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kdog — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:41:36 -0000

You made me giggle. Thanks.

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Andy — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:04:45 -0000

OK. I'm at the Creama coffee shop between 6 and 7 every morning. I'll post from there.

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kdog — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:14:18 -0000

Hey idiots! Go post somewhere else.

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B. Albert — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:54:31 -0000

Andy:

So you don’t like Reader’s Digest? What are you? Some kind of elitist?
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So why have you never kissed a girl, Andy? Some kind of elitist?

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B. Albert — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:52:24 -0000

Well what we've learned aside from this discussion, Andy wants you to know, is that Andy likes fart jokes. It's the compromise intellect makes with a retarded emotional life. He must be the king of comedy at the LBCC cafeteria.

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Monsieur Candide — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:17:54 -0000

This library boondoogle is just the latest scheme to enrich the insiders at the expense of the public. It’s wonderous to me that so many are ready to buy into the absurd “turd” accessment of the facility.
The building leaks when it rains. OK. You remove the dirt and debris from the roof and seal it. You don’t spend millions to tear it down or remodel it–especially since it means there will effectively be no library until taxpayers are browbeat and guilt tripped into spending more mega-millions to replace something they already own.
What exactly is wrong with the people in this community that they can’t think for themselves anymore?
What percentage of the population thinks it a good idea to pay Acre’s of Books 2.8 million dollars to go away?
Why is the main library suddenly a “turd” that needs abandonment?
Sometimes I wonder if something isn’t being put into the drinking water around here. People wouldn’t knowingly take Stupid Pills, would they?
Think of what, if you MUST spend money we don’t have, we could spend it on that makes SENSE!

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Kelson — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:57:10 -0000

We could just let Bea Albert have the last word. Albert's comments haven't added any factual material to the discussion so let's just let them float off like the flatulence that clears out a room?

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Andy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:09:58 -0000

No, B. Albert, just offering you a dignified bone that would allow you to skulk out of the room...bruised, belittled, and befuddled.

But, like the 2-year old refusing to go bed after the lights are out, you'll keep screaming your tired song, even as no one is there to listen.

So you don't like Reader's Digest? What are you? Some kind of elitist?

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B. Albert — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:48:54 -0000

How's that? Andy, you're through here, you've run out of contributions, so why not take your rusty-tin, podunk, Iowa-by-the-sea self out of the game?
It's getting embarrassing.
Next you'll be citing "quotable quotes' from the Reader's Digest.
I don't want to see you stoop that low for your next inspired contribution.
Go out for a walk. Talk to a girl, even. Well, that may be going too far, but you know, do something else now.

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Andy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:18:53 -0000

"Illegal immigration is a contributing cause of the civic budget crisis that affects our cities' ability to support its infrastructure."

How's that? Now you can just go.

Then there's no need for you to assert that Mexicans don't read, that the liberal government conspires against the oppressed white taxpayer, or that women are whiny airheads. Which you did.

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B. Albert — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:50:24 -0000

JB, okay, we got it! You have no ideas of your own, but once in a while, you feel the need to bleat like the tired old sheep you are. Is being boring depressing for you? I'd imagine it would be. People nodding their heads in agreement to some stupid notion of yours, then telling you they're going to the bathroom, and they'll be right back, and... they never come back, do they "JB"?
They never come back. never come back.

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What's_in_a _name? — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:24:10 -0000

B Albert, you are merely repeating yourself in long and laborious fashion. We all understand now that you are a prejudiced hater of "illegal aliens." Please move on. It's possible that there may be the slightest glimmer of intelligence somewhere in your skull, but unfortunately you lack the kind of vision it takes to discuss our society's real problems in any way that results in a solution.

Your rhetoric is poison, and ignorant.

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B. Albert — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:38:33 -0000

Oh! Good link, Kelson. Let's show why:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008...

btw, around 2002, Fannie Mae began a home mortgage program designed to provide mortgage loans specifically to illegal aliens.

