"We need to put a better process in place, so a person's home is not being sold up underneath them," she said. "We have to improve the way we respond to this crisis."

How about starting with paying your own gaddamn BILLS, lady?

Not asking for any reason other than my own curiosity, but what the hell race is she?? There's about three or four possibilities looking at that picture. :(

Selector: Not asking for any reason other than my own curiosity, but what the hell race is she?? There's about three or four possibilities looking at that picture. :(

From her wiki: Her father was African American, while her mother was Caucasian American. Richardson has said that racism against their mixed-race family was "what got me since the age of about six of wanting to be a public servant."[2]

Selector: what the hell race is she??

Stupid.

Judging by your question you probably have similar accents.

DarthBrooks: "We need to put a better process in place, so a person's home is not being sold up underneath them," she said. "We have to improve the way we respond to this crisis."

How about starting with paying your own gaddamn BILLS, lady?

Um...yeah. She's a stupid biatch.

Yeah, she didn't even win the seat normally. She got elected in a special election because the previous representative died. She likely won't be back after the next normal House election.

You make 169K a year and you need to own three homes that are at least 350K each... Not very bright.

This is both greed any stupidity....

These people never heard of rooming houses?

Apparently even for Congresscritters in Washington there are some buildings sort of known as "dorms" almost, where they take roommates and live cheap in DC, keeping their main household back in the home state.

Japan has official housing for PMs in Tokyo, similar reasoning.

DarthBrooks: "We need to put a better process in place, so a person's home is not being sold up underneath them," she said. "We have to improve the way we respond to this crisis."

How about starting with paying your own gaddamn BILLS, lady?

Yeah. They published a list of all defaulted properties and the holders, and it looks like WAY over 50% of the failures in our county went to multiple property holders. Don't buy multiple properties if you can't afford them.

DarthBrooks: "We need to put a better process in place, so a person's home is not being sold up underneath them," she said. "We have to improve the way we respond to this crisis."

How about starting with paying your own gaddamn BILLS, lady?


Why is this so hard for some people to figure out?

We go without a lot of times to make sure we've got the mortgage and other bills covered for the month. I work on average 50 hours a week. My wife does pretty much the same.

Yet I don't hear any of these wind bags offering to help us out and reward us for being responsible citizens who live within (or below a lot of times) our means to make sure we don't get into trouble financially.

Not whining really, because I would be mortified if I had to go to the government with hat in hand and ask for assistance and I would do everything I could to avoid a situation like that, but it kills me when I see these irresponsible assholes blaming everyone else for their problems and refusing to do what it takes to make their situation better, instead relying on the government to bail them out of their poor decisions... that goes for corporations as well as individuals, in my book.

Perhaps she was trying to catch the real estate balloon ride, got stuck with its exhaust instead.

It's that sort of fiscal irresponsibility that makes her qualified to serve in Congress.

Being surprised by the auction of your house? I'm surprised this idiot even knew how to sign her name on the dotted line. Though I supposed the loan officer would do that for her.

WTF?

There are many times that notification has to be sent out by the lender before they can even move into foreclosure, let alone auction.

Nice dumps, lady. She really does not know how to buy property.

R.A.Danny: Selector: Not asking for any reason other than my own curiosity, but what the hell race is she?? There's about three or four possibilities looking at that picture. :(

From her wiki: Her father was African American, while her mother was Caucasian American. Richardson has said that racism against their mixed-race family was "what got me since the age of about six of wanting to be a public servant."[2]

see, that is what will happen if you elect Obama! joking

What a dumb coont. No honey, the rules don't apply to you ... just the rest of the flock.

/again ..... coont

Subby intentionally omits, Rep. Laura Richardson (D- umbass).

"I am not financially wealthy," she said. "I am not a millionaire. - Based upon what I was going through, changing four jobs in less than one year, I think any American would understand what that does in terms of a person's financial stability."

As a member of Congress, Richardson makes $169,300 a year. As a member of the Assembly, she made about $116,000, plus a per diem for living expenses in Sacramento.

