Wow, an elephant just flew past my window.

Baldwin better be careful. If he keeps talking like that he won't be invited to any more of those swanky Hollywood parties.

-Dave

If this nation is to be saved, it will be libertarian principles that save it.

Noel,

 I think Bill O'Reilly utterly failed in nailing Barney Frank for the Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac fiasco. 

He never once mentioned the Community Reinvestment Act passed during Carter's adm.  He didn't mention that the Clinton adm stepped up the pressure on banks to make these loans or that the Dems blocked the Bush adm. from doing anything about it in 2003.  I don't recall BO mentioning Raines, Johnson, Gorelick etc. at all.

 I swear Republicans / conservatives are the worst at stating in simple terms how Dems & libs are responsible for things such as this. 

Off topic Noel.  Can anything be done about the annoying NB video that blasts noise almost anytime I visit the site?  I have no interest in seeing the videos and I end up having to turn the volume off my computer.  How about some type of link for those who choose to watch the NB video?

Other than Amanpour- Shandling, Baldwin and Maher all made strong conservative arguments. Amanpour can't understand why so many "in this country" want "no government" because she hasn't read "our" Constitution. Limited government... nuff said. But Baldwin, Shandling and Maher all agreed that there is no way that our taxes aren't going up to pay for all of this! No way! Even if its done covertly, with increased fees and such, we're all going to pay for excess spending! So, how am I, earning less than $250k a year, going to get a tax break? What they need to do is ask their leader... Is he just spewing campaign rhetoric to secure votes? Is he just like Bill Clinton? Promises, promises... And why would Jews be leaving the country Gary Shandling? That wouldn't be a reference to the "rich Jew" stereotype, would it? With O in charge, you know up front he'll take more of your money. Its the rest of us that will have to pretend outrage when he takes ours.

And to further [McCain Economic Advisor] Alec Baldwin's point everyone should read and forward:  http://www.snopes.co...

Baldwin is not my favorite guy in the world, nor is he my favorite actor. I think he has suffered all along from the brainwashing that goes on in Hollywood when it comes to leftist dogma.

Way too many great actors suffer from the same syndrome. 

I enjoy the work of the late Henry Fonda. He was a wonderful actor, but his politics were about the same as his children. If fact that's where they got it!

The truth is that Hollywood demands leftist politics as the official stand of the industruy. It takes a Ronald Reagan, a man with personal convictions that go beyond partisanship, to stand up to the leftist brainwashing, the "Do you agree, oh yes I agree" mentality of the Hollywood left. Reagan stood up to the communists in 1947. What happened to his career? Bedtime for Bonzo, that's what.

Believe it or not it took a great deal of courage for Baldwin to say what he did.

Yes it is true that the obviousness of Frank's corruption could not be lost upon even the most partisan observer.

Nevertheless Baldwin said it at perhaps great risk to his career.

In the context of Hollywood brainwashing this is a major independent step for him. Let's hope he continues his de-briefing sessions and becomes more moderate on other issues.

I take my hat off to Alec Baldwin for listening to someone who knows what they're talking about, accepting the truth, and then having the courage to speak his mind. I believe like many others that he's been the victim of Hollywood indoctrination, but he's always obviously had brain power. He'll always be a liberal, but it's refreshing to see him acknowledge another point of view. I will now start watching 30 Rock, even though I think Tina Fey still needs to lighten up a little.

Go Baldwin.

I'm thrilled he's shouting this from the rooftops.

I had to research like hell to figure out what caused this mess.  And Baldwin's right.

I actually spoke with a Democrat yesterday.  Nice woman. Very ignorant.  Didn't even understand our legislative process--bicameral legislature.  She was confused about the bail out bill, said "first they voted and it failed and then they turned around and voted for it again and it passed."  

I gently explained our system of governance, where we have two legislative chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate.  (She finally got it.)

She then said that she thought the bail out was entirely Bush's fault.  I asked her why, and she said, "He's the President, isn't he?  It's his fault."

