Comments on: Reading from the script UPDATED

By: Mike Devx

Mike Devx — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:52:17 +0000

On life imitating art:

I’m struck by today’s news about Maddow’s investment bank Ponzi scheme having defrauded investors of what looks like about $50 billion. The impact is being felt most among the high-flying society, ie Palm Beach and Long Island, which came up frequently in the news this morning.

Life imitating art? Having finished ‘Atlas Shrugged’ over the Thanksgiving weekend, I can only say, it reminded me completely of the panic scene at the party where Franscisco D’Anconia’s assets were found to be worthless. What Ayn Rand described (back in the 50′s!) is a perfect template for how these poor rich people have been behaving yesterday. Just another point she nailed.

And did anyone who has read the book notice that most of the nefarious behavior she described was a direct result of government/industry collusion and rank protectionism of special interests/political allies? That again, so eerily reflects what is going on, on a massive scale, today.

By: Quisp

Quisp — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:27:10 +0000

Was this that same guy who spent two of his four years in the people’s Senate seat running for President?

But that’s how we’re supposed to know he’s qualified!

By: Al

Al — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:49:54 +0000

Obama’s rise to the presidency has gifted the Chicago politicians with the biggest piggy bank of all to loot. Since life is not only reflected by art, but can be anticipated by it, I am sure there are other famous movie scenes which illustrate corrupt acts by Obama and Co. yet to be unearthed. One I am routing for is the part in the “Untouchables” where Sean Conory’s cop character shows Ness where a brewery is, under the Post Office, I think.
Al

By: 11B40

11B40 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:51:06 +0000

Greetings:

Was this that same guy who spent two of his four years in the people’s Senate seat running for President?

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:25:41 +0000

Great YouTube video and true. I have a few suggestions for politicians but none of them are legal, Funny how that works. Not sure if this quote is exactly correct but it’s from GWTW. :”Frankly my dear:I don’t give a damn” I’m sure you fine people will know what I am trying to explain.

By: SADIE

SADIE — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:00:01 +0000

Ymarsakar: I found your observation amusing although I realize it was not intended to be comical.

So much for checks and balances. Politicians write them and the taxpayers watch them bounce like a rubber ball.

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:01:10 +0000

This is why the Founding Fathers put in so many checks and balances in the Constitution, along with the Bill of Rights. They didn’t trust each other and they sure as shat didn’t trust their descendants not to lose the inheritance.

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