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[supmet]

Originally Posted by jambo101

The reps seem really at odds with this bailout issue,I'm not a big fan of taxpayer funded bailouts but in this case it was a necessary evil,to let the core of your financial system collapse would have lost America its financial credibility around the world and in this time of global markets and economies the reprecussions of such an event would have made the great depression seem like a picnic,Generations of living beyond ones means has finally caught up to America and its time to pay the piper.But i do have confidence in Americas resiliency that it will emerge from this mess and remain one of the best countries in the world to live to fulfill ones dreams.

See what I mean?

"normally I'm against it, but in THIS case............"

This is EXACTLY what I was talking about america creating legislation out of "emergency" This fact is only compounded 100 times by the fact there is NO true journalism on TV(where 90% of americans get their news), and every reporter is getting paid to feed you lies.

Make an emergency. Use the news to blow it out of proportion. Pass any law you want. rinse. repeat.


The shit was gonna hit the fan regardless of the banking/housing fiasco. Labor prices in china going up = all the business that were just barely getting by repackaging chinese goods are fucked. Unskilled labor(and even some skilled labor) being replaced by robots and machines = huge unemployment rates. Giving good money to bad people isn't gonna make any situation better.

Stop making rash knee-jerk reactions. Let the people who are bad with money run their course to bankruptcy. Let the smart people who didn't lose money take over. The government and the people need to stop needless spending. Some hard work and buckling down is the only thing that will get us out... Throwing money away is only going to make it worse.

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by supmet

This is EXACTLY what I was talking about america creating legislation out of "emergency" This fact is only compounded 100 times by the fact there is NO true journalism on TV(where 90% of americans get their news), and every reporter is getting paid to feed you lies.

Make an emergency. Use the news to blow it out of proportion. Pass any law you want. rinse. repeat.

So if all the news media are feeding us lies and BS where do you get your reliable sources of news?.

[supmet]

Originally Posted by jambo101

So if all the news media are feeding us lies and BS where do you get your reliable sources of news?.

The most truthful news show on TV is the daily show. Really if you don't understand how horribly filtered, scripted, paid off fox, cnn, and nbc are, you need to watch the daily show. I don't align all my views with Jon Stewart, but his show has done more for journalism than anything in my lifetime. When they play 17 news clips in a row from 5 different stations, and the reporters are all spitting the same lines word for word, I don't need much more proof that the major news corporations are all reading from the same script they were handed. When Stewart made Cramer look like the worlds biggest ass, and called him out on being a sell out, Cramer could say nothing. Yet he still has a show on CNBC. Yes the guy that told you to buy AIG, told you to buy bear sterns, and there is video evidence of him recommending short selling - he's giving you economic advice still.

Aside from the daily show, the internet is my primary news source

[jambo101]

I watched Jon Stewart show on a recent trip to Fla.Very good show,unfortunately he doesnt get televised up here in Canada.we get CBC newsworld Cnn,cbs,Nbc and Abc and we get nothing like Beck ,Limbaugh,Hannity,Coulter,OReilly and the like.

[enobmort42]

Originally Posted by jambo101

I watched Jon Stewart show on a recent trip to Fla.Very good show,unfortunately he doesnt get televised up here in Canada.we get CBC newsworld Cnn,cbs,Nbc and Abc and we get nothing like Beck ,Limbaugh,Hannity,Coulter,OReilly and the like.

that's unfortunate. i've recently been turned on to the FreeTalkLive podcasts. google it and check out an episode. they're all about giving a less biased/more objective look at the issues.

when i'm not listening to that, i've got my radio set to Real Radio 104.1. i've never been a fan of talk radio until i heard this station =P

[Phaeton]

Originally Posted by jambo101

So if all the news media are feeding us lies and BS where do you get your reliable sources of news?.

www.fark.com I get allll my news from there.

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by Phaeton

www.fark.com I get allll my news from there.

Interesting news site,definitely gets away from most of the political crap.