Comments on: Time To Tell The New York Times To Correct The Record On Romney http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/ Firedoglake weblog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:01:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Conchobhar http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1139151 Conchobhar Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:52:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1139151 <p>Actually, the proscription against a religious test for office is in the body of the Constitution, not in any of the Amendments. Article VI says, among other things, “<em>but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States</em>.”</p> Actually, the proscription against a religious test for office is in the body of the Constitution, not in any of the Amendments. Article VI says, among other things, “but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”

]]> By: Arnie http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138780 Arnie Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:08:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138780 <p>IIRC it was NOT 41 Bush but 43 Bush you are speaking of; 41 Bush term ended ca 1992, the Euro was not launched until 1999 and not publicly traded until 2000, and baby Bushes nose was tweaked with the removal of Iraqi oil from dollar trading as a result of tightening sanctions by the US shortly before the attack and invasion began. The archives of the Irish Times would have the searchable information contained. All other major european english speaking media would have archives containing the same. I cannot vouch for the quality of information contained in any American media archive or if those archives contain the information at all.</p> <p>What Iran (as well as Iraq before the attack and invasion) was doing was accepting the currencies of those countries buying their oil. For Iran, much of that oil goes to the far east, China in particular. Iran is accepting the Yuan directly without trading into dollars. That is simply what is happening, cutting out the middle currency (and not supporting US hegemony as a result). Washington’s calculus on financing hegemony is in a state of turmoil as a result, and if this trend continues, may find themselves in total bankruptcy - as if the whole culture wasn’t bankrupt as it was.</p> <p>As for the dollar, I recently calculated it had lost ca. 60+% of its value since the advent of this maladministration.</p> IIRC it was NOT 41 Bush but 43 Bush you are speaking of; 41 Bush term ended ca 1992, the Euro was not launched until 1999 and not publicly traded until 2000, and baby Bushes nose was tweaked with the removal of Iraqi oil from dollar trading as a result of tightening sanctions by the US shortly before the attack and invasion began. The archives of the Irish Times would have the searchable information contained. All other major european english speaking media would have archives containing the same. I cannot vouch for the quality of information contained in any American media archive or if those archives contain the information at all.

What Iran (as well as Iraq before the attack and invasion) was doing was accepting the currencies of those countries buying their oil. For Iran, much of that oil goes to the far east, China in particular. Iran is accepting the Yuan directly without trading into dollars. That is simply what is happening, cutting out the middle currency (and not supporting US hegemony as a result). Washington’s calculus on financing hegemony is in a state of turmoil as a result, and if this trend continues, may find themselves in total bankruptcy – as if the whole culture wasn’t bankrupt as it was.

As for the dollar, I recently calculated it had lost ca. 60+% of its value since the advent of this maladministration.

]]> By: Biodun http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138778 Biodun Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:07:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138778 <p>It’s great to have you here at FDL…</p> It’s great to have you here at FDL…

]]> By: Dru http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138775 Dru Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:05:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138775 <p>Jane has more on Suckabee upstairs…</p> Jane has more on Suckabee upstairs…

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138774 dakine01 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:04:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138774 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/06/an-early-fitzmas-for-henry-waxman/">swopa covered this the other day</a></p> swopa covered this the other day

]]> By: Katherine Graham Cracker http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138767 Katherine Graham Cracker Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:54:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138767 <p>Shrubco was only in league with the envangelical community to retain power for financial concerns. Hucksterbee is dealing from a different deck.<br /> He constitutency is used to tithing and paying their fair share. </p> <p>Unfortunately they base their philosophy of government on church policies and feel it is inappropriate to expect people to separate them</p> Shrubco was only in league with the envangelical community to retain power for financial concerns. Hucksterbee is dealing from a different deck.
He constitutency is used to tithing and paying their fair share.

Unfortunately they base their philosophy of government on church policies and feel it is inappropriate to expect people to separate them

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138766 eCAHNomics Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:54:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138766 <p>Oh Biodun, now you just gone & dun made my day.</p> Oh Biodun, now you just gone & dun made my day.

]]> By: EvilDrPuma http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138765 EvilDrPuma Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:52:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138765 <blockquote><p>Plame said in a Q&A that her lawyer called and said Fitzgerald had agreed to turn over papers regarding the Bush / Cheney interview.</p> </blockquote> <p>Oh, goody. Looks like there may be another merry Fitzmas.</p>

Plame said in a Q&A that her lawyer called and said Fitzgerald had agreed to turn over papers regarding the Bush / Cheney interview.

Oh, goody. Looks like there may be another merry Fitzmas.

]]> By: Biodun http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138764 Biodun Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:46:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138764 <p>I did send Clark Hoyt a letter yesterday–and also an email to Michael Luo.</p> I did send Clark Hoyt a letter yesterday–and also an email to Michael Luo.

]]> By: Biodun http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138763 Biodun Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:42:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/08/time-to-tell-the-new-york-times-to-correct-the-record-on-romney/#comment-1138763 <blockquote><p>And I should note wrt your typo that I should not be confused with Carl Icahn.</p> </blockquote> <p>Incidentally eCAHN: </p> <p>I meant to tell you the other day when we were talking about you being on TV circa 1999-2000 that: I always thought it unusual that someone working on The Street would have politically progressive views and express them on TV.</p>

And I should note wrt your typo that I should not be confused with Carl Icahn.

Incidentally eCAHN:

I meant to tell you the other day when we were talking about you being on TV circa 1999-2000 that: I always thought it unusual that someone working on The Street would have politically progressive views and express them on TV.

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