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jsmirman

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39. I find links here a bit distracting

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 05:49 PM

Jan 2012

It does take us to a place that provides a bit more information on the topic, but it takes us away from the direct link in the post you responded to, which is a direct link to the petition. Which seems to be the urgent point of this.

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Obama Is on the Brink of a Settlement With the Big Banks—and Progressives Are Furious [View all] XemaSab Jan 2012 OP

Color me FURIOUS northoftheborder Jan 2012 #1

They knew all along that it would be a slap on the wrist... trumad Jan 2012 #2

this gives me chest pain grasswire Jan 2012 #3

Same here. truedelphi Jan 2012 #88

so the 'deal' hasn't been announced yet and 'progressives are furious' how's that happen? spanone Jan 2012 #4

so the "deal" is increasingly confirmed and apologists are spinning furiously villager Jan 2012 #12

apologists....is that what i am for asking a question....showing yer ass spanone Jan 2012 #15

Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #26

A Bidet is considered useful by some Dragonfli Jan 2012 #71

So your next comment gets hidden just for simply quoting the poster above? LiberalLovinLug Jan 2012 #126

It's all about ramping up the rumors. jaxx Jan 2012 #13

It's a preemptive hissy not unlike FDL announcing that at the 2011 SOTU address AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #18

So are you saying that the centrists are ok with this deal? rhett o rick Jan 2012 #23

i'm saying i don't know what the hell the deal is. neither do YOU or anyone else. spanone Jan 2012 #24

Senator Sherrod Brown. PA Democrat Jan 2012 #27

Let's assume Sherrod Brown as well as the journalists reporting this story.. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #28

He will not respond whether or not he supports the deal until after the president makes a decision. rhett o rick Jan 2012 #32

Was that supposed to be funny? tblue Jan 2012 #36

It wasnt intended to be funny. I suspect your laughter is hysteria setting in. rhett o rick Jan 2012 #56

i'm not in the assuming business. are you? spanone Jan 2012 #46

Do you support giving the banksters immunity or not? nt rhett o rick Jan 2012 #76

I know what I want, and I am curious what you want. This has come up many times before. rhett o rick Jan 2012 #31

hate progressives? are you drunk? spanone Jan 2012 #47

The poster could not be drunk i_sometimes Jan 2012 #50

Wait one minute. I might be drunk. I do some of my best....ah, best.... Anyway rhett o rick Jan 2012 #53

Lol, its early...or late, depending.... i_sometimes Jan 2012 #62

If I am wrong, I certainly appologize. Maybe I misunderstood your post. rhett o rick Jan 2012 #52

Crickets..... LiberalLovinLug Jan 2012 #127

It is not my intention to fight with these "people". rhett o rick Jan 2012 #132

Exactly LiberalLovinLug Jan 2012 #133

Exactly rhett o rick Jan 2012 #137

+1 progressoid Jan 2012 #84

How many times. sendero Jan 2012 #100

Watch them structure this so that the banks get to claim loss deductions for tax purposes. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #5

Which would allow them to deduct a de facto criminal conduct fine against their taxes... LooseWilly Jan 2012 #95

I am sure the papers are already written up. truedelphi Jan 2012 #131

If you do it the right way, you'll even have enough money left over for campaign contributions. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #135

Hey, I am a Chicago born and raised truedelphi Jan 2012 #139

Paul Soglin is an amazing person. It's good to see that he is on the job and still appreciated. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #140

from MoveOn handmade34 Jan 2012 #6

That's ProSense Jan 2012 #19

I find links here a bit distracting jsmirman Jan 2012 #39

Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #64

Yeah, he will surely see that petition... i_sometimes Jan 2012 #63

I signed and wrote the following jsmirman Jan 2012 #38

banks get bailed out, we get sold out.... mike_c Jan 2012 #7

No.Fucking.Shit. truebrit71 Jan 2012 #10

"Absence of Investigations" - and punishment - for such widespread fraud jsmirman Jan 2012 #8

"Civil immunity would be granted to the banks"....yeah, fuck that.... truebrit71 Jan 2012 #9

This is so in our faces! OWS is gonna love this. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #40

And he has the nerve to tout this deal in his SOTU speech. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #11

K & R Missy Vixen Jan 2012 #14

The sellouts to, and protection of the banksters, have attained a certain *shrug* factor. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #16

What? Incentives for the big finance boyz not to do it again? gratuitous Jan 2012 #17

I guess after-office employment is taken care of DrDan Jan 2012 #20

heheheh SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #41

Well, he has to free up marsis Jan 2012 #21

"Make No Mistake: America's bankers have suffered enough" MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #22

Once again, you got me laughing and truedelphi Jan 2012 #89

x2. Thanks for saying it. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #106

Thanks for posting. PA Democrat Jan 2012 #25

Oh and don't forget, in a related matter, the fifty billion dollars of truedelphi Jan 2012 #91

Now dont be so hard on Obama. He got the banks to give in some. rhett o rick Jan 2012 #29

What else could he do? Tell the banks it's our country not theirs just1voice Jan 2012 #80

