Income inequality has increased, as the rich have gotten windfalls while the middle class has seen incomes stagnate. Fewer and fewer of your citizens have access to affordable housing, healthcare or security in retirement. Even life expectancy has dropped. And when your economic woes went from chronic to acute, you responded -- like so many Third World states have -- with an extensive program of nationalizing private companies and assets. Your mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now state owned and controlled, and this week your reinsurance giant AIG was effectively nationalized, with the Federal Reserve Board seizing an 80% equity stake in the flailing company.

Ahhhh, the glorious republican vision at work.

The elites are pillaging the US economy, and all real assets.
This is just the beginning.

Define : real assets.

Is China a third world nation?

If so, I guess the U.S. is too since Communist China nows owns us.

Bush borrowed billions from Communist China to fund his war in Iraq and the debt grows by the hour.

Second largest group of illegal aliens pouring into the U.S. are Chinese.

Bush continues his one-sided, unfair free trade deals with Communist China enriching them and improvishing us.

Bush had managed to sell off many of our U.S. assets to Communist China and other foreign nations. If fact today, China is in talks about buying Merrill Lynch. Will there be anything in American not owned by Communist China?

So yeah, if China is a third world country then we're right behind them. Actually, China is richer than we are.

Can you speak Mandarin or Cantonese? Better start learning.

Since Bush and the Republicans have been in power the United States has seen the greatest transfer of its wealth out of this country than at any time in the entire history of the United States.

Ummm remember 911. Remember the market crash in 9/11. The start of all the chaos. Homeland security, phone taps, wire taps and need for protection from a terrorist attack....

The border is still wide open! Oil costs more and more and the dollar dropped. Congress refuses to be energy independent and the banks go bankrupt. Wow!

Obama tax us to death soon......

Go McCain!

China is in talks about buying Merrill Lynch. Will there be anything in American not owned by Communist China?

Can you speak Mandarin or Cantonese? Better start learning.

#4 | Posted by CalifChris at 2008-09-18 04:56 PM | Reply

Turn down your hysteria-ometer a little. If the ChiComs want to buy Merill Lynch they're out of luck. Bank of AMERICA bought Merrill Lynch earlier this week.

And so what if they did? Merrill Lynch is a broker. I know high finance is confusing to most simpletons, but a broker is a middle man: when you buy or sell a house, the agent is just the middle man.

And yes, by the way, I do speak Mandarin. I speak five languages. Have you learned anything useful, or do you only bitch in English?

Seriously McSame? He is a chronic liar why they hell should I belive the conservative principals he says he stands for?

He has spent years not doing a damn thing different and suddenly he is going to make everything better?

Or are you still trying to tell us how rosy it is? Sure don't tax the rich how could they possibly afford it I mean they are on welfare. The only ones with money are the middle class everyone knows that. We need to keep the tax burden on them not shift it to the welfare receiving rich my lord what on earth are democrats thinking? Heck we probably need to increase the burden on middle class tax payers so we have more welfare to give the rich.

U.S.A. is not a third world nation. Real 3rd world nations have flood disaster plans, and use them when needed even when they aren't effective, and ultimately end up asking for help from japan and germany...

This woman is insane.

And yes, by the way, I do speak Mandarin. I speak five languages. Have you learned anything useful, or do you only bitch in English?

#7 | Posted by vernon at 2008-09-18 09:05 P

Oh, I've learned plenty of useful things.

And although I may only bitch in English am I ever good at it!

Bitch is right.

Yawn.

I thought you were banned "Jomama aka SnarkNeedleton"

Go back to the rock you crawled out from under until you're allowed to come back and give people hives again.

hehehe... doom and gloom... chicken little running around yelling.....

EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE SHAKEN WILL BE SHAKEN ---- remember the invisible hand in the American economy.

The fundamentals are in place and the American economy is mature and can ride out this financial earthquake.

America will become debt free and give the finger to fossil fuel rich ME when finally in the near future the alternative energy rise to scale --- non ethanol, non fossil.

Its coming!

God bless America!

yes, i speak mandarin. white boy from the midwest. in china. things aren't hot here but they sure look great compared to the US.

Take,

While I do share your optimism for the future I'm not sure how you see McSame's plan of doing everything the same taking us there. Would you care to elucidate?

We're Number 3,

We're Number 3,

We're Number 3,

We're Number 3!!!!

Tao....

Regardless of who is President, this secret energy (actually already introduced (to the Pentagon) but 99% Americans are still unaware) will lift America to heights not seen before. So no president can take credit --- except that the President during whose tenure this develops will take credit (that's politics).

No more wars. A long season of peace and prosperity on the way.

God will repay America --- with untold blessings, the half of which has never been told yet.

God bless America!

If Bush destroys our economic system, nothing will be left for Social Security. He will have fulfilled Grandpa Prescott's mandate.

