<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Matt Taibbi uses the current election to illustrate our completely corrupt political process </title> <atom:link href="https://dangerousintersection.org/2012/09/30/matt-taibbi-uses-the-election-to-illustrate-our-completely-corrupt-political-process/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2012/09/30/matt-taibbi-uses-the-election-to-illustrate-our-completely-corrupt-political-process/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-taibbi-uses-the-election-to-illustrate-our-completely-corrupt-political-process&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matt-taibbi-uses-the-election-to-illustrate-our-completely-corrupt-political-process</link> <description>Human Animals at the Crossroads of Science, Religion, Media and Culture</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:54:29 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <item> <title> By: Niklaus Pfirsig </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2012/09/30/matt-taibbi-uses-the-election-to-illustrate-our-completely-corrupt-political-process/comment-page-1/#comment-121114</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Niklaus Pfirsig]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:54:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=23915#comment-121114</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://dangerousintersection.org/2012/09/30/matt-taibbi-uses-the-election-to-illustrate-our-completely-corrupt-political-process/comment-page-1/#comment-121110">Joyanna Adams</a>. Joyanna, I suggest you take a little time to browse this blog, you'll notice that many of the core authors here are critical of Obama's military policies, both foreign and domestic. On the other hand, Romney has presented himself as egotistical, bordering on egomaniacal. He has openly voiced his loathing of the working poor, and he is evasive and deceitful. I think its notable that the GOP has embraced a political dogma voting against Obama in particular and Democrats in general, while at the same time avoiding campaigning for GOP candidates on their merits. Then there is this BS that government should be run as a business. I call it VS because these businessman politicians that claim such seem to run government totally unlike a business. If course there are many business models. As a businessman, Romney, through Bain capital, used basically two strategies: 1 Leverage a buyout of a publicly traded corporation in a competitive market sector, contract Bain capital as a consulting group, increase the company debt while liquidating assest to pay Bain's consulting fee, then bankrupt the company allowing federal loan insurance to pay off the loans, and screwing over the employees and suppliers in the deal. 2 Leverage a buyout of a company in a non-competitive field that depends on government contracts. Increase efficiency by firing skilled employees, and restaff with fewer unskilled employees. additionally cut costs by reducing utilities amd instituting very strict chain of command rules on the employees. (BTW, Bain restructuring of rehab centers and remedial "Boot camps" owned and operated by CRC Health, a Bain holding, have resulted in several deaths.) OF course Romney claims he retired from Bain in 1999, but as of 2011 he still raked in money capital gains from the company.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://dangerousintersection.org/2012/09/30/matt-taibbi-uses-the-election-to-illustrate-our-completely-corrupt-political-process/comment-page-1/#comment-121110">Joyanna Adams</a>.</p> <p>Joyanna,<br /> I suggest you take a little time to browse this blog, you’ll notice that many of the core authors here are critical of Obama’s military policies, both foreign and domestic.</p> <p>On the other hand, Romney has presented himself as egotistical, bordering on egomaniacal. He has openly voiced his loathing of the working poor, and he is evasive and deceitful.</p> <p> I think its notable that the GOP has embraced a political dogma voting against Obama in particular and Democrats in general, while at the same time avoiding campaigning for GOP candidates on their merits.</p> <p> Then there is this BS that government should be run as a business. I call it VS because these businessman politicians that claim such seem to run government totally unlike a business. If course there are many business models. </p> <p> As a businessman, Romney, through Bain capital, used basically two strategies:<br /> 1 Leverage a buyout of a publicly traded corporation in a competitive market sector, contract Bain capital as a consulting group, increase the company debt while liquidating assest to pay Bain’s consulting fee, then bankrupt the company allowing federal loan insurance to pay off the loans, and screwing over the employees and suppliers in the deal.