I am changing my name to Fannie Mae; plus: the blind leading the blind
As markets plunge and bailout-mania rises again, Arlo Guthrie’s timing is just right.
He’s got a new ditty that sums it all up: “I am changing my name to Fannie Mae.” (It’s a takeoff on Tom Paxton’s “I am changing my name to Chrysler.)
Lyrics:
Lyrics by Tom Paxton
Oh the price of gold is rising out of sight
And the dollar is in sorry shape tonight
What the dollar used to get us now won’t buy a head of lettuce
No the economic forecast isn’t right
But amidst the clouds I spot a shining ray
I can even glimpse a new and better way
And I’ve devised a plan of action worked it down to the last fraction
And I’m going into action here today
CHORUS:
I am changing my name to Fannie Mae
I am going down to Washington D.C.
I’ll be glad they got my back
‘Cause what they did for Freddie Mac
Will be perfectly acceptable to me
I am changing my name to Fannie Mae
I am headed for that great receiving line
So when they hand a trillion grand out
I’ll be standing with my hand out
I’ll get mine
When my creditors are screaming for their dough
I’ll be proud to tell them all where they can go
They won’t have to scream and holler
They’ll be paid to the last dollar
Where the endless streams of money seem to flow
I’ll be glad to tell them all what they can do
It’s a matter of a simple form or two
It’s not just remuneration it’s a liberal education
Ain’t you kind of glad that I’m in debt to you
CHORUS
Since the first amphibians crawled out of the slime (of the slime!)
We’ve been struggling in an unrelenting climb
We were hardly up and walking before money started talking
And it’s sad that failure is an awful crime
It’s been that way for a millennium or two
But now it seems that there’s a different point of view
If you’re a corporate titanic and your failure is gigantic
Down in Congress there’s a safety net for you
Chorus
Hat tip: OpenMarket.org
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The blind are leading the blind. If this doesn’t send chills up your spine, you’re not paying attention:
Asked if Pres. Bush thinks there should be a timeline or incentive for a future administration to ever sell the $250 billion in bank shares it plans to buy as part of the bailout plan back to the private sector, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino told CNSNews.com Staff Writer Fred Lucas that the Treasury Department is entrusted with the matter.
“The president is trusting his team at Treasury who designed the program, and he believes they are doing it the right way,” Perino told Lucas at Thursday’s press briefing. “I don’t have details. We’ll just trust our treasury secretary to implement the program.
Trust Hank Paulson? Hello?
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I’m changing my name to ‘Obama’s Birth Certificate’—they’ll never find me!!
HAHAHAAA!
LMAO!
HEY CONGRESS!!!!!!! My wallet is empty AGAIN and there is NO LOBSTER IN THE FRIG. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!
Bravo!
Wake me up when this nightmare is over. What? What’s that? It’s just beginning, you say. Nooooooo! Calgon take me away.
I don’t think its too much to ask congress to pay off my mortgage. Think of the credit that will free up!!!
30 pcs of silver: Buy stock in booze. Sales will increase.
I experienced Lefty/Liberal/Democratic non-intelligence and just hate today.
Let me first say that I am not a republican. I am an independant that has conservative leanings.
I tried pointing out some facts today about Barack Obama hoping to have an intelligent conversation with a co-worker.. I sent following link to a co-worker of mine who is a democrat:
oldbluewebdesigns dotcom/USSA.htm
Admittedly, The production is a bit over the top but it is a good collection of points about B.O. and the democrats.
So he viewed it and I respect this guy because he’s pretty intelligent and from what I gather a pretty nice guy. This ws his response:
Angrily,
1. He told me to get my head out of my a$$
2. Told me to SHUT the F up.
3. Told me that stuff like this creates people like “me”. A person who believes the lies and the propoganda.
4. He went off on how he hates the republicans for not create opportunity and ruining this country over the past 8 years.
5. He even said the phrase. “Change is coming”.
6. At one point he make a “bj” joke about Palin.
7. I asked him why democrats can’t have an intelligent conversation without resorting to acting like children and maybe admit that something just ain’t right about B.O. He stormed off.
Throughout the conversation, I kept my calm and he kept getting angry with me. I continuously stated that I don’t trust either party and that the only thing I care about is this country. I do not want it to become socialist and that I do not believe in the redistribution of wealth.
