<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: President Obama Allegedly Used a Fantastic Jeremy Lin/Miami Heat Analogy</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 06:03:51 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1755055</link> <dc:creator>Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:22:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1755055</guid> <description><![CDATA[http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/medical-costs-contribute-to-credit-card-debt/]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/medical-costs-contribute-to-credit-card-debt/" rel="nofollow">http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/medical-costs-contribute-to-credit-card-debt/</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1755054</link> <dc:creator>Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:22:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1755054</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;a href=&quot;http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/medical-costs-contribute-to-credit-card-debt/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/medical-costs-contribute-to-credit-card-debt/" rel="nofollow"></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1755053</link> <dc:creator>Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:19:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1755053</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;in other words, its someone else’s fault. look, those situations suck, but they are not the majority. the majority comes from you last example of a “red herring” of people with bad spending habits. newsflash, that is why we are in this mess because people cant spend properly, do not use debt properly, and will pay for useless shit they dont need, and will “pay it next month.”&lt;/blockquote&gt; This goes beyond the simplistic and diversionary argument of who&#039;s fault it is.  I know the Republicans play that line to some of their most simple minded constituents, as if everything in this complex American and world economy can be solved by personal responsibiltiy.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/medical-costs-contribute-to-credit-card-debt/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>in other words, its someone else’s fault. look, those situations suck, but they are not the majority. the majority comes from you last example of a “red herring” of people with bad spending habits. newsflash, that is why we are in this mess because people cant spend properly, do not use debt properly, and will pay for useless shit they dont need, and will “pay it next month.”</p></blockquote><p> This goes beyond the simplistic and diversionary argument of who&#8217;s fault it is.  I know the Republicans play that line to some of their most simple minded constituents, as if everything in this complex American and world economy can be solved by personal responsibiltiy. <a href="http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/medical-costs-contribute-to-credit-card-debt/" rel="nofollow"></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754943</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:02:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754943</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;All inheritance must go to creditors first.&lt;/blockquote&gt;uh...NO SHIT?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>All inheritance must go to creditors first.</p></blockquote><p>uh&#8230;NO SHIT?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754938</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:58:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754938</guid> <description><![CDATA[All inheritance must go to creditors first./the Spencer solution]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All inheritance must go to creditors first.</p><p>/the Spencer solution</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Badger</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754937</link> <dc:creator>Badger</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:57:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754937</guid> <description><![CDATA[This was interesting Butters...http://wallstreetpit.com/96215-the-bane-of-corporate-existence-the-corporate-income-tax/]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This was interesting Butters&#8230;<a href="http://wallstreetpit.com/96215-the-bane-of-corporate-existence-the-corporate-income-tax/" rel="nofollow">http://wallstreetpit.com/96215-the-bane-of-corporate-existence-the-corporate-income-tax/</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754936</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:57:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754936</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;the lack of accountablility in the country sickens me most.&lt;/blockquote&gt;I agree, with the caveat that a lot of people are just too stupid to be accountable.  Credit cards and mortgage lenders (at least 5 years ago) were completely predatory with their practices.  While I fully abhor those who can&#039;t show any sort of financial accountability and restraint, I do think there are institutions which bear a large amount of blame.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>the lack of accountablility in the country sickens me most.</p></blockquote><p>I agree, with the caveat that a lot of people are just too stupid to be accountable.  Credit cards and mortgage lenders (at least 5 years ago) were completely predatory with their practices.  While I fully abhor those who can&#8217;t show any sort of financial accountability and restraint, I do think there are institutions which bear a large amount of blame.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: MP III</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754935</link> <dc:creator>MP III</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:56:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754935</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;/shots fired at Spencer and his recent purchase of a Terrelle Pryor Fathead&lt;/em&gt;hey, if spence has some extra cash for the busted players fathead, go for it. but if you buy all this shit on credit, then bitch about your mounting debt, go fuck yourself.