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Tippy

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43. It's up to each and every one of US to carry this message

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Tue Apr 17, 2012, 11:49 AM

Apr 2012

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It's Looking More And More Like The Recession Was A Deliberate Set Up By GOP [View all] TheMastersNemesis Apr 2012 OP

The recession was an inside job!!!! Capt. Obvious Apr 2012 #1

It's up to each and every one of US to carry this message Tippy Apr 2012 #43

I will put stickers all over the subway letting people know Capt. Obvious Apr 2012 #52

that's my overall attitude Enrique Apr 2012 #2

Me too. But it's not the GOP so much as Jackpine Radical Apr 2012 #5

agreed. the chimp the turtle and the boner are not smart enough to think of this themselves leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #27

Just look to ALEC for a particularly egregious example Jackpine Radical Apr 2012 #93

I've been thinking the same thing for a while. graywarrior Apr 2012 #3

Interesting theory slackmaster Apr 2012 #4

So... What's your theory of what's going on with the economy? RC Apr 2012 #9

The economy is like a hunk of cheese, and we are all like rats. slackmaster Apr 2012 #14

And who restricted the production of cheese? socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #17

Government. In order to make it fair for everyone. slackmaster Apr 2012 #18

Huh? bongbong Apr 2012 #26

The OP is the one promoting a conspiracy theory slackmaster Apr 2012 #57

Yeah! And tax cuts for the rich create jobs! Th1onein Apr 2012 #58

Look at the history of recessions and you will see a recession at or near the beginning alfredo Apr 2012 #61

alfredo, what you wrote here is certainly true but not even close to the theory expressed in the OP slackmaster Apr 2012 #75

Depends on the parasite. Rabies kills its host. alfredo Apr 2012 #82

Imagine how widespread rabies might be if it didn't kill its host slackmaster Apr 2012 #84

The saliva and agressive behavior makes it more likely to be spread to a new host. alfredo Apr 2012 #97

That's nice bongbong Apr 2012 #72

Well, you MIGHT be half right......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #77

The rich capitalist pigs have ALWAYS kind of run everything everywhere and they probably always will slackmaster Apr 2012 #85

LOL!! This guy is something else!!! nt greytdemocrat Apr 2012 #25

The media played right along. HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #6

+1 freshwest Apr 2012 #20

Plus +2 davekriss Apr 2012 #83

sometimes I wonder if they're smart enough to pull off a plan like this Demonaut Apr 2012 #7

AGREED..... Tippy Apr 2012 #44

They're really stupid, that's why they're doing so poorly. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #64

Just ask yourself who's getting richer CJCRANE Apr 2012 #70

By Mid 2006 Things Were Obvious TheMastersNemesis Apr 2012 #8

A LOT of things seem to have been covered up (or papered over) Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #13

I tracked monthly job creation stats off of the BLS for all of last decade. HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #16

I remember when the death of manufacturing was completed, and the Bush administration re-classified freshwest Apr 2012 #29

said the four term president Mason Dixon Apr 2012 #42

Your Point? n/t HangOnKids Apr 2012 #47

Just keep in mind: as of about 2 years ago, the New Deal was a Bad Thing DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #68

Yes, the media pundits say so and they never (always) lie. freshwest Apr 2012 #78

Hating FDR on your 54th post already? freshwest Apr 2012 #48

if you think that is hate Mason Dixon Apr 2012 #76

Um....yeah SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #65

looks like the cat is saying "he's got the food so what can i do" leftyohiolib Apr 2012 #31

that's fdr's dog fala. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #66

They cut taxes and went to war. WTF did they think would happen? /nt think Apr 2012 #10

They told us that we'd all become rich beyond the dreams of averice!!!! Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #12

props to you for working Dr. McCoy's quip in Star Trek IV! Tom1960 Apr 2012 #59

Thanks Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #74

Was that where it came from! Great quote. freshwest Apr 2012 #79

Exactly what they intended to happen. There was no failure there: freshwest Apr 2012 #32

Whether deliberate or as a result of incompetence Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #11

Same as it looked when it first happened. lonestarnot Apr 2012 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Apr 2012 #19

Not Buying It ProfessorGAC Apr 2012 #21

Pretty much RZM Apr 2012 #53

This is the second bailout. DhhD Apr 2012 #60

Not A Terribly Interesting Reply ProfessorGAC Apr 2012 #95

gad. some conspiracy theories are so simplistic that it's embarassing. cali Apr 2012 #22

I get nervous when I see someone who is older than me suggesting this all began in "late 2006" NNN0LHI Apr 2012 #23

Yes bongbong Apr 2012 #28

Yeah, but I think the economic 'counter-revolution' entered a new phase in 2006. LongTomH Apr 2012 #33

I agree and disagree. Rozlee Apr 2012 #39

You got it....question now is what can we do to stop the madness.. Tippy Apr 2012 #46

why go to a ridiculous extreme? their greed and reckless indifference is obvious and bad enough. unblock Apr 2012 #24

You can add the second round in 2010 EC Apr 2012 #30

You're just realizing this now? Javaman Apr 2012 #34

It's the Shock Doctrine Lucy Goosey Apr 2012 #35

Yes, and it is a bipartisan effort. woo me with science Apr 2012 #38

The technique goes back before the founding of this country. freshwest Apr 2012 #80

gop marshall gaines Apr 2012 #36

"dims" shanti Apr 2012 #55

dims marshall gaines Apr 2012 #56

It's a deliberate restructuring by corporatists in both parties. woo me with science Apr 2012 #37

+1 HiPointDem Apr 2012 #69

The flip side is ... meeksgeek Apr 2012 #40

a little thin Mason Dixon Apr 2012 #41

except the economy didn't tank right after November 2008 hfojvt Apr 2012 #45

wow..just what I was thinking all this time Mockingjay Apr 2012 #49

Some DUers warned us about the financial crisis a couple of years before it happened. CJCRANE Apr 2012 #50

that's always been their plan . . . bankrupt the gummint. eom ellenfl Apr 2012 #51

a plan called PNAC ? Royal Sloan 09 Apr 2012 #54

I thought bUSH WAS DUMB. deaniac21 Apr 2012 #62

There's one big flaw in your theory jeff47 Apr 2012 #63

Bush appeared to be dumb, part of his schtick. He is actually a criminal genius Dont call me Shirley Apr 2012 #71

It doesn't take much competence to wreck something. rucky Apr 2012 #73

I always thought Bush was very lucky in that he was leaving as it was crashing... kentuck Apr 2012 #67

Well if you DON'T think it was deliberate........ socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #81

So Obama was a willing partner in it when he extended TARP? Safetykitten Apr 2012 #86

Destroy the economy so when it comes time to fund "entitlements" they can say we can't afford it.n/t deacon Apr 2012 #87

Oh, brother zappaman Apr 2012 #88

They wanted a depression donheld Apr 2012 #89

More like thirty years in the making Sherman A1 Apr 2012 #90

Welll.. the recession started long before Obama took office. DCBob Apr 2012 #91

Its Grover Norquist's plan. JoePhilly Apr 2012 #92

Yes, the GOP worked with China to deliberately keep the Yuan artificially low... tjwash Apr 2012 #94

For any hypothesis to be valid, there needs to be a set of facts coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #96