1
|
k2o4   United States. Apr 03 2009 17:31. Posts 4803 | | |
lol found a fun article with some details about the mtg Obama had with the heads of the banks at the white house a week or so ago. Some stuff in here made me smile:
| “My administration,” the president added, “is the only thing between you and the pitchforks.” |
| There were signs from the outset that this was a business event, not a social gathering. At each place around the table sat a single glass of water. No ice. For those who finished their glass, no refills were offered. There was no group photograph taken of the CEOs with the president, which typically happens at ceremonial White House gatherings but not at serious strategy sessions.
“The only way they could have sent a more Spartan message is if they had served bread along with the water,” says a person who attended the meeting. “The signal from Obama’s body language and demeanor was, ‘I’m the president, and you’re not.’” |
| According to the accounts of sources inside the room, President Obama told the CEOs exactly what he expects from them, and pushed back forcefully when they attempted to defend Wall Street’s legendarily high-paying ways. |
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/20871.html
|
|
|
|
1
| |
it sounds funny but at the same time I'm not sure if I like it |
|
|
1
|
failsafe   United States. Apr 03 2009 19:27. Posts 1041 | | |
obama's administration and party are responsible for the pitchforks. americans are outraged because they're told to be outraged. most people get their information from media, and a good portion of the media (though definitely not fox) is pretty fucking lenient when they deal with obama. wall street on the other hand seems to be easy pickings for generating outrage and higher viewership.
obama blows and i'm surprised people don't already see that. he and the senators who have "grilled" wall street have been working hard to make political points because in a democracy the votes of a few (wall street) are quickly sacrificed for the votes of many (not wall street). this whole article describes grandstanding by a president who doesn't know anything other than grandstanding. obama's position on free-trade was so bad he's had to salvage it after only being in office such a short time.
the stimulus bill is at best not a cluster fuck - it certainly isn't a brilliant piece of legislation. it's a sad fucking state of affairs. come on, what about these cabinet appointments? "change" was both ambiguous and vague, but i can say for certain that what i don't feel is hope. |
|
| Last edit: 03/04/2009 19:28 |
|
|
1
|
Robinson47   United Kingdom. Apr 03 2009 20:52. Posts 992 | | |
|
|
1
| |
do u really think Obama should be having a meeting w/ bank CEOs??
and fun u say? this makes me want to puke
if he is "dealing" in a good way with banks I wonder why he won't push to open the books on the federal reserve
it's going to be so incredibly sad when we have to reap what we sow
I say this again because I have to make this short and sweet
Uncle Sam is not Father Sam |
|
fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity | |
|
|
0
| |
Democrats are as dumb as Republicans on all the issues other than gay marriage. |
|
|
0
| |
This is disgusting news. How da fuck Obama think he has ANY right to tell companies what to do? |
|
|
1
|
k2o4   United States. Apr 04 2009 05:02. Posts 4803 | | |
| On April 03 2009 21:15 farinataus wrote:
This is disgusting news. How da fuck Obama think he has ANY right to tell companies what to do? |
cause they took taxpayer money... |
|
|
|
1
| |
|
fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity | |
|
|
1
| |
| On April 03 2009 21:14 farinataus wrote:
Democrats are as dumb as Republicans on all the issues other than gay marriage. |
this is why you libertarians better act now or forever regret it
RON PAUL
I'm off for now |
|
fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity | |
|
|
1
| |
|
fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity | |
|
|
1
|
failsafe   United States. Apr 04 2009 13:30. Posts 1041 | | |
ToTheEastSide I've posted in your blog on "not yours to give." hopefully you'll read what I've said, and hopefully you'll understand enough of another person's perspective to understand that content of what I've said there. |
|
|
1
|
k2o4   United States. Apr 05 2009 00:22. Posts 4803 | | |
east side, start using the edit button. you triple, and quadruple post way too often. |
|
|
|
1
| |
lol how surprising something like this is your retort
that is, very feminine of you... are you my interior decorator?