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>/shots fired at Spencer and his recent purchase of a Terrelle Pryor Fathead</em></p><p>hey, if spence has some extra cash for the busted players fathead, go for it. but if you buy all this shit on credit, then bitch about your mounting debt, go fuck yourself.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754932</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:55:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754932</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;you and i both know the only solution is violent revolution.&lt;/blockquote&gt;That does remind me, I need to replenish my ammo stocks before the government goes crazy and prices go up again.   My Glock is basically decorative now.  Even that baby bunny the dog hurt had to get got with the .22, since I wasn&#039;t wasting a $.75 bullet on him.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>you and i both know the only solution is violent revolution.</p></blockquote><p>That does remind me, I need to replenish my ammo stocks before the government goes crazy and prices go up again.   My Glock is basically decorative now.  Even that baby bunny the dog hurt had to get got with the .22, since I wasn&#8217;t wasting a $.75 bullet on him.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: MP III</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754929</link> <dc:creator>MP III</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:54:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754929</guid> <description><![CDATA[the lack of accountablility in the country sickens me most. the dems want to blame other people, and the repubs want to act like stubborn jackasses. awesome.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the lack of accountablility in the country sickens me most. the dems want to blame other people, and the repubs want to act like stubborn jackasses. awesome.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754926</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:50:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754926</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Why doesn’t a Republican candidate have the balls to eliminate the corporate income tax?&lt;/blockquote&gt;because democrats would probably get all whiny and shit and block any attempt to do so like the repubs did to obammer.you and i both know the only solution is violent revolution.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Why doesn’t a Republican candidate have the balls to eliminate the corporate income tax?</p></blockquote><p>because democrats would probably get all whiny and shit and block any attempt to do so like the repubs did to obammer.</p><p>you and i both know the only solution is violent revolution.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754925</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:50:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754925</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;which is why i say fuck heirs. &lt;/blockquote&gt;/no coopI will take a hot heiress though.  Fake boobs are fine.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>which is why i say fuck heirs.</p></blockquote><p>/no coop</p><p>I will take a hot heiress though.  Fake boobs are fine.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754922</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:49:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754922</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;and will pay for useless shit they dont need&lt;/blockquote&gt;/shots fired at Spencer and his recent purchase of a Terrelle Pryor Fathead]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>and will pay for useless shit they dont need</p></blockquote><p>/shots fired at Spencer and his recent purchase of a Terrelle Pryor Fathead</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754919</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:49:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754919</guid> <description><![CDATA[MP III - wtf are you talking about?  If they don&#039;t have a gold grill in, how will I know that the people working for minimum wage at Wendy&#039;s actually have money, and are working there for the fun of it.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MP III &#8211; wtf are you talking about?  If they don&#8217;t have a gold grill in, how will I know that the people working for minimum wage at Wendy&#8217;s actually have money, and are working there for the fun of it.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754917</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:48:18 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754917</guid> <description><![CDATA[Why doesn&#039;t a Republican candidate have the balls to eliminate the corporate income tax? I&#039;m curious to see what kind of results that could generate, if it would lead to theoretical job growth they&#039;ll get that tax revenue back and then some]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why doesn&#8217;t a Republican candidate have the balls to eliminate the corporate income tax? I&#8217;m curious to see what kind of results that could generate, if it would lead to theoretical job growth they&#8217;ll get that tax revenue back and then some</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754915</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:47:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754915</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;That’s my (largely semantic) point. The investment is taxed, the yield is not. I think I’d like to see massive capital gains taxed higher though.&lt;/blockquote&gt;well that&#039;s just downright un-american.  if youve got skin in the game and everyone benefits from there being a bigger pool of $$$, it&#039;s fair...it&#039;s getting enough skin in order to get into the game that skews the balance.which is why i say fuck heirs.