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To: arno who wrote (271514)	9/30/2008 6:25:42 PM
From: Alan Smithee	1 Recommendation Respond to of 794009

I voted. It's at 51% for putting the blame on Barney.

To: arno who wrote (271514)	9/30/2008 7:16:39 PM
From: Neeka	1 Recommendation Respond to of 794009

This poll made me think about something, and first I must ask.........does the BH lean right? How many people in this nation go to the movie theater to see (what many consider) anti-American movies produced by and starring (what many consider) anti-American gollywood moguls and actors? Millions.........millions refuse to spend one dime on their hateful portrayals of America and Americans. Earlier, I saw something about the celebrations that would occur if The One is elected president, and we all realize that most of it would be bizarre and right out of gollywood. This is repulsive to most people imo. The poll at the BH has me wondering if American's are the stupid sheeple some assume. That perhaps millions are paying attention to the financial mess we're in, and have more than a clue where and how it started, and who is involved. And we know that millions of Americans wrote and called their congressman, and demanded no bailout. How many are there, and will those same individuals vote for The One?

To: arno who wrote (271514)	9/30/2008 7:20:28 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794009

who'd a thunk it? The fact that the poll was even published or the liberals in Massachusetts may be waking up? The Boston Herald is like the New York Post, more conservative than the main "high brow" paper.

To: arno who wrote (271514)	9/30/2008 8:03:36 PM
From: Saulamanca	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794009

F.O.F.—Friends of Fannie By Gretchen Morgenson, 10.06.97 FANNIE MAE always seeks friends in high places. The Clinton Administration is packed with her pals: Three Cabinet members recuse themselves on matters relating to Fannie Mae, either because they have worked there or they have done business with the company. Goldman, Sachs has raised so much capital for FannieMae that Treasury Secretary Rubin has a potential conflict of interest. Commerce Secretary William Daley left the board of Fannie Mae only this spring; Franklin Raines, new head of the Office of Management &Budget, was vice chairman of Fannie Mae between 1991 and 1996. Ellen Seidman, a former special assistant to Fannie Mae Chairman James Johnson, is Clinton's nominee to head the Office of Thrift Supervision. The Clinton Administration is not unique in this respect. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Johnson ran the Mondale for President campaign. Johnson says he has worked in five presidential campaigns since he was 18. Vice Chairman Jaime Gorelick was, until 1997, a deputy attorney general at the Department of Justice. Robert Zoellick, one of Fannie Mae's executive vice presidents, was Bush's White House deputy chief of staff; board member Ann McLaughlin was labor secretary under Reagan. John Buckley, of Fannie Mae's public relations staff, was communications director for Dole-Kemp 1996. William Maloni and Gerald McMurray, Fannie's in-house lobbyists, were Hill staffers; Herbert Moses, a Fannie Mae manager, is better known as the domestic partner of Representative Barney Frank, a member of the House Banking Committee. Fannie Mae Vice President Mary Cannon was an assistant secretary for public affairs at HUD under Jack Kemp. Outside lobbyists/consultants retained by Fannie Mae include Michael Boland, a former aide to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott; Vin Weber, a House member from 1980 to 1992 and cochair of the 1996 Dole-Kemp campaign; Lawrence F. O'Brien III, son of the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee; and Kenneth Duberstein, chief of staff under Reagan. For years this sort of political clout has protected Fannie Mae. But times change. With so many of its friends susceptible to conflict-of-interest charges, they will find it increasingly difficult to protect the company's interests. Meanwhile, its outsize profits and privileged position make it an increasingly tempting target. -G.M. forbes.com

To: arno who wrote (271514)	9/30/2008 9:25:13 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794009

Herald readers put blame on Barney Frank Photo by AP House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., center, talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, following the failed House vote on the financial bailout package. By Joe Dwinell - 2008 Pres. Campaign Tuesday, September 30, 2008 (Thanks Arno, I wanted to post this in case the link goes inactive) news.bostonherald.com When it comes to the Wall Street meltdown, Rep. Barney Frank is considered the engineer of the financial train wreck, a bostonherald.com instant poll shows. Frank (D-Newton), chairman of the House Financial Services panel, is plastered with blame even more so than President Bush or former fed chief Alan Greenspan. Some readers argue all you have to do is click over to YouTube and listen to Frank, in the fall of 2003, swear “Fannie and Freddie (are) not in a crisis!” and are “fundamentally sound financially.” Whoops, guess not. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been taken over by the government and are under a grand jury investigation. More than 5,000 responders to a bostonherald.com poll posted mid-day yesterday are calling for heads to roll: * 36 percent state Frank is out in front. * Bush is second with 29 percent for missing red flags. * Greenspan, now knocked off his guru perch, is third with 19 percent blame. * Former President Bill Clinton falls next with 12 percent responsibility. * Barack Obama, 3 percent and * John McCain, 1 percent, escape mostly unscathed, for now. * * *