Uppity Wisconsin

Though I have the details on file- (names, dates, wordings of Rep. presentation conc. 'need for' "rectification of the disparities" in the discrimination against minorities in mortgage lending practices, etc., that prompted the Congressional Hearings, etc...) -and don't have them 'with me', as not yet imprinted in the gray matter for use in instant recall..... There has been too much coming too fast to keep files neatly organized and "handy"---- BUT still, THAT being info. that is readily accessible by anyone who has and takes the time to look, I will just proceed then to describe the ACTUAL failing of the Dems in this regard: This "issue", as it was presented TO the Dems, with the usual Rovian oxymoronic Ace of Spades up the sleeve, Queen of Spades easily accessible in the right back pocket, Jack of Spades likewise in the left backpocket, NOT originally initiated by Dems, but by Repugs., should have been well scrutinized for "debugging" of its trojan-horse designs as a necessary first step before proceeding with anything else about it. This should have been inherently suspicious, coming as it was from those whose normal motivation of record has been set staunchly opposite measures aimed at rectifying or preventing such discrimination against minorities, yet then, quite suddenly and publicly, here they came, notably pinpointing "for rectification", an actual problem of active discrimination against minorities; one that HAS perpetuated denials of mortg. apps. for qualified "minority" applicants. This issue indeed WAS in need of attention, but the kind of attention that would arrive at a sincere, honest, EQUITABLE solution. Being presented as such by those long known for their notably established track record of reliably upholding and defending such deprivational disparities should have set off loud alarm bells. The Dem. conducted Hearings should have been probing first for the hidden, trojan-horse proferring motives behind this push to gain "equal opportunity FOR minorities." First probing for and uncovering the intent at the highly uncharacteristic root of this, should have been the first order of business in the Hearings held. This would have de-fused any chance for it to be used as a method of ADDING TO the greed-infested course of economic sabotage that was then well underway in "all departments". Besides greatly increasing the already monumental level of unsupportable debt accrued with the push of an active and deceitful program of ramping up the already artificially generated ballooning extremes in the "housing market", it stood also to gain the Reps a convenient Scapegoat upon which they could misappropriate, then heap the blame for their own actively profitable engagement in collapsing the economy! A comparison of videos from the Hearings should be very illuminating in this regard. A comparison, that is, of the original full content video of the complete Hearings, as compared to the cherry-picked selectively edited and "pasted together" propaganda versions that have been posted in multiples all over youtube. The selective edits versions, of course, completely change the meaning of each bit of testimony they "show" by eliminating context and substituting juxtaposed context. Try it, and see for yourself! You likely would be appalled. It is all too obvious to miss. They count on YOU not bothering to check with the source, the original, unadulterated videos with the full testimony, in which each part then can be seen in all its original full context and meaning. Since this intentional trojan-horse set up and the heavily pushed promotion job of its resultant deceitfully edited production have been in use to cast a grossly dishonest slant upon things, the perpetrators of it have grown too egotistically attached to it and have pushed it to cover up for more than it can possibly cover. Even if the intent of the Dems who, after the hearings, submitted legislation to ensure equal opportunity for minorities, had not been "above board", still the legislation does not excuse the massive predatory practices that ensued. Keep in mind, that MANY lawyers, accountants, realtors, and other "experts" have stated that the mortgage contracts developed and used by predatory lenders were totally and egregiously incomprehensible. Many have commented such that they couldn't make heads nor tails of them. For further illucidation in this regard, see: "Subprime meltdown culprits", an article posted 10/25/08 in the Los Angeles Times w.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-cra25-2008oct25,0,394443.story A little HONESTY goes a LONG way! A little dishonesty is like the proverbial bad apple. Which do YOU prefer??? (-:G