Burning Down The House: What Caused Our Economic Crisis?

[secret-steve-crumbles]

Quick, all Democrats hide their eyes and don't listen!

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[tokenuser]

Was that a video or a series of blip verts?

... and the fact that the tail of the video you encouraged us to watch tells us to post the link everywhere really says a lot about what the video is. SPAM.

I'd love to google what they talked about (and read for myself, instead of the cherry picked phrases they highlighted) ... but it all went past too fast to absorb anythig except strawman arguments.

Care to post some links?

[masherscf]

This is sort of like the Captain of the Titanic blaming the guy who made the charts back in Liverpool or the guy who just wrecked his car blaming it on the guy who designed the engine that could go over 30mph.

I'm wondering where the culture of personal responsibility is when they start pointing fingers.

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[secret-steve-crumbles]

Care to post some links?Phatlip does this all the time to. What is it with Democrats?

"I don't want to learn for myself, I want to believe what I want to believe!"

How the hell do Democrats think that's a great argument? It just shows how much of a lemming you are. I'm sure you're a big enough boy to go and research this for yourself. Stop being a lemming. Stop it.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff99/Bojangles888/manwithblinders.jpg

[tokenuser]

How the hell do Democrats think that's a great argument? It just shows how much of a lemming you are. I'm sure you're a big enough boy to go and research this for yourself. Stop being a lemming. Stop it.[/IMG]LMFAO!

Lemmings are the ones that blindly believe the crap they are fed. I am sure the video has some merit (note that I watched it to the end).

If Dems are lemmings following the leader off a cliff, that must make Reps sheep ... being fleeced without realising it, wandering aimlessly, then following the first one to make a move ... right to the slaughter.

So ... how about some links? Its your argument ... the burden of proof is on you to provide the evidence, not us.

[masherscf]

LMFAO!

Lemmings are the ones that blindly believe the crap they are fed. I am sure the video has some merit (note that I watched it to the end).

If Dems are lemmings following the leader off a cliff, that must make Reps sheep ... being fleeced without realising it, wandering aimlessly, then following the first one to make a move ... right to the slaughter.

So ... how about some links? Its your argument ... the burden of proof is on you to provide the evidence, not us.

Don't forget the cute dogs yapping at them to keep them from wondering off. I love those little dogs.

The real issue is not who wrote the law or who revised it. That's utterly irrelevant. Ronald Reagan had no problem reversing dozens of Jimmy Carters stuff the first bleeding day in office. I'm sure every capitalist everywhere cringes at the notion of blaming a law that permissive and not restrictive. I guess the solution is to tighten usury laws and no longer allow any lending unless approved by a central authority.

The problem was the wholesale abuse of the law by lenders and borrowers and a Republican controlled treasury who refused to even publicly recognize the crisis for fear of a panic.

Are Democrats to blame? That's for sure. But, blaming the crisis on Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton does nothing to excuse 18-months of inaction and lack of a clear plan.

[tokenuser]

Don't forget the cute dogs yapping at them to keep them from wondering off. I love those little dogs.Just remember that there is only one thing separating those cute little dogs from hockey moms ...

The problem with sheep/cattle dogs is that they appear to be doing all the work, but sitting in the background are people telling them what to do. Its the perfect multitiered system ... the "farmer" tells the dogs which sheep to turn, and the other sheep just follow.

[masherscf]

Just remember that there is only one thing separating those cute little dogs from hockey moms ...

The problem with sheep/cattle dogs is that they appear to be doing all the work, but sitting in the background are people telling them what to do. Its the perfect multitiered system ... the "farmer" tells the dogs which sheep to turn, and the other sheep just follow.

You know a little too much about sheep, is there something you wanna tell us?

[tokenuser]

You know a little too much about sheep, is there something you wanna tell us?I have several relatives who live on the land (mixed agriculture farming, and my father-in-law had a farm with suerfine merino sheep - superfine is a high grade wool classification). While I dont have carnal knowledge of sheep (you must have Australia confused with New Zealand), and have a Beavis and Butthead reaction to the term "animal husbandry", I did spend a lot of time out on the farm(s) ... and sheep herding was part of the job.

[phatlip12]

Phatlip does this all the time to. What is it with Democrats?

"I don't want to learn for myself, I want to believe what I want to believe!"

How the hell do Democrats think that's a great argument? It just shows how much of a lemming you are. I'm sure you're a big enough boy to go and research this for yourself. Stop being a lemming. Stop it.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff99/Bojangles888/manwithblinders.jpg

You're the one trying to convince us of something. Why should I do your research?

[bigshotprof]

Finally! Somebody with the nerve to expose the great left wing conspiracy! Yes, the Democrats are responsible for it. I don't even know what it is, but if it's bad the Democrats are responsible for it. Let's look at just a short list of the heinous things they have done:
1. They have imposed taxes that drain virtually all of the income from good hard working men and women. Because of the democrats, Americans have NO MONEY!
2. They have lost every war we have ever fought by not going to fight them, but rather staying home and not supporting our troops. They even lost the two world wars even though we won those.
3. They have turned this country into a socialist country. The government owns everything and even if you think you own stuff you don't, because the democrats gave it to the government.
4. Oh yeah! and we can't worship God anymore, because the godless Democrats won't let us. The 92% of Americans who consider themselves Christians are forced to assemble in small poorly climate-controlled buildings only once or twice a week. And we are not allowed to even celebrate Christmas any more. Every year the war on Christmas starts earller. I was in K-Mart last week and the Christmas decorations are already out--not that we are allowed to use them.
Don't even get me started on Man-Boy love, Wiccan sacrifice, public nudity and the rest of the Democrat agenda. And what is going to happen when that Arab get his finger on the button?

I tell you something has to be done!

[guytheninja]

(you must have Australia confused with New Zealand).

Thats funny, when I visited New Zealand last winter they said the exact same thing in reverse. :D

[quix]

Deregulation is to blame which means the majority of said blame is pinned on the GOP, though some Democrats such as Bill Clinton bear part of the blame as well.