They use those negative articles as a "reason" for the pps to drop when its actually manual manipulation to trigger sells.
FnF are the most manipulated stocks over the past year or so.
I agree with you about the "average Joe and Mary". However I dont think its as much about being brainwashed as is it about not knowing or not caring. There are at least thousands of homeowners that don't know the house they were able to buy was because of FnF. There is a web site for these people just to find out if their home loan is being backed by FnF.
Keep up the fight and educate people. Get the word out so people can tell Corker, Warner, Johnson, Crapo and any other gooberment officials... HANDS OFF OUR FANNIE & FREDDIE, they aren't broken. We need and want them!
Another point not reasoned or understood by the public was government backup was already in place stated in the charter prior to c-ship. However it was limited to$2.5 billion.