 +0000

“That video is a load of over spun horse pucky.”

The same can be said about the sources you cite.

“They pin it on Carter from 1977?? Ridiculous.

Keep a close eye on all the graphs in that…almost w/o fail you can see the crisis began in 2005.”

This wasn’t an issue before Carter appeared. It became a serious issue at the beginning of this decade.

Socialists guised in the “liberal” moniker defended their failed programs, pocketed the money, and shot down reform proposed by the WH and individuals like senator McCain.

That is the record. Trying to delude yourself into believing something other than the truth makes you look ridiculous.

By: C. Norris

C. Norris — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:05:17 +0000

I’ve been in commercial-residential real estate since ‘79 and its not “ridiculous”. BTW, THIS particular “crisis” was beginning about 1999. If 911 hadn’t caused the nation to pause, it would have come to a head in 2005 (ignorant moron).

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:06:38 +0000

That video is a load of over spun horse pucky.

They pin it on Carter from 1977?? Ridiculous.

Keep a close eye on all the graphs in that…almost w/o fail you can see the crisis began in 2005.

By: C. Norris

C. Norris — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:27:08 +0000

Sorry, for the bum link. “The URL contained a malformed video ID.”, per YouTube. The best I can do is offer a cut & paste. Have a look at:

“Burning Down The House: What Caused Our Economic Crisis?”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5tZc8oH–o

By: C. Norris

C. Norris — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:09:22 +0000

One of the best YouTube videos that explains the present financial crises and its causes can be found here: here It's fast paced and you may need to rewind and repeat through it with the videos pause and play button, but it's well worth it. Embrace the enlightenment.

By: SPQR

SPQR — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:24:47 +0000

Michael, except that no one can really tie the repeal of Glass-Stegall to a fundamental cause of the crisis. Whereas Fannie Mae’s subsidization of crappy loans is central.

By: Michael Ejercito

Michael Ejercito — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:19:18 +0000

Why would you think Clinton was lying?

Clinton would have a motivation to lie about trying to reform the lending industry.

He himself signed a law repealing the Glass-Stegall Act back in 1999. The law repealing Glass-Stegall is said by financial analysts to be the cause of the bank failures today.