Well he stormed out of the room eventually.
Anyways, just my experience with trying to have an intelligent conversation with a democrat.
ROFL!
My experience as well. They say we should stick to the issues but they never do.
Hey scaredforamerica, all that venom from the party of diversity and acceptance. Nice, isn’t it?
Ha! I’m on the case.
Arlo Guthrie? “You can get anything you want at Alice’s Fannie Mae….”
to those who really believe in the u.s.government being capable of running anything take the case of the irs siezing the brothel in nevada in the 1990’s. it tried to run it, it went broke and closed. if the government can’t run a whorehouse in the middle of nevada to service horney truckers, what makes you think they can run social security and the medical industry.
Sonofdy, now that’s a good way to stimulate the economy. Everyone gets a mortgage payoff and we’ll spend the money. Except for the renters, it would be a great boon. Perhaps we could give them a nice tax break.
Michelle, who should we trust regarding the optimal time to sell the fed’s ownership stakes?
oh forgot one more nugget he said. He said he was tired of the republicans better than everyone else attitude.
I did not respond except to say that I am not a republican and that why is it that 99% of the democrats in charge are rich people as well. I asked for him to look at the point of view that their lifestyle does not match their political mantra.
Then he went off on how he doesn’t like rich people. Which is funny because this guy makes 6 figures.
It was an entertaining conversation but it’s also a sad state of affairs and one I fear will be the future of america. If you have opposing views where you try to point out fact or your own points of opinions, you will be violently and morbedly(sp?) attacked.
I’m scared for amercica.
It’s not surprising that
democratssocialists never stick to the issues:1) They are trapped in adolescence, and have perfected projection to an art form.
2) They will do whatever it takes – repeat, whatever it takes – to impose their will and control on the rest of us.
All the socialists want to do is win a fair, clean election?
Hah! See #2 above.
I think he’d be better off changing it to Barak Obama. He mail not get bailouts but he would more than make up for it in kickbacks! Not to mention turning over to him 3 network news and 2 cable outlets.
and never to be questioned on anything…priceless.
BTW. While Palin is getting hammered for 150k for campaign accessories, how much is it costing your campaign for your personel trip?
your lucky he didn’t hit you over the head with a campaign sign or carve a ‘B’ in your face…not to mention file complants about your racist views.
Here is another problem for the left to figure out.
Wind and solar power are both feeling the crunch. GE has realized that, in this time of economic uncertainty, their expensive clean energy projects just aren’t worth it
Scared, why does he just LOVE that filthy rich lawyer, Barack HUSSEIN Obama then? Or Biden, who makes over 2 million bucks a year, yet gives less to charity than this middle-class electronic technician does.
Or what about George Soros, does he like him?
If you see that man again, ask him that.
Been there, Done that – that is if you can get a word in edge ways while they do the liberal shout down!
I don’t even discuss with liberals anymore. If I wanted to subject myself to that, I’ll just hit myself over the head with a baseball bat – same difference.
Great song Arlo! It could be the national song of a Obama presidency.
Of course Joe Biden would prefer this,
“You can get anything you want, at Katie’s restaurant.
You can eat it here or get it to go, just across the street from the Home Depot. Yeah you can get anything you want, at Katie’s Restaurant.”
scaredforamerica,
I have had similar conversations with liberal democrats, and it is scary. What scares me the most is the fact that a lot of them seem to think an Obama victory will INSTANTLY fix everything.
What happens if he doesn’t even win? I think the left will become completely unhinged. But its not possible for everything to be magically great no matter who wins on Nov. 4th.
Whose fault will it be when a President Obama isn’t able to fix anything, and in fact may make things much, much worse? How will people react to their Messiah being unable to accomplish the magical transformation to perfection they demand?
I can hear Obama saying ‘I tried my best, but it was the result of failed Bush polices.’ and deflecting any and all responsibility by saying ‘It was the conservatives that REALLY caused this mess.’ What kind of rage will that cause to an already angry and largely ignorant left?
I think we are in for dark times in America in the near future, no matter who wins this thing.
liberal is synonymous with arrogant POS.
Ah yes, political conversation with the enlightened. Been there, done that! In about two minutes flat the open-minded tolerant leftist will be on his feet pointing his finger and YELLING meaningless platitudes while you calmly sit there in disbelief, shaking your head, wondering “why bother”.
