Comments on: Wall Street Witch Hunts http://radioviceonline.com/wall-street-witch-hunts/ The blog home of The Jim Vicevich Show Thu, 24 May 2012 20:46:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: davis http://radioviceonline.com/wall-street-witch-hunts/comment-page-1/#comment-3330 davis Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:00:30 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=9271#comment-3330 Cantor is now  a "weak kneed Republican"?  That's should be  news to him too. Cantor is now  a "weak kneed Republican"?  That's should be  news to him too.

]]> By: Bruce Twambly http://radioviceonline.com/wall-street-witch-hunts/comment-page-1/#comment-3329 Bruce Twambly Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:58:51 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=9271#comment-3329 Ok - let's put some numbers on this (and all other comments like "they voted on this" and "they all do that"). On the House bill to impose the additional tax, 96% of Democrats voted for the bill and 48% of Republicans voted for the bill.  This is after days of propaganda press railing and preying on populist sentiment in an effort to deflect the fact that they knew this was coming all along in the first place.  I'm not surprised that some weak kneed Republicans are riding the wave - I disagree, but I'm not surprised. I think we can all be mad as some executives who (arguably) should not get a bonus did, but we should all be outraged and on guard as to the power of a propagandizing press and the willingness of Democrats in both Congress and the White House to purposely abuse the public trust.  The fact that the bonuses were specifically negotiated and protected in the Stimulus bill clearly indicates that the current grandstanding is political theatre and a conscious attempt to lie to the public.  Personally, I think the protection was put in there to protect their "friendly" executives in places like Fannie and Freddie and they (Rahm and the boys) thought that they could pick on only AIG as the demon of the day.  This may have backfired a bit as they propaganda machine may have been too efficient. Ok – let's put some numbers on this (and all other comments like "they voted on this" and "they all do that").

On the House bill to impose the additional tax, 96% of Democrats voted for the bill and 48% of Republicans voted for the bill.  This is after days of propaganda press railing and preying on populist sentiment in an effort to deflect the fact that they knew this was coming all along in the first place.  I'm not surprised that some weak kneed Republicans are riding the wave – I disagree, but I'm not surprised.

I think we can all be mad as some executives who (arguably) should not get a bonus did, but we should all be outraged and on guard as to the power of a propagandizing press and the willingness of Democrats in both Congress and the White House to purposely abuse the public trust.  The fact that the bonuses were specifically negotiated and protected in the Stimulus bill clearly indicates that the current grandstanding is political theatre and a conscious attempt to lie to the public.  Personally, I think the protection was put in there to protect their "friendly" executives in places like Fannie and Freddie and they (Rahm and the boys) thought that they could pick on only AIG as the demon of the day.  This may have backfired a bit as they propaganda machine may have been too efficient.

]]> By: Dimsdale http://radioviceonline.com/wall-street-witch-hunts/comment-page-1/#comment-3324 Dimsdale Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:06:18 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=9271#comment-3324 Democrats and the teacher's unions have made the "simple folk" simple, by deliberately failing to teach civics and economics in high school (not to mention science and math).  With a complicit media, they have 24 hour outlets for their tripe.   Imagine what it would be like without the "rest of the story" from conservative talk shows... Democrats and the teacher's unions have made the "simple folk" simple, by deliberately failing to teach civics and economics in high school (not to mention science and math).  With a complicit media, they have 24 hour outlets for their tripe.   Imagine what it would be like without the "rest of the story" from conservative talk shows…

]]> By: davis http://radioviceonline.com/wall-street-witch-hunts/comment-page-1/#comment-3315 davis Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:13:31 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=9271#comment-3315 Republicans voted for the tax and have also been railing and inflaming. Everybody loves this food fight, because the "simple folks" eat it up. Republicans voted for the tax and have also been railing and inflaming. Everybody loves this food fight, because the "simple folks" eat it up.

]]> By: Wayne SW http://radioviceonline.com/wall-street-witch-hunts/comment-page-1/#comment-3314 Wayne SW Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:17:11 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=9271#comment-3314 This AIG bonus flap is a deliberate ruse by Congress to rile up Americans at a level that many  Americans can relate.....i.e.   Hate the Rich folk.  It is easy to conjur up rath against the "haves" from the "have nots".  To fan the flames of out rage at $164 Million presented by the New Axis of Evil  (DEM/LIB/MSM) is easy for the "simple folk" to grasp. Yet, $727 Billion here, $412 Billion there , is not an issue....huh  This AIG bonus flap is a deliberate ruse by Congress to rile up Americans at a level that many  Americans can relate…..i.e.   Hate the Rich folk.  It is easy to conjur up rath against the "haves" from the "have nots". 

To fan the flames of out rage at $164 Million presented by the New Axis of Evil  (DEM/LIB/MSM) is easy for the "simple folk" to grasp.

Yet, $727 Billion here, $412 Billion there , is not an issue….huh 

]]> By: Dimsdale http://radioviceonline.com/wall-street-witch-hunts/comment-page-1/#comment-3303 Dimsdale Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:33:34 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=9271#comment-3303 One wonders how many of them were genuinely outraged because the majority of them didn't bother to read the bill. Continuity?  I would rather see competence (or at least competent staffs who can tell these schmucks what to do....). Remember the old adage "there's never time to do a job right, but there's always time to do it over?"  Think of that in the rush to pass these stimulus/bailout bills and the subsequent band aids they scramble to pass to fix what shouldn't have been broken in the first place. One wonders how many of them were genuinely outraged because the majority of them didn't bother to read the bill.

Continuity?  I would rather see competence (or at least competent staffs who can tell these schmucks what to do….).

Remember the old adage "there's never time to do a job right, but there's always time to do it over?"  Think of that in the rush to pass these stimulus/bailout bills and the subsequent band aids they scramble to pass to fix what shouldn't have been broken in the first place.

]]> By: SoundOffSister http://radioviceonline.com/wall-street-witch-hunts/comment-page-1/#comment-3300 SoundOffSister Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:19:03 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=9271#comment-3300 Congress passed a law allowing the AIG bonuses, and, approximately a month later, Congress becomes outraged at the law they passed, so, they "tax away" the bonuses.  Is it too much to ask that we have some continuity in the position of our leaders...at least for more than 4 weeks? Congress passed a law allowing the AIG bonuses, and, approximately a month later, Congress becomes outraged at the law they passed, so, they "tax away" the bonuses.  Is it too much to ask that we have some continuity in the position of our leaders…at least for more than 4 weeks?

]]> By: davis http://radioviceonline.com/wall-street-witch-hunts/comment-page-1/#comment-3297 davis Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:57:50 +0000 http://radioviceonline.com/?p=9271#comment-3297 The vote was a lousy idea, but you should check on who voted for it. Not just Dems and, of all the people, Erik Cantor. The vote was a lousy idea, but you should check on who voted for it. Not just Dems and, of all the people, Erik Cantor.

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