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To: Alighieri who wrote (577598)	7/23/2010 1:40:31 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574637

Who is this idiot Tancredo and why is he allowed to talk? * In an entertaining twist in Colorado, former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R) has delivered an ultimatum to the GOP's two gubernatorial candidates: if they're trailing in the polls in mid-August, they should agree to drop out and let him jump in. If they're inclined to ignore him, Tancredo has said he'll run as a third-party candidate in the fall.

To: Alighieri who wrote (577598)	7/23/2010 2:44:02 PM
From: Taro	Respond to of 1574637

That ain't a mess, man, because Tremonti is one of the best and toughest guys on top of any nation's finances right now. Yes, it's true that the total state debt is around 105% of the GDP, which isn't too bad compared to Japan running twice of that. What's similar to Japan, however: Almost all of it is domestic debt, because you Italians traditionally invest your money in state debt instruments - like the Japanese. Which prevents internationally sourced speculation by those bad hedge funds at home in your new home country :) Furthermore, and this is important, the Italian debt is under control (again, credit to Tremonti) and grows slower than any other state debt including as compared to the exploding obaminable debt of the US of A. All credit to that is due to Tremonti, who runs a tight ship here and - you no doubt love to hear thís - doesn't pay a hoot to what Berlusconi wants, or rather claims wanting to do to make the life of his fellow Italians easier. Pay just a little bit of attention to person Guido Tremonti and start getting a little more proud of your roots, man! /Taro

To: Alighieri who wrote (577598)	7/23/2010 5:29:14 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574637

Now this is why I like Maddow. MADDOW 1, O'REILLY 0.... On Wednesday night's episode, Rachel Maddow talked about Fox News' role in the Shirley Sherrod matter. "This is what Fox News does," she explained. "This is how they are different from other news organizations. Just like the ACORN controversy, Fox knows they have a role in this dance. That's not new; that's not actually even interesting about this scandal. Fox does what Fox does." Bill O'Reilly responded on his Fox News program, "Which is kick your network's butt every single night, madam. And you have to be kidding me with this 'fake ACORN scandal' stuff? Unbelievable. Do you live in this country?" Rachel responded on the air last night. If you haven't seen it, you should. [watch clip] Here's the kicker: "Because when you got all 'kicked your network's butt' and 'madam' on me, you really weren't trying to tout your network's ratings. You were trying to take the attention off me saying that your network, Fox News, continually crusades on flagrantly bogus stories designed to make white Americans fear black Americans -- which Fox News most certainly does for a political purpose, even if it upends the lives of individuals like Shirley Sherrod, even as it frays the fabric of the nation, and even as it makes the American dream more of a dream and less of a promise. "You can insult us all you want about television ratings, Mr. O'Reilly, and you'll be right that yours are bigger -- for now and maybe forever. You are the undisputed champion. But even if no one watches us at all except for my mom and my girlfriend and people who forgot to turn off the TV after Keith, you are still wrong on what really matters, and that would be the facts, your highness." washingtonmonthly.com