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Dragonfli

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67. I knew it would be, that's why I threw it out there for you.

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 01:44 PM

Apr 2014

and I felt it appropriate as the signal never does get through to that crowd regarding those pesky neo-liberal appointments they never discuss.

Surprise, but the quote you mentioned is also a favorite of mine! He actually used that during the informal talks he gave us at the Starwood neo-pagan festival/gathering in '93 (give or take a year - my memory for dates is only so reliable.)

I learned more during those few discussions than I have in most cases during a year of reading. It was so informal we were sitting in lawn chairs around a campfire in the woods drinking mead, he was one hell of a brilliant and funny guy to hang out with, knowledgeable on what appeared to be a nearly endless array of scientific fields, the privilege of my lifetime.

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Matt Taibbi: 'Hands Down' Bush Was Tougher On Corporate America Than Obama (REALLY?) [View all] SunsetDreams Apr 2014 OP

Enron was a criminal operation that fell into bankruptcy ucrdem Apr 2014 #1

THank you! I thought he was some lazy profiteering libertarian.. sucking Cha Apr 2014 #6

Some people think the earth is only 6000 years old too. cui bono Apr 2014 #24

+1 Enthusiast Apr 2014 #34

No kidding SunsetDreams Apr 2014 #11

+1,000 nt MADem Apr 2014 #18

Actually matt taibbi is some sucking profiteering libertarian a$$hole. No doubt. Cha Apr 2014 #42

I thought I was the only one who felt that way. mimi85 Apr 2014 #85

Hey mimi.. I Cha Apr 2014 #89

Hey Cha mimi85 Apr 2014 #92

Backatcha~ Cha Apr 2014 #99

You are debunking a claim that was not made cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #2

Where do they Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #3

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OMG this is Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #20

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A lot of it is just racist and sexist shit, too--the idea that being "degenerate" is hip or MADem Apr 2014 #59

What a dick. MohRokTah Apr 2014 #55

Matt's temperment sounds a bit familiar. n/t Whisp Apr 2014 #94

Thanks for the NNDB site! mimi85 Apr 2014 #83

Oh matt taibbi has to make his money somehow.. ragging Pres Obama. thank you Cha Apr 2014 #4

Omg... "Matt Taibbi is lazy" cui bono Apr 2014 #25

What a load of bullshit! Excellent journalist? mimi85 Apr 2014 #87

Obama has to do 2 or 3 times as much to be as "good" as bush. Hoyt Apr 2014 #5

bush was destroying America and Pres Obama is building it up.. on his own without Cha Apr 2014 #10

WOW, well put together and thank you for the truth ... MindMover Apr 2014 #7

As the 2014 election approaches.... Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #8

Speaking of which, Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #22

The dumbest fucking comment since Cenk Uygur said Obama was more conservative than Reagan... Drunken Irishman Apr 2014 #9

I'm thinking Taibbi is a fucking libertarian moron. cenk, taibbi and the rest make their $$$$$ Cha Apr 2014 #17

Cenk is useless. Wonder how that Current TV deal worked out for him? mimi85 Apr 2014 #88

Thank You!! Bookmarking until tomoorow. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #12

Weak sauce. OnyxCollie Apr 2014 #13

Well, there's this... MannyGoldstein Apr 2014 #14

Well, that's easy to explain. progressoid Apr 2014 #15

Manny!!! DeSwiss Apr 2014 #31

Well that certainly disproves Taibbi's absurd claims.. hands down! DCBob Apr 2014 #46

The anti-Obama folks are now trying to hype Bush. ProSense Apr 2014 #52

Well, ProSense Apr 2014 #51

+++ thank you. Whisp Apr 2014 #97

"This category can refer to crimes committed both within and against banks" Chathamization Apr 2014 #53

Looks to me like Bush started a trend deutsey Apr 2014 #56

Is Taibbi taking a paycheck from the RNC, or his is judgment impaired for other reasons? nt MADem Apr 2014 #16

