2008 mortgage crisis/Clinton/accusations

A list of articles and other public posts accusing Bill Clinton of responsibility for the 2008 mortgage crisis:

• 2008-09-18 Analysis: Reckless Mortgages Brought Financial Market to Its Knees (John R. Lott, Jr., Fox News): cites 1998 research by University of Texas at Dallas economics professor Stan J. Liebowitz and fellow UTex prof Ted Day which argues that evidence of discrimination in lending is due to data irregularities and that "currently fashionable" lending practices intended to counter such discrimination "may have the unintended consequences of increasing defaults for the 'beneficiaries' of these policies". (Whether or not its argument holds up under examination, this seems to be a good piece of reporting worth further investigation and analysis. Lott, however, is a controversial character, and any assertions he makes should be checked carefully.)
• 2008-09-19 Guess again who's to blame for U.S. mortgage meltdown (WorldNetDaily): cites an upcoming book by University of Texas at Dallas economics professor Stan J. Liebowitz, a 1999 LA Times article praising the rise in minority home ownership, Lott's 9/18 FOX News op-ed, and the 1999 NYT article
  • 2008-09-20 discussion, with additional references
• 2008-09-21 The Roots of the Subprime Mortgage Mess Have Clinton All Over Them (@The Sundry Shack)
  • Appears to be an original observiation; its citations (2004 USA Today, 1993 White House, 2000 City Journal) aren't found in any of the earlier pieces.
• 2008-09-23
  • 2008-09-23 Blame Fannie Mae and Congress For the Credit Mess, Wall Street Journal op-ed by Charles W. Calomiris and Peter J. Wallison
    • does not mention Clinton, but rather assigns blame to some events in 2003-2005 for which they hold Democrats and Barack Obama partly responsible
    • also defends deregulation and claims that it is not responsible for the problem (so what was that 2005 reform bill supposed to do, if not improve regulation?)... just ignore those trillion$ of derivatives investments...
  • Flashback to 1999: Origins of the Credit Crisis (CARPE DIEM blog, Mark J. Perry, University of Michigan): cites 1999 NYT, 2008 WSJ
    • Technorati
  • I'm Sure This Is Not In Any Way Relevant To Recent Events (Coyote Blog) cites Carpe Diem
  • A bit on Fannie May from the New York Times (Synthstuff) cites Carpe Diem
• 2009-09-24 Yes, politicians really did create the mortgage meltdown (Disloyal Opposition blog by J.D. Tuccille) cites 1999 NYT, Carpe Diem, Coyote Blog, and 2008 WSJ
• 2008-09-25
  • Wall Street Journal explains the bailout crisis (possibly retracted as of 2009-05-23), referring to 2008 WSJ and Carpe Diem
  • The Subprime Mortgage Mess and the Folly of Bailouts (The Crimson Blog): main article, posted 2008-04-14, argues against bailouts for beneficiaries of subprime loans, but a comment on 09-25 gives the anti-Clinton argument in somewhat hysterical tones
• 2008-09-30 Sergeant Pepper and Housing (MrSwing)
• 2008-10-03 How Government Stoked the Mania: again the WSJ...
• 2008-10-09 EVIDENCE FOUND!!! Clinton administration's "BANK AFFIRMATIVE ACTION" They forced banks to make BAD LOANS and ACORN and Obama's tie to all of it!!! (video): seems to be introducing additional evidence, but my audio isn't working at the moment