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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:04 AM Original message |
UH OH! Carlyle Group IS Buying Our Ports! THIS IS BAD! |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. Unreal.....We're down the rabbit hole, and it's a deep one. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The French co is in there to pretend there's competition. |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 04:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. He who owns the ports controls the country. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:03 AM Response to Reply #25 |
50. He who owns US ports, roads, media, doughnut shops, etc. REALLY |
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itsmesgd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
2. why haven't we heard about this....oh yes, I remember |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:16 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. We need to get this to Lou Dobbs and KO. They'll cover it. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Rec this thread, please. It will be seen. |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Done. Elehhhhna |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Yup. |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. "Father Knows Best"... |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
5. The French company recently announced a joint subsidiary with IBM... |
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BelgianMadCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
7. As bad as it is, they are ATTEMPTING to buy, right |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. It has been announced that the deal will close before year end. |
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The Count (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
11. But I thought we won - nothing bad can happen. We can draft for fun now |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
12. They're just bidding, right? |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Which Congress would that be? The deal's supposed to close THIS YEAR |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
14. rec'd |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
15. Trans Texas Corridor and the ports? It's all Texans all the time. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 11:38 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. No, but it's more broad than Texas... |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Agreed that it's more broad but you'll notice how many of these |
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jazzjunkysue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
17. The dems have got to stop selling our assets: Ports, workers, oil |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 01:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. No joke. The President's self-dealing and it needs to be stopped, and REVERSED. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
19. Carlyle, 11 Others Accused of Rigging Buyouts --Lawsuit filed 11/15: |
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savemefromdumbya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
21. All those in Carlyle should b in jail |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
22. The Carlyle Group Needs to Be RICOed |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 04:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. RICO, it is. WOnder if Fitz can put this on his schedule? Fast-tracked. |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 06:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. I Believe It's Time to Take Down These Giants... |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 04:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Exactly - but look at their protectors - the who's who of the BFEE. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 05:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Yep. Don't forget the Dem Porta-Pals. Slogan: |
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Efilroft Sul (827 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
26. Good work, elehhhna. I'll be looking for this story on KO and Dobbs. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 04:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. The jingo crowd at Dobbs should go batty over this... |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
28. Why not let them? |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 05:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. oooh nice thought, OzarkDem. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
29. Why do our "ports" have to be "owned" by an entity that is NOT our own country? |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. Isn't this a conflict of interest? How do we stop this sale? |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 05:29 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Confllct? Yes. Self-dealing? Yes. All that and much, much more. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
33. It appears Carlyle may be behind the buyout of Clear Channel, too |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. They may also be bidding for the Tribune Company. HOLY SHITE. |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
37. Did this make it to Lou Dobbs? I missed the show today. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
38. Call me crazy but shouldn't our ports be owned by either |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 12:18 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. I don't understand either. It's like selling Florida. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
39. OMG!!! |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
40. Morgan Stanley too... |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-20-06 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
41. Tony Blair to join The Carlyle Group after he leaves office next year/NT |
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lukery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
43. great work elehhhhna n/t |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
45. The outsourcing of the government to Carlyle... |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:00 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. The Office of the POTUS has already been outsourced to Carlyle: |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:30 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. It's like being taken over by the mafia |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 11:37 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Excellent analogy, although Al Capone set up soup kitchens for the poor. |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
46. k/r n/t |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
48. PRIVATE EQUITY AS GLOBAL PIRACY -- |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
49. Electric Deregulation & Carlyle's Money Machine: |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 10:40 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Utility deregulation never should have happened |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-21-06 11:44 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Frankly, TX's was done fairly well--CA is another story... |
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