You've got to think that Dick Cheney and GW Bush secretly converted to Wahabbi Islam, and now are asking their Saudi allies to swop doen and cherry pick US assets!

between the house of saw-oooood and china - how WILL we know what language to speak?

Nanc-
With the "house of saw-oooood", holding hands on walks is appropriate, as the Republican Bush has demonstrated on camera.

With China, pawning our collective nuts is appropriate, according to the record of Republican Bush.

Tao....

Regardless of who is President, this secret energy (actually already introduced (to the Pentagon) but 99% Americans are still unaware) will lift America to heights not seen before. So no president can take credit --- except that the President during whose tenure this develops will take credit (that's politics).

No more wars. A long season of peace and prosperity on the way.

God will repay America --- with untold blessings, the half of which has never been told yet.

God bless America!

#18 | Posted by takitez at 2008-09-18 10:41 PM | Reply | Flag:

I really hope that was meant as satire.

Kwissy,

While you were listening to Barry Manilow, I was seeing X and Funkadelic, Clapton and the Plimsouls. You can't help what you are anymore than I can help you understand anything outside the picket fence 3 act you live. But there's no need to insult me. I just don't find anything about you attractive. I'm sure you're used to that by now.

'I do speak Mandarin. I speak five languages."

How do they say bullshit in Beijing, Vernon?

And Takeitanywayyoucangetit tells us he knows of a secret fuel to reduce American dependence on foreign oil. Do you remember a guy named Nixon with a secret plan to end the war? herm

BS in chinese is "fei hua" (literally "flying talk")

So Murphy is full of fei hua?

This would be really hilarious if it weren't for the simple fact, 'WE PAY MOST OF THIS IDIOTS BILLS IN THIS WORLD!'

Biden wants to collect more taxes. It's patriotic he says... What do you think that money will go to?

"Tao....
Regardless of who is President, this secret energy (actually already introduced (to the Pentagon) but 99% Americans are still unaware) will lift America to heights not seen before. So no president can take credit --- except that the President during whose tenure this develops will take credit (that's politics).
No more wars. A long season of peace and prosperity on the way.
God will repay America --- with untold blessings, the half of which has never been told yet.
God bless America!
#18 | Posted by takitez at 2008-09-18 10:41 PM | Reply | Flag:"

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"Rapture energy" most likely. Right wing death cult fucktards.

Finally...all that stuff they've been sitting on out there at Area 51 will get funneled to the right industries to make our lives even more miserable than they are now. Because everybody knows it ain't worth shit if you can't weaponize it, which makes me highly doubtful the Galalieian Gift Giver would be ponying up the "untold blessings, the half of which has never been told yet."

All your base are belong to us.

Being a little histrionic aren't we?

What you mean we, paleface?

All of you can move to Pakistan.....

We can have barbecued goat together! (apologies to Goatee)

I got plenty of cheap Chinese food too!

We can have barbecued goat together! (apologies to Goatee)

No apologies necessary. I love cabrito. I'll cook one a time or two a year in my smoker. YUM!

I got plenty of cheap Chinese food too!

Mmmm.......Plastic!

Takeitease,
Takeyermeds.

"And yes, by the way, I do speak Mandarin. I speak five languages.
#7 | Posted by vernon"

Problem is, none of the idiots I speak to and shriek at seem to understand one word of what I'm saying. What a bunch of stupid bastards.

But I did spend a night, awhile back, as a guest of a friend of a friend's friend at a Holiday Inn Express.
~Vermin

Goat friend of mine in west TX raises goats. Never tried it being a vegetarian but he swears it's awesome.

being able to order General Tsao's Chicken does not mean you can speak chinese.

Mullah Arianna Huffington..... Her Kool-aid is being prepared by spirit deceiver Deepak Chopra selling Hinduism in Western clothing.

In every financial transaction someone receives cash and someone else pays cash. Where did all that money go? Isn't there some rule about "follow the money" or is secrecy the Oligarchie's most important privilege?

I have a question for all you righties. If someone has to buy when someone sells short (or long) and it all balances out, why has the practice been banned in England?

Actually, China is richer than we are.

#4 | Posted by CalifChris

I think you have some facts twisted.

An amazing phenomenon is occurring all over the nation. People who actually voted for George Bush twice are either evaporating or lying more and more.
Noticably fewer will admit ever having voted for him, the few too stupid to get it yet still admit their foolishness but even they now say they are voting for McBush because he will clean up Washington. They haven't yet realized that those of us who were not stupid enough to vote for either Bush, ever, now hear their excuses for still voting Republican and think...some folks are incapable of learning.

"An amazing phenomenon is occurring all over the nation. People who actually voted for George Bush twice are either evaporating or lying more and more.
Noticably fewer will admit ever having voted for him, the few too stupid to get it yet still admit their foolishness ..."

