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Fanny, Freddie, and Obama
Washington Prowler ^ | 9/8/2008 12:08:38 AM

Posted on 09/18/2008 6:50:46 PM PDT by 11th_VA

When President George W. Bush nominated Henry Paulson to serve as Treasury Secretary, Republicans raised a red flag that Paulson, who, along with his wife, has strong ties to the Democrat party, would not be an honest broker with Republicans.

That seems to have been borne out, with sources inside of Treasury reporting that Paulson briefed Sen. Barack Obama and his campaign advisers on the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailout plan before offering such a briefing to the McCain campaign.

In fact, the McCain campaign had sought a similar briefing several days ago as word spread that a bailout plan was to be unveiled and had been turned down by Paulson's senior staff.

The next question is: Why was the Obama campaign so keen on getting advanced word about the bailout?

"They have a huge problem with the mortgage and housing market story, and everyone is missing it," says a Republican political media consultant with ties to the Obama campaign due to the bipartisan nature of the firm he does work with. (snip)

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: economicpolicy; fanniemae; franklinraines; freddiemac; govwatch; mccainpalin; obama
This is getting more interesting all the time ...
1 posted on 09/18/2008 6:50:46 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

Don’t forget Bernie who died shortly after being reemed out by Obammie for using profanity at one of the Obamanoid get togethers.


2 posted on 09/18/2008 6:54:17 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (McCain/Palin '08. For change you won't have to "believe in." You'll be able to see it.)
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To: 11th_VA

bastards.... that seems to cover it....


3 posted on 09/18/2008 6:54:28 PM PDT by pointsal
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To: 11th_VA

Who manages the financial services regulatory agencies and answers to the President? Barney Frank. Maybe Frank was to busy boarding prostitutes to pay attention to the Federal Reserve, SEC, US Treasury, Fannie Mae and the other important financial services regulators.

Barney Frank is a text book definition for being gross incompetent and overtly negligent. He heads up the United States House Committee on Financial Services! He is directly responsible for the collapse of the banking industry. But you will never see a hearing with him on the hot seat.

Barney Frank must resign.

Most of America does not know that 2 major Russian stock exchanges have been halted for 3 days due to financial instability with their banking system.

This is serious.....Obama would let the UN make the decisions.


4 posted on 09/18/2008 6:56:30 PM PDT by aclusux.com (visit my site at http://www.aclusux.com)
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The MSM isn’t saying word one about this. Until they do, this will remain an internet news item


5 posted on 09/18/2008 7:00:25 PM PDT by shadeaud ( rs)
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To: 11th_VA

bookmark for later.


6 posted on 09/18/2008 7:02:39 PM PDT by IrishCatholic (No local communist or socialist party chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing.)
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To: 11th_VA

Once more. Jorge El Segundo demonstrated his loss of touch with reality with this guy.

Most conservatives and “real” Republicans will live to curse the name of Bush.


7 posted on 09/18/2008 7:04:41 PM PDT by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)
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"They have a huge problem with the mortgage and housing market story, and everyone is missing it," says a Republican political media consultant with ties to the Obama campaign due to the bipartisan nature of the firm he does work with. (snip)

Wrong. They are ignoring it.

8 posted on 09/18/2008 7:04:59 PM PDT by groanup ("Always buy stocks after a spectacular bankruptcy")
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Will someone explain to me what the deal is with Pres Bush and Democrats? I couldn’t believe when I heard that Paulson had briefed Obama before briefing Sen McCain.

Same thing happened with Condi Rice and Obama over Georgia.

Then we have election night 2006 and for weeks after with Pres Bush being happy to work with the Dem leadership. He very seldom stands up to them on anything.

Just whose side is President Bush on in this race? This enquiring mind would like to know which I am missing in the equation!


9 posted on 09/18/2008 7:08:12 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( BOOMER SOONER -- VOTE FOR McCAIN/PALIN2008! LetsGetThisRight.com)
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To: shadeaud

where is Judicial Watch when you need them?......we need a LOUD voice and we don’t have it.....though I think Glenn Beck is finally finding his manhood on this crap.....


10 posted on 09/18/2008 7:17:57 PM PDT by cherry
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To: 11th_VA
When President George W. Bush nominated Henry Paulson to serve as Treasury Secretary, Republicans raised a red flag that Paulson, who, along with his wife, has strong ties to the Democrat party, would not be an honest broker with Republicans.

Bush is pathetic

What a patsy

Leaves all the Clinton people in power--gets screwed by Kennedy and Daschle after kissing their butts

And he still doesn't learn
11 posted on 09/18/2008 8:06:44 PM PDT by uncbob
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The problem with Bush is he is not (and never was) a partisan. He’s always wanted to ‘play nice’ with the RATs, and now he (and all of us) have gotten burned real bad. No wonder he has such a low approval rating (it would be possible without the conservative vote pulling those ratings down).


12 posted on 09/18/2008 8:12:11 PM PDT by LibFreeUSA (..)
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But you will never see a hearing with him on the hot seat.

"Hot bottom" on the hot seat?

13 posted on 09/19/2008 3:42:56 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs...nothing more than Bald Haired Hippies!)
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