{"id":9672,"date":"2009-09-06T17:31:30","date_gmt":"2009-09-07T00:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=9672"},"modified":"2009-09-06T17:36:21","modified_gmt":"2009-09-07T00:36:21","slug":"queen-for-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/9672\/queen-for-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen for a Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stop whatever you’re doing (and in this case you’re reading my post), and make sure you’ve read Al Lorenz’s most recent Pulitzer Prize winning article<\/a>. Well, technically it’s not a Pulitzer Prize winner, but when you consider this year’s actual Pulitzer winners, I think Al’s expose is as clear thinking, well reasoned and as well penned as some of these touted journalists.<\/a><\/p>\n

An Al Lorenz and Geno Petro I am not, so what you’re going to get from me is a more visceral playing out of what Al so succinctly writes about in his article.<\/p>\n

Greg Swann commented in Al’s post with:<\/p>\n

“And: Where is the NAR on all this? Almost always on the side of the expropriation of property rights, of course.”<\/p>\n

And now, Greg, Al, and everyone, here’s NAR’s response to this most important, intricate and far reaching debate. I’m calling it “Queen for a Day”, based on an old TV show that used to captivate American TV viewers because of its “Robin Hood” approach to the world around us.<\/a> Got a problem? We’ll take care of you. Need a helping hand? If you get enough applause (i.e. demonstrate that you need, don’t have, and want), you win. <\/p>\n

I couldn’t make this up. Here it is, straight from NAR:<\/p>\n

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NAR wants YOU to create propaganda for THEM, to use on YOU, to benefit THEM. <\/p>\n

Al writes near the end of his article: <\/p>\n

“The thing to fear is what is already happening every day in both my neighborhood and yours as our property rights are peeled away by each group of citizens wishing to take something away from the others. Remember the end game when you celebrate the tax credits for home buyers and lobby for more.”<\/em> (My emphasis)<\/p>\n

Will the 1.1 million NAR members play the PR game, or will this group of 1.1 million members rebuke NAR and celebrate, discuss and learn from Al Lorenz and his expose on the government takeover of real estate? <\/p>\n

If you’re a NAR representative who was involved in the making and dissemination of the “Let’s Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stop whatever you’re doing (and in this case you’re reading my post), and make sure you’ve read Al Lorenz’s most recent Pulitzer Prize winning article. 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