Comments on: Hmmm … who is Krugman talking about?

By: Frostback

Frostback — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:09:01 +0000

I hate to be the guest complaining about the room temperature, but I visited this site, and immediately got the shivers. Maybe it’s just me, but everything seems off - starting with the fact that just about every minority is represented in the staffing. I know *that* sounds like a weird thing to say. What are the chances, tho? The tone is wrong, as well. It looks like a snare of some sort. Is this the type of blogging the washingtonpost or some paper was writing about recently?

Hope I didn’t screw up my welcome here…

By: Frostback

Frostback — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:24:03 +0000

When I first read the 11/06 Sun-Times interview of Obama re the house purchase, a couple of things struck me as strange: he used the term “to the best of my recollection” when asked ‘who approached who’ on the idea of buying jointly. I thought, “what the hell?”. He’s recently bought a 1.65 million mansion, and he adds a cavaet to his answer like ‘as I remember’?

The article also includes this:

“Obama and Rezko have been friends since 1990, and Obama said the Wilmette businessman raised as much as $60,000 for him during his political career. After Rezko’s indictment, Obama donated $11,500 to charity–a total that represents what Rezko contributed to the senator’s federal campaign fund.”

I could have sworn I read somewhere that the total raised by Rezko was $120,000. Am I wrong on that?

By: TeakWoodKite

TeakWoodKite — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:37:34 +0000

NAFTA was FUBAR out of the Gate. I recall the unions did raise hell only to be call protectionists. Go figure.

I look at the the video more in line with a personality trait of Obama’s.

I am surprised that during the debate the Texas North American trade road was not discussed as a whole lot a Texans are pissed about it. Rightfully so in my humble opinion.

By: justsomeone

justsomeone — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:01:49 +0000

mimi, the video you posted was posted this past week by Susan. I’ve thought about it. Blaming Obama for a plant relocating to Mexico is odd. Clinton’s NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is what opened the floodgates for that type of outsourcing/off shoring. The video alledges Obama fained sympathy for the disenfranchised workers but then did nothing. What was he suppose to do? He is now, however, advocating tweeking the tax code to penalize companies that off shore, rather than rewarding them. Currently there is no mechanism to punish them. I suggest you put the blame for NAFTA where the blame belongs. It remains to be seen if the WTO (World Trade Organization) will even allow punative measures to correct all the outsourcing & imbalances. The unions should of raised hell before NAFTA was ratified, by the time Jr. got his hands on it, it was a little too late.

By: mimi

mimi — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:29:15 +0000

Check this link out:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23255540#23255540

It’s a union leader in Ohio, a Hillary supporter really socking it to Obama.

By: Mike Howell

Mike Howell — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:45:58 +0000

FYI:

Either Obama never could have purchased the mansion without Rezko and/or he wanted the lot too. Rezko clearly never wanted or needed the lot.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/807793,CST-NWS-rside22.article

“The Wondisfords hired Jackson’s company, MetroPro Realty, to sell their mansion and the adjacent lot. Several people wanted to buy the lot without the house, but Jackson said the Wondisfords “insisted these two properties close on the same day.”

Obama and Rezko visited the property together, according to Obama’s campaign staff, then bought it. Obama has since called the deal “boneheaded” because, at the time, Rezko already was widely known to be under federal investigation.

Obama paid $1.65 million for the mansion — $300,000 below the asking price. Rezko’s wife, Rita Rezko, paid $625,000 — the full asking price — for the adjacent lot, then sold a piece of it to Obama. Rezko’s wife has since sold the property to Michael Sreenan, a former Rezko attorney. Now, Sreenan has hired Jackson to sell the lot.”

By: SusanUnPC

SusanUnPC — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:20:54 +0000

Jamal, I was grateful to find out about the problem and to respond to your post at your site. I hope you’ll add a little note that you heard from me. Although he’s “out of pocket,” Larry would heartily concur — and thank you for your excellent site. You’re in a scary position. I don’t envy you. The heat you’re taking must be unreal. Thank you for your courage.

Everyone should visit his site: http://www.stop-obama.org

By: SusanUnPC

SusanUnPC — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:54:24 +0000

Cloudy, that was a very sharp thing to do… I sent your link on to a couple pals, and hope they post about it.

There are some really great videos out there. I’m so smitten with “Bamboozled” — it’s up here at NoQ in lots of places — just use our handy-dandy search engine. The last time I posted it, it was at the end of the article so just scroll.

By: SusanUnPC

SusanUnPC — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:49:19 +0000

Oh my god. That is the best.

Will post shortly. WTG, MassLib.

By: wethornet

wethornet — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:29:39 +0000

if you did NOT click on the youtube video you might want to reconsider. time: 03:49

quite simply that might be the best video out there this political season. it is staggeringly good on many levels.

it uses music (the song’s a classic, and they do their own rewrite), it’s creative, it’s humorous, it’s powerful.