Comments on: ThinkFast: January 17, 2008 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:44:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: woodguy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4232701 woodguy Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:49:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4232701 i think more needs to said about this guy’s career of shutting down jobs… Comment by katy — January 17, 2008 @ 11:33 am Amen. If I'm not mistaken (not an impossibility) I believe his vaunted "success" in business goes like this: Become CEO of a company in financial trouble; "reorganize the company" (i.e., eliminate jobs and lay off thousands of workers), proclaim the company a success and become rich; rinse and repeat. Face it, folks, Mitt didn't get his hundreds of millions by "looking out for the working man." His record of corporate takeovers and wholesale layoffs needs to be fully exposed, and there is no person better qualified to do this than John Edwards. i think more needs to said about this guy’s career of shutting down jobs…

Comment by katy — January 17, 2008 @ 11:33 am

Amen. If I’m not mistaken (not an impossibility) I believe his vaunted “success” in business goes like this: Become CEO of a company in financial trouble; “reorganize the company” (i.e., eliminate jobs and lay off thousands of workers), proclaim the company a success and become rich; rinse and repeat.

Face it, folks, Mitt didn’t get his hundreds of millions by “looking out for the working man.” His record of corporate takeovers and wholesale layoffs needs to be fully exposed, and there is no person better qualified to do this than John Edwards.

]]> By: Bad Eye http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4232210 Bad Eye Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:35:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4232210 Fred Thompson & Rebuilding the military: <em>Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson emphasized his plans for national security Monday as he continued campaigning in South Carolina, a state he has said is critical for his White House bid. The former Tennessee senator and actor said the U.S. must rebuild its military. <strong>He will sit down with congressional leaders, but if that doesn’t work Thompson said he’ll simply go over their heads and campaign to the public.</strong></em> <a href="http://fredfile.fred08.com/blog/category/military/" rel="nofollow">Link.</a> Fred Thompson & Rebuilding the military:

Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson emphasized his plans for national security Monday as he continued campaigning in South Carolina, a state he has said is critical for his White House bid.

The former Tennessee senator and actor said the U.S. must rebuild its military. He will sit down with congressional leaders, but if that doesn’t work Thompson said he’ll simply go over their heads and campaign to the public.

Link.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4232133 RUCerious Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:08:22 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4232133 Oh, and the DOW tanked over 300 points today. Keep it up Bernanke and Bush, when middle america's 401k's lose say, 25% of their value, then you really will see some Merrill Lynch mobs. Oh, and the DOW tanked over 300 points today. Keep it up Bernanke and Bush, when middle america’s 401k’s lose say, 25% of their value, then you really will see some Merrill Lynch mobs.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4232099 Marie Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:52:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4232099 Retired U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who led the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, was paid $100,000 to endorse a veterans charity that watchdog groups say is ripping off donors and wounded veterans by using only a small portion of the money raised for veterans services, according to testimony in Congress today. ... Chapin testified he approached Gen. Franks in 2005, and he agreed to let his signature be used on mass mailings seeking contributions to his charities. "He helped us raise millions and millions of dollars more than we would have," Chapin told the hearing, chaired by Congressman Henry Waxman, D- Calif. Congressman Waxman said Gen. Franks had since disassociated himself from Chapin's charities and asked that his name be removed from the solicitation. My question to Franks would be: "Why did you accept $100,000 from a charity? If you believed in its cause, why didn't you "donate" your name? Retired U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who led the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, was paid $100,000 to endorse a veterans charity that watchdog groups say is ripping off donors and wounded veterans by using only a small portion of the money raised for veterans services, according to testimony in Congress today.
…
Chapin testified he approached Gen. Franks in 2005, and he agreed to let his signature be used on mass mailings seeking contributions to his charities.
“He helped us raise millions and millions of dollars more than we would have,” Chapin told the hearing, chaired by Congressman Henry Waxman, D- Calif.
Congressman Waxman said Gen. Franks had since disassociated himself from Chapin’s charities and asked that his name be removed from the solicitation.

My question to Franks would be: “Why did you accept $100,000 from a charity? If you believed in its cause, why didn’t you “donate” your name?

