tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post7205945742579457712..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: I Smell Pulitzer. Sheesh, Light A Match, Kathleen.James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-47413712568824607572012-01-13T15:30:49.229-05:002012-01-13T15:30:49.229-05:00Gerald Ford volunteered his statement that Poland ...Gerald Ford volunteered his statement that Poland was not under Soviet control, so it wasn't a Gotcha moment! As neither Carter nor the moderator could believe that a Republican would say something so stupid [back in those innocent days] that they gave him the opportunity to correct himself but Ford persisted in his stupidity (showing he was a true Republican) !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-89807437205919485272012-01-12T20:06:02.496-05:002012-01-12T20:06:02.496-05:00"Since when in a free, capitalist nation is i..."Since when in a free, capitalist nation is it a sin to buy a company and turn a profit?"<br /><br />When the profits where taken from the company to go into Romney's pockets and the weakened company was left to die, that's when. <br /><br />What, Ms. Parker thinks that's not a sin? I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.Deggjrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-38180771160832542972012-01-12T16:14:38.133-05:002012-01-12T16:14:38.133-05:00Calling these guys vulture capitalists is just wro...Calling these guys vulture capitalists is just wrong. Vultures don't kill what they eat.Scott Supakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529312586679833360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-22704453610254110662012-01-12T15:56:30.364-05:002012-01-12T15:56:30.364-05:00Maybe it's a sign of my dotage but I've be...Maybe it's a sign of my dotage but I've been getting more and more hints of the 1980 election too, I have a clear memory of shock and disbelief that the nation was going to elect a dangerous clown.El Manquécitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-20138694789180987102012-01-12T15:40:06.196-05:002012-01-12T15:40:06.196-05:00"Since when in a free, capitalist nation is i..."Since when in a free, capitalist nation is it a sin to buy a company and turn a profit?"<br /><br />88% annual returns during Romney's romp at Bain. There are many racketeers in America. Few can top those returns. Turning a profit? <br /><br />The system selects. Romney reflects the system.prairie curmudgeonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-69442511112561683772012-01-12T15:11:10.520-05:002012-01-12T15:11:10.520-05:00Exactly. Apologists for the class of rapacious cap...Exactly. Apologists for the class of rapacious capitalists who are eating us alive these days really have to stretch the Sacred Text to the breaking point, don't they? This is just embarrassing:<br /><i>That’s what happens sometimes when companies are purchased, salvaged from poor management, revamped and, assuming competence at the top, made profitable.</i><br /><br />For a start, equity R. Porrofattonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-32248254036601123522012-01-12T14:15:09.549-05:002012-01-12T14:15:09.549-05:00"Since when in a free, capitalist nation is i..."Since when in a free, capitalist nation is it a sin to buy a company and turn a profit?"<br /><br />Sadly, it's not quite short enough to fit on a bumper sticker and still be readable from a distance. I'd recommend Mittens go with "Got Envy?" instead.rickterpnoreply@blogger.com