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  • #7,481
  • Aug 1, 2017 6:58am Aug 1, 2017 6:58am
Quoting DrManhatten
{quote} Mine are and not in particular order: 1. Saving Private Ryan 2. Platoon 3. FullMetal Jacket 4. Apocalypse Now 5. Alamein BTW, I am not sure Gladiator counts as a War movie.
No Particular Order


Kelly's Heroes
Bridge On The River Kwai
Von Ryans Express
Heroes Of Telemark
Guns Of Navarone
The Cockleshell Heroes
Once You See, You Can't Unsee But You Will Get The Odd Poke In The Eye
  • #7,482
  • Aug 1, 2017 7:04am Aug 1, 2017 7:04am
Quoting Devauxt
{quote} Don't get me wrong, I am very fond of the USA but there are some things about some Americans that realy get my goat and chief among them is the ability the bastardise the English language, from spelling to inverting verbs
Just cringe and bear it - joke! There are many here who bastardise the English language. What gets me the absolute most are snowflakes going up at the end of their sentences. My older one has been known to do that and I slap her down every time. Talking like that will not be tolerated!
  • #7,483
  • Aug 1, 2017 7:11am Aug 1, 2017 7:11am
https://youtu.be/eHQG6-DojVw?list=PLEA9A65A2D05F209B
  • #7,484
  • Aug 1, 2017 7:17am Aug 1, 2017 7:17am
Quoting jen101
https://youtu.be/eHQG6-DojVw?list=PLEA9A65A2D05F209B
A song about Amsterdam?
  • #7,485
  • Aug 1, 2017 7:44am Aug 1, 2017 7:44am
Quoting Devauxt
{quote} A song about Amsterdam?
Talking about Amsterdam, every time I think about Bitcoin and the way these Crypto-Currencies have escalated, I can't help but think about Tulips.
  • #7,486
  • Aug 1, 2017 7:47am Aug 1, 2017 7:47am
Quoting jarhead
{quote} Fanny and freddy one of the biggest crimes against Americans. Carter administration started by beginning to loan people money to buy houses they couldn't afford to buy homes and thereby buy democrat votes. Shifted into high gear with Clinton administration. These worthless mortgages were bundled and sold on the open market. Bush tried to reign it in but was rebuffed by Barney Frank (Dodd-Frank debacle). What really caused the meltdown of 2008. Media completely let democrats off the hook.
I find myself agreeing with nearly all of your posts, I disagree with this one. It's simply wrong.

Fannie and Freddy did not begin the lending in subprime mortgages, that started at the big banks. You can see that privately issued mortgages (red line), i.e. those that came from big banks gobbled up Fannie and Freddie's market shares during the peak years of the housing bubble : http://econlog.econlib.org/Jones/FannieFreddieRit.JPG

The default rate of loans made per year was highest for 2006 issued mortgages, followed by 2007 issued mortgages which coincides with the dramatic increase in privately issued mortgage backed securities (i.e. banks) : http://realestateresearch.frbatlanta.org/.a/6a0128772011f9970c01bb0820742e970d-500wi

When comparing the quality of those loans made by F&F vs those issued by banks, F&F had much lower default rate because their underwriting standards were significantly higher than those of banks : http://images.slideplayer.com/13/3809811/slides/slide_50.jpg

The idea that F&F caused the financial crash was started by Hank Paulson, maybe he sincerely believe that. That notion was perpetuated by the Obama administration for political purposes; F&F has been a huge cash cow for the Obama administration. Recent documents from a court case against Obama's Treasury lied about how why about the 3rd amendment sweep (to take all of the F&F income). Watch the video - https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/07/25/unsealed-documents-show-fannie-freddit-bailout-details.html?play=1

In my opinion Obama Treasury committed three crimes; 1) breach of private property rights, 2) fraudulent statements in court and 3) breach of contract.
  • #7,487
  • Aug 1, 2017 7:55am Aug 1, 2017 7:55am
Quoting Devauxt
{quote} A song about Amsterdam?
Ah, Barkie.
https://youtu.be/IRfluaMKoOY?list=PL65F6A23B212CC3B8
  • #7,488
  • Aug 1, 2017 8:03am Aug 1, 2017 8:03am
So Stu doesn't feel left out...
https://youtu.be/EIhFwLjsQug
  • #7,489
  • Aug 1, 2017 8:13am Aug 1, 2017 8:13am
Quoting jen101
{quote} Ah, Barkie. https://youtu.be/IRfluaMKoOY?list=PL65F6A23B212CC3B8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjUnqq0empw
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence
  • #7,490
  • Aug 1, 2017 8:45am Aug 1, 2017 8:45am
Quoting verv
{quote} I find myself agreeing with nearly all of your posts, I disagree with this one. It's simply wrong. Fannie and Freddy did not begin the lending in subprime mortgages, that started at the big banks. You can see that privately issued mortgages (red line), i.e. those that came from big banks gobbled up Fannie and Freddie's market shares during the peak years of the housing bubble : http://econlog.econlib.org/Jones/FannieFreddieRit.JPG The default rate of loans made per year was highest for 2006 issued mortgages, followed by 2007 issued...

