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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Politics &amp; Investing</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/100000035.aspx</link><description>Debate how ethical and political issues affect investing. Posts that are not civil or respectful will be deleted.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)</generator><item><title>Re: Avginvestor will no longer post on these boards</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578237.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:58:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">30c6ca6e-72d0-4918-b5f9-d2ac565bc50b:2578237</guid><dc:creator>sensei</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578237.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=100000035&amp;PostID=2578237</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;The P* forum is really going to be dull without my friend Maxim. I remember what it was like after Maxim&amp;nbsp;I left us for a few months.&amp;nbsp;After Avg. started to post,&amp;nbsp;it didn&amp;#39;t take long for me to realize&amp;nbsp;that Maxim had returned. The frequency, style and content of his posts gave him away. Whether he wants to go by Maxim or Avg., we all know his true identity. My fiend Maxim is really Dick Cheney.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Avginvestor will no longer post on these boards</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578228.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:37:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">30c6ca6e-72d0-4918-b5f9-d2ac565bc50b:2578228</guid><dc:creator>MyraL</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578228.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=100000035&amp;PostID=2578228</wfw:commentRss><description>I&amp;#39;m suspicious of etfhound. Max is prepared in advance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>max,</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578224.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:31:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">30c6ca6e-72d0-4918-b5f9-d2ac565bc50b:2578224</guid><dc:creator>pudman</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578224.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=100000035&amp;PostID=2578224</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;does this mean you&amp;#39;re giving up &amp;quot;etfhound&amp;quot; as well or just &amp;quot;avginvestor&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#39;t take your football and go home just because some people here don&amp;#39;t understand the important work you are doing manning the wall a la Jack Nicholson in a &amp;quot;Few Good Men&amp;quot;. &amp;nbsp;Seriously, uneducated right-wing extremists are as common as Baptists in a Saturday night whorehouse but you are unique and provide a certain je ne sais quoi flavour. And what about Saul Alinski? Don&amp;#39;t leave us hangin&amp;#39; brother.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Avginvestor will no longer post on these boards</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578058.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:44:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">30c6ca6e-72d0-4918-b5f9-d2ac565bc50b:2578058</guid><dc:creator>HettyGreen</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578058.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=100000035&amp;PostID=2578058</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Retiring from this Asylum?&amp;nbsp; Even if you&amp;#39;re just planning to spend more time here...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:QiagZFaCw6F2YM:http://www.birdslikeus.com/images/nineteenth%2520hole.jpg" src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:QiagZFaCw6F2YM:http://www.birdslikeus.com/images/nineteenth%2520hole.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;..a safe and happy journey to you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hetty &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Avginvestor will no longer post on these boards</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578056.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:39:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">30c6ca6e-72d0-4918-b5f9-d2ac565bc50b:2578056</guid><dc:creator>def</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578056.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=100000035&amp;PostID=2578056</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Who-zis next ID&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anybody that posts as much as he does...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;will be totally lost without this place to put a few hundred posts a day...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;ll miss him, but I&amp;#39;ll miss &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgps85scy1g&amp;amp;feature=related" target="_blank"&gt;Carlin&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxo81Ok9Urk" target="_blank"&gt;Dave Allen&lt;/a&gt; more&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Avginvestor will no longer post on these boards</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578053.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:37:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">30c6ca6e-72d0-4918-b5f9-d2ac565bc50b:2578053</guid><dc:creator>Liberalone</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578053.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=100000035&amp;PostID=2578053</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Avgin:&amp;nbsp; Having said the same myself, but returning, we will wait for your return or reincarnation!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wayne&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Avginvestor will no longer post on these boards</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578051.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:35:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">30c6ca6e-72d0-4918-b5f9-d2ac565bc50b:2578051</guid><dc:creator>norbertc</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578051.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=100000035&amp;PostID=2578051</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;I wonder if he is a &amp;quot;Move On&amp;quot; volunteer.&amp;nbsp; Perhaps many of the right-wingers here are from &amp;quot;Move On&amp;quot;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The idea is that you represent yourself as a Republican and post total garbage around the clock.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; People soon conclude that only a loony would vote Republican.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tell me it isn&amp;#39;t true!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Avginvestor will no longer post on these boards</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578038.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:21:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">30c6ca6e-72d0-4918-b5f9-d2ac565bc50b:2578038</guid><dc:creator>Hank</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578038.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=100000035&amp;PostID=2578038</wfw:commentRss><description>Happy trails to you.&amp;nbsp; No back trailing...ok&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Avginvestor will no longer post on these boards</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578032.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:18:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">30c6ca6e-72d0-4918-b5f9-d2ac565bc50b:2578032</guid><dc:creator>danielTX</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578032.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=100000035&amp;PostID=2578032</wfw:commentRss><description>Are you suspending your campaign to go to Washington and solve the financial crisis?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Avginvestor will no longer post on these boards</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578017.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:57:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">30c6ca6e-72d0-4918-b5f9-d2ac565bc50b:2578017</guid><dc:creator>Mr. Purrington</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578017.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=100000035&amp;PostID=2578017</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;You do not need a subscription to post on these boards.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are you leaving us to join one of Saul Alinsky&amp;#39;s underground cells?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What new name will we see crop up in the next few days?&amp;nbsp; Alinskinvestor?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mr. P. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Avginvestor will no longer post on these boards</title><link>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578013.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:53:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">30c6ca6e-72d0-4918-b5f9-d2ac565bc50b:2578013</guid><dc:creator>Avginvestor</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/thread/2578013.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://socialize.morningstar.com/NewSocialize/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=100000035&amp;PostID=2578013</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;He is asking M* to cancel his subscription&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>