I then asked her if she knew who controlled Congress?  I asked her if she knew anything about the Community Reinvestment Act?  About Clinton's beefing it up, about how his administration pressured banks to make loans to folks who couldn't afford them, all for political reasons.  She had no frigging idea.

I asked her where she got her news:  She said CBS TV and her local newspaper.  (Ouch.)

I then asked her if she was for the bail out.  She said "no."  She was just as angry about it as I was.  After I explained to her what had happened, she was pissed off.  I then asked her did she trust this congress--THIS CONGRESS--to handle any kind of Democrat-sponsored national healthcare system.  She said NO WAY.  

Here, folks, is how the Republicans can win this election.  Millions of Democrats are not informed about why this bail out fiasco occurred in the first place.  They are very angry at Congress just as Republicans are angry.  We need to use that anger and educate the millions of ill-informed Democrats as to WHY this happened and WHO is responsible for it.

I then told her how John McCain had fought against abuses at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and how he had tried to stop the Democrats protecting the abuses in lending practices . . . . . but because the Democrats have controlled the Senate, he was stopped.

She was actually persuaded, folks.  She is that angry.  She is a woman in her early 60s, ill-informed Democrat, small business owner living in California's bay area.

I tell you this to shout from the rooftops that if we Republicans play our cards right by EDUCATING THE MASSES AS TO WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW AND WHY THIS FINANCIAL FIASCO OCCURRED, then we have a chance of winning the White House.

The mantra should be "Never Again.  Not this Congress.  Not With My Money.  Not this Congress." 

So, go Baldin.  Good job.  Kudos. 

I want to hear John McCain saying this stuff!!!!!

And I want to see John McCain start FIGHTING.

P.S. Sarah Palin is fabulous.    

Good post here and even though he layed out some blame it sure didnt take the liberal loon club meeting to resort to Palin bashing did it? Champions of women claims the left? I think after this election any women that believe that deserve whatever they get from their liberal girly boys club members.

Talking about how O'Reilly tore into Frank is counterproductive. That screaming match did not reveal anything at all or convince any viewers to change their opinion. To most people who watched it, it was just a bunch of noise. We need a nuanced discussion. O'reilly could have given a good tough interview by asking real questions and holding Frank to answering them. The key to do that would be to let him finish his statements and then challenge them one by one.

where even a stopped clock is correct twice a day.  Yes, I would describe Alec Baldwin as a "stopped clock".  Jim Webster

I can boil the root cause of our current financial turmoil down to one sentence. The bible says: in times of plenty, we must prepare for famine. You may call this idea overly simplistic, however, I believe it to be the root cause that will ultimately impoverish America, if not heeded, on a grand scale. I believe that we all have lived during "times of plenty" and now we must prepare for "times of famine". If we do not address this simple, root cause, the results could be devastating.

During this presidential campaign, which I have been following for almost 2 years now, I have not heard one candidate suggest that the root cause of many of our nations problems, is of a spiritual nature, which requires a spiritual solution, not a political one.

The simple root cause of America's economic woes.

 Mr. Baldwin is correct. He might be interested to know that Bill Clinton also blames Congress during his years with Democrats causing the financial crisis.
The liberals can fight that out amongst themselves, but as I broke in a story this past week it is a fact that Obama's mother was setting up for the global financiers "microfinance" in the 3rd world.

That market is worth 4 trillion dollars plus the land the Rotshchilds are going to confiscate on defaulted loans. In India where they are doing that farmers are committing suicide.

So welcome aboard Mr. Baldwin, read my blog and expand on this to include Obama whose financiers tanked the derivatives market to get him elected just like they did to get Bill Clinton elected over Bush 41.
The 3rd world is what Obama is going to financially rape, so Mr. Baldwin stop this now in outing Barack Obama.

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Gosh Alec actually has those brains cells he has left on warm up in this interview...

As far as those on Fox with a brain they are far and few between too...I do enjoy listening though, Cavuto is my favorite to how I feel..

...this whole thing is like 'The Night of the Living Dead' and the Zombies that follow...

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

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