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>That’s my (largely semantic) point. The investment is taxed, the yield is not. I think I’d like to see massive capital gains taxed higher though.</p></blockquote><p>well that&#8217;s just downright un-american.  if youve got skin in the game and everyone benefits from there being a bigger pool of $$$, it&#8217;s fair&#8230;it&#8217;s getting enough skin in order to get into the game that skews the balance.</p><p>which is why i say fuck heirs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: MP III</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754913</link> <dc:creator>MP III</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:46:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754913</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;it most certainly is relevant. It potentially unearths a larger issue. If someone has built up credit card debt based on medical bills or pharmaceuticals, it speaks on the health insurance issues in this country. If someone has card debt built up based on gasoline, it speaks on the issue of exhoribitant gas prices. Food, mortgage/rent the same thing. It’s easier to throw out the red herring of a few people with bad spending habits than face the reality that many people in this economy are in survival mode and the card is a tool towards that mode and not being used as a luxury.&lt;/em&gt;in other words, its someone else&#039;s fault. look, those situations suck, but they are not the majority. the majority comes from you last example of a &quot;red herring&quot; of people with bad spending habits. newsflash, that is why we are in this mess because people cant spend properly, do not use debt properly, and will pay for useless shit they dont need, and will &quot;pay it next month.&quot;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>it most certainly is relevant. It potentially unearths a larger issue. If someone has built up credit card debt based on medical bills or pharmaceuticals, it speaks on the health insurance issues in this country. If someone has card debt built up based on gasoline, it speaks on the issue of exhoribitant gas prices. Food, mortgage/rent the same thing. It’s easier to throw out the red herring of a few people with bad spending habits than face the reality that many people in this economy are in survival mode and the card is a tool towards that mode and not being used as a luxury.</em></p><p>in other words, its someone else&#8217;s fault. look, those situations suck, but they are not the majority. the majority comes from you last example of a &#8220;red herring&#8221; of people with bad spending habits. newsflash, that is why we are in this mess because people cant spend properly, do not use debt properly, and will pay for useless shit they dont need, and will &#8220;pay it next month.&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sousedbergin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754910</link> <dc:creator>sousedbergin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:43:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754910</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Or that that Paul Ryan’s budgets increase the deficit dramatically, too. /I think I heard that verified&lt;/blockquote&gt;$4.6 trillion added over 10 years. Again republicans never balance the budget nor do they care to.Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/2012/03/23/paul-ryans-budget-plan-more-big-tax-cuts-for-the-rich/Last GOP balanced budget was Eisenhower. Last balanced budget (surplus) was Clinton.Stupid metric either way.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Or that that Paul Ryan’s budgets increase the deficit dramatically, too.<br /> /I think I heard that verified</p></blockquote><p>$4.6 trillion added over 10 years. Again republicans never balance the budget nor do they care to.</p><p>Link:<br /> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/2012/03/23/paul-ryans-budget-plan-more-big-tax-cuts-for-the-rich/" rel="nofollow">http://www.forbes.com/sites/beltway/2012/03/23/paul-ryans-budget-plan-more-big-tax-cuts-for-the-rich/</a></p><p>Last GOP balanced budget was Eisenhower.<br /> Last balanced budget (surplus) was Clinton.</p><p>Stupid metric either way.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ty_Webb</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754908</link> <dc:creator>Ty_Webb</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:41:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754908</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;You know that is not public information, right? You would have to ask the head of Obama’s “job council” himself. Read.&lt;/em&gt;Could you also get a copy of that Birth Certificate while you&#039;re asking]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>You know that is not public information, right? You would have to ask the head of Obama’s “job council” himself. Read.</em></p><p>Could you also get a copy of that Birth Certificate while you&#8217;re asking</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/04/president-obama-allegedly-used-a-fantastic-jeremy-linmiami-heat-analogy/comment-page-4/#comment-1754907</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:41:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=205679#comment-1754907</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;the gains haven’t been taxed, but the initial investment was funded with after-tax $$$. im fine with cap gains where they’re at.&lt;/blockquote&gt;That&#039;s my (largely semantic) point.  The investment is taxed, the yield is not.  I think I&#039;d like to see massive capital gains taxed higher though.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>the gains haven’t been taxed, but the initial investment was funded with after-tax $$$. im fine with cap gains where they’re at.</p></blockquote><p>That&#8217;s my (largely semantic) point.  The investment is taxed, the yield is not.  I think I&#8217;d like to see massive capital gains taxed higher though.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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