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If they IM'd: Team McCain
September 25, 2008 - Looks like the McCain campaign is trying to jump on a whole lot of grenades at once. The media is really getting sick of Sarah Palin playing hard-to-get. Rick Davis's consulting firm has been...Filed under: John McCain Freddie Mac, Rick Davis, Rick Davis Freddie Mac, McCain campaign Freddie Mac, Rick Davis lobbying Freddie Mac, McCain campaign Rick Davis, Rick Davis salary, Davis salary Freddie Mac, McCain aide Freddie Mac, Wall Street, Wall Street crisis McCain, McCain financial crisis, McCain fundraising, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, McCain campaign, John McCain
Rick Davis, as sleazy as he is ugly. And he's ugly
September 24, 2008 - John McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, owns a company that received payments from doomed mortgage company Freddie Mac. Davis had consulted for...Filed under: John McCain Freddie Mac, Rick Davis, Rick Davis Freddie Mac, McCain campaign Freddie Mac, Rick Davis lobbying Freddie Mac, McCain campaign Rick Davis, Rick Davis salary, Davis salary Freddie Mac, McCain aide Freddie Mac, Wall Street, Wall Street crisis McCain, McCain financial crisis, McCain fundraising, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, McCain campaign, John McCain
From The Room: Ode to Fannie and Freddie
September 8, 2008 - Fannie and Freddie were mortgage brokers, Lordy oh how they could lend, Just as true as true as whoever Trig's birth mother is, Just as true as those Alaskan stars above, They're being bailed out by the government Cuz they were doin' us wrong...
American taxpayers to bail out American taxpayers
September 8, 2008 - This morning, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that the federal government will bail out the mortgage giants, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Those of you who still have a roof over your heads are probably hoping this is one of those news sto...
From The Room: Wall Street Got Drunk and the Fed's Stuck Driving Them Home
August 4, 2008 - Since I haven't taken an economic course in a very long time, I've been waiting for somebody, anybody, to take all of the current financial hubbub out of mumbo jumbo and translate it into words I can understand. And Reuters...Filed under: subprime mortgages, housing bubble, Bush 3.9 billion, 3.9 billion, Bush recession, Bush economy, Bush economy speech, George W Bush economy, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Bush Fannie Mae bailout, Bush Freddie Mac bailout, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke
From The Room: Bush Caught Supplying Economy with Alcohol
July 24, 2008 - In a recent private fundraiser, President Bush revealed to a media-free (but not cell phone free) crowd that he had knowledge of Wall Street imbibin...Filed under: George Bush Wall St hungover, George Bush hungover, Wall Street got drunk, Wall St got drunk, Wall St got a hangover, Wall Street got a hangover, George Bush Wall St got drunk, George Bush Wall Street got drunk, George Bush got drunk, Bush Wall Street got drunk, Bush Wall St got drunk, Bush Wall St got a hangover, Bush Wall Street got a hangover, government bailout, Freddie Fannie, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis
From The Room: What Was Wall Street Drinking?
July 23, 2008 - As always, when Bush says something succinct and kind of funny, the Republicans try to hide it. That's right. Bush said that Wall Street got drunk, and now it's hung over. And it's waking up next to China. And in the morning light? Uh-uh, it do...Filed under: George Bush Wall St hungover, George Bush hungover, Wall Street got drunk, Wall St got drunk, Wall St got a hangover, Wall Street got a hangover, George Bush Wall St got drunk, George Bush Wall Street got drunk, George Bush got drunk, Bush Wall Street got drunk, Bush Wall St got drunk, Bush Wall St got a hangover, Bush Wall Street got a hangover, government bailout, Freddie Fannie, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis
Thought Process Flowchart: the hungover economy, literally in the toilet
July 23, 2008 - President George W. Bush has always used simple, folksy language to summarize major issues, but never so personally as last Friday, when he was caught on tape at a Republican fundraiser talking about...Filed under: George Bush Wall St hungover, George Bush hungover, Wall Street got drunk, Wall St got drunk, Wall St got a hangover, Wall Street got a hangover, George Bush Wall St got drunk, George Bush Wall Street got drunk, George Bush got drunk, Bush Wall Street got drunk, Bush Wall St got drunk, Bush Wall St got a hangover, Bush Wall Street got a hangover, government bailout, Freddie Fannie, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve,
From The Feed: Glenn Beck calls the economy a pill-popper (video)
July 23, 2008 - Glenn Beck draws insight from his affinity for drugs to create a metaphor for our economic crisis. From "Manual: Your World Today...Filed under: Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck drugs, Bush recession, Bush economy, Bush economy speech, George W Bush economy, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Bush Fannie Mae bailout, Bush Freddie Mac bailout, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Business
Bush on housing bill: it's not a flip-flop, it's an "alternative domicile legislative horizon"
July 23, 2008 - President Bush has caved on the housing crisis, finally agreeing to sign legislation to settle the turbulent housing market Wednesday, even though the bill helps poor people a little too much for the stock market's liking. The bill could become law as early as this week...Filed under: subprime mortgages, housing bubble, Bush 3.9 billion, 3.9 billion, Bush recession, Bush economy, Bush economy speech, George W Bush economy, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Bush Fannie Mae bailout, Bush Freddie Mac bailout, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke
Ask the Economy Magic 8-Ball
July 17, 2008 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has testified before Congress for a second day Wednesday, and unshockingly, his economic outlook wasn...Filed under: IndyMac, Indy Mac, banking crisis, savings and loan crisis, recession, economic slowdown, subprime mortgage crisis, bank failures, FDIC, IndyMac FDIC, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bailout, Fannie Mae bailout, Fanny Mae, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Countrywide Financial, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, The Great Depression banks, FDIC 100000, $100000, FDIC insurance
From The Room: The Recession: Taking Bush to the Mattresses
July 16, 2008 - What more is there to say? Shopping alleviated our fears after 9/11, and turning down the air conditioning will eliminate the energy crunch. I know, let's only go shopping in stores that don't use air conditioning: outdoor markets, for example, or the trunk of an old Chevy...Filed under: Bush recession, Bush economy, Bush economy speech, George W Bush economy, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Bush Fannie Mae bailout, Bush Freddie Mac bailout, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Business
The extremely summarized Bush press conference
July 15, 2008 - Tuesday, President Bush addressed the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac crisis and the economy at large. In remarks to reporters, Bush endorsed the efforts of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to curb an economic crisis set to rival Armageddon (the movie, considering an astero...Filed under: Bush recession, Bush economy, Bush economy speech, George W Bush economy, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Bush Fannie Mae bailout, Bush Freddie Mac bailout, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Business
Bush is rosy on the economy: either that, or he's having a hot flash
July 15, 2008 - President Bush braved a phalanx of annoyed reporters Tuesday at his first press conference since April, urging lawmakers to rescue floundering mortgage companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae — and, if that doesn't fix the economy, approve offshore drilling. President Bush stammered frequently...Filed under: Bush recession, Bush economy, Bush economy speech, George W Bush economy, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Bush Fannie Mae bailout, Bush Freddie Mac bailout, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Business
From The Room: Will the Government Rescue Bernie Mac?
July 14, 2008 - Now that the government has unveiled plans to bail out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, will they do the same for comedy giant Bernie Mac? After he opened for Barack Obama at a $2,300 a plate fundraiser and performed his menstruation and prostitution bits, Bernie Mac could...
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