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This episode of Whistlestop travels to March 12, 2008 as President George W. Bush goes over the text of his speech to address the financial crisis in the housing market and Treasury Secretary Paulson makes a warning that becomes an unfortunately accurate prediction. Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential history. Hosted by Political Gabfest host John Dickerson, each installment will revisit memorable moments from America's presidential carnival. Love Slate podcasts? Listen longer with Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, ad-free versions, exclusive podcasts and more. Start your two-week free trial at slate.com/podcastplus. Email: whistlestop@slate.com. Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Brian Rosenwald and Elizabeth Hinson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode of Whistlestop travels to March 12, 2008 as President George W. Bush goes over the text of his speech to address the financial crisis in the housing market and Treasury Secretary Paulson makes a warning that becomes an unfortunately accurate prediction. Whistlestop is Slate’s podcast about presidential history. Hosted by Political Gabfest host John Dickerson, each installment will revisit memorable moments from America's presidential carnival. Love Slate podcasts? Listen longer with Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, ad-free versions, exclusive podcasts and more. Start your two-week free trial at slate.com/podcastplus. Email: whistlestop@slate.com. Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Brian Rosenwald and Elizabeth Hinson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wealth coach and best-selling author William R. Patterson appears on 1580 AM to discuss ways to profit and protect yourself in a recession. Show topics: (1) The worst financial crisis since World War II according to former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan (2) The largest overhaul of the nation's financial system since the "Great Depression" proposed by Treasury Secretary Paulson (3) The Fed bailout of major investment banks (4) Record high gas prices (5) Record high foreclosures (6) Spiking food prices (7) Resignation of HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson (8) Democratic Dodd-Frank Plan to provide as much as $300 billion to help borrowers at risk of foreclosure. For more information and coaching on THE BARON SOLUTION Strategies for Wealth and Business Success, visit http://www.baronseries.com/coaching.htm.
Here's the road map for your journey today:--Background you need to know--What caused the current crisis--What needs to be done to fix things up--Exposing the phony right-wing solution--And, the death of the "free market"Along the way, you'll learn about the "shadow banking system," and hear clips of Rush Limbaugh, Ronald Reagan, Treasury Secretary Paulson, and...a famous comedy team or two. Huh?