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Gatsby
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Governor Palin: What do we need to do to win the war in Iraq?
Name three specific steps you would take to win the war. |
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Gatsby
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Governor Palin, I've lost count, so perhaps you could help me. How many good, honest public servants have your fired during your time in politics because you felt like it? |
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Gatsby
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Governor Palin, Why didn't you list your meeting in Alaska with Bishop Thomas Muthee of Kenya among your foreign policy experience? |
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Gatsby
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| Governor Palin, Did you know that the vice president's job is to be ready to take over the job of President of the United States on a moment's notice, before you accepted the job offer from John McCain? |
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Gatsby
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Let's throw her a curve:
Governor Palin, why do you want to be vice president? |
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Gatsby
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:10 am Post subject: |
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| Governor Palin, recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is? |
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Tiger Beer

Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:40 am Post subject: |
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| Governor, you spoke of healthcare reform being tied in with the bailout package for Wall Street...could you expand on that? |
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OneWayTraffic
Joined: 14 Mar 2005
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="PBRstreetgang21"]1. What effect do you think Sarbanes-Oxley has had on the corprate mentality with regard to fiduciary responsibility and corporate governance prior to the current financial crisis and do feel that the Supreme Court having granted certiorari with regard to that law, has eo ipso contributed to a zietgeist within Wall Street that such a law has lost any sense of prosecutorial equity from a de facto rather than de jure standpoint, thus begging the question; do you feel Sarbanes-Oxley adequetley addresses the issues of fiduciary responsibility, and corporate malfeasance, or is further legislation necessary for the aim of fostering due accountability, solvency, and propriety on the part of fiduciary institutions and their relations with, not only their share-holders, but also with the public at large?
You know I could actually answer that in simple terms.
"There's always been problems with our financial regulations, and probably always will be. We closed a lot of loopholes after the 1929 affair and people found new loopholes to exploit. Sarbannes Oxley was created in order to address issues brought about by Enron, and as such wasn't addressed at the seperate issues of abuse of derivatives.
I'd say that since mortgages had never been bundled up and sold in quite this fashion before- not to this extent anyway- it's a bit tough to ask lawmakers to anticipate every new financial innovation, just as it is to ask CEOS to anticipate the results of their innovations.
In the event the law can always be improved and after the election I'm sure John McCain will be asking Congress to do just that."
-All of the top of my head so feel free to criticise. |
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Jandar

Joined: 11 Jun 2008
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Gatsby
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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Journalists need to be direct:
Governor Palin, we've heard you state your personal views on abortion and contraception. But what would you do if elected?
If you became President of the United States, would you seek to put judges in the U.S. Supreme Court who would overturn Roe v. Wade?
Would you support or veto laws making abortion illegal?
Would you support or veto laws making contraception illegal? |
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Kikomom

Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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Kikomom

Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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Hey OneWay, ask her what she thinks about the suspension of the mark-to-market accounting clause (buried?) in the Senate bill.
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SEC. 132. AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND MARK-TO-MARKET ACCOUNTING.
(a) AUTHORITY.�The Securities and Exchange Com mission shall have the authority under the securities laws (as such term is defined in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(47)) to suspend, by rule, regulation, or order, the application of Statement Number 157 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board for any issuer (as such term is defined in section 3(a)(8 ) of such Act) or with respect to any class or category of transaction if the Commission determines that is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and is consistent with the protection of investors. (b) SAVINGS PROVISION.�Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to restrict or limit any authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission under securities laws as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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Doesn't this give financial firms the ability to mask their actual value of assets at any given point in time, in order to sell at premium prices? |
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