It worked like this: Fannie Mae says it believes in fighting all kinds of "discrimination" in mortgage lending. In addition to fighting the discrimination rational lenders felt towards giving a mortgage to someone with no down payment and a low income, they have started a program in their "Border Region" called the "NCLR Pilot Program." As Fannie Mae noted on its own website, that's now seems conspicuously absent:

"National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Pilot A pilot developed with NCLR to address barriers to homeownership for Hispanic communities. It waives the requirement that borrowers provide evidence of permanent resident alien cards and allows for a down payment of the lesser of $1,000 or 3 percent. "

It really hit high gear in 2005:

"The Arizona Border Initiative will serve low- to moderate-income minority families, immigrants, migrant farm workers, Native Americans, and other underserved populations in border communities. The initiative will incorporate a multi-pronged approach that leverages Fannie Mae's complete array of single-family, multifamily and community development financing options."

Homeownership — New Mortgage Opportunities. To address specific geographic housing challenges, two new mortgage pilots have been created to reach and serve local home buyers, allowing them to refinance and renovate substandard housing, which is a major concern in rural communities in Pima County, particularly along the U.S.-Mexico border. Also, new mortgage financing options for Native Americans and for manufactured housing will be pursued.

Border Region MyCommunityMortgageTM pilot offers expanded credit flexibilities that address unique credit issues of low-income border populations who experience high rates of unpaid medical collections, and lack credit histories. As part of the pilot, unpaid medical collections that do not exceed $5,000 will no longer be considered when determining creditworthiness for a conventional mortgage loan, and a Verification of Rent form from landlords will be accepted to demonstrate consistent payment practices, instead of 12 months of canceled checks that are normally required to substantiate a borrower's rental payment history. These flexibilities are available with all the Border Region pilots.

Border Region Sweat Equity pilot allows borrowers to contribute labor, or sweat equity, in lieu of a cash contribution, to pay for as much as 25 percent of the purchase of the as-completed value of the home.

For Native Americans, Fannie Mae will continue to purchase Section 184 loans, and will work with tribal housing entities and other partners to bring conventional lending opportunities to Indian Country.

For manufactured housing, new options will allow borrowers to buy with no money down and no mortgage insurance requirement. As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 502 Guaranteed Rural Housing loan program, a borrower can also receive 100 percent financing. Fannie Mae purchases USDA Guaranteed Rural Housing Loans from approved lenders.

http://www.fanniemae.com/ne...

The rest, as they say, is history, and now that the craziness has subsided, regular middle-class homeowners, who played by the rules of common sense, get stuck with the bill via the fed printing money to bail out freddie and fannie's scheme to give houses to illegal immigrants, which means high interest and rapid inflation.

And in other news, Obama would like us to learn how to speak spanish, and Kelson is still an vainglorious ignorant moron. Learn why here:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-b...

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Kelson — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:22:33 -0000

If only Bea Albert put so much effort into finding a real job, instead of "Self-Employed Intertubes Troll..."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-b...

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Robert Jung (AKA Jim Anderson) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:21:34 -0000

howardx
B. Albert clearly needs no sockpuppets.

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B. Albert — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:32:17 -0000

ha haaa! Look at me, everyone!

I'm TEEEEACHINNNNGGGG!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008...

btw, around 2002, Fannie Mae began a home mortgage program designed to provide mortgage loans specifically to illegal aliens.

It really hit high gear in 2005:

http://www.fanniemae.com/ne...

And in other news, Obama would like us to learn how to speak spanish, and Kelson is still an ignorant moron.

Film at 11.

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B. Albert — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:53:52 -0000

So we see, in Howardx's world, a "main library" means "all libraries," just as "father" means "all family members," or "CEO" means "all employees."

What we also see is why some people get a score of 120 on a standard IQ test, while others only achieve a score of 90.

btw, here's my pet theory about IQ as it relates to comments sections.

In an IQ test, which is about pattern recognition, some people will not only come up with the wrong conclusion, they will not even understand the question as stated in the IQ test.

