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First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out....

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by poindexter, Jan 27, 2014.

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  1. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    No, all we are asking is that he sail his people-killing yacht peacefully and shut the F up.
     
  2. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    This is an interesting phrase. He ran a fucking hedge fund, he wasn't curing cancer. In the meantime, killing the random innocent or making dumbass statements.

    What exactly do you want people do? Genuflect? Bow?
     
  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    So, why the focus on his yacht and/or penthouse, as opposed to his comments?

    And, Hillary travels by private car. It's not an issue of "travel habits".

    We've enable a new class of citizen, that expects to be treated a certain way.

    Is it any wonder why Bob McDonald (and his wife), Ray Negin, and Jesse Jackson Jr. felt entitled?
     
  4. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    It is a good thing that no journalist has ever delved into the Clintons' wealth or personal life.
     
  5. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    He's a bigtime asshole, there's a lot of ground to cover.
     
  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Do you think that the companies he helped to fund, and grow might have created some wealth -- and a shit ton of tax revenue -- that was put to some good?

    And, no need to genuflect or bow. Just don't look him in the eye.
     
  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    They've built their wealth by selling access to themselves. Pretty nice commodity to have, since there's an endless supply.

    Doesn't do much to "stimulate" the economy though.
     
  8. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    Miracle of the marketplace. Suck it.
     
  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    He has never run a hedge fund. He worked for Hewlett-Packard as the head of research when HP was still relevant, and he co-founded one of the most well-known venture capitalist firms of all -- among other things it helped give early funding to were Amazon.com, Citrix, Compaq, Electronic Arts, Genentech, Genomic Health, Google, Intuit, Juniper Networks, Netscape, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Verisign, WebMD and Zynga.

    I agree the guy is a goofball, and he needs to shut up. Any legitimate point he might have is more than offset by his tone deaf way of expressing it. But to dismiss him because he ran a hedge fund (not true), not curing cancer (actually, Genentech, which he helped grow has developed recombinant DNA and monocolonol antibody treatments for a variety of cancers) ain't right either.
     
  10. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    I have no idea what you're trying to argue.

    Hillary Clinton built the family's wealth by trading in the futures market. It has been a matter of some controversy, and extensively reported on.
     
  11. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    You are correct re hedge fund/Private Equity fund... my bad. And no, I am not giving the private equity funds or other investors credit for any cancer breakthroughs.
     
  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    FYI. ... getting back to his original letter to the WSJ. ... courtesy of Business Insider, this is the hedge that protects Danielle Steele from the Nazis.

    [​IMG]
     
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