http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/ A games writer in the UK who also sometimes tries to make things. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:59:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-38608 Smurfy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:25:53 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-38608 Well, he won, but not by 10%. http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36669 Roadrunner Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:36:04 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36669 You know, I thought it was impossible, and I also thought it was just a stereotype of how stupid Americans are, but they *actually* believe Palin's lies about Obama's terrorist links. Obama was born in 1961. The Vietnam war ended about 1975 or so. So, Obama would be 14 years old (maximum) If he ever conspired with vietnamese terrorists. Ironically, Palin said that, McCain (who as we know served in vietnam and get's those flashbacks because of his swollen left jaw-gland) vice-nominee said it. :| Funny coincidence? OR WACKY CONSPIRACY THEORY?!?! Obama was born in 1961. The Vietnam war ended about 1975 or so. So, Obama would be 14 years old (maximum) If he ever conspired with vietnamese terrorists.
Ironically, Palin said that, McCain (who as we know served in vietnam and get's those flashbacks because of his swollen left jaw-gland) vice-nominee said it. :|
Funny coincidence? OR WACKY CONSPIRACY THEORY?!?!]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36626 x25killa Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:25:10 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36626 Silly question but when do the votes come in and elect a president? Too much hype on media is making my head hurt. I need revelent information damn it! http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36569 Dante Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:18:58 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36569 I honestly feel like I can't judge the bail out, I feel wrong about it, but I can't claim to know anywhere near enough about economics to see what alternatives were on offer. I do wonder how the Americans would have responded to the British approach of 'nationalise the fucker' though.
I do wonder how the Americans would have responded to the British approach of 'nationalise the fucker' though.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36470 DoctorDisaster Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:01:48 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36470 Lack_26 is basically right about the bailout: it's necessary to keep the global economy from plummeting any more. I'd like to add that it offends me at a fundamental level, and that the morons running the banks should be shot, and that the lobbyist bribes that convinced the house republicans to back the bill made me want to go around the capitol breaking the nose of every single person in the building. I also think it's stupid that they're passing the bailout without attaching any regulation to it. I understand there's no way they could get the proper rules hashed out fast enough, but I would like to have seen some regulation passed while they still had Wall Street by the balls. All that said, I still grudgingly admit that this most expensive band-aid in the history of the universe was necessary. Ugh. I've actually already done my part to help with your bet, Tom. Early voting is a pretty nifty system. I think the campaign has dirtied Obama, but nowhere near as badly as McCain. I strongly respected both candidates a year ago: now I'm ambivalent about one and only generally positive about the other.
All that said, I still grudgingly admit that this most expensive band-aid in the history of the universe was necessary. Ugh.

I've actually already done my part to help with your bet, Tom. Early voting is a pretty nifty system. I think the campaign has dirtied Obama, but nowhere near as badly as McCain. I strongly respected both candidates a year ago: now I'm ambivalent about one and only generally positive about the other.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36440 Ten-High Charlie Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:13:06 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36440 I have not been being serious with this if your taking it that way. http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36439 Hermes Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:53:19 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36439 @Ten-High Charlie: I suppose you haven't been keeping up, there are projections that voter turn out will reach somewhere near 75% this go round, many of which are absentee. So you're saying my reliance on polling is untrustworthy but your sources are solid? by the way you can keep this up all day, you are conversing with someone who is within the beltway, I can see the white house from my apartment.
by the way you can keep this up all day, you are conversing with someone who is within the beltway, I can see the white house from my apartment.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36431 Ten-High Charlie Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:38:46 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36431 Addendum @Hermes And I forgot to say that the number of people who actually vote are incredibly inconsistent in numbers. Thus skewing polling into even further reaches of obscure untrustworthy numbers.
And I forgot to say that the number of people who actually vote are incredibly inconsistent in numbers. Thus skewing polling into even further reaches of obscure untrustworthy numbers.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36430 Jason L Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:35:16 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36430 <i>Or</i> it's a return to status quo ante for a broken deregulation system so we can do it all over again in a few years, only worse and with more superinflation, and still get the recession anyway in the meantime. Or it's a return to status quo ante for a broken deregulation system so we can do it all over again in a few years, only worse and with more superinflation, and still get the recession anyway in the meantime.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36429 Ten-High Charlie Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:27:40 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36429 @Hermes I fail to see how polling 500 to 600 people make an accurate representation of 300,000,000. Looking at any past election you can see polls are never to be trusted. And the 3%? Got that off of a taker at a local Indian casino on the phone out of curiosity.
I fail to see how polling 500 to 600 people make an accurate representation of 300,000,000. Looking at any past election you can see polls are never to be trusted.

