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Friday, September 26, 2008

The Keating Five scandal, and John McCain's role in it, has received relatively little mention in presidential campaign coverage, and at least one Fox News host seems dedicated to keeping it that way.

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With McCain as one of the chief reasons the S & L bailout had to happen in the first place it's no wonder Fox is reticent to comment on it.

The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The five senators, Alan Cranston (D-CA), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), John Glenn (D-OH), John McCain (R-AZ), and Donald W. Riegle (D-MI), were accused of improperly aiding Charles H. Keating, Jr., chairman of the failed Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, which was the target of an investigation by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB).

After a lengthy investigation, the Senate Ethics Committee determined in 1991 that Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, and Donald Riegle had substantially and improperly interfered with the FHLBB in its investigation of Lincoln Savings. Senators John Glenn and John McCain were cleared of having acted improperly but were criticized for having exercised "poor judgment".

"Poor Judgment"? Hmmmm.......
What is that thing a President is supposed to do-or have or whatever? Let me think about that fer a minute........................
....


Ah! I got it!(I think)...It's called....






"GOOD JUDGEMENT" Now why, I ask, would that be an issue?

Jeepers, Faux News shilling for McChicken! Who'da thunk it?

What is a shocker is how many of the frighty righties will defend Faux as a legitimate news source.

Fair and balanced...hahahahahahahaha!

Maybe stupid people believe that but no one else does.

I watched Round 2 of Deface the Nation, AKA, Katie Couric's interview of Sarah Palin. Just fucking WOW, she really has no idea, no clue and no brain. Yes, I'm sure that BLT, Takitez, Murphy and Wisgod will be along shortly to announce how poised and correct she was on everything but what a load of crap. She's taken the True McBush Path to Unlightenment, just blurt out random crap(thanks Bob Cesca) strung together in unintelligible sentences.

Maybe keeping her leash on is not a bad idea, 'cause when she goes back to Alaska after they're crushed Putin might smell weakness and actually rear his head near AK.

Pipe down Danni, that's rude.

Ouch!

Doocy and Reagan came across as scared shitless - desperately trying to get control over the message.

That Keating Five thing was so last century. History channel stuff - like John McCain's POW episode.

What idiots. No wonder Palin's so well loved.

"Just fucking WOW, she really has no idea, no clue and no brain."

I do so have a Clue.
It's in the games drawer of the corner bunkhouse behind the cabin away from the dock on that island where I sit and watch the ice form and polar bears graze while gazing at Russia.
I also have a Rubik's Cube, but the lights on it don't work and I can't figure out how to set the alarm.
As for a brain, like Meg Tilly, my legs reach all the way from my ass to the ground.
Yup.
~Sarah "Just Ask the Magic 8-Ball" Palin

"~Sarah "Just Ask the Magic 8-Ball" Palin"

Hey, Doc...speaking of Sarah, I have some advice for you...
If you get an e-mail with "Nude Photos of Sarah Palin" in the subject line, do not open it. It might contain a virus.
If you get an e-mail with "Nude Photos of Hillary Clinton", do not open it. It might contain nude photos of Hillary Clinton.



If you watch faux news, it would be better for humanity if you removed yourself from the gene pool.

Great, just fucking great Jest. You had to put either or both of those images in my head now I only have an 50 minutes to finish scratching out my eyes before the housekeeper gets here.

jestlyin'myassoff,

You've been hittin' that kool-aid mighty hard there, you might consider slowing down.

"You've been hittin' that kool-aid mighty hard there, you might consider slowing down."

LOL...you and your little friends are just too much fun. It doesn't take any kool-aid to appreciate the tremendous entertainment provided by you and your little friends. I surely hope Zogby is right. It would mean I'll have another four years of quality amusement here on the DR.

www.democratandchronicle.com

YEAH!

But Fox News isn't news it's Opinion.

Sincerely

The Who says Calling Yourself News means you are in the News business Coalition for McSame

Mentioning Keating is just sexist. Mentioning Kissenger is just sexist. Just ask the poor woman how to make moose stew, or if she taught todd anything she learned from his business partner.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER forget that FOX NEWS is an arm of the Republican Party, "Fair an Balanced" my ASS!!!!!

If you get an e-mail with "Nude Photos of Hillary Clinton", do not open it. It might contain nude photos of Hillary Clinton.

#10 | Posted by jestgettinalong

Well, thanks a lot Jest!! You made me snort out hot coffee through my nose.

FF

Fair and Balanced...


PULL THE MIKE!

Senators John Glenn and John McCain were cleared of having acted improperly but were criticized for having exercised "poor judgment".


#2 | Posted by skizziks at 2008-09-25 07:04 PM | Reply


and in fact the prosecuter has said that mccain and glenn should have never been involved in the first place
and that comes from mccain revealed by CNN so it HAS TO BE TRUE

so keep up the bullshit fuckwads..........

so keep up the bullshit fuckwads..........

#20 | Posted by bushlovertwo at 2008-09-26 02:28 PM | Reply | Flag:

'Fuckwads'?
......Awwwww....someone is a little tender with the recent PLUMMETING of their candidates poll numbers.

lets have a pity party for McBushLoverTwo

1...2...3...

AWWWWWWWWW

yeah sure I am.

HEY those numbers arent too far off from four years ago when all of you here said the numbers showed us that kerry was going to win.


and make that a TITTY PARTY and IM all OVER THAT.

because I KNOW TITS.................lol

because I KNOW TITS.................lol

#23 | Posted by bushlovertwo at 2008-09-26 03:43 PM

You will get to know "Mr Prozac" too, as soon as it dawns on you who you have been "loving up" the last eight years.

Maybe you could start a rehab for that Bushies that have been in denial and need to recover...like you.

I bet it will be big business for a while.


Fair and balanced...hahahahahahahaha!

Maybe stupid people believe that but no one else does.

#5 | Posted by danni


Danni you are so mentally unbalanced that any of your comments about "balance" make me want to say...hahahahahahahaha!

NBC, CNN, ABC, CBS Will not allow the name of TONY REZKO to be mentioned.

NBC, CNN, ABC, CBS Will not allow the name of TONY REZKO to be mentioned.

#26 | Posted by ozzieoswald at 2008-09-26 05:08 PM | Reply | Flag:

Do you even try anymore or do you just throw something out there like McSame and hope nobody will know you're either completely full of shit or just completely inept?


NBC? CHECK!

firstread.msnbc.msn.com

CNN? CHECK!

www.cnn.com

ABC? CHECK!

abcnews.go.com

CBS? CHECK! The link may be TPM, but the article is CBS!

tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com

Commonsense,

I have resigned myself to just knowing that Ozzie's are complete bullshit and mostly ignore them.

Kind of like asking Vern to add something.

BTW, FF for Jest on the Hillary photos.

Fox News?

Not quite.

"Faux News" or "Fixed News" would be a more honest name.

Hey now, don't go and blame Spud just fer being fair and balanced.

^_^

Be Well.

What experiences have you had in San Francisco, Ozzie?

Are you a coward like Oswald? Was Lee Harvey your dad?

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