What is simply wrong ? He didn't say Fannie & Freddie began the lending in subprime mortgages. I understood it as he was saying he thought the government takeover of Mae & Mac was one of the largest crimes against the public ?
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  • #7,491
  • Aug 1, 2017 8:53am Aug 1, 2017 8:53am
If anyone interested this is good read about the sub-prime fiasco.

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File Type: pdf The Big Short_ Inside the Doomsday Machi - Michael Lewis.pdf   517 KB | 166 downloads
Once You See, You Can't Unsee But You Will Get The Odd Poke In The Eye
  • #7,492
  • Edited 9:45am Aug 1, 2017 9:24am | Edited 9:45am
Quoting Stu Effex
{quote} No Particular Order Kelly's Heroes Bridge On The River Kwai Von Ryans Express Heroes Of Telemark Guns Of Navarone The Cockleshell Heroes

Nice ones! Guns of Navarone is a surprise with Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn.

I forgot to mention "Where Eagles Dare," Black Hawk Down, Gallipoli, as honorable mentions. Best War mini series "Band of Brothers. My favorite genre is the WWII spy intrigue drama. Not enough of them but one of them that is good is "Black Book".
  • #7,493
  • Aug 1, 2017 9:25am Aug 1, 2017 9:25am
Quoting jen101
{quote} Just cringe and bear it - joke! There are many here who bastardise the English language. What gets me the absolute most are snowflakes going up at the end of their sentences. My older one has been known to do that and I slap her down every time. Talking like that will not be tolerated!

Guilty as charged! English wasn't even my first language at a very young age. Well, you know the story Jen!
  • #7,494
  • Aug 1, 2017 9:27am Aug 1, 2017 9:27am
Quoting Devauxt
{quote} Don't get me wrong, I am very fond of the USA but there are some things about some Americans that realy get my goat and chief among them is the ability the bastardise the English language, from spelling to inverting verbs

Yes I know. Then again we are bastards to the English for having a war to gain our independence. Dam Hooligans!
  • #7,495
  • Aug 1, 2017 9:31am Aug 1, 2017 9:31am
Quoting verv
{quote} Yeh that's true, lots of dead people. Jews and others were targets for extermination though which is a bit different, however a dead person is a dead person. My uncle ended up in German POW camp fighting in Italy, I think he was 6-7 stone when he came back, the yanks were the one to liberate his camp.

I had two Uncles that were shot down over Germany. One managed to escape through Finland and the other got captured and he too was liberated by American Forces. Both served with the 303rd Molsworth Hells Angles.
  • #7,496
  • Aug 1, 2017 9:33am Aug 1, 2017 9:33am
Has jedwardbeen to Ireland i the last couple of weeks?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsUvcjk8J5c
  • #7,497
  • Aug 1, 2017 9:34am Aug 1, 2017 9:34am
Quoting Ross88
{quote} platoon is favourite has anyone seen the new one Dunkirk i may go and see that tonight
Yes, a cult classic in some circles of film enthusiasts. I am going to see Dunkirk tomorrow! I heard the reviews were great, and the style of film making for a war film is not the usual hollywood template.
  • #7,498
  • Edited 9:56am Aug 1, 2017 9:44am | Edited 9:56am
https://www.forexfactory.com/news.php?do=news&id=687001#post10140275

Some just can't handle a civil discussion, and I get a COC on this. For what? Challenging someone's discourse on hating Americans? I argue though, the will of the American people is not to play interventionists around the world in which the Elitists and the Oligarchs who use the US military as their toy while getting obscene on young mens blood in the name of greed and power are the ones to blame. They took away our moral perch and now any American is stereotyped as being war mongers Arrogant, or imperialists. Well, let China play that role now, and when that gets old there will be another to hold such distinctions, as the cycle of adversaries continues, it becomes human nature to be our own predators; akin to a Polar bear wanting to eat penguins for lunch, Humans, what a wretched species we truly are!
  • #7,499
  • Aug 1, 2017 9:59am Aug 1, 2017 9:59am
Quoting Stu Effex
{quote} What is simply wrong ? He didn't say Fannie & Freddie began the lending in subprime mortgages. I understood it as he was saying he thought the government takeover of Mae & Mac was one of the largest crimes against the public ?
It was actually the "Community Reinvestment Act" that Jimmy Carter signed that ignited the tire fire on the deregulation of Wall street Banks and the subprime Mortgages fiasco.
  • #7,500
  • Aug 1, 2017 10:04am Aug 1, 2017 10:04am
Quoting DrManhatten
{quote} I had two Uncles that were shot down over Germany. One managed to escape through Finland and the other got captured and he too was liberated by American Forces. Both served with the 303rd Molsworth Hells Angles.
Your uncles were lucky.
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