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Matt Lewis: Obama #2 in Getting Fannie & Freddie Bucks
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... according to Fox's John Gibson: "Now remember, Obama's ads and stump speeches attack McCain and republican policies for the current financial turmoil. It is demonstrably not Republican policy and worse, it appears the man attacking McCain, Senator Obama, was at the head of the line when the piggy’s lined up at the Fannie and Freddie trough for campaign bucks. Senator Barack Obama, number two on the Fannie/Freddie list of favored politicians after just four short years in the senate. Next time you see that ad, you might notice he fails to mention that part of the Fannie and Freddie problem."

Obama One of Leading Recipients of Fannie/Freddie Political Contributions
Wizbang — Transcript -- Fox News 9/16/2008 HEATHER NAUERT: Barack Obama attacking John McCain once again on the economy and the market turmoil today. Our John Gibson has new information on the Democratic presidential nominee and the mortgage mess for us now. What have you got John? JOHN GIBSON: Alright Heather. Lehman Brothers' collapse is traced back to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two big mortgage banks that got a federal bailout a few weeks ago. Freddie and Fannie used huge lobbying budgets and political contributions to keep regulators off their backs. A group called the center for responsive politics keeps track of which politicians get Fannie and Freddie political ...

Who's behind the current financial mess?
USS Neverdock — Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Who's behind the current financial mess? This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?

McCain’s attempt to fix Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac in 2005; Update: Obama can’t get AIG right
Hot Air » Top Picks — McCain’s attempt to fix Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac in 2005; Update: Obama can’t get AIG right posted at 11:45 am on September 17, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly With the financial sector in turmoil today, the media and the politicians have started throwing around blame with the same recklessness as lenders threw around credit to create the problem.  Politically, the pertinent question is this: Which candidate foresaw the credit crisis and tried to do something about it?  As it turns out, John McCain did — and partnered with three other Senate Republicans to reform the government’s involvement in lending three years ago, after ...

Cash Cows and Pigs
Classical Values — Cash Cows and Pigs If you want to learn more about Obama and the Democrat's connection to the mortgage meltdown may I suggest the following to start: The Best Congress Fannie Could Buy McCain ties mess to Obama - video Fannie - A Time Line The government giveth standards, the government taketh them away H/T Hot Air which describes McCain's efforts to fix the problem in 2006. Well before disaster struck.

Who Is Bleeding Us And This Country’s Economy? - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Holy SHIT! Is that a “Commentary” tag under John Gibson’s … commentary? Maybe ABC/CBS/NBC/MSNBC/CNN/PBS can borrow it??? Clintonistas in the thick of this FUBAR we are witnessing. Don’t you just love how the democrats keep creating messes in this country, and then pointing a bony finger at republicans? Ah Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha! They sure crack me the hell up … ahhhh, yeah … Good times … GOOD TIMES! But how is it these dems are so successful at their ‘deflections’? Well … could be the lame ...

Obama = hypocrite
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — Obama = hypocrite Posted by George Moneo at September 18, 2008 10:49 AM Comments Posted by: asombra [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 18, 2008 11:06 AM Post a comment

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Presidential Race
Pajamas Media — We've seen it all and the race is essentially tied. What's next? [image] Both of the parties’ political conventions are behind us, a financial crisis is upon us, a new vice-presidential nominee has entered the race (to be savaged, interviewed, and unleashed on the campaign trail to enliven her conservative base), and Election Day is less than fifty days away. Where are we and where are we going? The race, if you look at national polls, is essentially tied. ...

Fannie Mae trivia question
Classical Values — Fannie Mae trivia question While many have heard about how Barack Obama took over $100,000 from Fannie Mae ( $126,349 , according to Open Secrets ), I think I've found the Fannie Mae trivia question for the day. Who turned down $100,000 from Fannie Mae? No, that is not a trick question or a joke. (Nor is the economic crisis triggered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a laughing matter, even if these things beg for ridicule.) According to George F. Will (who is not laighing), the answer is the CATO Institute: In the 1994 elections, Republicans ended 40 years of Democratic control of the House of Representatives. So in 1995, a vice president of ...