SodaHead - free minded voter's Answers & Comments

Do you agree with Obama's position that "when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody?"

2008-10-29T00:54:01Z

Do you agree with Obama's position that "when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody?"
(United States)

609 answers, +45 raves

free minded voter answered
No
and said : do we really trust the wise government to run our finances?

Independents Only: Who Will You Vote For on November 4?

2008-10-27T21:13:47Z

Independents Only: Who Will You Vote For on November 4?
(United States)

21 answers, +6 raves

free minded voter answered
I'm voting for John McCain
and said : Cant pull the lever for obama. Can't trust him can't afford him.

Do you think Barack Obama's tax plan will hurt the rich?(people making above 250k)If not, do you think it will hurt anyone? If so, then who?

2008-10-10T08:20:50Z

Do you think Barack Obama's tax plan will hurt the rich?(people making above 250k)If not, do you think it will hurt anyone? If so, then who?
(United States)

32 answers, +7 raves

free minded voter answered
It will negatively impact...
and said : Us. Job will leave for places like Ireland, Mexico, Canada etc. Money will be kept offshore where it can not be taxed and the middle class will make it up. That or borrow trillions from China.

Pakistani Leader Ali Zardari Compliments Sarah Palin: Was this inappropriate?

2008-10-09T19:12:56Z

Pakistani Leader Ali Zardari Compliments Sarah Palin: Was this inappropriate?
(International)

30 answers, +2 raves

free minded voter answered
Asif Ali Zardari's comments about Sarah Palin were...
and said : Where was this reported, I missed it? You left off your sources.

Did you know that if elected POTUS Obama will become head of the Chicago political machine? Did you know it's history and how much of our tax money has gone to fund it?The machine obama supported, protected and yes got power from was under FBI incitements

2008-10-09T15:19:45Z

Did you know that if elected POTUS Obama will become head of the Chicago political machine? Did you know it's history and how much of our tax money has gone to fund it?The machine obama supported, protected and yes got power from was under FBI incitements
(United States)

8 answers, +4 raves

free minded voter answered
Wow I can't belive this has not been reported by the mainstream media
and said : His payback to the machine a 10 million chunk of pork to Chicago University. His wife Michelle received a 200,000 raise before he gave them it.

The Mask is OFF! The Corruption is being unveiled and the man behind the Mask revealed for who he truly is! Does he still have your support?

2008-10-09T14:57:17Z

The Mask is OFF! The Corruption is being unveiled and the man behind the Mask revealed for who he truly is! Does he still have your support?
(United States)

73 answers, +18 raves

free minded voter answered
Does not have my support..........McCain/Palin 08
and said : How about his first serving of pork, 10 million to Chicago University. Pet project of Mayor Daily, Jones and who can forget Stroger. It would not have anything to do with his wife Michelle sitting on the board of Chicago University Hospital or the 200,000 + raise she got when he was elected to the US senate would it? Look into Chicago style politics and the machine politics they run. It makes DC look like a minor league baseball team in comparison. Obama the reformer the man of change endorsed this as late as 2007 after he was elected to the US Senate and Daily men were convicted to boot.

McCain 39% Swing 13% Obama 44% a 7% drop for Obama after last nights debate. Do you think(as the truth against Obama piles up)that Obama still has a chance to win?

2008-10-09T11:33:26Z

McCain 39% Swing 13% Obama 44% a 7% drop for Obama after last nights debate. Do you think(as the truth against Obama piles up)that Obama still has a chance to win?
(United States)

28 answers, +9 raves

free minded voter answered
Undecided since you just found out about all the pro Obama money behing your favorite research site!
and said : Not because of reason stated in question but because many people Liston to the spin without doing the research. We all want change however true change is not Obama. How can he be for the people when he blocked legislation (that was on its way to passing) limiting rate increases for the power company Commonwealth Edison. Later it was discovered that synch solutions a technology firm owned by Jones (obama mentor in senate) step son John Sterling received a 700,000 contract. Synch solutions had been on the payroll of Con-Ed's parent company since 2004. This was reported in the Chicago Sun Times however ignored by mainstream media and most voters because to find out you must look yourself.

Would you break the law to help get your candidate elected?

2008-10-08T23:37:53Z

Would you break the law to help get your candidate elected?
(United States)

145 answers, +30 raves

free minded voter answered
No
and said : However if you look into Obama's past you will see he has done so all along. Pay the right people off pass legislation they want get them pork.

DEAR MR. OBAMA, COULD YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?

