Tag Archive 'Fannie Mae'

Some uncomfortable watching

Bookworm on Sep 27 2008 | Filed under: Identity politics, Race

I’ve said before that I am not a racist — I’m a classist or values-ist.  Always have been.  I don’t care about your external color or sexuality or whatever; I do care about the beliefs you bring to the table.
What this means is that I’m pretty hostile to identity politics.  I never felt compelled to [...]

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The crisis explained in words of one or two syllables

Bookworm on Sep 25 2008 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Economics

You’ve got to love an economics video that uses ABBA for its background music.  You’ve also got to love an economics video that uses very simple language to show that Obama has been a very good friend to Fannie and Freddie, and they’ve loved him back, to the profound detriment of the American people:
Incidentally, I [...]

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McCain’s version of “getting in their faces” *UPDATED*

Bookworm on Sep 18 2008 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Economics, John McCain

At Iowa, McCain “gets in your face” mano a mano (that is, he doesn’t delegate his surrogates, but gives a speech to America, Obama included), and he focuses on the facts.  This is a very concrete speech, which appropriately boasts his virtues and clearly exposes Obama’s failings:
U.S. Senator John McCain will deliver the following remarks [...]

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