So our comments sections are log-jammed with these people who aren't qualified to comment, since they don't even understand that they don't understand what they're trying to talk about.

This is also why our founding father's decreed that the choice of who will become President will be decided by an electorate, and not by "the people," aka, "the clay of the earth," aka "people of the land," because they knew intuitively what we can now prove scientifically:

Many people are simply too intellectually limited to know how intellectually limited they are, and are too neurotic to admit it, even if they did.

Oops. Look out, everyone!

Here comes Hooooowaaaaard!

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Guest — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:45:11 -0000

"I don’t think there is a “main library” in Tijuana." does that mean you thought there were branch libraries but no main one or does it mean, like i and everyone else thought, that you doubted the existance of ANY library in tijuana? pretty clintonesque trying to weasel out of that. bringing in sockpuppets to make it seem like you have support is another weasel move, again you are unworthy of mine and anyone else here's attention.

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Kelson — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:25:16 -0000

Oh no! Special interest groups! Oh no! Anyone want to guess who's paying for Dr. Albert's studies? Thankfully we know Dr. Albert stays away from all of modern medicine, since the studies that are used are all funded by special interests.

When Dr. Albert learns some arithmetic AND reading then we'll suddenly have an expert in both economics and libraries in our midst.

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B. Albert — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:09:55 -0000

Thank you, Carl. I've always enjoyed your work, and I believe you should be required reading, beginning in grade school.

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Dr. C. G. Jung — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:28:59 -0000

howardx--"typical weasel move. you are unworthy of my continued attention."

Translation: You've kicked my candy ass on everything I've tried to put by you and I wish I'd never heard the name B. Albert.

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Guest — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:06:29 -0000

typical weasel move. you are unworthy of my continued attention.

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B. Albert — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:59:23 -0000

Howardx:

your reading comprehension may not be all that you think it is, regardless of location that is a public library in tijuana, one that you claimed didnt exist.
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1. Read my initial post again.
2. Look for the term "main library,"
3. Get an attorney
4. Find your high school english teacher.
5. Sue him/her for breach of the public trust.

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B. Albert — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:37:53 -0000

Kelson:

Bea Albert was also talking out of his ass in blaming all them illegals and their subprime mortgages for our mess of an economy:
http://today.uci.edu/news/r......
Oh no! He’s an ignoramus on all subjects!
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Hmmm. some forced, if not silly conclusions in the study. That's so odd. Kelson said it debunked my claim held by so many others who understand the market.

Hold on... what have we here?

"The research was partly funded by the Homer Hoyt Institute, Freddie Mac, the Mortgage Bankers Association and the National Association of Realtors’ Subprime Crisis Research Consortium."

Oookay. He's citing a paper from the towering business minds at Irvine, claiming whoever else is responsible, Freddie Mac is lookin' good!
The research paper received funded by special interest groups, including... Freddie Mac!
Freddie Mac wants you to know they took a look at things, and found that Freddie Mac is a great organization.
Kelson also declined to "debunk" my claim that mortgage brokers gave loans to illegals via tax identification numbers made popular by such banks as Wells Fargo, and Bank of America.
He also found he was over his head dealing with where those mortgages ended up after being transfered as "derivative intruments" to such faraway banks as Northern Rock. People who read the news may recall Northern Rock went belly up, and required the Bank of England to bail them out.

Conclusion: Kelson is qualifiably cerebrally challenged, and should avoid the "submit comment" button in general, and stop using me as a tool to make a fool out of himself, in particular.

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Andy — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:35:47 -0000

B. Albert only votes or attends council meetings when there's a ballot initiative on building fences and sterilizing visitors without return visas. Or when Mom lets him use the car.

And, sorry B. Albert, I'm a dude, but you can keep fantasizing about me as your mail order bride (#65)...though most women I know would hand you your tighty-whitey ass if you think feminine=whiny and bitchy and ditsy.