The Smoking Gun May Come in the Form of an R-Rated Movie

[marmar]

via MichaelMoore.com:



October 6th, 2009 11:45 AM
Michael Moore exposes Paul Ryan’s bank bailout bluster

By John Nichols / Capital Times


Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan is one of the stars of Michael Moore's new movie, "Capitalism: A Love Story."

But you can bet that the conservative from Janesville is hoping that none of his constituents sees his performance.

In a section of the critically acclaimed examination of how Wall Street insiders diverted hundreds of billions of tax dollars into their accounts, Moore illustrates how the bailout happened. Democratic and Republican members of Congress who do the bidding of the bankers scared their colleagues and the American people into approving a massive bailout of the speculators whose misdeeds created the financial meltdown that shocked the nation in September 2008.

Ryan, the Republican congressman from southeast Wisconsin's hard-pressed 1st District, is shown playing the fear card by telling the House that it had to steer almost $800 million to Wall Street's sleaziest players.

"If we fail to do the right thing, heaven help us - if we fail to pass this I fear the worst is yet to come," claimed Ryan. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mike-in-the-news/michael-moore-exposes-paul-ryans-bank-bailout-bluster

[hedgehog]

1. Tell me more about David Korten

Yeah - i can Google him, but I'd like to know what you know about him and I'd like others to see as well.

[marmar]

2. He's a progressive economist whose main thesis is......

....... it's time to replace Wall Street and "phantom wealth" (wealth based on monetary claims on the labor and "real wealth" that others have produced), with localized economies based on the exchange of real goods and services. He's very opposed to the primacy of paper notes in the economy.

"Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth" is his newest book, and it's a prize. He also wrote "When Corporations Rule the World", also essential reading.

[hedgehog]

4. Hmmmm..... My Dad has a birthday coming up. Thanks!

[malaise]

9. That's on my list for new books

Thanks

[CrispyQ]

8. Check out his website for some more info.

http://www.davidkorten.org/

snip...

We humans are Creation's most daring experiment with reflective consciousness. This gift is the source of our distinctive capacity to choose our future as an intentional collective act. For some 5,000 years, we have demonstrated our ability to use this capacity foolishly at an enormous cost to ourselves and to other living beings. We must now take the step to a new level of species maturity and demonstrate our ability to act with collective wisdom and foresight.

This weblog is my place to share my ongoing reflections on the nature of this challenge and report on my own attempts to contribute to its realization in my role as an active citizen.
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Many, many years ago, I read a letter to the editor in my local paper. It was brief - two paragraphs - but the writer questioned the legitimacy of corporate personhood, a phrase that I had never heard of. (The issue of corporate personhood was noticeably missing from my fifth grade civics class!) That led me to read Korten's "When Corporations Rule the World." It was an eye opening & educational. I highly recommend it.

I'm dismayed that my own library has none of Korten's books, so I will probably have to purchase his latest one, which I've read is very good. If your father is interested in these types of issues, Korten is an excellent choice.

[xchrom]

3. ...

:mad:

[dipsydoodle]

5. Pieces of shit

invariably float to the surface.

Y

[sinkingfeeling]

6. "Capitalism: A Love Story" isn't playing locally, so why does it have the 'R' rating?

[marmar]

7. It's got the F-bomb in it more than once !!!!!

:scared:

[hedgehog]

10. What - you think children should be exposed to bankers and stock brokers?

What kind of monster are you!

[marmar]

11. Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be Hedge Fund managers.....

:)

[Fire1]

12. k&r