*Sigh*.....amen to that. nt AverageJoe90 Jan 2012 #110

DURec bvar22 Jan 2012 #30

Like I said - where the hell is our TRANSPARENCY??? jsmirman Jan 2012 #35

It was all bullshit! SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #42

bvar22....Thank you much for this "Fact Check!" n/t KoKo Jan 2012 #51

Fool me once... progressoid Jan 2012 #85

K&R EFerrari Jan 2012 #33

It's not Obama. It;s the AGs who are running this show. nanabugg Jan 2012 #34

What's a "pretend-progressives"? tblue Jan 2012 #37

I've always found PPI to be an oxymoron considering their business first Republicanesque policies Dragonfli Jan 2012 #73

Yeah, okay. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #43

Obama has been pressuring for bank settlements for months. woo me with science Jan 2012 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author KoKo Jan 2012 #45

What GOP line? The GOP wants the banks punished? I do, do you? If you dont, maybe you rhett o rick Jan 2012 #55

The AGs were being pressured NOT to prosecute the Banks. That failed when their sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #66

We should have nationalized the banks B Calm Jan 2012 #48

Yes! Those who've been reading the savvy Financial Blogs since the Implosion KoKo Jan 2012 #49

Right you are. Too bad no one in truedelphi Jan 2012 #93

k&r Cameron27 Jan 2012 #54

I suspect it's more than progressives who will be enraged. woo me with science Jan 2012 #57

Just when it was starting to look.. sendero Jan 2012 #101

He's got it made. Who else will the majority vote for? Gingrich? Rmoney? AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #108

Bankers are the overlords sarcasmo Jan 2012 #58

K&R.... KoKo Jan 2012 #59

Color Me Furious... K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2012 #60

Most of the Progressives are gone..but another "K&R" in case more are lurking." n/t KoKo Jan 2012 #61

'most of the progressives are gone' sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author KoKo Jan 2012 #70

Glad you did! sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #74

Goldman Sachs owns Obama. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #65

Hard on Obama? This place is the joke. Xtraneous Jan 2012 #68

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! alp227 Jan 2012 #69

K&R n/t PhoenixAbove Jan 2012 #72

Again? Swede Jan 2012 #75

Kick Scurrilous Jan 2012 #77

The Banks Own The Place: blkmusclmachine Jan 2012 #78

Bill Moyers just produced a great show on the topic just1voice Jan 2012 #79

thanks for posting. dont understand how anyone can watch this and still support anyone in office xiamiam Jan 2012 #116

Obama is (fill in the blank), and progressives are furious. boppers Jan 2012 #81

Boppers, you stated “Oh, and underwater does not equal fraud.” ms.smiler Jan 2012 #87

What on earth would make a person think a credit rating agency, appraisal agency... boppers Jan 2012 #90

It is easy to be objective and make the comments you are making now that the truedelphi Jan 2012 #94

My "ears" stopped at: boppers Jan 2012 #99

It was h-a-p-p-e-n-i-n-g truedelphi Jan 2012 #129

I'm not arguing that it wasn't happening. boppers Jan 2012 #141

The real estate market can be risky, ronnie624 Jan 2012 #142

Engaging in gambling is not a crime. boppers Jan 2012 #143

Boppers, what party or organization should a homeowner trust for an appraisal or determination of ms.smiler Jan 2012 #97

What an odd set of questions. boppers Jan 2012 #102

Yes, homes can lose value. Many factors actually play a role in the value of a home. ms.smiler Jan 2012 #103

you make several points which i've also questioned xiamiam Jan 2012 #119

Heart felt appreciation for your turning the tables on that poster. truedelphi Jan 2012 #130

The headline's use of "progressives" minimizes what would be an outrage to everyone. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #82

So Rex Jan 2012 #83

Kick,, nom ...Obama needs to read Jefferson again Ichingcarpenter Jan 2012 #86

Which is why the Fed replaced *pure* private banking.... boppers Jan 2012 #92

And what do the attornies general say? lonestarnot Jan 2012 #96

Something we might all be able to agree on... quakerboy Jan 2012 #98

I am so sick and tired of criminals (individual and corporate) avebury Jan 2012 #104

More crime little fines and bigger bonuses kemah Jan 2012 #105

Political Push Moves a Deal on Mortgages Inches Closer ProSense Jan 2012 #107

Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #109

There are at least 4-5 duplicates of this exact same OP already posted. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #113

Looks like you found one (not me) slay Jan 2012 #118

here you go AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #120

Alternatively, top-down change is not feasible and instead WE ARE THE ONES WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. proverbialwisdom Jan 2012 #122

Just noticed your posting after I posted this and a few other articles on the subject. Better Believe It Jan 2012 #111

I Just noticed your posting after I posted this and a few other articles on the subject. Better Believe It Jan 2012 #112

Which is more important.. X_Digger Jan 2012 #114

When are we gonna let these corrupt criminal banks die already? Initech Jan 2012 #115

But.. but.. there are many - even here on DU - who claim Obama is perfect and can do no wrong slay Jan 2012 #117

No deal reached. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #121

If there were no settlements, the legal system would crash treestar Jan 2012 #123

Treestar, which approach seems prudent to you? ms.smiler Jan 2012 #124

Every case is going to be different treestar Jan 2012 #138

Totally agree with you. Especilly given that there are several truedelphi Jan 2012 #145

But there have been successful civil cases. In fact if it were not for those cases sabrina 1 Jan 2012 #128

K&R (nt) T S Justly Jan 2012 #125

I'm trying to decide how I feel about this in the reverse, i.e., what do I want the outcome to be. stevenleser Jan 2012 #134

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This message was self-deleted by its author redqueen Jan 2012 #144