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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 01:51 PM
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A freeper told me why the economy is so bad right now...
it is because the people of America do not have confidence in Obama, which caused the stock market to plummet.

Oh dear Lord, please help me...
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sandyj999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 01:53 PM
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1. Oh they still have their head up their butt! n/t
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 01:54 PM
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2. but I thought the Stock Market dive began BEFORE Obama
oh rewriting history is SOOOOOO fun.
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 01:57 PM
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3. Sure the plunge began earlier, but it was caused
by all the investors being mortally afraid of an Obama victory. :crazy:
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MajorChode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:01 PM
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10. I wonder who they will give credit to if the stock market has a bull year
Raygun?
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:02 PM
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13. The Bush tax cuts took a little while to kick in
so now we gotta extend them. QED.
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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 01:57 PM
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4. You obviously don't understand time. It's fluid and string like, like balled up string.
or something like that.
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 01:58 PM
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8. Didn't you notice?
Everything was just WONDERFUL until January 20, 2009..........................
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:01 PM
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11. No no no... Obama's running ruined the economy. Put it in taters, he did.
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 01:57 PM
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5. So... nothing happened before Obama took office? Everything happened in 100 days?
:crazy:Factless Revisionist History is fun!:crazy:
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 01:57 PM
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6. I heard all the rich people started hiding their money back in March 08
because they were certain Obama or Hillary was going to "take it" and that's the reason the economy is failing. The rich people are afraid of taxes and therefore don't want to make any more money because a slight portion of that wealth will be taxed higher. Even though, they will come out with still more money, out of principle they are all trying to hide their money.

It couldn't be that the rich are greedy, selfish, people, who do stupid things like everybody else and lost their money doing dumb things.

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louis-t Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 01:57 PM
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7. I've been told it was "Barney Frank and his cronies"
that caused the economy to fail. I'm not kidding, they believe it. Doncha know "bush had a pretty good economy before Dems got into power and ruined it." Makes my head hurt.
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Happyhippychick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:00 PM
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9. What a relief! I thought they would blame it on Clinton!
:)
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Divine Discontent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:01 PM
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12. um, the values started to plummet b/c the corporations were coming out right and left
with the truth that their profits they bragged about were actually lies, other corporations reported huge losses due to the economic downturn caused by the financial crisis that Obama had nothing to do with, and frankly, spending over a half trillion on warfare when we're hemorrhaging in this country isn't helpful... all that factual info just floats over wingnut's head though... it's because the black guy got in office and scared off the investors, yeah, sure!!
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:05 PM
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14. The Creed of Greed caused this shit....people got overly greedy and Voila
Young old, rich poor, white black, etc....many of the greedy ones got caught in musical banks/stocks/fund/etc are now a bit poorer...

The richer ones complain of not shopping for their designer clothes and eating at those fancy resturaunts and firing the pool service, etc

The poorer ones lost their homes and jobs....

Obama to blame?? Don't think so...its the creed of greed and the MEism of all too many citizens....Fuck everyone else, fuck Nation, and fuck world....Just gimme my money
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:07 PM
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15. What an idiot. It's obviously because of gay marriage.
Freepers never get their facts right.
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sellitman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:33 PM
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20. You win!
Best reply yet !
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:09 PM
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16. I think the stock market was at 7900 + the day Obama took office?
Isn't that about where it is today?
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:19 PM
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17. Wait, I thought it was ACORN forcing banks to make bad loans
I'm so confused.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:26 PM
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18. Pay attention! It's an insight into the Dark Ages and how people thought.
:puke:

Neoconservatives ... stuck in the 9th Century.
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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:32 PM
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19. I thought it was because them "free marketz" just aren't allowed to be . . . "Free Enough" . . .
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:38 PM
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21. i hope you laughed in their face....69% favorable rating
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:45 PM
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22. And that's exactly why that freeper's political party has failed so miserably
they don't know shit about the economy except how to mess it up
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-26-09 02:47 PM
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23. You could have asked for a clarification.



"Did you hear that from Limbaugh or from Hannity?"

Probably both.

:rofl: :rofl:


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