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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 05:06 AM

@Juliebird

So?

Who has not been self-obsessed at one time or another?

Did you forget your teen years or are you a nun/priest?

What Eliot did in his private life is none of my concern: for all i care he may wear pink lacies or rant about fast-paced life today.

I care a hoot about it.

Did he or did he not perform his job, one which he signed for and took oath. That is what counts.

Eliot may not have prevented the banking meltdown, but he would have nailed every single criminal in Wall Street in two weeks time. You would be reading in newspapers daily about how this executive was sent to State Prison for grand theft or fraud.

Who are we judge his private life? Were we all saints? Plus if we want to talk about Hypocrisy we need to start with News Gingrich: the wonderful human being who was cheating on his wife at the same time he was impeaching Clinton...

Atleast Eliot paid for his sins. Newt is still out there ranting like a mad man. Someone should sue him breaking the Contract With America and send him to jail.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 02:11 AM
Original article: Aubrey Reuben, 76

@teachertun

Double Standards???

Let's talk about the many many Lafaves' and Mary Kates' who escape with a slap on wrist after sleeping with their students.

Why don't you clamor for EQUAL punishment for them? Why not clamor that Lafave also be sentenced to 18 years in Prison?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 02:08 AM

Why Exactly does Obama refuse to Prosecute Bush & Co?

....because he wants to let sleeping dogs lie?

I think it is much more than that.

Unfortunately all Democrats are cowards. So i can't blame him, since he too is a Democrat.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 02:04 AM
Original article: The two Obamas

@Eucalyptus

Huh?

Was that a rant against USA or against Bush?

I don't know where you are from, but if it weren't for US, you would still be wallowing in the mud known as the Colonial Empire of Great Britain, slaving for its factories. Better yet you would be a German-speaking nazi in EU, or a commie under Stalin's Great Regime.

Were it not for US, you would not be microwaving your TV Dinner to eat while you type your shit.

Were it not for US, you would NOT have the internet to make you the anonymous mongrel you are.

Were it not for US, you would not enjoy the freedom to rant and spew forth your hatred against USA and Bush without being hauled off to work as a slave in the many factories owned by a former communist nation or work yourself to death in Siberia.

Were it for not US, you would not enjoy the convenience of ATMs to withdraw your sorry salary or a Credit Card to purchase your latest Plasma TV.

Were it not for US, you would not be able to enjoy the many many Hollywood movies you watch and listen to the music on your iPod.

Were it not for US, your miserable life would be spent foraging for food in Somalia or better yet Congo.

Thank your sorry self for not being hauled off to Gitmo.

Monday, April 20, 2009 11:17 PM

@postnoodz

Yeah, the same example Bush & Cheney set for the WHOLE America:

Forget about consequences and Rule of Law.

The Law is for morons: Be a president and break the law, anyday, anytime.

Oh, and i forgot: Bush condoned underage-drinking by refusing to have his daughters convicted for underage-drinking. So his message to children is far worse than what Spitzer gave.

Monday, April 20, 2009 11:10 PM

@writerjim

Wow!.

Iam not surprised by your morality standards.

What am outraged is that this was conveniently absent when Bush ran for a second time even when it was well known he had broken many, many laws.

How come you kept your mouth shut like a vise when Bush ran for a second time. Where was your moral outrage then?

Where was your outrage when it was PROVEN Bush and Cheney had broken many laws?

Spitzer didn't break laws. If you think he did, why then did the Feds refuse to charge him?

I understand you Republican supporters of the need to strike down all brave Democrats. After all Newt Gingrich confessed he cheated on his wife when he actively impeaching Clinton. Where was your outrage then?

Who is the hypocrite here?

Monday, April 20, 2009 10:48 PM

@deering

Excuse me. Spitzer did NOT break the law.

The Feds did NOT charge him.

Nor was he convicted.

He was forced to resign by cowardly democrats who betrayed their own kind.

Elliot was the strongest of them all: He brought Wall Street jocks down to Earth and whipped them into shape.

If he still was in power when the meltdown happened, we would be seeing multi-billion dollar settlement funds from Lehman, AIG and not to mention JPM and Goldman. This is in addition to the some of the CEOs being forced to trade their Armani suits for prison garb.

Elliot was "taken out" conveniently.

If Dems had any backbone, they would steadfastly supported him as one man and forced the Republicans to back down.

After all Bush was PROVEN to break many laws. However Dems are cowards as is well known.

I would vote again, and again for Elliot. He was THE MAN in charge who had the guts to throttle Wall Street execs necks for their excesses.

What happened in his private life doesn't concern us. After all Bush's daughters were caught in underage-drinking and nothing was done.

Elliot was the man, and he is the man to clean up Wall Street.

Monday, April 20, 2009 04:53 AM

@deering

You should actually wait before posting and deciding something.

Kindly take a look once again to see my links.

Better yet, go through the letters. Might make you think twice (whom am i kidding).

Monday, April 20, 2009 04:50 AM
Original article: Aubrey Reuben, 76

@DCMediaGirl && others

Forgetting the fact his wife gave him HP of Liver, he led a wonderful, spectacular life, one that very few men can afford today and very very few men can aspire to be.

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