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JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 03:29 PM Jul 2015

Martin O'Malley tries to take a swipe at Obama administration, fails miserably.

Martin O’Malley’s Big Wall Street White Paper Cited A Fake News Article.

The campaign quickly fixed the error: http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/martin-omalleys-big-wall-street-white-paper-cited-a-fake-new#.srk5Kkmrv

FWIW, these fake news sites that aren't actually humorous or satirical are a pain in the ass. Also, horrible gameplan trying to make a President who won 2 landslide elections and has a HUGE coalition look bad. Lesson learned, I hope.

ETA: There's not much to copy and paste, as it is mostly pictures to tell the story.

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Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
3. You can repeat that all you want, it does't make it truth.
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 03:37 PM
Jul 2015

People have provided you proof and links to show that you are speeding what I call BS.

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
2. I was a stupid mistake, and it was corrected. However,
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 03:37 PM
Jul 2015

I am not seeing where he took a swipe at the Obama Administration.

The corrected article is true and I fault no candidate for trying to differentiate themselves from other people. That does;t make it a swipe, it makes it a clear line of difference.

And not for nothing, I am disappointed in Holders new job as well.

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
7. I agree, it was just a bad footnote that has been corrected.
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 03:41 PM
Jul 2015

I think O'Malley's plan sounds good.

questionseverything

(9,656 posts)
12. i thought this would be the swipe you were referencing
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 04:11 PM
Jul 2015

from omalleys plan////


So here’s the bad news—for you: As President, I have no plans to let up on you. I’ll work tirelessly to eliminate the unique danger posed by the handful of too-big-to-fail banks. And while I’m doing that, I’ll finally bring real enforcement and oversight to the federal government—to agencies and departments like the Department of Justice, Security Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve, Commodities Futures Trading Commission—so that they start doing the job the American people expect them to do and stop sitting on their hands. //////////////////////////

real enforcement,oversight...stop sitting on their hands...that is obamas justice department he is talking about, correct?

FSogol

(45,488 posts)
4. That is actually not true. Check all the footnotes in his posted plan.
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 03:38 PM
Jul 2015

It never references the Daily Currant. Sounds like some reporter is commenting on a draft copy.

The plan is here if you want to check for yourself:
http://martinomalley.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OMalley-Wall-Street-Reform.pdf

 

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
9. Martin O'Malley time traveled back to before it was released and changed it.
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 03:44 PM
Jul 2015

Due to anomalies in space time continuum a few copies remained in the hands of bloomberg news service.


elleng

(130,973 posts)
8. and you think this is worth anyone's time here?
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 03:41 PM
Jul 2015

Really? Well then, some SUBSTANCE:

Martin O’Malley Had a Footnote Mishap—But Don’t Overlook the Policy.

The presidential candidate may have been duped by a fake website, but his policy ideas are very real.

This much is clear from the early weeks of Martin O'Malley's presidential campaign: he is positioning himself as the bane of Wall Street's existence. . .

"If you—and your megabanks—which we, the American taxpayer, saved want to begin to restore the confidence in your leadership, you need to start by saying two things: “we’re sorry” and “thank you,” O'Malley, the former Maryland governor, wrote in an open letter to Wall Street released Thursday by his campaign.

Along with it, he backed the talk up with policy proposals in the form of a detailed 10-page white paper. It places him firmly in the camp of progressive activists and advocates who have attacked President Barack Obama's team for being too lax on Wall Street.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-09/martin-o-malley-had-a-footnote-mishap-but-don-t-overlook-the-policy

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