For people changing jobs, that is usually a decrease in salary that makes things most difficult

JQPublic: Subby intentionally omits, Rep. Laura Richardson (D- umbass).

Yeah, it's typical bias. TFA didn't mention her party affiliation until the SECOND PARAGRAPH!!

/whine whine whine
//whine whine whine

moops: JQPublic: Subby intentionally omits, Rep. Laura Richardson (D- umbass).

Yeah, it's typical bias. TFA didn't mention her party affiliation until the SECOND PARAGRAPH!!

/whine whine whine
//whine whine whine

It's that sort of expectation that someone read an article rather than form their opinion on a headline that shows where the media's bias is.

As a democrat, I fully accept that some members of the party are dumb or useless. Now who in the republican party will step forward to accept their enormous pandering-to-the-christian-right-closeted-homo-faction?

The first step is admitting that you have a problem.

Her constituents should vote her out at first chance. Any Congressman that can't skim enough money or get enough "contributions" to make payments on only three homes isn't smart enough to hold the office.

moops: JQPublic: Subby intentionally omits, Rep. Laura Richardson (D- umbass).

Yeah, it's typical bias. TFA didn't mention her party affiliation until the SECOND PARAGRAPH!!

/whine whine whine
//whine whine whine

Pointing out an obvious and unusual omission = whining.

R.A.Danny: Selector: Not asking for any reason other than my own curiosity, but what the hell race is she?? There's about three or four possibilities looking at that picture. :(

From her wiki: Her father was African American, while her mother was Caucasian American. Richardson has said that racism against their mixed-race family was "what got me since the age of about six of wanting to be a public servant."[2]

Caucasian American? Is that what they're calling it now?

No honey, the rules don't apply to you ... just the rest of the flock.

Some people just naturally gravitate to the correct career choice.

It is true that members of Congress have to keep more than one residence but most of them usually get a room mate/s in DC to help cover the cost.

The Aristocrats

Selector: Not asking for any reason other than my own curiosity, but what the hell race is she?? There's about three or four possibilities looking at that picture. :(

I too was curious.

Also where is her husband, shouldn't they be asking him about the finances since he is the one with the larger brain.

/If you can't stand the heat get back in the kitchen.

At least she knows how not to split an infinitive.

TripSixes: At least she knows how not to split an infinitive.

We don't really know that do we?

Remove all Republicans: Typical. Everyone has sympathy for average people who are tricked by their banks into buying homes that they cannot afford but a Democrat gets tricked as well and everyone complains about fiscal irresponsibility.

I hope that Representative Richardson learns from this and start questions these banks. I'll bet that the banks think twice about foreclosing on a Congressperson's house if they get grilled for that.

She stuck one bank for a $200,000 loss. Wonder what she'll stick the banks for on the other two loans.

/she is a fiscal idiot

Can you say elitist? I knew you could.

"The case for government by elites is irrefutable."
Senator William Fulbright, Democrat, Former chairman of the US Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, stated at a 1963 symposium entitled: The Elite and the Electorate - Is Government by the People Possible?

atlanta_ufo:

She stuck one bank for a $200,000 loss. Wonder what she'll stick the banks for on the other two loans.

/she is a fiscal idiot

She is an idiot and so are the banks that dealt with her... especially for the third house. Didn't they noticed that she already had two mortgages and that her income is not that big?


JQPublic: Subby intentionally omits, Rep. Laura Richardson (D- umbass).

Subby here... I did not mention she was a D because I'm not into politics at all. I would consider myself an independent. I agree with some of the republican views and I also agree with some of the democratic views. People should vote for the best person, instead of just voting for the candidate that represents your party.

I think the dumbest statement I hear is "the worst candidate from [enter party here] is better than the best candidate from [enter the other party here]". If you know (or even think) that the candidate from the opposite party is better for the country than your party's candidate, yet you still vote for your party's candidate, you are a selfish moran.

"while her mother was Caucasian American"



???????????

My US Senator saves money in DC by staying in a closed, all-male, Opus Dei dormitory-compound with weekly mortification rituals.

Not kidding.

All things considered, I guess I'd rather he were following this example.