no but really, you just don't get it do you k2o4
how I post with my account here should be absolutely zero concern to you
there is no need for you to worry about or even bring up such things
but if that's all you can come up with in a response then hey...keep trying to tell me what to do I guess
if my outlook was even remotely like yours I would say "well why don't u edit ur blogs instead of making three different ones a day"
but that's nowhere near my frame of mind and I don't even care about such silly stuff at all
I tell you what, you do what you want, and I will do what I want
and if u become an admin here then you can play LP's Obama and tell me how I should post - give me a two post limit
until then piss off - I'll post how and what I want
and if you don't like it then be even more gay, this is your blog, ban me
if you'd like to know what I do recommend for you, I'd recommend spending your time and energy actually responding to something I actually post then how I post it
oh and to reiterate what that is...what I am saying is I do not think Congress should have passed these bailouts AT ALL and I do not think Obama should be telling CEOs how to run companies or banks
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." Thomas Jefferson
TAXES ARE THE LABOR OF THE PEOPLE |
|
fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity | |
|
|
1
| |
| On April 04 2009 12:30 failsafe wrote:
ToTheEastSide I've posted in your blog on "not yours to give." hopefully you'll read what I've said, and hopefully you'll understand enough of another person's perspective to understand that content of what I've said there. |
gold |
|
fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity | |
|
|
1
|
k2o4   United States. Apr 06 2009 01:18. Posts 4803 | | |
| On April 05 2009 22:40 ToTehEastSide wrote:
lol how surprising something like this is your retort
that is, very feminine of you... are you my interior decorator?
no but really, you just don't get it do you k2o4
how I post with my account here should be absolutely zero concern to you
there is no need for you to worry about or even bring up such things
but if that's all you can come up with in a response then hey...keep trying to tell me what to do I guess
if my outlook was even remotely like yours I would say "well why don't u edit ur blogs instead of making three different ones a day"
but that's nowhere near my frame of mind and I don't even care about such silly stuff at all
I tell you what, you do what you want, and I will do what I want
and if u become an admin here then you can play LP's Obama and tell me how I should post - give me a two post limit
until then piss off - I'll post how and what I want
and if you don't like it then be even more gay, this is your blog, ban me
if you'd like to know what I do recommend for you, I'd recommend spending your time and energy actually responding to something I actually post then how I post it
oh and to reiterate what that is...what I am saying is I do not think Congress should have passed these bailouts AT ALL and I do not think Obama should be telling CEOs how to run companies or banks
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." Thomas Jefferson
TAXES ARE THE LABOR OF THE PEOPLE |
lmao
ok, keep doing everything you can to increase your post count and make your e-dick seem bigger =)
Dude I've stopped replying to you most of the time cause you say the same thing over and over and I thought we both agreed that we disagreed so there seemed to be no point in saying anything. Plus you basically just blast lots of ron paul promotion and I've already told you how I feel about him so again, nothing new to say. I did mention the multi-posting cause it's just annoying and bad forum etiquette, and I'm sure there's plenty of other people who feel the same way. Asking you to stop quadruple posting has nothing to do with Obama. Way to overreact and make yourself look even stupider than you already look... which really is an amazing feat to accomplish. |
|
|
|
1
| |
god what is with you guys and your horrible assumptions about anyone that's got a different view in any way other than your own?
ya I do this because I care about my post count - it keeps me up at night o.O
really smart thinking
and I like how now you asked me to to stop
keep tellin urself these lil things you do; watch it all go BOOM
another thing
Why would u have nothing more to say if you disagree? makes zero sense
Yes we did agree we disagreed but that does not mean that there should be nothing more to talk about. Especially when you make a blog of something with some kind of importance to you.
I mean what do you want to see after you make a blogpost? just a bunch of people stroking each other? is that your goal? is that yummy to you?
If you simply don't want to then that's totally understandable but before now I don't see that and it will be your loss not mine
as for good forum etiquette, bad forum etiquette or how I look like...
blow me |
|
fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity | |
|
|
1
|
k2o4   United States. Apr 06 2009 13:36. Posts 4803 | | |
| On April 06 2009 06:02 ToTehEastSide wrote:
If you simply don't want to then that's totally understandable but before now I don't see that and it will be your loss not mine
as for good forum etiquette, bad forum etiquette or how I look like...
blow me |
LOL - yep, you just told me!!! Tough guy! =)
And when we agree to disagree it means that we understand that we're never convincing the other person to change their mind hence continuing to argue with each other is moronic. That's why I stopped arguing with you but you kept arguing with me. |
|
|
|
|