Matt Taibbi is taking a paycheck from Pierre Omidyar who employs other libertarians making Cha Apr 2014 #26

Funny how there's so much nexus with all these guys and the old USSR...! MADem Apr 2014 #27

He is a performing monkey who needs to do his schtick on a semi-regular basis KittyWampus Apr 2014 #54

I think there may be something to that theory; MT's own assessment of himself MADem Apr 2014 #61

Wow. Did you pm "everyone" as soon as you posted this? cui bono Apr 2014 #21

WTF? No one "PM'd" me. Why would you use that as an argumentative technique? MADem Apr 2014 #29

Argumentative technique? Talk about "WTF?". cui bono Apr 2014 #75

You were the one who MADE the argument--that's why I "perceived" it. MADem Apr 2014 #77

Bingo! U4ikLefty Apr 2014 #80

Who appointed the SEC Chair? DeSwiss Apr 2014 #32

Don't expect a response any time soon, information on bad appointments are blocked transmissions Dragonfli Apr 2014 #39

One of my fav Wilson quotes! DeSwiss Apr 2014 #65

I knew it would be, that's why I threw it out there for you. Dragonfli Apr 2014 #67

put those idiots on ignore if you can't handle them, cui bono Skittles Apr 2014 #37

About your second question, see post 39 Dragonfli Apr 2014 #41

Anyone who disagrees with you is Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #66

No I didn't PM anyone. SunsetDreams Apr 2014 #73

why did you stop your list at 2009? Enrique Apr 2014 #28

The OP is full of historical facts of the Obama Admin going after Corporate Malfeasance and all you Cha Apr 2014 #33

CAREFUL or they will trot out THE LIST Skittles Apr 2014 #38

Why would you mock accomplishments ecstatic Apr 2014 #64

it's not "mocking accomplishments" Skittles Apr 2014 #69

Well said. And that person's post speaks volumes Number23 Apr 2014 #86

2008 Bush was President. That could be why. nt SunsetDreams Apr 2014 #72

I have to disagree with Mr. Taibbi on this point. Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #30

It's an "accounting" thing. As in, not being held accountable.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #36

Non of the links show the information for me? newfie11 Apr 2014 #40

I'm not sure what's going on, SunsetDreams Apr 2014 #74

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #43

I take anything Taibbi says with a huge grain of salt One of the 99 Apr 2014 #44

I take anything Tim Fernholz says with a huge grain of salt m-lekktor Apr 2014 #47

Except the author, Felix Salmon One of the 99 Apr 2014 #90

I don't see where he went after Bain Capital. . B Calm Apr 2014 #45

Maybe ProSense Apr 2014 #49

There's big money in trashing Obama from the so-called left MohRokTah Apr 2014 #50

Your title nailed it. If you do that, people who want to see that won't drill down into the details. stevenleser Apr 2014 #57

We need to recognize it for what it is, and push back against that bullshit. nt MADem Apr 2014 #62

it does have a strong libertarian side to it because liberals/democrats are not going JI7 Apr 2014 #70

that's what I've been saying.. Huge money in throwing out anything against the President Cha Apr 2014 #79

k&r... spanone Apr 2014 #60

kick nt stevenleser Apr 2014 #63

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It's actually embarrassing to watch the same old apologists reflexively tossing the same old Marr Apr 2014 #71

They are on autopilot. And they're having a malfunction so they can't seem to stop posting cui bono Apr 2014 #76

the attacks on Taibbi here... grasswire Apr 2014 #78

We need a bigger bus. U4ikLefty Apr 2014 #81

another similarity with the Bushbots Enrique Apr 2014 #91

Yep-- that's the one that jumps out at me as well. Marr Apr 2014 #96

Change Obama to Taibbi in your post and you have it right. nt stevenleser Apr 2014 #93

Surely you can do better than, "nuh-uh, YOU are". Marr Apr 2014 #95

The truth isn't always sophisticated. nt stevenleser Apr 2014 #98

Thank you, Mr. President! nt AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #82

Rec! Number23 Apr 2014 #84