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Post by Barack Obama on Jan 25, 2012 3:07:08 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTAKktjpxmYObama did something pretty amazing last night. He pointed out the corrosive influence of money in politics, and specifically singled out the issue of insider trading among congressmen. He basically called out members of Congress for being corrupt (That moment linked to above, @1:10). I also really liked how so many members of Congress stood up and applauded. They must've been like, "Oh shit, he's talking about me. I better give him a standing ovation so no one thinks I'm a corrupt douchebag." Also, the guy in the background screaming "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" in the background was pretty funny too. He must really like insider trading.
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Post by ownagemuch on Jan 25, 2012 17:34:55 GMT -5
That "NOOOOOOOO" made me laugh ;D
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Post by Auburn on Jan 30, 2012 23:21:28 GMT -5
Huh...
So, really, even Barack is just waiting for a bill but of course congress won't want to make generate a bill that doesn't benefit them. Bastards.
I wonder if the president can just take initiative himself and compose a bill -- bypassing that hurdle. Does it have to come from congress?
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Post by Barack Obama on Jan 31, 2012 0:16:34 GMT -5
I think the Senate (Democrat controlled) has proposed a bill dealing with congressional insider trading. It recently passed a procedural vote 93-2. This doesn't mean it has passed the Senate yet, it's expected to in a week or so. Source: www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/stock-act-senate-moves-to_n_1242787.htmlThe House of Reps (Republican controlled), on the other hand pulled the House version of the bill from the Financial Services committee before they could vote on it so the House has postponed a vote on this bill indefinitely. However, the House majority leader says that he wants to revise the bill a bit so we'll see what happens.
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the police
Look to your left. Cram the first object you see up your asshole.
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Post by the police on Mar 13, 2012 21:17:40 GMT -5
1%
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Post by tobiascuyps on Mar 15, 2012 18:36:43 GMT -5
÷[•…•]÷ <~ Wooper!!
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