And the 3%? Got that off of a taker at a local Indian casino on the phone out of curiosity.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36413 Roadrunner Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:23:09 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36413 Oh, and this sums it up really, I should have posted it in my above post but nevermind. http://sendables.jibjab.com/sendables/1191/time_for_some_campaignin http://sendables.jib... ...campaignin]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36412 Roadrunner Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:21:55 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36412 I don't like either, Obama is too liberal, and Mccain is so old, he'll die in office, leaving the world to melt in the cold, alaskan hands of Palin, who's clearly completely insane. So vote Frank McEnulty, the classic boring neutral guy! :D So vote Frank McEnulty, the classic boring neutral guy! :D]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36410 Hermes Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:59:28 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36410 @ Ten-High Charlie: You sir are wrong, Obama is in fact up by 6-8 points. I don't where you get this three percent business but check an up to date electoral projections. i.e., http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ http://www.fivethirt... ...eight.com/]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36405 J-Man Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:12:23 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36405 Colbert + John Stewart = awesomeness. I personally think Colbert is superior, because he does the show solo, not using those crappy correspondents the daily show does. And regarding that whole 'bail out Wall St' thing, it's just one of those annoying parts of an annoying and broken political and economical system called American Capitalism. Don't get me wrong, the English system is also in bad state. Personally, I think we should all move to Australia.
And regarding that whole 'bail out Wall St' thing, it's just one of those annoying parts of an annoying and broken political and economical system called American Capitalism.

Don't get me wrong, the English system is also in bad state. Personally, I think we should all move to Australia.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36373 Ten-High Charlie Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:32:56 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36373 Obama winning by TEN-PERCENT? Apparently your unawares of how many people are afraid of black people and democrats here in America Pentadact. The spread is win by three percent here.
The spread is win by three percent here.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36372 audiman Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:23:57 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36372 So you like the Daily Show, huh? You should try the Colbert Report, the argurably superior spin off: http://www.colbertnation.com/video and FX at 11.00pm on weeknights. http://www.colbertna... ....com/video

and FX at 11.00pm on weeknights.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36362 Lack_26 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:18:30 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36362 I was discussing the bail-out with a major business women, who has a strong grasp of both the economics and the over-all situation, last night (I know her personally), what has astounded both of us has been the seeming ignorance of many Americans over the deal. The deal is necessary, it's not Republican capitalism, but if it didn't go through the global effects would be very serious, it's entirely feasible that it would spell the end of either western dominance or the end of capitalism. The sub-prime fiasco has been a re-adjustment to the system, the money to buy off the bad debt is necessary to make sure that our business don't all fail due to the banks going under. At least this way we have brought the time, and most importantly the confidence, for our system to survive, and hopefully become stronger. I can't be bothered to go into more detail, but the general gist is that: Banks make big risks, lose money, other banks won't lend (our current capitalist system has been relying on hypothetical money and passing the enormous debts around), banks no longer have money, some fail, people lose confidence, shares and lending fall, giant cash injections of cash needed to buy this debt and make banks confident enough to recover and lend money where it is needed. This certainly would effect people at a grass roots level, (ignoring the falling share prices and potential for massive inflation), for example, local business wouldn't be able to borrow the money so couldn't expand, lay-offs follow, less money means less spending, so the businesses might have to lay off more people. That's how a local recession cycle starts. I haven't gone into any depth and I've almost certainly missed things out, but the deal is needed to restore confidence and allow the system to survive this adjustment more easily.
I can't be bothered to go into more detail, but the general gist is that: Banks make big risks, lose money, other banks won't lend (our current capitalist system has been relying on hypothetical money and passing the enormous debts around), banks no longer have money, some fail, people lose confidence, shares and lending fall, giant cash injections of cash needed to buy this debt and make banks confident enough to recover and lend money where it is needed.

This certainly would effect people at a grass roots level, (ignoring the falling share prices and potential for massive inflation), for example, local business wouldn't be able to borrow the money so couldn't expand, lay-offs follow, less money means less spending, so the businesses might have to lay off more people. That's how a local recession cycle starts.

I haven't gone into any depth and I've almost certainly missed things out, but the deal is needed to restore confidence and allow the system to survive this adjustment more easily.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36360 Orranis Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:42:32 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36360 American politics is all crazyness and no one telling you anything (well, almost anything) straight. I happen to a citizen of the fine place discussed and rather detest our political system. Appareantly, not many people (excuse me, Americans) are concerned that since the government bailed out all of Wall Street they will now have massive influence over economic matters in a very direct way, having paid to keep them in existence. That's not capitalism. Also, need I remind anyone that politicians usually promise many things while campaigning and then go into office and change their policies altoghether? Given the amount of mud-slinging and inability to answer questions without slinging said mud among other things I've resorted to repeating "Hell in a handcart" whenever someone asks me about politics.
Also, need I remind anyone that politicians usually promise many things while campaigning and then go into office and change their policies altoghether? Given the amount of mud-slinging and inability to answer questions without slinging said mud among other things I've resorted to repeating "Hell in a handcart" whenever someone asks me about politics.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36354 Frosty Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:41:39 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36354 Pfft.. Dexter obviously just wants to be Dexter's Lab. It makes sense because that cartoon was awesome. http://www.pentadact.com/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5/#comment-36353 J-Man Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:57:56 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2008-10-02-the-fate-of-the-nation-and-more-importantly-my-5#comment-36353 Completely unrelated to post: DEXTER! HUZZAH!
DEXTER! HUZZAH!]]>