Remove all Republicans: Typical. Everyone has sympathy for average people who are tricked by their banks into buying homes that they cannot afford but a Democrat gets tricked as well and everyone complains about fiscal irresponsibility.

Democrats arent average too?

I hope that Representative Richardson learns from this and start questions these banks. I'll bet that the banks think twice about foreclosing on a Congressperson's house if they get grilled for that.

Damn those evil banks for placing faith in her.

hugram: atlanta_ufo:

She stuck one bank for a $200,000 loss. Wonder what she'll stick the banks for on the other two loans.

/she is a fiscal idiot

She is an idiot and so are the banks that dealt with her... especially for the third house. Didn't they noticed that she already had two mortgages and that her income is not that big?


JQPublic: Subby intentionally omits, Rep. Laura Richardson (D- umbass).

Subby here... I did not mention she was a D because I'm not into politics at all. I would consider myself an independent. I agree with some of the republican views and I also agree with some of the democratic views. People should vote for the best person, instead of just voting for the candidate that represents your party.

I think the dumbest statement I hear is "the worst candidate from [enter party here] is better than the best candidate from [enter the other party here]". If you know (or even think) that the candidate from the opposite party is better for the country than your party's candidate, yet you still vote for your party's candidate, you are a selfish moran.

If I wrongly assumed that you left out her party affiliation on purpose, out of partisanship, than I do humbly apologize.

JQPublic:

If I wrongly assumed that you left out her party affiliation on purpose, out of partisanship, than I do humbly apologize.

To be honest, it did not cross my mind to mention it... I did not think it was relevant. What she did has nothing to do with her political views. What she did was a combo of greed and stupidity.

What? Since she is in Congress, its ok for banks to take advantage of her?

Thanks for ruining our econmy Bush.

Jody M Pomell: What? Since she is in Congress, its ok for banks to take advantage of her?

Thanks for ruining our econmy Bush.

FAIL TROLL FAIL!

Remove all Republicans: Typical. Everyone has sympathy for average people who are tricked by their banks into buying homes that they cannot afford but a Democrat gets tricked as well and everyone complains about fiscal irresponsibility.

I hope that Representative Richardson learns from this and start questions these banks. I'll bet that the banks think twice about foreclosing on a Congressperson's house if they get grilled for that.

Um...what about personal responsibility?

You sign the loan you pay the bill.

Sorry, it is not the banks' fault for the stupidity, ignorance and greed that has messed everything up for everyone else.

Representative Richardson is guilty of fraud, as far as I am concerned. She HAD FOUR HOUSES? Even on 160k a year that is mathematically untenable to sustain.

The truth of the matter is that everyone wanted to play the game of speculation and too many people lost on their bet so now it is the bank's fault and the government's responsibility to bail them out?

The most idiotic thing is that people actually say "tricked". Are there a handful of unscrupulous lenders out there? Yes. Are the absolute majority, meaning 100% of people who signed a loan responsible for reading it? ABSOLUTELY.

It is a legal contract.

You signed it.

You pay it.

And for crying out loud: the government bailout is OUR MONEY! Don't you get that? That is TAX MONEY! My money!

Stop crying. Pay your bills. It's YOUR mess. Deal with it.

/RAGE SWITCH OFF

"I am not financially wealthy," she said. "I am not a millionaire. - Based upon what I was going through, changing four jobs in less than one year, I think any American would understand what that does in terms of a person's financial stability."

I think any American would question your choice to keep seeking jobs that require that large an expenditure of money, particularly if you can't really afford it. They would probably also question why you bothered to run for the State Assembly, and then turn around and run for Congress before you've even had time to get started in the Assembly.

As a member of Congress, Richardson makes $169,300 a year. As a member of the Assembly, she made about $116,000, plus a per diem for living expenses in Sacramento.

Since reports have her running about $18,000.00 in arrears on the house in Sacramento (not including around $3500.00 in unpaid property taxes) before it went into foreclosure, what was she spending the per diem on? And why did she not, as quite a few others in Sacramento do, rent and/or share an apartment. A California State Assemblyman I know shares a house with 3 other members of the Assembly, and actually gives back a portion of his per diem.