It's the reverse-woodstock phenomenon.

RUN,,, THE SKY IS FALLING...... stupid fucking lemmings

I speak five languages.

I speak 6-and-a-half languages but who's counting?

And no.. I mean besides, English... English isn't a real language. It's just something you pick up and speak by accident. Like baby-talk.

"People who actually voted for Bush twice are either evaporating or lying more."

Right on as always, D, but those very same people stand to be duped once more into pulling the lever for McSame and the Alaska Airhead. It's all one gigantic corporate merchandising ploy, getting the sheeple to vote against their own best interests time and time again. herm

those of us who were not stupid enough to vote for either Bush, ever, now hear their excuses for still voting Republican and think...some folks are incapable of learning.

#47 | Posted by danni at

WRONG

I voted for bush and delay as you well know and none of your little name calling and middle school insults will keep me from admitting it.
it was what I thought was good for the country and just as in my vote for mccain/palin as well as my work on the streets for that team
YOU WILL NEVER MAKE ME FEEL STUPID OR BAD ABOUT IT no matter how much you try.........

its called freedom and even though the dems are all about taking as many of my freedoms away from me as they can........(fairness doctrine for starters)...
it wont change how I vote

That's the last word: You will NOT make BLT feel stupid no matter how stupid he is. BLT's freedoms (hardly taken away) include voting for the same idiots, over and over and over. herm

just as in my vote for mccain/palin as well as my work on the streets for that team

yet they are now coming around to liberal policies and yet they are correct

guess you cant educate some people

nothing any of you can say or insult will do anything to how I vote because I research the issues and read and watch ALL SIDES Of them and unlike MANY OF YOU I watch more than cnn..

gotta go

have a great day

unlike MANY OF YOU I watch more than cnn..

Yeah... you watch FOX too.

We're Number 3,

We're Number 3,

We're Number 3,

We're Number 3!!!!

#17 | Posted by DUMPLING1 at 2008-09-18 10:38 PM | Reply | Flag:

You and your partner had a baby. OH WAIT!!!!

Sniper

To find out if we are richer than China we would have to have an accounting of just how many of our assets and institutions are owned by China and how much in debt we are to China. Did you know we borrow the money from China to pay for Bush's war in Iraq to the tune of about $11 billion a month -- plus interest. Our trade deficit is now about $700 billion while China's is plus hundreds of billions -- Bush's lopsided "free trade" deals which enrich China and put our nation in the poorhouse.

I'm afraid if we ever got an actual true accounting of just how much of the U.S. has been sold off by Bush and how much of our assets are owned either partly or entirely by China and other foreign nations we'd both faint on the floor.

Britain... at one time.. maybe even now... owned about 25% of America.

No hoo-haa. None at all. It was fine and dandy.

But when Asians start buying America, people get a tummy-ache?

Well, they are just going to have to get used to it.

I wonder which is most distasteful to white parents?

1. Daughter marries a black?
2. Daughter marries a filthy-rich arab?
3. Daughter marries a latino?
4 Daughter marries an Asian? (Indian, Pak, Chinese, Korean, Jap)

Which is more of a heart attack?

I bet it's no.4.

Kwissy,

While you were listening to Barry Manilow, I was seeing X and Funkadelic, Clapton and the Plimsouls. You can't help what you are anymore than I can help you understand anything outside the picket fence 3 act you live. But there's no need to insult me. I just don't find anything about you attractive. I'm sure you're used to that by now.

#24 | Posted by Snark_Needleton AKA JOMAMA at 2008-09-18 11:15 PM

I find it the ultimate compliment you find nothing about me attractive. You are are one of the biggest racebaiters on this board, Jomama, since the day you got here and a mysogynist too.

Even your lame Barry Manilow (whom I can't stand) comment is as idiotic as you are. Who cares what music you listen to. Or was Barry Manilow some pathetic attempt by you to mean "white" music? You also hate the women --- at least the more conservative white women -- on here . You have made derrogatory (and racist) remarks in the past not only to me, but to Nanc and to Murphy. I mean, who will ever forget the "Jomama" post with a threat to Murphy -- "I'm your worst fucking nightmare, a nigger with a gun." She did nothing to deserve that being said to her. You use your phony username "Snark_Needleton" last night to come on here and call me a bitch. Have a real dislike for women, do ya, Jomama? Maybe 'cause they don't like you?

As for your remark "picket fence 3 act" -- well, you really know nothing about me nor my life. And I have absolutely no desire to know anything about you. None at all. The small amount I've seen of you on DR is enough to let one know all they need to know about you. After all, you spent at least your first few months following every other post on here with the words "That's racist" (no matter what they had said) until you started to look like such a 'tard doing it you finally stopped.

