Monday, November 14, 2011
Law and Order Quote of the Day: Thanks for Nothing, Gov. Haslam
Posted by Steve Haruch on Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:47 AM
“While we are sure that Gov. Haslam would like some thanks too, since he suggested that our charges be dropped, he will get no thanks from us.”
—Occupy Nashville's Dorsey Malina, thumbing her nose at the governor after all charges against protesters were dropped this morning, as expected.
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The last place I'd look for an informed and credible comment would be from people who have no aspiration in life other than to live in tents in the middle of town and expect handouts from those who do make an effort to work for a living.
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@David:
The corporations have taken many Americans' homes and jobs. Where else do you propose they live?
Let's face it, you are angry and jealous because Occupy Wall Street has a much more potent message and a more effective method of delivery than tea parties. You think your messages are more relevant when you entice politicians to farce Town Meeting shouting matches, but draw the line in political participation when it's time for your Metamucil dose or your Social Security / Medicare check arrives. See, I can draw bigoted conclusions about demographics just like you!
Here Here, Davidlongfellow, here here! I'm with you, that is literally the last place in the universe that I would look for an informed and credible comment! The Scene is not far behind but since patriots like you and Brother Gast post here, one can get some informed and credible comments, in spite of the commie libtards who write the posts! By the way, and you heard it here first folks, the FINFICALOM Foundation is about to release some data that shows most of these "protesters" are actually mental hospital patients and are being paid by ACORN to cause problems!
Actually, the last place I'd look for an informed and credible comment would be on the comment section of a Pith post.
@AWP: What the denser element of society doesn't understand is that when a house is built the builder usually borrows money from a lending institution to pay for materials and wages. Then, when the builder sells the house, the buyers usually borrow money from a lending institution to pay for it, with the understanding the loan will be paid back with interest over a period of time. The banks make building the house possible, put people to work, other people into homes and yet the denser element is angry because the banks expect to be paid back for the money they extended to make this all possible. Banks are one of the necessary elements that make this country great and yet some people can't comprehend their key position in the economy and want to punish the banks for providing the roofs over their own idiot heads. Unbelievable.
You're right Brother Gast, it is unbelievable! I'm downright dumbfounded that libtards can be so stupid! Did you know that 98% of all foreclosures in this country happen to registered Democrats?!?!! That's a true fact, look it up! And that paragraph was one of the best written, most cogent analysis of simple economics that I've ever read! And that's saying something!
Nah. I think what the "denser" element understands is that the lending institution makes money on both sides of the transaction, charge a fee for the dum dum they hand out to your kid, push high interest credit cards, life insurance, gap coverage and whatnot, loaning all this money to people who are a bad risk because they understand that if it all comes crashing down the same guys who loaned the money and ran the bank is now running the fed, congress and has the keys to the treasury.
If you are going to be a market guy then be a market guy. If you are going to holler free market then the markets need to be free. I dont hate the banks and think that to Occupy folks are idealistic whiners. But the Republican Party right now is made up of people who want a welfare state. They just want to give money to a different kind of welfare recipient.
@Ohtheironey: The government was responsible for providing the incentive to make "affordable home loans." The banks borrow from the federal reserve banks and loan that money to the public at two percent more interest than what they paid to the federal reserve. In the case of affordable home loans they were challenged by Chris Dodd and Barney Frank to find a way to put unqualified people into their own homes. The banks succeeded and when the unqualified home owners couldn't keep up the payments it sent the whole world's economy down the tubes resulting in a massive loss of jobs which made previously dependable homeowners unable to keep up with their mortgages which led to more foreclosures. If you were able to follow the bouncing ball then you can see your finger should be pointed at the do-gooders in Washington, not the entities that tried to make the system work.
