Pawlenty: 'The Federal Government Is Running A Ponzi Scheme'

[WONDOCTORJ]

the mainsteam media is facilitating the "ponzi scheme" enjoy nazzi america sheeple

[ohmybentley]

What happened Obama about c-span, and the public watching the health care debate? Can Cnn ever ask any questions? Wait maybe CNN got a bailout to!

[1234uz]

What an Asswipe ! Destroy America Really you dick heads Relgious Idiots and Republican Dorks are what are destroying America. Go move to the Holy Land fight your god damned battles there you Fascist Bastard Republican Bitches

[TheWestAspen]

We're talking Economics here, not religion. History has shown when the middle class gets pushed down in real financial terms, revolutions occur. When people, companies, governments spend less than they make, they have freedom to make elective things happen. This message must resonate, all else simply demonstrates a lack of fundamental understanding of value.

[baddmanaz]

sarah palin was introduced as sarah pawlenty at the rnc. that much i know.

[swankrecords]

Pawlenty is 8 years late.

[ETericET]

"most families and buisneses? Wow this guy needs check into the family credit card dept situation. Most small companies run on a line of credit This guy is just plain stupid or lives on some other planet.

[EmpathyWorks]

Im starting to notice that the republicans seem to be gving Osama Bin Laden exactly what he wants....and they seem to love doing it too.

[MisterMysterious]

The GOP have been running a Ponzi scheme throughout the Bush wars. And they don't choose to acknowledge what they did now they are in the minority.

So who the hell are they to judge?

[mephesh]

what does he mean by Potomac?

[WadeBlazingame34]

"Ponzi on the Potomac" (c) (tm) -- Via Frank Luntz, I'm sure... I wonder how much Pawlenty paid for the rights to say this phrase first in public.

[PersonalJesus348]

No shit.. Its called the Federal Reserve. If your lucky you can win 1 million after years of suffering.

[junkforkaryn]

6 months ago this jackass was a nice guy, a moderate, then he stepped into the conservative talibangelical vacuum, aka "new GOP", and quickly morphed into a whacky bullshit bumper sticker spouter. freaky, man.

[Gark50]

This Pawlenty character is just another tea bagging right winger. And I actually thought he was one of the sane ones, until he started opening his mouth. What an incredible embarrassment the republican party has become. No wonder Mitt Romney is keeping his mouth shut.

[CynicalSavior]

I'm so fucking embarrassed this tool box is my governor.

[ETericET]

You have our Sympathies.

[thane17]

I was saying this a couple months ago and i'm glad a mainstream polititian is finally seeing it this way. Maddof's got nothing on the U.S Gov.

[marniespeaks]

so all these years he said nothing until now?

[thane17]

@marniespeaks Exactly, too little, too late. He just wants to be president, but we all know he doen't have the balls to do what needs to be done to correct the imbalances in our economy. He's still the idiot he always was.

[marniespeaks]

I don't think he's an idiot.

Opportunist? Apparently.

He's milk toast, bland and no spine.

[Richardgwm]

Hmmm. Bush took a $250 billion surplus and turned it into a $1.4 trillion deficit.

[voyeurdug]

Unfunded mandates and privatization of government functions is what the Bush/Cheney administrations were all about.

[falsificationism]

"Ponzi on the Potomac"? Really? Our governor is really trying too hard to be alliterative. He's also trying too hard to be a viable presidential candidate.

[terrence0258]

When is he going to officially announce that he is running for president?

[wnnw98]

Pawlenty is either mistaken or misdirecting the truth. The Federal Gov't isn't running the 'ponzi scheme', the Federal Reserve Bank is.

[awerner2007]

Social Security is a ponzi scheme. This is actually the reverse of a ponzi scheme from my understanding, because they are actually going to get the funding. So, I'm not really sure what he is saying.

[ecwaufisxtreme]

We need Sarah Palin as president so she can put a complete stop to this ponzi scheme known as Social Security. She will have that program privatized along with all liberal social government programs for they are all nothing but PORK!

[kaysandesses]

@ecwaufisxtreme "She will have that program privatized..."

GWB and his Rubber Stamp Congress wanted to privatize SS too. Considering the stock market crash of 14 months ago, do you think SS would be in better or worse shape financially than it is now?

[Pleblian]

Sarah Palin was named "liar of the Year", she's a very bad girl and needs a spanking.

[VeohBlows]

That right, lets save up the money for the next Republican war. screw the people.

[awerner2007]

Historically democrats are the ones to declare war.

[VeohBlows]

Can you break it down for me? Cause I thought, democrats defended the USA with the Military, and Republicans Defended Corporate profits with the Military? All the Wars in the Middle east were started by Republicans, no? Vietnam, democrat or republican? WW1 and 2? Who started the Civil war? The wigs? I am pretty sure after WW2 the military fell into the hand of the Religious Zealots, Mainly Republicans.

[awerner2007]

Wilson and Roosevelt were democrats and joined the world wars. Eisenhower a republican warned against a military industrial complex. JFK massively expanded the Vietnam war. Clinton went into Bosnia.

Bush Sr. had the gulf which lasted what a month? And, Reagan liked to blow things up but never really put troops on the ground. Truman did start the Korean war. But, u cant blame the whole history of wars on Republicans just cause bush attacked iraq for no good reason.

[bigc028282]

The problem with that is that the agenda's continue with this admin as well. That's what confuses me. Now they are on Iran, and Yeman. They have already escalated Pakistan, and have continued to privatize the wars as well.

Nice call on the "Wigs". Most have no clue about that time in history. Probably because of all the "his-story" we are taught. Kinda like how most don't know the presidents before Lincoln; or the treaty at the end of the war for independence, that payed off the queen of England

[VeohBlows]

I think , we as Americans had better get a handle on this out of control government, NOW.

[marniespeaks]

too late

[boots920]

Yep too late it was too late in 1913 .

Don't understand why American Citizens don't even understand the basics of the US constitution.

Sound Money is the foundation of the country, so's other small items like not letting the government declare war without reason.

This latest debacle looks like USA will turn 3rd world...very sad to witness.

[marniespeaks]

you better star getting active quick!

[boots920]

You can try but I don't believe civilization can win the war with subversion.

Last time these tragic events happened was just before the roman empire imploded.

Can't even get the majority of peasants to agree on what real money is.

Paper money is a complex ponzi. Fails everytime notice no government says anything about the Federal Reserve Note becoming a bill of credit in 1971 - illegal under the US constitution.

Sure I'm terrified about starving to death but that's what makes life interesting.

[marniespeaks]

you're going too far back - we may be creeping closer to France 1789

[boots920]

"we may be creeping closer to France 1789" Wishful thinking! My take the USA and the planet looks more like Sodom and Gomorrah that debacle didn't end well either.

Subversion of law (US Constitution) ensures USA will turn into Detroit. No bullets or bombs were used in its destruction all done with paper money.

"Federal Reserve"

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

Abraham Lincoln

[inmyforties]

not the "government" but the current economic system might be. supply-side econ is a form of a ponzi scheme

[entropyfu]

not sure he knows what a ponzi scheme is.

[entropyfu]

english, do you speak it?

[boots920]

Read the US constitution , can you read ?

[mikejmoe]

So true Governor Pawlenty. That is why I'll be supporting you during the Iowa Caucuses in 2012!

[VeohBlows]

@boots920

Actually boots, I want to go back to the barter system, trading grains, animals skins, and what not. Gold was meant for the alters of GOD.

[LeGioNoFZioN]

don't like him but I agree with him

[ferrozm]

he's absolutely right