Should I be blessed with a child, I think I’ll name “it” buy. Buy Ansell.
The new mantra for Obama Backers: I’ll get mine
I one time lost my mind and asked a lib why I should pay for additional stuff for everybody else – on top of the salaries I pay my employees, the taxes I HAVE to pay for my employees and the benefits I give my employees. I suggested if he cared to look, he’d discover on my supposed phenomenal income (his words), that I already paid over half in taxes (when you count what got paid for employer “contributions” for medicare, Social Security, FUTA, and a whole host of others). The response was, that he didn’t care to look, just that it wasn’t fair that some people were selfish.
My thought was “project much”?
Barney Frank said they had it all backwards….
I’m gonna change my name to Dubious Deomcrat Connections and go into hiding. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have to worry about being found then.
This question illustrates one of the many reasons the government shouldn’t own anything.
Bassackwards?
DeomcratDemocratHey, if there a line for bailouts I want in. Here is my grievance: idiotic government interference caused the market to crash and now my retirement account is severely depreciated. Why should our government bail out some wall street fat cat that contributed to this crash and not the american’s who suffered as a result of it. Why should we bail out people who took loans without the ability to pay for such loans, and not bailout the innocent bystanders that lost their savings as a result of these loans. Where is my bailout?
I feel your pain – it is literally scary. I had a similar conversation with a Obamabot about the tax plans. I explained that the 1st round of ax cuts, which Barak would nix, were applied to income across the board.
She only “allows” sources from left wing sources, so I showed her an article from Slate.
She said it was too long. So I snipped a few pertinent phrases.
She accused me of taking those phrases out of context. So I told her to look at the pictures. (Graphs)
She told me they didn’t prove my point. I said they did and asked how she was reading them.
She blew a gasket, and I ended up a racist before the end of her final paragraph.
It is like a cult.
…and how many politicians will get rich from insider trading?
…
democrat. …socialist.There.
Fixed that again.
Good post, mp.
Well illustrated.
Yep, I agree.
As I’ve said before, trying to have an intelligent, logical, honest, factual debate-type argument witrh a socialist/statist/nihilist is like trying to defend oneself at one’s medieval trial for witchcraft.
Watch Elizabeth Taylor as Rebecca trying to defend herself in the movie “Ivanhoe”, and you’ll see what I mean.
If Obama loses, the left is going to blow like a volcano…
Getting tired and lonely here on the Group W bench.
Actually, gold has gone down significantly in the past few weeks.
booze is a recession proof commodity…history proves it.
I’m on disability, living in a 450 sq. ft. apartment and would like a bigger place, ohhh, say 1600 sq. ft. house. Now where do I sign up for the bail out bridge to Heaven?
NOT!
Having an intellegent conversation with a democrat….hummm, Isn’t that an oxymoron?
I am going to change my name to OBUMMER’S GRANDMA. I wanna know what it feels like to be thrown under the bus and then get extracted for an emergency, emotional photo op.
OXYMORON? Isn’t that a laundry soap?
You should see all the media and disciples milling around Obama’s grandma’s apartment. Traffic is terrible.
Lets face it, Obama supporters want him and need him to deliver the alternate reality of their dreams. These are the same people who believe that if they could only win the lottery, then they’d have it made. Then there are the Hollywood types who want the low income people cared for by someone else’s money while they get a warm, fuzzy feeling for having helped their fellow man. The rest of us are just too stupid to get it. Enjoy the recession, liberals!!!
Hangfire, thanks for the laugh!
Well when McCain/Palin win we won’t need to change our names to Ben Dover.
I have been driving down the road for the past week thinking, oddly enough, about the scene from Star Wars Episode III where Padme says, “So this is how liberty dies…with thunderous applause.”
Need I say more?
Look I can understand not wanting to have an intelligent conversation but why is there so much hate and violence shown towards an opposing view from democrats? When did america become like this? This reminds me of how things are handled down in south america.
I keep thinking that maybe this is all just what the media shows us and the real americans, the real patriots are out there minding there business, taking care of their family, and living.
it is a cult!