When it was pointed out that the average American makes far less than that, Richardson responded, "The average American is not responsible for maintaining several households."

Once again, the average American might question your choice, as well as your judgment, on this issue. Rather than share or otherwise compromise, she decided to purchase a 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath home on 1/2 an acre overlooking a park in a popular neighborhood for $535,000.00. When headed into foreclosure, she did not try to sell the property, and despite what she says there is no listing record of her trying to rent it. In fact, she did nothing until the auction had already been scheduled and was less than a month away.

Hey, she might just be another example of a person who got in over their head and ran into trouble. Welcome to the club, happens to a lot of people. But blaming everything on the lender, expressing no regret, and offering no apologies... if this whole episode is an indication of the way she works, I hope she enjoys her two years in DC, and I would suggest she not get comfortable.

tofarkornottofark: Remove all Republicans: Typical. Everyone has sympathy for average people who are tricked by their banks into buying homes that they cannot afford but a Democrat gets tricked as well and everyone complains about fiscal irresponsibility.

I hope that Representative Richardson learns from this and start questions these banks. I'll bet that the banks think twice about foreclosing on a Congressperson's house if they get grilled for that.

And if she can't figure what she can afford, how is she going to figure out what California can afford when the bills and budgets pass her desk.
Um...what about personal responsibility?

You sign the loan you pay the bill.

Sorry, it is not the banks' fault for the stupidity, ignorance and greed that has messed everything up for everyone else.

Representative Richardson is guilty of fraud, as far as I am concerned. She HAD FOUR HOUSES? Even on 160k a year that is mathematically untenable to sustain.

The truth of the matter is that everyone wanted to play the game of speculation and too many people lost on their bet so now it is the bank's fault and the government's responsibility to bail them out?

The most idiotic thing is that people actually say "tricked". Are there a handful of unscrupulous lenders out there? Yes. Are the absolute majority, meaning 100% of people who signed a loan responsible for reading it? ABSOLUTELY.

It is a legal contract.

You signed it.

You pay it.

And for crying out loud: the government bailout is OUR MONEY! Don't you get that? That is TAX MONEY! My money!

Stop crying. Pay your bills. It's YOUR mess. Deal with it.

/RAGE SWITCH OFF

Opps, screwed that up...here

And if she can't figure what she can afford, how is she going to figure out what California can afford when the bills and budgets pass her desk.

I can't believe no one had yet brought up the fact that she's a superdelegate who has endorsed Hillary Clinton.

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Karma? Or does she merely have the same money management problems as Hillary?

Hasn't this idiot every heard of RENTING? Sounds to me like she was trying to ride the real estate wave and failed to remember rule #1 of investing: diversify, and #2: buy low, sell high.

xbattlewax: Jody M

So I'm a troll because I disagree with you. Let's look at the economy pre-2000 compared to post 2000. I'm sorry if you man has ruined us all.

Remove all Republicans: LeBain: Hasn't this idiot every heard of RENTING? Sounds to me like she was trying to ride the real estate wave and failed to remember rule #1 of investing: diversify, and #2: buy low, sell high.

She would be perfectly fine if the bank just left her alone and let her keep the house until she pays them back. That way, it's a win-win for both parties.

Are you implying the bank targeted her? I do not think she would have been fine aside from that; she had a history of defaulting. Also the bank itself lost money on the deal. Also financing her campaign with money from her equality...and as many homes as this lady has had, she is not responsible with money, she was trying to flip some homes and like MANY of the people who are screwed right now, was not prepared for the market to crash. She made a lot of bad decisions, and I think it's fair to question her policies if she is so fickle with her own money.

/hey remove been a while since I've seen you, been well?

itazurakko: Apparently even for Congresscritters in Washington there are some buildings sort of known as "dorms" almost, where they take roommates and live cheap in DC, keeping their main household back in the home state.

I think Schumer's still doing this in DC.

/the new york senator who SHOULD have run for president

Time to get crunk on vokka.