<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Roger Falen informs us:</div><div><br></div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; ">He [Bush] did however along with John McCain call attention to the dangers of Fannie and Freddie."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium;">Pray tell, Mr. Falen, is that why Bush bailed out Fannie and Freddie in September '08?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium;">And how about McCain's sponsoring a budget reduction to Tri-Care (veterans' health insurance program)?<br></span><br><div>Seeya later, Moscow.</div><div><br></div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Spokane, Washington</div><div><br></div><div>"If not us, who?</div><div>If not now, when?"</div><div><br></div><div>- Unknown</div></div><div><br>On Jan 13, 2012, at 11:15 AM, lfalen <<a href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen@turbonet.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Saundra</span><br><span>I admit that I did not check this in Snopes or any other source. I probably should have. However your calling me blinded by partisanship is like the pot calling the kettle black. For the most part I think I have done a better job of criticising the Republicans than you have of the Democrats. regardless of whether Raines and Company were official advisors to Obama, he did consult with them on occasion(not that there is any thing wrong with that), and they did receive Golden Parachutes. Bush was just as bad in regards to Wall Street advisers(Paulson). He did however along with John McCain call attention to the dangers of Fannie and Freddie</span><br><span><a href="http://www.buchright.com">www.buchright.com</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.americanelephant.worldpress.com">www.americanelephant.worldpress.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Here is my recommendations for a nonpartisan cabinet for the successful republican winner</span><br><span></span><br><span>Vice -President- Allen West or Marco Rubio</span><br><span>State- Condi Rice</span><br><span>Defense-Petraeus</span><br><span></span><br><span>Treasury- Ron Paul</span><br><span>Educatiion- Mechelle Rhee</span><br><span>Labor- Linda Chavez or Thomas Sowell</span><br><span>interior- Cecill Andrus</span><br><span>Agriculture- Richard Pombo</span><br><span>Commerce- Cain or Trump</span><br><span></span><br><span>Admittedly heavy to Republicans</span><br><span></span><br><span>Roger </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-----Original message-----</span><br><span>From: "Saundra Lund" <a href="mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm"><a href="mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm">v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm</a></a></span><br><span>Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:03:34 -0800</span><br><span></span><br><span>To: "'lfalen'" <a href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen@turbonet.com</a>, <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a></a></span><br><span>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Fw: Fw: surprise, surprise</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Come on, Roger -- don't be so blinded by partisanship that you prove the adage that there's a sucker born every minute willing to peddle lies.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/fanniemae.asp">http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/fanniemae.asp</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>FALSE!!!</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Don't like Snopes? Then here's more:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/barackobama/a/wall_street.htm">http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/barackobama/a/wall_street.htm</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>It's as untrue now as it was back in 2008.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Saundra</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>-----Original Message-----</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>From: <a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a> [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] On Behalf Of lfalen</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:30 AM</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To: <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a></a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: [Vision2020] Fw: Fw: surprise, surprise</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Subject: Fw: surprise, surprise</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Surprise!!!!</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The three who brought down Wall Street.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Here's a quick look into the three former Fannie Mae executives who brought down Wall Street.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Franklin Raines was a Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Fannie Mae.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Raines was forced to retire from his position with Fannie Mae when auditing discovered severe irregularities in Fannie Mae's accounting activities. Raines left with a "golden parachute valued at $240 Million in benefits. The Government filed suit against Raines when the depth of the accounting scandal became clear.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tim Howard - was the Chief Financial Officer of Fannie Mae. Howard "was a strong internal proponent of using accounting strategies that would ensure a "stable pattern of earnings" at Fannie. Investigations by federal regulators and the company's board of directors since concluded that management did manipulate 1998 earnings to trigger bonuses. Raines and Howard resigned under pressure in late 2004. Howard's Golden Parachute was estimated at $20 Million!</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Jim Johnson - A former executive at Lehman Brothers and who was later forced from his position as Fannie Mae CEO. Investigators found that Fannie Mae had hidden a substantial amount of Johnson's 1998 compensation from the public, reporting that it was between $6 million and $7 million when it fact it was $21 million." Johnson is currently under investigation for taking illegal loans from Countrywide while serving as CEO of Fannie Mae.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Johnson's Golden Parachute was estimated at $28 Million.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>*****************************************************************************************</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>WHERE ARE THEY NOW?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>FRANKLIN RAINES?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Raines works for the Obama Campaign as his Chief Economic Advisor.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>TIM HOWARD?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Howard is a Chief Economic Advisor to Obama under Franklin Raines.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>JIM JOHNSON?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Johnson was hired as a Senior Obama Finance Advisor and was selected to run Obama's Vice Presidential Search Committee.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Are we stupid or what? 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