Here is yet another Barack Obama video with cultish overtones. It was filmed in the Asheville, NC area which makes sense since that city has become sort of a hippie center in the Southeast region. Participants in this video are encouraged to envision a President Obama. Here are the New Age slogans flashing on the screen with people looking like they are the midst of a rapture lovingly repeating, “President Barack Obama,” as New Age type music is played:
Between now and November 4…
Let’s spend one minute a day…
Envisioning Barack Obama…
As our President…
Prepare your heart to fill with hope…
Prepare your mind to embrace the change…
Envision Barack victorious on election night…
…Taking the oath of office…
On Inauguration Day…
Believe that this great moment in American history is already a reality…
I forgot to mention that I’m only in my early 30’s so I havent’ been around that long. I’ve asked my parents many times if it was ilke this in the past when they were growing up and they said it was never this bad. They said that people had respect for other people and that maybe this is just a symptom of the downfall of american society.
“Bandito: Did you bring some gold with you?
Chism: No.
Bandito: Silver?
Chism: Just lead.
Bandito: No, no, you can’t buy anything with lead.”
ECS
Don’t buy gold. If you want to protect your wealth buy the tools of production: John Deere tractors, diesel, and plenty of crop seed.
Our “leaders” have become willfully ignorant fools. The people have to take back their power and relaunch the Constitution. Out with them all.
I think we might be wishing for lead as a radiation shield if Obama is in. There would be zero reason for an enemy not to use their nuclear device as it would not be mutually assured destruction. Obama would be off trying to have a conversation and Biden would be trying to remember all that foreign policy stuff he claims to have forgotten.
I will wait for mine when I am able to buy a house for pennies on the dollar in the next few months, finally becoming a first-time homeowner courtesy of those who decided that high school econ was too boring and don’t know what “ADJUSTABLE” means.
I have spoken with numerous people in my community about Obama.
Other than the political side of this equation, each and EVERY SINGLE person said they felt he was the antiChrist….these people are affluent and well educated, not your bible thumpers.
I am beginning to believe it as well.
My hero taught me that verification makes continued trust rational.
RetFireman re:
I will wait for mine when I am able to buy a house for pennies on the dollar…
careful, spreading the wealth usually includes property too…
sharing the wealth=zimbabwe
gayle re:
these people are affluent and well educated, not your bible thumpers.
you might what to re-phrase that…
Yeah, crop seed. I’m sure that will be really fruitful on asphalt.
Barney Frank resembles that remark.
You mean take the wealth = Zimbabwe and the USA as envisioned by the Democrat CONgress and the Obummer.
If they want to consider me wealthy, they are truly showing just how insane they are.
You can only spread it just so thin, and it cannot get much thinner.
That which I give to others, I give willingly and humbly.
I will not “share the wealth.” I have never expected anyone to pay my bills, and I’ll be damned if I will pay anyone else’s bills. If they aren’t very careful, I can quit my job so I don’t have any income. I have enough set by to pay property taxes, and, unlike Zimbabwe, no one is going to dispossess me of my property. The sign at the gate will read “Private Property. No Trespassing.” Next to it will be a steel target with holes in it.
Fight crime: Shoot back!
ECS
Maybe the government can now do a buyout of Lehamn Brothers. Heck they have done everything else.
Would someone in government please brush up on the writings of Thomas Jefferson.
And while brushing up on said writings, also go back and look at what has occurred in every other Socialist country in history, starting with the former Soviet Union and the lines for bread and toilet paper? The one room apartments that fit an entire family? The grief, misery and malaise that went with it, along with the lack of personal growth and advancements in technology and medicine?
When they are stuffing us into our re-education pens, and when they’ve taken Rush and Hannity off the air, do you think the Obamatons will listen when we tell them
“Dissent is the highest form of Patriotism”?
Michelle Malkin / Arlo Guthrie
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Still gonna be a faint glimmer of a decent melody, and truly boring. (Based on Tom Paxton tune? God, that guy only wrote one tune in his life and it sucked.) Don’t even have to listen to it. Won’t, in fact.
I will not go, quietly or otherwise. It is morally repugnant to obey a bad law. It is unthinkable to obey an immoral law. It is our duty to disobey illegal laws, dictates, or orders.
Stock up on ammunition and practice, practice, practice.
ECS
Barney Frank will never be allowed near my bass!
I looked it up and I live really close. Maybe I’ll go mill around…
Seriously, I think she’s pretty ill, and it’s probably a sad time for him.