Comments on: Sunday Talking Heads: October 4, 2009 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:09:10 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: tbau http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989479 tbau Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:25:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989479 <p>gee, what would happen if obama spent a fraction of the energy he’s spent on “teachable moments” on actually fighting for the public option?</p> <p>not gonna happen: smarmy tool is smarmy</p> gee, what would happen if obama spent a fraction of the energy he’s spent on “teachable moments” on actually fighting for the public option?

not gonna happen: smarmy tool is smarmy

]]> By: marcos http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989472 marcos Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:58:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989472 <p>Seriously, this guy ran the economy off of the cliff, he is smart enough that he could have tamped down the real estate bubble if he’d been so inclined. But that would clash with his efforts to reduce Americans to abject serfdom.</p> <p>But the elites pine for their salad days, and they think that Greenspan can pull another rabbit out of his hat. </p> <p>An empire falls into decadence when there are no consequences for failure amongst the elites, no moral hazard for their short-sightedness. </p> <p>Asking Alan Greenspan for his opinion on economics would be like asking a fundamentalist Christian for their opinion on evolution.</p> Seriously, this guy ran the economy off of the cliff, he is smart enough that he could have tamped down the real estate bubble if he’d been so inclined. But that would clash with his efforts to reduce Americans to abject serfdom.

But the elites pine for their salad days, and they think that Greenspan can pull another rabbit out of his hat.

An empire falls into decadence when there are no consequences for failure amongst the elites, no moral hazard for their short-sightedness.

Asking Alan Greenspan for his opinion on economics would be like asking a fundamentalist Christian for their opinion on evolution.

]]> By: pastfedup http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989470 pastfedup Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:35:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989470 <p>But Gregory cluthces his so much better!</p> But Gregory cluthces his so much better!

]]> By: pastfedup http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989469 pastfedup Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:29:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989469 <p>LOL!!</p> LOL!!

]]> By: Prairie Sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989468 Prairie Sunshine Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:26:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989468 <p>Susan Rice’s are bigger than Gregory’s… just sayin’.</p> Susan Rice’s are bigger than Gregory’s… just sayin’.

]]> By: Gitcheegumee http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989467 Gitcheegumee Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:25:24 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989467 <p>Comcast, GE value NBCU deal at $30 billion source (Reuters)</p> <p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co and Comcast Corp, working on a deal to spin off GE’s NBC Universal, have valued it at $30 billion, including $9 billion of debt, a source close to the talks told Reuters on Friday.</p> <p>The two sides hope to get a deal done in two to three weeks, CNBC reported on…</p> <p>READ FULL ARTICLE</p> <p>What others report on the same story<br /> GE may sell its 51% stake in NBC<br /> General Electric is weighing the sale of a 51 per cent stake in NBC Universal to Comcast, Americas biggest cable operator.Comcast would pay up to $7 billion (4.4 … - [10/03/2009 - Times Online]</p> <p>Comcast wants NBC in lineup<br /> Comcast to pool cash, cable channels into new firm that would control 51 percent stake; GE to contribute NBC Universal, own 49 percent.1| single pageXText SizeAfter … - [10/03/2009 - Chicago Tribune]</p> <p>GE in talks over NBC spinoff<br /> General Electric has confirmed it is in talks about spinning off its NBC Universal film and television arm. GE chairman Jeff Immelt confirmed the developments … - [10/03/2009 - Telegraph]</p> Comcast, GE value NBCU deal at $30 billion source (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric Co and Comcast Corp, working on a deal to spin off GE’s NBC Universal, have valued it at $30 billion, including $9 billion of debt, a source close to the talks told Reuters on Friday.

The two sides hope to get a deal done in two to three weeks, CNBC reported on…

READ FULL ARTICLE

What others report on the same story
GE may sell its 51% stake in NBC
General Electric is weighing the sale of a 51 per cent stake in NBC Universal to Comcast, Americas biggest cable operator.Comcast would pay up to $7 billion (4.4 … – [10/03/2009 - Times Online]

Comcast wants NBC in lineup
Comcast to pool cash, cable channels into new firm that would control 51 percent stake; GE to contribute NBC Universal, own 49 percent.1| single pageXText SizeAfter … – [10/03/2009 - Chicago Tribune]

GE in talks over NBC spinoff
General Electric has confirmed it is in talks about spinning off its NBC Universal film and television arm. GE chairman Jeff Immelt confirmed the developments … – [10/03/2009 - Telegraph]

]]> By: Gitcheegumee http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989466 Gitcheegumee Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:20:58 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989466 <p>“Credibility is a condition of persuasion. Before you can make a man do as you say, you must make him believe what you say.”[</p> “Credibility is a condition of persuasion. Before you can make a man do as you say, you must make him believe what you say.”[

]]> By: Frank33 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989465 Frank33 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:19:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989465 <p>Also it is necessary to teach the Village Peasants that sex has a price. And they will pay for it one way or another, if they offend the Village Executive Morality Board.</p> Also it is necessary to teach the Village Peasants that sex has a price. And they will pay for it one way or another, if they offend the Village Executive Morality Board.

]]> By: pastfedup http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989464 pastfedup Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:14:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989464 <p>Wife studying Susan Rice now on MTP - if those black pearls on her neck are real, she is way overpaid.</p> Wife studying Susan Rice now on MTP – if those black pearls on her neck are real, she is way overpaid.

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989462 Elliott Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:13:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/04/sunday-talking-heads-october-4-2009/#comment-1989462 <p>Hmm, could that possibly be true?<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/01/abc-cbs-tell-shows-stars-_n_306132.html" rel="nofollow">ABC, CBS Tell Shows’ Stars: Don’t Go On Leno</a></p> <p>they wouldn’t try to sabotage each other, would they? /s</p> Hmm, could that possibly be true?
ABC, CBS Tell Shows’ Stars: Don’t Go On Leno

they wouldn’t try to sabotage each other, would they? /s

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