2008-10-08T09:16:12Z

DEAR MR. OBAMA, COULD YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
(United States)

35 answers, +17 raves

free minded voter answered
WAKE UP AMERICA!
and said : These and many other fact about Obama that have failed to be reported on. Daily and the corrupt Chicago's political machine. Ms. Pritzler CEO of Superior Bank in Chicago went under in 2001 due to sub prime mortgages. She was indited under RICO made a plea agreement, paying government 460 million and charges were dropped. She has been behind Obama since his first state senate run. She is his fundrasing chair and on his campaign finance committee too. Look into Axlerods background and the corruption he tried to cover up. Start there it gets worse.

Was ACORN behind Obama winning the Democratic nomination?

2008-10-08T08:38:46Z

Was ACORN behind Obama winning the Democratic nomination?
(United States)

47 answers, +24 raves

free minded voter answered
All of the above
and said : Look into the charges of fraud in TX and at many caucus sites. Add that to ACORN who had backed him long ago.

Some soldiers returning may have P.T.S.D. do you want them running rough shod over local citizens?

2008-10-06T18:16:53Z

Some soldiers returning may have P.T.S.D. do you want them running rough shod over local citizens?
(Gaming)

38 answers, +7 raves

free minded voter answered
Invite them in to your home for dinner too...
and said : To show support HECK YES!!!!!!!!! What was the saying that people like you used I support the troops not the war guess you have to pull out all the stops. BS post!!!! If you really want to talk what our troops need it is support from we the people and our elected officials. Not Obama calling them baby killers and air radding inocent villages.

Does this bother you? Did you know this?

2008-10-05T09:07:28Z

Does this bother you? Did you know this?
(United States)

9 answers, +2 raves

free minded voter answered
Yes because

Who do you blame for the financial crisis?

2008-10-04T23:36:01Z

Who do you blame for the financial crisis?
(United States)

1749 answers, +17 raves

free minded voter answered
The Financial Crisis is the fault of...
and said : Congress, wall street, and the banks themselves.

Was he lying then or now?

2008-10-04T23:28:21Z

Was he lying then or now?
(What's Bubbling in Your Head?)

13 answers, +3 raves

free minded voter answered
Biden is Lying now Obama is not ready

I bought a book about Barack Obama!Should I read it,and learn from it?

2008-10-04T21:25:56Z

I bought a book about Barack Obama!Should I read it,and learn from it?
(Early Childhood)

18 answers, +2 raves

free minded voter answered
Yes I should read about Obama from this book,and learn the truth!
and said : looking for the book

THE SENATE PASSED THE BAILOUT BILL! How do you feel?

2008-10-02T16:56:07Z

THE SENATE PASSED THE BAILOUT BILL! How do you feel?
(United States)

99 answers, +17 raves

free minded voter answered
I am angry!
and said : It was bad enough the first time. This bill has added pork with no solution to the problem. If it passes the house what the heck will our incompetent government do with thousands of homes? How much more money will house insurance & upkeep cost? How will they be sold, to whom and at what (sweetheart) discount?

So.. today I emailed a local tv news station regarding a question they asked, and they read my comment during the show. Just now I got an email back from them asking...

2008-10-02T15:49:24Z

So.. today I emailed a local tv news station regarding a question they asked, and they read my comment during the show. Just now I got an email back from them asking...
(United States)

97 answers, +30 raves

free minded voter answered
For sure!
and said : People need to see things fro all points of view. Keep in mind first time voters and undecided voters are who people want to hear from.

Since the crimes Obama commits don't count against him!Why should anything be counted for his empty record?

2008-10-02T15:29:00Z

Since the crimes Obama commits don't count against him!Why should anything be counted for his empty record?
(United States)

