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Bonfire of the Bailout Vanities (Ready to scream alert!)
Lots of frustrated Freepers ^ | 9/30/08 | Me

Posted on 09/30/2008 11:30:13 AM PDT by Constitution Day

I think I speak for more than a few here when I say:

I think I'm going to scream if I see another vanity thread on the bailout bill!

Crap. I just saw one.

AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I feel better now. Thank you.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Testing; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: bailout; bailoutvanity; stopthemadness; vanities

1 posted on 09/30/2008 11:30:15 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day

Yeah, it was yours....


2 posted on 09/30/2008 11:31:09 AM PDT by madison10
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To: Constitution Day

When was the last time you had an oral examination on your hand?


3 posted on 09/30/2008 11:31:25 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: madison10

Probably.


4 posted on 09/30/2008 11:32:20 AM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: theDentist

LOL! Are you volunteeering?


5 posted on 09/30/2008 11:33:02 AM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: Constitution Day

I second that...especially since quite a few have been whining defeatist attitudes.
Geesh...enough already.


6 posted on 09/30/2008 11:33:09 AM PDT by donnab (some people use change to promote their careers...others use their careers to promote change.)
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To: Rebelbase; padre35

Ahem


7 posted on 09/30/2008 11:33:35 AM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: Constitution Day
May I scream back if I see another vanity complaining about too many vanities?


8 posted on 09/30/2008 11:34:54 AM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: Constitution Day

I agree.... way too many vanities.


9 posted on 09/30/2008 11:35:04 AM PDT by Random Access
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To: Constitution Day

DITTO AND AMEN!!!!!!!!! I’ve been trying to get news on this site and the reactions to it from the AMAZING minds of the FReepers here but the vanities for the past few days have made it almost impossible to get information!


10 posted on 09/30/2008 11:35:41 AM PDT by mpackard (Read my Lip-Stick)
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To: Constitution Day

hehe. i like your sense of humor.

11 posted on 09/30/2008 11:35:55 AM PDT by robomatik ((wine plug: renascentvineyards.com cabernet sauvignon, riesling, and merlot))
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To: Constitution Day
This is beyond irritating. It's getting INSANE.

Over the past couple of weeks, we have been beseiged by FReepers -- some with old sign-up-dates! -- who, when they're not posting vanities, are posting links to videos with intelligent commentary like: WATCH THIS YOU HAVE TO SEE IT OMG!

People, this isn't Vanity Central, nor is it a subsidiary of YouTube.

12 posted on 09/30/2008 11:36:19 AM PDT by JennysCool (A man who served his country well vs. a walking Che poster. Is it really that tough a choice?)
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To: Constitution Day; Jersey Republican Biker Chick
Well excuse me!

It just so happens that my opinion on this is evolving, seeing as I had/have such a loose "grasp" on the topic as it stands.

Therefore, everytime a new idea passes through my head, or I catch a snippet of conversation on the radio or at the water cooler, I run right back to my desk and furiously type away at another vanity to share with everyone.

It's not like I'm posting a dozen of them a day. Yesterday it was 18.

I'm going to dig up all my recent vanities and ping you to them so you can apologize to me (on most of them, you'll be the first response.)

Owl_Eagle

There are people who are surrounded by bigots
and know it is wrong, but are afraid to be vocal against it.
These people are going to pull the lever for Obama
and they are not being polled.
angee_is_mad, DUmmy

13 posted on 09/30/2008 11:36:31 AM PDT by Owl_Eagle (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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To: Constitution Day
I never volunteer when I have the option of billing a patient, even for minor consultations.

That'll be $45.

14 posted on 09/30/2008 11:36:41 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: Constitution Day

vanity of vanities...


15 posted on 09/30/2008 11:37:06 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Community Organizers for McCain-Palin now at http://www.cafepress.com/writeside)
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To: Constitution Day
We're gonna bail out
Fannie Mae, then Freddie Mac,
then AIG, then WAMU...
Yeeeeaaaarrgggghhhh!!

16 posted on 09/30/2008 11:37:07 AM PDT by evets (beer)
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To: Constitution Day

As long as it made you feel better ...

I’ll go get some penguins.


17 posted on 09/30/2008 11:37:10 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("I always expect the worst from the RATS and they always deliver." ~ rrrod)
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To: silverleaf

By all means!


18 posted on 09/30/2008 11:37:11 AM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: Constitution Day
Dear Secretary Paulson:

I would like to welcome your investment in "Free Republic Vanity Futures". This is a can't miss deal if there ever was one.

19 posted on 09/30/2008 11:37:12 AM PDT by Notary Sojac (I'll back the bailout if Angelo Mozilo lets me borrow his Lamborghini on Saturday nights.)
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To: Tax-chick

20 posted on 09/30/2008 11:38:28 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("I always expect the worst from the RATS and they always deliver." ~ rrrod)
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To: JennysCool
People, this isn't Vanity Central, nor is it a subsidiary of YouTube.