<br /> 2 Leverage a buyout of a company in a non-competitive field that depends on government contracts. Increase efficiency by firing skilled employees, and restaff with fewer unskilled employees. additionally cut costs by reducing utilities amd instituting very strict chain of command rules on the employees. (BTW, Bain restructuring of rehab centers and remedial “Boot camps” owned and operated by CRC Health, a Bain holding, have resulted in several deaths.)</p> <p>OF course Romney claims he retired from Bain in 1999, but as of 2011 he still raked in money capital gains from the company.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Joyanna Adams </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2012/09/30/matt-taibbi-uses-the-election-to-illustrate-our-completely-corrupt-political-process/comment-page-1/#comment-121110</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joyanna Adams]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:38:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=23915#comment-121110</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wow..you can't find anything to complain about? Funny, I have a writer that I like as much as you like this guy..Thomas Sowell. Not one word against Obama? Only the dufus Mitt Romney? Nobody reads history anymore...this guy sounds just like all the same stuff I hear..repeated on the radio and TV...both sides have their talking points. Anybody that cannot see the faults in both parties, make me very suspicious of their IQ's. (Not you Erich) Obama just lied about the attack in Libya. Blatently. What? That's okay? They failed to protect an ambassador...a GAY one at that in a land of luny gay haters. That's okay? Uh..Obama...he's not rich,(he's making over 5 million a year in his stock dividends...like most of Congress...the offices have great perks) but he sure likes to party with them doesn't he? Or...is it only the rich white people that are evil? Obama's spends money just like the rich. And spends our taxdollars enough to make the Saudi Kings look like paupers. And here's what the new 'progressive' do..whatEVER they are guilty of, they accuse the other party of. For instance: Two bullies on on a playground. One bully knocks the other kid to the ground, the teacher comes out and the bully that knocked the kid to the ground looks at the teacher, points his finger at the kid he just smacked and cries "BULLY! BULLY" The rich Obama points at Mitt Romney,and cries in his highest Marxist voice 'RICH MAN" oh...Beyonce..hand me some more of that 5,000 dollar Louis the Fourteenth. We are RULED by oligarths....are we not? Obama is just a poor boy? Get real. The office of the Presidency grew with Bush, and now with Obama, has turned into the office of a King. AND they have you all looking at the 'rich' man. Right now, as President...Obama IS the richest man in the world. He is just good at 'game face'..]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow..you can’t find anything to complain about?<br /> Funny, I have a writer that I like as much as you like this guy..Thomas Sowell.</p> <p>Not one word against Obama? Only the dufus Mitt Romney?</p> <p>Nobody reads history anymore…this guy sounds just like all the same stuff I hear..repeated on the radio and TV…both sides have their talking points. Anybody that cannot see the faults in both parties, make me very suspicious of their IQ’s. (Not you Erich) </p> <p>Obama just lied about the attack in Libya. Blatently. What? That’s okay?</p> <p>They failed to protect an ambassador…a GAY one at that in a land of luny gay haters. That’s okay? </p> <p>Uh..Obama…he’s not rich,(he’s making over 5 million a year in his stock dividends…like most of Congress…the offices have great perks) but he sure likes to party with them doesn’t he? </p> <p>Or…is it only the rich white people that are evil?</p> <p>Obama’s spends money just like the rich. And spends our taxdollars enough to make the Saudi Kings look like paupers.</p> <p>And here’s what the new ‘progressive’ do..whatEVER they are guilty of, they accuse the other party of. </p> <p>For instance: Two bullies on on a playground. One bully knocks the other kid to the ground, the teacher comes out and the bully that knocked the kid to the ground looks at the teacher, points his finger at the kid he just smacked and cries “BULLY! BULLY”</p> <p>The rich Obama points at Mitt Romney,and cries in his highest Marxist voice ‘RICH MAN” oh…Beyonce..hand me some more of that 5,000 dollar Louis the Fourteenth. </p> <p>We are RULED by oligarths….are we not? Obama is just a poor boy?<br /> Get real. The office of the Presidency grew with Bush, and now with Obama, has turned into the office of a King. AND they have you all looking at the ‘rich’ man.</p> <p>Right now, as President…Obama IS the richest man in the world. He is just good at ‘game face’..</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>