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Re: Lose your house, lose your vote

johndowd — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:46:08 -0000

I have been involved in a foreclosure since 2006, from mistakes made 2-years before that, 2004, by one of the mortgage-servicing-company that we hear about in the news...hint, they were the first ones that got the bail out... on a Sunday...my 750 credit score has been completely destroyed...and I don't believe that I can recover...but who cares, I'm just a "peeon"! Why has this matter dragged out so long....the mortgage company knows that they screwed up but they don't want to pay for damages, and my legal expenses...they are just letting the debt mount, and says they are using my credit as "leverage" against me...it is not right...and it's an abuse of power....you better believe I have suffered greatly during this time in more ways than one, as I waiting for them to finish this matter....if this huge mortgage company has handled other clients as poorly as they have handled mine, no wonder our nation is in a mortgage crisis...I did do some research and there are others who have complained about this mortgage-servicing company on death ears, like blogs too...I have boxes of proof that this mortgage company shows a total disrespect for the customer....the mistakes are clear and proven, yet it drags on year by year, out of my control... I am a victum of their mistake...So does this mean that I may loose my right to vote while this thing is in litigation....it's bad enough that the last 4-years of my life has been on hold!!!!! while they get RICHER!!!!

Re: Lose your house, lose your vote

johndowd — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:10:49 -0000

Like your scripture references, but we need to really get an understanding of what's really going on, along with that biblical wisdom, all of these "crisis" is happening at the end of the Bush term, all these people who have been floating high throughout these last 8 years are bailing out, they don't know what is going to happen, this wouldn't be happening if the Republicans weren't worried...I don't understand how the Christians seem to think that all Christians are Republican...I do believe that there are some Christian Democrats too...The Christians have allowed being labeled as a Republican help cause this "great divide" in our country...the Christians knew that Obama deserved their vote, a long time ago, but they could not get past their prejudice, everyone knows that our nation gets away with being prejudice at least one and a half hours every Sunday morning, doing the last election, TBN and other were pounding vote your conscience, the the African-American had to vote for Bush, and it was never verified that he was "really" a "church-going" Christian, we, Christians just got a few unverified stories about Bush, not like what we got during Obama's inital campaign, we learned that he has served God as a Christian, for at least 20-years, no matter how we tried to dig up a different God....we tried to side with the world and blamed our reason for not voting for Obama on his Pastor, when we ALL know that we don't have control of what our Pastor says, he has the microphone, we may say something to him or eachother but we don't leave. And when Palin came on the scene, she was like the "great white hope", we could all breathe a "sigh of relief", because we now had someone WHITE to vote for, we knew we couldn't vote for McCain, it didn't matter that Palin didn't have any experience, we are willing to overlook all ot the requirements that we put on any of the other candidate. It would have been easier to have Romney, but we will take Palin over.... I heard my pastor say Palin from the pullpit Sunday....he was comparing this unknown to something good...suddenly we can talk about politics in our church.... Really, as a Christian the more I hear about Palin the more I like her, but I just can't get past those 5 children, and I wonder where was she while daughter was getting pregnant? I know that I was always in my three teenage children's business to avoid those types of things, I know that things still happen but the chances are less, when you take an ACTIVE role in the CHILDREN'S lives. As a Christian, with radical teaching like Palin, I also thought about the "familiar spirit" thing, generational curse thing, with her getting pregnant before marriage like her parents...but that make me think even more that she should have been in her daughter's face, and in her leadership position, she should have been more attentive...what about the parents that are on their children's skirt tails, what does this say to them? I know that everyone agreed that the children are off limits, but would everyone had agreed had it been the otherway around, I think not. But let's just let the children be off limits, what about what the scripture says, it clearly says that if a person cannot rule their own house, they should not be in charge...in leadership...but then I think of the future, what is that little girl who chased her mother all around that stage when she was nominated going to say to us, years from now, when we have taken her mother away from her. Like I said, I really believe that a "Palin-type" would be good for our country, I think she is gutsy enough to handle business, I have no problems with her wanting to fire her brother-in-law, the guy has been married about 4 times, something is wrong with him...not her. How many times have you felt like if it were in "your power" you would handle a matter...okay it was in her power, and she handled the matter.
Anyway, we all have opinions, but I would like to share mine, as a Chrisitan, we are always harpening on how this country was started on Chrisitan values, well let's elect people of "like faith", and create the Obama/Palin Ticket. We certainly would have a real team of "prayers", Christians know that where there is two or more of us gathered, you know the scripture, we would bring God in our mist! Mist of our country's affairs...one thing, we wouldn't have to worry about praying openingly, we already know that they are long-time Chrisitans, so no one would be shocked at them leading the nation in prayer. Neither one of them have denied their faith, and that brings blessings too, Jesus says if you acknowledge me before men, that He, Jesus will acknowledge you before His, my our father, we all know that Obama did that, on television more than once, and now it's coming out that so did Palin....haven't heard anything from Biden, but WE ALL KNOW THAT MCCAIN has kicked several Christian leaders to the curb, openingly and defiantly...now he wants our vote..,and he only gets the Christian vote because of Palin...SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THAT...once in office he can easily squash her or control her, because she's VICE President....but with Obama and Palin, we can't loose! "OPT" out!!! Another OPTion, "OBAMA/PALIN TICKET!!!!! And if they don't know how to do something, they will do like every other Christian and pray!!!!

Re: Lose your house, lose your vote

johndowd — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:22:40 -0000

Sounds bogus, like something to motivate people, BUT if they can get away with it, they will. Personnally, I would like to OPT out of this election..."OPT" is an Obama/Palin Ticket...one clean sweep would satisfy everyone, they would balance every concern out, the only arguement is "experience" but then that is the "blessing" of electing these two. An OPT would give our nation a chance to really start all over again, without all the residue from the previous administrations, the only person not covered in this equation is "the man"...and it's time to shake things up...In this equation women, blacks, children's health and education, earth concerns, every kind of rights group, every form of finances, fairness, greed (they would balance each other out in this area, and we can get real solutions to the energy crisis), lying (they both answer to a higher calling), adultery (they both have one spouse), religion (they both openingly worship something), handicap people...all our nations ills would all be erased, satisfied, considered...just like that!!!! (Clinton, McCain, nor Biden could do this, they have been in this corrupt system too long, they are a part of it)...Let's get the word out, OUT NATION WANTS AND NEEDS THE "OPT" OUT (OBAMA AND PALIN TICKET)!!!! Let's start a revolution and revise our country's purpose, goal, and clean up our mess!!!! Make Shirts!!!!