Thank you.

All kidding aside, FR has been nearly unreadable lately because of all the "WATCH THIS YOU HAVE TO SEE IT OMG!" posts.

21 posted on 09/30/2008 11:41:20 AM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: Tax-chick

How cute!

Thank you.


22 posted on 09/30/2008 11:41:40 AM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: Tax-chick

How cute!

Thank you.


23 posted on 09/30/2008 11:41:40 AM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: theDentist

Thank you, I’ll be glad to pay you in some WaMu stock. :))


24 posted on 09/30/2008 11:45:01 AM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: Constitution Day
I thank you for the opportunity of your vanity in order to post this radio phone call taken by local (Raleigh, NC) conservative talk show host Bill LuMaye. This call was from NC congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R) about the bailout bill vote defeat.

In the call she mentions Bill Isaac (former head of the FDIC under Carter and Reagan), met with Republicans and a small group of Dems to present an alternate plan that doesn't spend any taxpayer $$. He tried to talk to Dems and President Bush also but they wouldn't listen to him.

The 12 min clip can be found here Congresswoman Foxx on Bailout Bill She said the Republicans have submitted an alternate bill which is basically this plan put out by Bill Isaac. I will try and find it later but I have to leave now.

25 posted on 09/30/2008 11:47:23 AM PDT by mykdsmom
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To: robomatik

Thank you!

Nice vanity, BTW.


26 posted on 09/30/2008 11:54:31 AM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: Constitution Day
I was just about to put a vanity up about how the Bailout is actually a secret plot against the US run by the Queen, Colonel Sanders and the Jews.

I'm series.

27 posted on 09/30/2008 11:55:46 AM PDT by tcostell (MOLON LABE - http://freenj.blogspot.com - RadioFree NJ)
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To: Constitution Day; robomatik

Penguins are okay, but I really like the country-French stenciled vanity.


28 posted on 09/30/2008 11:56:23 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("I always expect the worst from the RATS and they always deliver." ~ rrrod)
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To: evets

LOL!! Very funny.


29 posted on 09/30/2008 11:57:23 AM PDT by Ken H
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To: Constitution Day

"All vanity posters report to my office immediately."

30 posted on 09/30/2008 12:01:44 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: tcostell
I was just about to put a vanity up about how the Bailout is actually a secret plot against the US run by the Queen, Colonel Sanders and the Jews.

I'm series.

Yeah, but how do the Illuminati, the Bilderburgers and the Trilateral Commission fit in there?

And how about the Stonecutter's Guild?

Huh?

31 posted on 09/30/2008 12:09:24 PM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: evets

LMAO!


32 posted on 09/30/2008 12:09:54 PM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: mykdsmom

Wow!

E-mail me that if you find it. I have a work related dinner to attend tonight but I will check when I get home.

Thanks MKM!


33 posted on 09/30/2008 12:40:17 PM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: Notary Sojac

Jeez. Ain’t THAT the truth!


34 posted on 09/30/2008 12:46:06 PM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: Constitution Day

Wanna swap a week of Terry Schiavo vanities for a week of bailout vanities?


35 posted on 09/30/2008 1:04:30 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Constitution Day
Hey, check it out:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bailoutvanity/index?tab=articles
I keyworded all the bail out vanities with "bailoutvanity" and now I can just skip from one to the other and filter out all the ridiculous NON-bail out vanities.

I was thinking of starting my own website: bailoutvanity.blogspot.typepad.com and it could serve, y'know, as an "information clearinghouse" for underinformed folks like myself opining on the bail out.

C.D., I'll FReepmail you with a link when I get it set up.

Owl_Eagle

There are people who are surrounded by bigots
and know it is wrong, but are afraid to be vocal against it.
These people are going to pull the lever for Obama
and they are not being polled.
angee_is_mad, DUmmy

36 posted on 09/30/2008 1:24:56 PM PDT by Owl_Eagle (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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To: JennysCool

All Is Vanity

1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
3 What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun?

It is all vanity...


37 posted on 09/30/2008 1:26:33 PM PDT by padre35 (Sarah Palin is the one we've been waiting for..Rom 10.10..)
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To: Owl_Eagle

LOL!

You are ever so helpful.


38 posted on 09/30/2008 1:42:10 PM PDT by Constitution Day (don't panic)
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To: Constitution Day

The 2 hours he just spent on the air with the CEO of BB&T was even MORE insightful then yesterday with Foxx. I missed most of it because I was in the Drs office but this guy said if this abomination passes in it’s present form it will destroy our economy even further. He had some pretty good ideas on how to react to this. I’m sure Bill will post it tomorrow on the website. He also said he has sent it in a letter to all of the NC congress critters.


39 posted on 09/30/2008 2:24:41 PM PDT by mykdsmom
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