8 answers, +5 raves

free minded voter answered
So when NoBSama goes to hell,the devil can punish him better!
and said : Have you seen this? It's the whole article so you can make up your own mind. Do the research there are many more out there. op Obama fund-raiser had ties to failed bank A top Obama fund-raiser had ties to failed bank John R. Emshwiller | Wall Street Journal | 07.21.2008 For the Pritzker family of Chicago, the 2001 collapse of subprime-mortgage lender Superior Bank was an embarrassing failure in a corner of their giant business empire. Billionaire Penny Pritzker helped run Hinsdale, Ill.-based Superior, overseeing her family's 50% ownership stake. She now serves as Barack Obama's national campaign- finance chairwoman, which means her banking past could prove to be an embarrassment to her -- and perhaps to the campaign. Superior was seized in 2001 and later closed by federal regulators. Government investigators and consumer advocates have contended that Superior engaged in unsound financial activities and predatory lending practices. Ms. Pritzker, a longtime friend and supporter of Sen. Obama, served for a time as Superior's chairman, and later sat on the board of its holding company. Sen. Obama has long criticized predatory subprime mortgage lenders and urged strong actions against them. In a prepared statement, the Obama campaign noted that Ms. Pritzker was never accused of wrongdoing by regulators in connection with Superior, and that her family agreed to pay $460 million to help defray the costs of Superior's collapse. In a written response to questions, Ms. Pritzker said the reasons for Superior's fall "were complex. They include changes in accounting practices, auditing failures, reversals in regulatory positions and general economic conditions." During her tenure at the thrift, she said, she believed it followed "ethical business practices" and complied with "fair lending laws." For years, she said, Superior's financial statements were found to be acceptable by regulators. The Obama campaign recently faced a controversy related to mortgage lending. A member of Sen. Obama's vice-presidential selection committee resigned after a Wall Street Journal story said he received favorable treatment on personal loans from Countrywide Financial Corp., a major subprime lender. Ms. Pritzker's connection to Superior dates to the late 1980s, when the late Jay Pritzker, her uncle and then the family patriarch, moved to buy from federal regulators a troubled Illinois savings and loan. Ms. Pritzker, who has law and business degrees from Stanford, was to be the venture's chairman, said Mr. Pritzker's partner on the deal, New York real-estate developer Alvin Dworman, in a December 2006 deposition. "Jay bought the bank for her," he said in the deposition, taken in connection with litigation in Illinois state court related to the collapse. Mr. Dworman declined a recent interview request. Ms. Pritzker, in her statement, said she never heard her uncle mention her as a reason for the purchase. Ms. Pritzker served as Superior chairman until 1994. During that period, Superior "embarked on a business strategy of significant growth into subprime home mortgages," which were then packaged into securities and sold to investors, according to a 2002 report by the Treasury Department's Inspector General. "Superior was at the forefront of the securitizing of subprime mortgages," says Timothy Anderson, a retired bank consultant who has studied Superior and other failed thrifts. Ms. Pritzker said her "main role" as chairman was to help clean up past financial problems. "I did not set strategy or policies" on lending or securitization, she said. In 1994, she moved to the board of Superior's holding company. Through the 1990s, Superior reported rising profits and paid $200 million in dividends to its owners, according to a 2002 report by the inspector general of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. But the profits came through "flawed" accounting and masked operating losses, the FDIC report said. The dividend payments were made "without regard to the deteriorating financial and operating condition." Ms. Pritzker said that she didn't have a personal financial interest in her family's investment, and only received "nominal" directors' fees. In 2001, under regulatory pressure, the Pritzkers agreed to a $351 million recapitalization plan, which would help "once again restore Superior's leadership position in Subprime lending," Ms. Pritzker wrote in a May 31, 2001, letter to employees. The Pritzker name lent credibility. In June 2001, Fran Sweet deposited about $480,000 of retirement funds with Superior. The 64-year-old former telephone-industry employee recalls that when she asked if Superior was sound, an official told her, "Don't worry. The Pritzkers own it." By July 2001, the recapitalization plan had unraveled and regulators took over Superior. It was the biggest thrift collapse in nearly a decade. Later that year, the Pritzkers reached a settlement with regulators. Without admitting wrongdoing, they agreed to pay $100 million immediately, and another $360 million over 15 years. "I am proud of how I and my extended family dealt with" Superior's closure, Ms. Pritzker said. Superior's failure could still cost the federal deposit insurance fund tens of millions of dollars or more. And hundreds of people whose deposits exceeded federal insurance limits, such as Ms. Sweet, are still out millions of dollars, which will be reduced some by future Pritzker settlement payments.

Are you willing to admit that some of your animosity towards liberals or conservatives may be a result of a failure to understand thier motivations and views?

2008-10-02T15:14:31Z

Are you willing to admit that some of your animosity towards liberals or conservatives may be a result of a failure to understand thier motivations and views?
(Other)

47 answers, +15 raves

free minded voter answered
Undecided
and said : I am an Independent. My views are centered both sides have good and bad policy's. What we need is a balance and rational discussions to form policies that work for all.

My Favorite Terrorist!!!

2008-10-02T14:12:25Z

My Favorite Terrorist!!!
(What's Bubbling in Your Head?)

70 answers, +22 raves

free minded voter answered
Yes, Silence..... I Kill You!!!!
and said : love it need a laugh about now. Thank you