]]> By: Bobwurst http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231767 Bobwurst Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:35:06 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231767 Bobcat, If I recall correctly, Jonathan Edwards got kicked out of OU. so did I back in 76. It seemed pretty liberal back then. Bobcat,

If I recall correctly, Jonathan Edwards got kicked out of OU. so did I back in 76. It seemed pretty liberal back then.

]]> By: Wilco http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231701 Wilco Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:44:14 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231701 bobcat, don't forget Cuyahoga County! District 10 keeps electing Dennis. How much more liberal can people be? bobcat, don’t forget Cuyahoga County!
District 10 keeps electing Dennis. How much more liberal can people be?

]]> By: espo http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231689 espo Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:37:35 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231689 TP may have missed something..... NH Recount Finds Vote Count Errors http://www.alternet.org/democracy/74102/ was Dennis right? TP may have missed something…..

NH Recount Finds Vote Count Errors
http://www.alternet.org/democracy/74102/

was Dennis right?

]]> By: Tawdry http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231680 Tawdry Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:30:54 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231680 How exactly does giving the rich more tax cuts so that they can buy another yacht or villa on the Riviera help our economy? How exactly does giving the rich more tax cuts so that they can buy another yacht or villa on the Riviera help our economy?

]]> By: Fred http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231674 Fred Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:27:16 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231674 Romney shifts his message to fight for jobs Boston Globe repubs running on progressive values......hmm can we say clear skies initiative. Even the repubs know which way the wind is blowin Romney shifts his message to fight for jobs Boston Globe

repubs running on progressive values……hmm can we say clear skies initiative.

Even the repubs know which way the wind is blowin

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231660 RUCerious Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:20:04 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231660 i think more needs to said about this guy’s career of shutting down jobs… Comment by katy — January 17, 2008 @ 11:33 am His dad was ceo of American Motors? Ramblers! Gremlins>? And that's something to BRAG about>>?? i think more needs to said about this guy’s career of shutting down jobs…

Comment by katy — January 17, 2008 @ 11:33 am

His dad was ceo of American Motors? Ramblers! Gremlins>? And that’s something to BRAG about>>??

]]> By: espo http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231652 espo Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:14:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231652 thank you <strong>2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda </strong> for bringing that up. I watched the first 2 min. of his show and when no mention was made, i turned him off forever. to me he has joined BigMedia and I am done with him. Today's worst person in the world: Keith Olbermann thank you 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda for bringing that up. I watched the first 2 min. of his show and when no mention was made, i turned him off forever. to me he has joined BigMedia and I am done with him.

Today’s worst person in the world: Keith Olbermann

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231602 katy Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:35:04 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231602 uh oh... <em><strong>Gates’s Comments on NATO’s Afghan Force Anger Dutch</strong> New York Times - 9 hours ago A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, late last year. By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE HAGUE (Agence France-Presse) - The Dutch government has summoned the American ambassador here to ... <strong>Gates: Afghan shortfalls remain, no more US troops </strong>Reuters <strong>Netherlands summons US official to discuss Gates' NATO criticism</strong> Los Angeles Times Washington Post - Voice of America - Newsday - NPR</em> uh oh…

Gates’s Comments on NATO’s Afghan Force Anger Dutch
New York Times – 9 hours ago
A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, late last year. By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE HAGUE (Agence France-Presse) – The Dutch government has summoned the American ambassador here to …
Gates: Afghan shortfalls remain, no more US troops Reuters
Netherlands summons US official to discuss Gates’ NATO criticism Los Angeles Times
Washington Post – Voice of America – Newsday – NPR

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231601 katy Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:33:24 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231601 heh... <em><strong>Can the Economy Save Mitt Romney</strong>? TIME - 7 hours ago Until he pulled into his home state of Michigan, Willard Mitt Romney was the Frankenstein monster of the 2008 Republican sweepstakes. <strong>Romney shifts his message to fight for jobs</strong> Boston Globe</em> i think more needs to said about this guy's career of shutting down jobs... heh…

