Comments on: Bachmann’s district has Minnesota’s highest foreclosure rates

By: Michele Bachmann Loves Her Some God in Government « Submitted to a Candid World

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:38:01 +0000

[...] referenced a Minnesota Independent article that says (bold mine): Bachmann’s record in Congress is not one of a representative whose district faces [...]

By: Replace Michele Bachmann Blog Carnival #8 | Quiche Moraine

Replace Michele Bachmann Blog Carnival #8 | Quiche Moraine — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:18:20 +0000

[...] Minnesota Independent shows that the highest foreclosure rates in the state are in Bachmann’s district, or as they put it, “where congressional [...]

By: Rick O'Brien

Rick O'Brien — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:31:13 +0000

Thank you 6th Dist Grandpa… I wanted to ask Mr. Turkeyfish if he could define “Socialism” for us and then possibly he would learn something himself rather than typing with a serious case of fingertip diarrhea.

By: 6th Dist Grandpa

6th Dist Grandpa — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:23:05 +0000

I find it most revealing, and somewhat saddening, that certain comments in here reveal a complete lack of understanding of what the word “Socialist” actually means. A “Socialist” supports “Socialism”. And…

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so⋅cial⋅ism Show Spelled Pronunciation [soh-shuh-liz-uhm]
–noun
1. a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution of capital, goods, or services, in the Government or the Community as a whole.
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Most of those bankers that some are calling “Socialists” are trying to return the TARP money early now. Why? Because they don’t want it. Because they DON’T want the Govt to have “ownership and control” of them, or of most of the financial industry as a whole. The Obama Administration is doing it’s best to refuse to allow that to happen, by actually refusing to accept the TARP money back. Why would President Obama do this? Because the Obama Administration WANTS to have the “ownership and control” of those banks, of whole sections of what should be “private” industry, in their hands instead. In the hands of “the Government or the Community as a whole.”

Just as they are now “controling” GM. Who is it who forced out the CEO of GM? While it’s true that he may have needed to go, was it the GM stockholders who forced him out? Nope! It was the Obama Administration, as the Government, “controling” one of America’s largest “private” businesses and forcing out it’s CEO,… with or without the consent of that business’s stockholders!

Who is the “Socialist” here??? In case you still don’t get it, I’ll give you hint. It’s NOT the Banks,… nor is it Michelle Bachmann,… that’s for sure!

By: Larry Frank

Larry Frank — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:28:49 +0000

when you read the comments, it appears your paper is run and supported by the left, most of the comments are rude and mean; and you folks say the ‘right’ is mean!

By: turkeyfish

turkeyfish — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:57:20 +0000

Now I understand why Michelle Bachmann made it onto Rep. Bachus’ list of the 17 most important socialists in congress. She has been trading votes on behalf of socialist bankers who continue to receive TARP money to block foreclosure relief legislation for campaign contributions. Until now, I couldn’t understand the connection.

I guess Rep. Bachus was right, corporate socialism is alive and well in America.

By: 6th Dist Grandpa

6th Dist Grandpa — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:32:51 +0000

Interesting… So Rep Bachmann’s district has a larger-than-average number of foreclosures,… and yet they’re NOT the ones clammoring for her to vote in a bunch of legislation meant to bail themselves out of their OWN self-made troubles by stealing as-yet-unearned tax dollars from their own children & grandchildren. And this is a bad thing?

Perhaps they’re just used to facing up to the consequences of their own actions? If they get themselves into trouble, maybe they figure on getting themselves out of it too,… instead of stealing from their kids & grandkids to benefit themselves.

By: Rick O'Brien

Rick O'Brien — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:04:39 +0000

Hey Desautel,
So which education camp would you like to send my Congresswoman to? The one where the lefties such as yourself go to learn to march in lockstep? So, sorry Tom, as much disdain as you show for Congresswoman Bachmann, I like her independant spirit, as do her constituents of the sixth district. This is much unlike those very constituents of McCollum, Ellison (who you may remember did try to exercise some independance when first elected of which I give him credit for that) Sabo and others who take their marching orders from Speaker Pelosi.
I also find it humorous to readthese comments. The mindless name calling just proves to those that have a modicum of intelligence that those who do denigrate others, that their arguments are totally without merit when one cannot conduct him/herself with even a shread of decency and respect for others whose opinions may not mirror their own.

By: Thomas Desautel

Thomas Desautel — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:02:48 +0000

Can we send Ms. Bachmann to the re-education camp first as a test case!

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Every Community Has Lost Value | Home Mortgage Guide — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:51:07 +0000

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