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I guess profits are private

sciguy — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:50:00 -0500

I guess profits are private and risks are public. $700 Billion and what are the conditions? Should CEOs of the companies getting "bailed out" give up their compensation so that they get paid equal to a public employee? Should the U.S. Government get stocks in return for the money so they can sell them when the stock price rises again? Currently, one person gets to decide where the money goes. And that person cannot be overridden nor any lawsuit be filed. No oversight. Hey...isn't that what got us into this mess in the first place??

That's a bit more complex,

dbmasters — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:43:50 -0500

That's a bit more complex, and a silly comparison to boot.

Yes, it does burn me that my tax dollars are paying for the dishonesty and bad judgement of somebody else, I hate bailouts and handouts, but, at the same time, not being a financial expert by any means, I have no way of knowing what the fallouts for everybody would be if we didn't bail them out, the cost could be much greater over the long haul due to the impact it could have on the market and the economy as a whole...so I guess it comes down to what is for the good of the whole...it costs my tax dollars to bail them out, but what would it do to my life overall if we didn't.

It's a silly comparison because if we don't save some stubborn/stupid person from a storm they were warned about, it has absolutely zero impact on anyone but them.

So, what do you think of the

Shawn Hogendorf — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:11:15 -0500

So, what do you think of the expense of a $700 billion bailout for the financial industry?
I'm guessing that makes your blood boil...

I do it everyday when I pass

noconfidence — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:48:24 -0500

I do it everyday when I pass Panhandlers on the way to work.

But the issue is you taking a radio show serious, Pssssttt dont tell anyone but Triumph the comedy dog is a puppet.

Isn't there a certain point

dbmasters — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:59:06 -0500

Isn't there a certain point at which you could look somebody in the eye and say "you reap what you sow you friggin idiot."

More than that, isn't a few days of storm tracking, alerts and so on helping them? They decided not to heed that, so, well...

What ever happened to good ol' fashioned tough love?

To me, it's not about

Lori Carlson — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:05:43 -0500

To me, it's not about liberal or conservative; it's about whether you could look a person in the eye who was suffering and say, "I could help them, but I'm not going to."

In true Liberal fashion Lori

noconfidence — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:13:29 -0500

In true Liberal fashion Lori took the Mrs. Traen's Statement out of context. Seeing that you just stopped by 92.5 for a minute im sure you didnt listen to the whole segment? The KQRS morning show is exactly that a SHOW!!! its meant for entertainment if you want news go to WCCO.

I don't entirely disagree

dbmasters — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:21:25 -0500

I don't entirely disagree with Traen personally. I don't see a developing tornado and getting caught in it as nearly the same thing as having many days of warnings and simply being to stupid to leave your house.

Rescue them, yeah, rescue them, but they ****** well better pay for it, it's the price of stupidity.

Though I appreciate the spirit and compassion of Lori's argument, I find the expense of having to save people that knew for DAYS a serious storm was coming a total waste.

FoxNews do something

sciguy — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:40:00 -0500

FoxNews do something dishonest? FoxNews editing and taking words out of context to make democrats look bad? You are saying people at FoxNews intentionally deceived their viewers, knowing full well what they were doing was less than responsible journalism? Say it isn't so! The next thing you are going to tell me is that the Pope is Catholic!

I guess it's only good to

Joanna Miller — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:31:07 -0500

I guess it's only good to look like Sarah Palin if you're Tina Fey. This poor broadcaster is taking heat over her similar appearance to Palin:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/09/19/consiglio.palin.lookalike...

Speaking of Fox News, here's

Joanna Miller — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:08:56 -0500

Speaking of Fox News, here's a link to the network's review of the SNL Tina Fey skit, where she impersonates Palin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ne7IEGwBsM

For those of you who check

Shawn Hogendorf — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:07:57 -0500

For those of you who check out the rants and raves on the Web, here is a link to the video I was ranting about, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGqPxn7njqM&feature=related.
What do you think about the editing job?

Rants and Raves: Loud fundraiser, a Terri Traen wreck and firefighters who can work a grill

Lori Carlson — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:46:52 -0500

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