:o} On Dec 26, 4:20 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > I finally had the nerve to confess this new passion to a son who will > probably faint upon reading it! :-) Disgruntled with politics, I find > solace in Rush's daily sermons. His throat clearings, his wheezes, his > stentorian pronouncements- hey! it's easier than being married to him, > Mike! > > On Dec 25, 4:43 am, "mike [never forget] 532" > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > a crush on rush ? oh say it isn't so miss rigsy ! :o} > > > On Dec 25, 5:39 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Take it easy on Rush, mike. I have developed a crush on him! And Obama > > > is not worth 38 million a year. Why? > > > > On Dec 25, 4:33 am, "mike [never forget] 532" > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Conservatives' Crazy Conspiracy Theories About the > > > > Econapocalypsehttp://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/114915/ > > > > Keep in mind, these aren't just some poor men ranting on a street > > > > corner; they are well-paid, well-connected conservative media > > > > personalities > > > > For a while, before the presidential campaign, conservatives on Fox > > > > News and talk radio had an idea: the economy wasn't that bad, but > > > > Americans had been led to believe it was, thanks to an elaborate > > > > conspiracy involving the media and Democrats. > > > > > After the election, high-profile conservatives, including Bill > > > > O'Reilly and Karl Rove, publicly described a new theory: an elaborate > > > > conspiracy involving the media and Democrats is still working to > > > > convince Americans the economy is in bad shape, so as to help Barack > > > > Obama appear even more impressive when conditions turn around. > > > > > This week, we have yet another conspiracy theory, this time from Rush > > > > Limbaugh, who's just delusional enough to believe Democrats, most > > > > notably Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), deliberately created the global > > > > economic crisis for partisan gain. > > > > > Here's how Limbaugh's conspiracy theory goes: Schumer caused on run > > > > on > > > > IndyMac bank in California this summer, in order to create a feeling > > > > of financial panic amongst the public. Democrats then capitalized on > > > > this panic with electoral wins in the White House and Congress. The > > > > purpose of gaining this power, according to Limbaugh, was to > > > > nationalize U.S. industries: > > > > > "Who's benefiting? Aside from the people being bailed out. The > > > > Democrat [sic] Party and Barack Obama are benefiting. > > > > > "They got elected, they increased their numbers in the House, they > > > > increased their numbers in the Senate, they got the White House now, > > > > and they've got a crisis that people think can only be fixed with the > > > > all-mighty and powerful government interceding to save this or to > > > > save > > > > that, when in fact, the government is going to nationalize the > > > > automobile industry. It's going to nationalize some banks. It's going > > > > to nationalize the mortgage industry, and may end up nationalizing > > > > the > > > > automobile industry." > > > > > Keep in mind, this isn't just some poor man ranting on a street > > > > corner; this is a well-paid, well-connected conservative media > > > > personality. > > > > > It just doesn't occur to any of these clowns that the economy really > > > > is in awful shape, and Bush's conservative economic policies fueled > > > > the crisis. Since reality couldn't possibly be true, Limbaugh, > > > > O'Reilly, Rove, and others concoct these bizarre ideas about > > > > conspiracies to help them make sense of the world. It's kind of sad, > > > > really. > > > > > Krugman added, "Why does such stuff flourish? Probably because there > > > > is no punishment for it -- as long as you're on the right, and I mean > > > > right, side."- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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