Comments on: Barney, Don’t Be A Hero

By: A Stunning Display « ANTHIDOTE

A Stunning Display « ANTHIDOTE — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:44:46 +0000

[...] Frank….where do we even start….how about here. Why on earth should any one listen to this disaster of Congressman. I think the [...]

By: kegnum

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By: Murraywood

Murraywood — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:56:43 +0000

Bf is a nut job and has been in bed far too long with Fannie, Freddie, and those other 2 stooges, Pellosi, and Reid-my-lips. He’s a crack congressional whack that has made lotsa money from this mess. Do some research. I believe his boyrfriend was head honcho at either Fannie or Freddie for awhile.

By: roofus

roofus — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:24:18 +0000

Dear Pat,
My comment “Imagine that!” was a response to the original story. Not your comments.

Incidentally, Drudge is reporting that 3% of Washingtonians have HIV.

Not suprising.

By: Elmo

Elmo — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:51:30 +0000

And the most blame goes to the Federal Reserve for setting(subsidizing) the interest rates so artificially low that a 30 year mortgage was too cheap for some undeserving customers to purchase.

By: James the Foot Soldeir

James the Foot Soldeir — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:07:16 +0000

Ms. Hendrix,

From the article you linked (a McClatchy link at that, how ironic, the wanna be bankrupt newpaper pointing fingers at the bankrupt lending institutions):

“More than 84 percent of the subprime mortgages in 2006 were issued by private lending institutions.”

and then……(one would need to keep reading the article)…..

“Fannie, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and Freddie, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., don’t lend money, to minorities or anyone else, however. THEY PURCHASE LOANS FROM THE PRIVATE LENDERS WHO ACTUALLY UNDERWRITE THE LOANS.”

To absovle Fannie and Freddie of any blame in this quagmire is wrong AND stupid.

Others with blood on their hands (and that state’s that have a real Attorney General might think about going lawyering after):

Ratings Agencies that rated bundled sup-prime mortgages as A+
Public Accounting firms that blessed the books of the banks and other financial institutions with these “investments” fully valued.

And let’s not leave out those that are MOST responsible:
Morons that tried to purchase a house for more than 2 and 1/2 times their salary.

By: Pat Hendrix

Pat Hendrix — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:34:38 +0000

Thoughtful post, roofus.

By: roofus

roofus — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:05:31 +0000

Imagine that!

By: Pat Hendrix

Pat Hendrix — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:04:10 +0000

Citing your own article as proof. Sheesh. The dishonesty on this blog is almost unbelievable. It is a demonstrable fact that Fannie and Freddie didn’t create the subprime crisis. Period. To keep repeating it makes you a serial liar.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/53802.html