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Tony_FLADEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:04 AM
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Bill Bennett to lead Bush's SS privitization effort.
<http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_02_20.php#004857>

Gambler wants to convince others to put SS in the stock market.

:wtf:
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zann725 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:06 AM
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1. We are in trouble now! What an elitest sociopath!
n/t
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SHRED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:07 AM
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2. Not only is he a gambler
He is a goddamn cigarette smoking, alcoholic, hypocrite.

That fat pig can kiss my ass.

:nuke:
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:08 AM
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3. Wow, that's appropriate.
Not only a gambler, but a massive loser.
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LiviaOlivia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:09 AM
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4. Oh the irony!
Really, who the fuck are they kidding? Sick bastards.

And fuck Bush.
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Mandate My Ass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:10 AM
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5. Old Billy Boy is gonna be feedin' those slots again real soon
He's just perfect for this job being that he threw shitloads of money down an empty hole and yet went on to prosper.
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flordehinojos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:11 AM
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6. oh, my God. They (BUSH & CO.) couldn't have put up a more PUKE ALERT GUY
even if they had INTENTIONALLY TRIED TO ... Maybe the tables are beginning to turn against Bush and Bill Bennett as his Social Security Reform Czar is a good omen for the rest of AMERICA ... WHO IN THESE AMERICAS TODAY WOULD LISTEN TO ANYTHING BILL BENNETT HAS TO SAY??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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Armstead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 01:28 AM
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21. He's also a talk show host
If he doesn't quit that gig to do this, that could raise interesting conflict of interest questions
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Mist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:12 AM
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7. A gambling addict to sell us on *'s Soc.Sec. "plan" (snicker) n/t
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:13 AM
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8. Bill Bennett blows 8 mil in casinos
Edited on Tue Feb-22-05 12:15 AM by Erika
and thinks anyone will listen to him? I can hardly wait until his first lecture to mimimum wage workers.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:15 AM
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9. Why, don't they like AARP's message to its
members?

"THE SOLUTION SHOULDN'T BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM-NO PRIVATE ACCOUNTS WITH SOCIAL SECURITY DOLLARS!"

bush spokepeople remind me of the old west outlaws ..when only the dirtiest, lowdown varmints could join the gang that marauded through towns.
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Proud2BAmurkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:19 AM
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A scumbag hypocrite hired to lie about SS. Appropriate.
n/t
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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:19 AM
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10. Don't worry, Bill's got his rabbit's foot working on senior's investments.
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Booster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:22 AM
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11. I swear this entire administration acts like they know they should
all be in jail and are doing everything they can think of to get themselves in hot water. I cannot believe that real conservative Republicans can accept this as a great idea. Come on, people, get you heads out of your collective asses and help us put an end to this nightmare. I'm on SS now, so, supposedly, this doesn't affect me, but I do feel sorry for the baby boomers right behind me. This is the worst appointment yet by the baby chimp; it's as if he's saying to himself, "what can I do next to piss off EVERYBODY?' Of course, the media will say this was an excellent choice because old Bill sure knows how to gamble.
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:27 AM
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12. Leave no child a dime
is what the administration represents. If Bennett had a dime, he'd bet it in Vegas or Atlantic City. This man should be booed everytime he appears on stage.
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flyarm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:34 AM
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13. stop you are killing me..lol...a gambler with my s.s. money??
you have to be kidding!!! he gambles millions away and gets caught lying about it ..and if anyone thinks they are giving him the key to the unlocked lock box with my s.s. money...well i just may jump from a bridge!! or die crying!!

wtf???????????????????????????????????????

i guess the right wingers will say when he gambles all there money away.............he was a nice born again gambler!!

if this wasn't so * admin and the norm now..put crooks sndf murderers in charge of our money and our kids..it would be hysterical...

but i believe anything from these phony assed religous nut cases!!

fly
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Pachamama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 01:20 AM
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18. Of course they aren't kidding - their plan is to gamble away our future,
so who better qualified than Bennett himself, a bonafide gambler!

It's unreal, isn't it? I keep thinking it can't get worse, but it does....they do it so blatantly too...

Wake me up from this nightmare... :grr:
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quaoar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:39 AM
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14. Bennett is a great choice
I'm sure he could bet the entire Social Security Trust Fund on the roulette wheel at Vegas and triple our money!
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 12:53 AM
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15. Speaking of scumbag hypocrites,
Edited on Tue Feb-22-05 12:53 AM by swag
let's not forget that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's campaign lost half a million in the stock market, and he wants us to share his joy with our Social Security money.
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Auntie Bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 01:05 AM
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16. WHAT!!!!!! #%*)&&%#@ The worlds worst sleazy hypocritical
stupid gambler that lost millions is now going to be in charge of our
S.S. Money!!!!! He lost all his money when it was his...now he is going to be in charge of all OUR money and Gamble that away? :scared: How are we suppose to have confidence in our future? Does George do anything right?
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 01:19 AM
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17. It could work to our advantage.. A Las Vegas Gambler eager
to get his hands on Granny's SS.. Those slots are a-callin'.."Come to Momma, Billy Boy"..."Baby need new shoes".."Seven Come Eleven".."Let It Ride"..

Our *² is a piece of work, eh??

Next thing we know, he'll appoint Neil Bush to head up a commission to "Help Stamp Out Prostitution"
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two gun sid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 01:24 AM
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19. I hope Bill puts mine on black. 50-50 chance with roulette.
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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 01:25 AM
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20. Pathetic.
:eyes:
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gumby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 02:07 AM
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22. Don't forget the dominatrix
Well, Bennett really IS a bad boy.

http://nypress.com/17/7/news&columns/signorile.cfm
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-05 02:10 AM
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23. BREAKING: WHite House Puts Compulsive Gambler in Charge of Your
Social Security insurance.
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