You've been suspended. Why not at least try and pretend to have a pair of cajones and do your suspension instead of sneaking back on to make your misogynist comments again. "Jomama" gets suspended on 9/15 and "Snark_Needleton" pops up on 9/16. You fool no one, fool.

Tosser

Wouldn't it bother you if other countries started to own all of Pakistan's assets? It should.
No one wants their own country cut up and parceled out and owned by foreign countries. Same way with Americans not liking it. Plus, none of us in the U.S. can trust Bush not to sell us out.

Ron Paul:

Wouldn't it bother you if other countries started to own all of Pakistan's assets? It should.

It doesn't bother me all that much and yes, Pakistan is up for sale.

For example, my internet provider (Pak's largest phone company) was sold to the arabs and I thank God it happened.

Now I get it cheaper, better and faster.

It was argued that a phone company that big was a "strategic asset" and selling it was a big mistake... which turned out to be just paranoid.

Btw, there are still a bunch of loonies running about (since the 60s) who want Pakistan to be America's 51st State!

LOL... Did anyone ask the Americans.. were they planning to surprise them? hahahahahaha

Point is... we like to be part of something bigger than ourselves.

Foreign ownership isn't bad.

Now, if they start owning our nukes... OK, that would be bad.

We are trying to sell mining rights to the largest coal reserves in the world, to China.

So what?

I'm the one who is going to get cheaper electricity sooner than if we mined it.

The key is, you must have strict regulation and fine-print upon fine-print... in case the foreign owners mess up. In that case, it should be legally possible to take their assets away.

Tosser

I am slowly getting used to the idea of globalism. Slowly, though.
I'm still an "America protectionist" at heart.

But you do have a good outlook with regard to Pakistan --

Point is... we like to be part of something bigger than ourselves.

Foreign ownership isn't bad.

-- Tosser

I'll try to broaden my way of thinking.

Anyway.. my point was... British ownership of American assets never bothered Americans one bit.

Why does Chinese ownership of assets bother them???

I'll try to broaden my way of thinking.

There is a danger in all this. It's called "asset stripping".

To guard against that, you have to have legislation and a Govt. watch-dog agency of some kind.

For example... Pakistan's largest Govt. owned steel makers (100,000 jobs?... not sure) were to be sold to the Russians.

But the media did a great job of finding out that the Russians (the swine) had made a secret deal with Mithal (the famous Indian steel billionaire) to give him control.

Mithal.. being a Hindu cow-piss drinking Indian.. was going to break up Pakistan's largest steel maker and sell it piece by piece to the international junkyard.

The Supreme Court stopped the sale, just in time and canceled the contract with the Russians.

So you can't do this with your eyes closed.

But if all goes well.. there is nothing wrong with it.

Btw, unlike Pakistan, India hates foreign ownership of anything Indian, since Union Carbide killed all those thousands of folk in Bhopal, by negligent Dioxin leak.

Pakistan has had a good experience of foreign ownership, however.

If any American company wants to buy any asset here, they are most welcome to it. But China is ahead of them.

Tosser,

Britain is ostensibly a democracy and an ally.

China is a police state and not a friend of the United States.

Would it have been smart for the US to sell it's assets to the USSR?

Would it be smart for Pakistan to sell it's assets to India?

Think it through.

After seeing how people live in Kabul, a true third world country, it's absolutely absurd to think that the USA is anywhere near this sort of lifestyle, or even on our way to it.

***** God will repay America --- with untold blessings, the half of which has never been told yet.
....... Posted by takitez ******

........from the way the country is tanking, it looks like He is pissed off at us killing all those Iraqis for no reason........

My advice would be to stock up on canned food, buy a whole bunch of vegetable seeds and figure out how to turn your lawn into a veggie garden. Oh that and buy a gun. Things are gonna get alot worse before they get better. Thank the lawd I never gave up my British citizenship, I might need it.

China is .... not a friend of the United States.

Sez who?

You don't know them like I do. They are not interested in being anyone's enemy. They ARE interested in making lots and lots of money. That is all.

If you go out of your way to antagonize them... well, then you're playing with fire.

But believe me, they can be the best friends you've ever had.

Would it be smart for Pakistan to sell it's assets to India?

I told you how the Supreme Court stopped the sale of Pakistan's largest steel maker to an Indian...

You do have to watch out for the occasional curve-ball.

But generally speaking most people aren't "out to get you". They aren't interested in that.

We in Pakistan, also thought once, "they are out to get us"... no.. not really, we found out. Everyone just likes a good deal.

China is the world's oldest culture.

And it will continue to be so as long as this miserable ball of dirt can support life.

Deal with it.

Mind your own business.

China is the world's oldest culture.

Seeing the terra cotta army is on my bucket list.

"Seeing the terra cotta army is on my bucket list."

Posted by goatman

Never know what we may see.