Can the Economy Save Mitt Romney?
TIME – 7 hours ago
Until he pulled into his home state of Michigan, Willard Mitt Romney was the Frankenstein monster of the 2008 Republican sweepstakes.
Romney shifts his message to fight for jobs Boston Globe

i think more needs to said about this guy’s career of shutting down jobs…

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231597 katy Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:30:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231597 <em><strong>Bernanke Aims to Avoid Greenspan's Stimulus </strong>`Regret' (Update1) Bloomberg - 5 hours ago By Scott Lanman Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke <strong>may encourage lawmakers today</strong> to stimulate the economy while aiming to avoid his predecessor's ``regret'' of being tied to specific measures. News roundup: The stories leading other papers, websites USA Today <strong>Bernanke supports fiscal stimulus legislation</strong>: US lawmaker AFP</em> ... google news page... Bernanke Aims to Avoid Greenspan’s Stimulus `Regret’ (Update1)
Bloomberg – 5 hours ago
By Scott Lanman Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke may encourage lawmakers today to stimulate the economy while aiming to avoid his predecessor’s “regret” of being tied to specific measures.
News roundup: The stories leading other papers, websites USA Today
Bernanke supports fiscal stimulus legislation: US lawmaker AFP
…

google news page…

]]> By: Evergreen2U http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231576 Evergreen2U Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:04:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231576 CIA official Jose A. Rodriguez Jr “ordered the destruction of videotapes depicting agency interrogation sessions even though he was directed not to do so.” Rodriguez was previously said to never have been “instructed to preserve them.” Obviously he will now face charges, be indicted, go to jail, and then be pardoned...and probably have a hefty profit or job opportunity in the near future as a reward for being the fall guy. This is the era of corruption...which they call morality. CIA official Jose A. Rodriguez Jr “ordered the destruction of videotapes depicting agency interrogation sessions even though he was directed not to do so.” Rodriguez was previously said to never have been “instructed to preserve them.”

Obviously he will now face charges, be indicted, go to jail, and then be pardoned…and probably have a hefty profit or job opportunity in the near future as a reward for being the fall guy.

This is the era of corruption…which they call morality.

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231564 katy Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:54:19 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231564 that stewart/goldblurb interview was something else... i don't know how jon kept his cool... and so many CUTS... i wonder if the online version will be complete... nope... just found out... 18 min. interview, only 6 min. to show it... http://www.thedailyshow.com/index.jhtml that stewart/goldblurb interview was something else…

i don’t know how jon kept his cool…

and so many CUTS… i wonder if the online version will be complete…

nope… just found out… 18 min. interview, only 6 min. to show it…
http://www.thedailyshow.com/index.jhtml

]]> By: bobcat_grad http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231554 bobcat_grad Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:46:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231554 Peter C - Never left, I visit daily. I just don't always have time to comment. Current client is a little slow on getting stuff together for me, so I have some time to actually type. Peter C -

Never left, I visit daily. I just don’t always have time to comment. Current client is a little slow on getting stuff together for me, so I have some time to actually type.

]]> By: pbg http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-2/#comment-4231542 pbg Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:38:35 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231542 Could somebody explain how permanent tax cuts qualify as a stimulus package? And how keeping in place tax cuts we already have is going to turn things around? The lending crisis that is bringing on the recession is caused by one thing and one thing only: middle class people being unable to pay their mortgages. That's what's causing billions of dollars in writedowns at all the major banks. So of COURSE the Republicans' idea is to give money to the RICH! Could somebody explain how permanent tax cuts qualify as a stimulus package? And how keeping in place tax cuts we already have is going to turn things around?

The lending crisis that is bringing on the recession is caused by one thing and one thing only: middle class people being unable to pay their mortgages. That’s what’s causing billions of dollars in writedowns at all the major banks.
So of COURSE the Republicans’ idea is to give money to the RICH!

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-4231541 Marie Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:38:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231541 Keith Olbermann writes most of his own copy, but don't kid yourself - he is beholden to his boss when it comes to his limit. Keith Olbermann writes most of his own copy, but don’t kid yourself – he is beholden to his boss when it comes to his limit.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-4231539 Marie Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:36:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/thinkfast-january-17-2008/#comment-4231539 Goldberg showed what a complete fool he is - Stewart handed him his a$$. Goldberg's mother is the one who was a confidante of Linda Tripp. That tells me that the unethical fruit doesn't fall far from the unethical tree. Goldberg showed what a complete fool he is – Stewart handed him his a$$. Goldberg’s mother is the one who was a confidante of Linda Tripp. That tells me that the unethical fruit doesn’t fall far from the unethical tree.

]]>