Comments on: Obama’s ‘Sweetheart’ Home Loan

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:31:07 +0000

Well, it’s either gonna be McCain/Palin or …

Barack Obama starring as “Change” the Gardener in remake of movie classic, “Being There”, starring Peter Sellers as “Chance” the Gardener!

*HT to hs commenting on
puma4palin.blogspot.com

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:51:38 +0000

If Hillary doesn't get the top of the ticket, I think Sarah Palin is the way to go. I think she'll be the first female President (after serving one term as VP under McCain).

I came across this site: puma4palin.blogspot.com

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:34:55 +0000

Firefox only spell-checks textarea fields, not input fields. I'm not sure how Wordpress's editor works, but if the title field is separate, changes are it's just an input.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:48:32 +0000

THe plugin is looking at the raw HTML, not the text. So, for example say your headline has a (h2)(/h2) envelope. Assuming there's no spaces between the text and the HTML, the spellchecker won't trip on the mis-spelling, because it considers the envelope as part of the word. Follow?

Actually, yeah, that's a good point. And mine do wrap as H2.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:43:10 +0000

I've noticed that too, Hames... and I think I know why. THe plugin is looking at the raw HTML, not the text. So, for example say your headline has a (h2)(/h2) envelope. Assuming there's no spaces between the text and the HTML, the spellchecker won't trip on the mis-spelling, because it considers the envelope as part of the word. Follow?

By: Proofreader

Proofreader — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:17 +0000

Has anyone noticed the misspelling in the title of the article, i.e "Obama’s ‘Sweetheat’(sic) Home Loan?!"

Either Mr. Joyner doesn't proofread, or-he apparently-has a crush.

Heh -- my wife mentioned it during dinner but I forgot and didn't get around to fixing until about an hour ago. Firefox does a good job of catching spelling errors but, for some reason, not in title boxes. - jhj

By: bob in fla

bob in fla — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:16:52 +0000

Well, gee . . . No one has brought up the 20% down payment that the Obamas put down on the property. That fact by itself, should qualify anyone for a below average interest rate. So what is the big deal here? I don't see it.

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III

Zelsdorf Ragshaft III — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:30:39 +0000

I have been waiting to write this. It is just a little off topic, as it is still about Obama but not about his loans. Obama is against the free trade agreement with Colombia. I could not think of the reason why. Then it came to me. That is where Che was killed. That picture in his Texas campaign headquarters was not a fluke. One of Obama's heroes as well as that of associates Ayers and Dohrn was Che Guevara, killer and Marxist.

By: Polimom

Polimom — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:56:34 +0000

Actually, calling Obama's loan terms a "sweetheart deal" is incredibly misleading. It's not at all unusual for someone with excellent credit, stable employment and good income to get lower rates and/or better terms. One doesn't have to be a senator to meet those criteria.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:36 +0000

Obama got a sweetheart deal and even hired the bastard that doled them out to other democrats. Yet he is for "change we can believe in". Obama is like Dr. Frankenstein creating the monster, then joining with the mob to try to kill the monster. If he gets challenged he merely throws his lab assistants under the bus, and points out that the other members of the mob as "just as bad as him". Obama's campaign could be as funny as "Young Frankenstein" if it weren't so pathetic. Obbama is bringing hypocrisy to new levels of shame. And liberals actually support the guy?

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:03:29 +0000

HUSSEIN Obama is another corrupt politician? Told you so.

By: steve

steve — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:46:45 +0000

He had just signed a book deal for over 2 million dollars which is more than the value of the mortgage. That gets you a better deal. My corporation gets a better than average deal on our line of credit as our property is paid off and way more than the credit line we rarely use. The bank knows there is essentially no risk in the loan.

Steve

By: Nikolay

Nikolay — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:41:45 +0000

You're correct that Senators getting sweetheart deals is hardly new, and should not be wondered at. Stuff happens all the time, despite the moral implications.

Hey, Obama paid 5.625 percent while the average was 5.93. The average percent doesn't mean the right percent, only the average one. Approximately half of the people are shorter than the average person, that doesn't mean that there's something wrong with them. This is so stupid, it hurts.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:32:12 +0000

If you wish to equate McCain with Obama, where to start.

How about on another comment thread.

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III

Zelsdorf Ragshaft III — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:31:19 +0000

Anjin, nice attempt to change the subject. If you wish to equate McCain with Obama, where to start. How about public service. McCain was military for years, Obama chose to be a community organizer (?) what ever that is. Let us take a brief look at the community he organized. How about the quality of housing in that community. Ace of Spades has an article you need to view. Obama helped alright, he helped Tony Rezko make a lot of money. Some of the housing in unlivable. All at public expense. I think Obama is forsale and wants to be the first Black to smoke crack in the Whitehouse.