Comments on: Poll: 74 percent think U.S. in recession. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:09:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: justme http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-2/#comment-4332238 justme Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:16:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4332238 To ggs #2, above. To the 71% who don't think it's serious, two things. One, give it a month or two, and then tell me it ain't serious. Two, I have this lovely bridge I'd like to sell you. It does make me wonder what the view was like eighty years ago as the economy crashed and burned into a decade-long wreck. To ggs #2, above.

To the 71% who don’t think it’s serious, two things.
One, give it a month or two, and then tell me it ain’t serious.
Two, I have this lovely bridge I’d like to sell you.

It does make me wonder what the view was like eighty years ago as the economy crashed and burned into a decade-long wreck.

]]> By: missmolly http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-2/#comment-4331482 missmolly Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:02:44 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4331482 I notice that a lot of people are bickering over the word "recession". If three quarters of the country are feeling the pain, does it really matter what we call it? I notice that a lot of people are bickering over the word “recession”. If three quarters of the country are feeling the pain, does it really matter what we call it?

]]> By: Willy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-2/#comment-4329458 Willy Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:51:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4329458 Things keep getting worse and worse during George Bush's disastrous term. By the time his term is finally over, he will have a sure lock on <strong>worst president ever</strong>. Things keep getting worse and worse during George Bush’s disastrous term. By the time his term is finally over, he will have a sure lock on worst president ever.

]]> By: sacxtra http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-2/#comment-4328404 sacxtra Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:10:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4328404 Take note that every time Bush or the White House in this (Current Administration) says something..hell anything, that the truth is usually the opposite. So when he says there's no problem with our economy, the opposite is true. With all these cracked electronic vote tabulation devices, and super delegates deciding the candidates and the electoral college the actual winner we effectively now live in a fascist dictatorship. Your constitutional right to vote is effectively nullified. Take note that every time Bush or the White House in this (Current Administration) says something..hell anything, that the truth is usually the opposite.

So when he says there’s no problem with our economy, the opposite is true.

With all these cracked electronic vote tabulation devices, and super delegates deciding the candidates and the electoral college the actual winner we effectively now live in a fascist dictatorship. Your constitutional right to vote is effectively nullified.

]]> By: flex http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-2/#comment-4327990 flex Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:06:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4327990 well, when the price of a sugar doughnut doubled overnight (along with the price of gas) , the pot holes are still in the road after 2 years (even in the expensive neighborhood), and the job you had for 20 years got outsourced to India, I'd say the economic outlooks not to bright... well, when the price of a sugar doughnut doubled overnight (along with the price of gas) , the pot holes are still in the road after 2 years (even in the expensive neighborhood), and the job you had for 20 years got outsourced to India, I’d say the economic outlooks not to bright…

]]> By: sacxtra http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-2/#comment-4327630 sacxtra Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:54:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4327630 Here's the $USD chart. (un-munged) http://tinyurl.com/2dgt8b Again, sorry about that. Here’s the $USD chart. (un-munged)
http://tinyurl.com/2dgt8b

Again, sorry about that.

]]> By: sacxtra http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-2/#comment-4327606 sacxtra Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:50:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4327606 Welp that didn't point to the (stockcharts.com chart) $USD chart I was trying for.. Sorry about that. Some formatting must have munged the address. Welp that didn’t point to the (stockcharts.com chart) $USD chart

I was trying for..
Sorry about that. Some formatting must have munged the address.

]]> By: sacxtra http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-2/#comment-4327600 sacxtra Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:48:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4327600 Have a nice look at the dollar. http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=$USD&p=W&yr=25&mn=0&dy=0&i=p46458046041&a=86621016&r=3325 If you ask me, this whole thing (the war, the economy, the executive orders, the state secrets, the warrentless wiretapping) is nothing but theft of money. Personally I'd say about half of American's money has been stolen. But hey I'm no economist, I just make a music tv show. Here's another scoop on the Financial Crisis. (if you don't want to call it recession--why not just call it what it is--theft.) http://reopen911.org/financialcrisis.html Have a nice look at the dollar.
http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=$USD&p=W&yr=25&mn=0&dy=0&i=p46458046041&a=86621016&r=3325

If you ask me, this whole thing (the war, the economy, the executive orders, the state secrets, the warrentless wiretapping) is nothing but theft of money. Personally I’d say about half of American’s money has been stolen. But hey I’m no economist, I just make a music tv show.

Here’s another scoop on the Financial Crisis. (if you don’t want to call it recession–why not just call it what it is–theft.)
http://reopen911.org/financialcrisis.html

]]> By: Gregor Samsa http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-2/#comment-4327582 Gregor Samsa Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:43:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4327582 I see good_golly is splitting the proverbial hairs, making a complete ass of himself -again. Fact remains that most Americans are feeling the economic squeeze, and are not buying into the rosy scenarios that the White House istrying to sell them anymore. I see good_golly is splitting the proverbial hairs, making a complete ass of himself -again.

Fact remains that most Americans are feeling the economic squeeze, and are not buying into the rosy scenarios that the White House istrying to sell them anymore.

]]> By: McWars http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-4327178 McWars Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:34:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4327178 <strong>STOP LOWERING INTEREST RATES, BERNANKE. </strong> STOP LOWERING INTEREST RATES, BERNANKE.

]]> By: Evil Spaniard http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-4327172 Evil Spaniard Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:34:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4327172 <em>good_golly Says: March 17th, 2008 at 5:35 pm Only 29% beleive it is a “serious recession.” http://www.cnn.com/ 2008/ POLITICS/ 03/ 17/ poll.national/ index.html?eref=rss_topstories</em> Ins't this the guy (gal?) who a week ago was saying "there is NO recession?". Want big chips with your words to eat? good_golly Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Only 29% beleive it is a “serious recession.”

http://www.cnn.com/ 2008/ POLITICS/ 03/ 17/ poll.national/ index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Ins’t this the guy (gal?) who a week ago was saying “there is NO recession?”.

Want big chips with your words to eat?

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-4326898 RUCerious Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:42:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4326898 <em>Sounds to me like there’s a huge untapped market in Dubya Sticker Removal. See? More jobs created by the Bush Administration!</em> May I recommend the GDAMMIT-BumperSticker Combo Sandblaster/Etcher and Paint-Remover Sounds to me like there’s a huge untapped market in Dubya Sticker Removal. See? More jobs created by the Bush Administration!

May I recommend the GDAMMIT-BumperSticker Combo Sandblaster/Etcher and Paint-Remover

]]> By: VerbalKint http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-4326874 VerbalKint Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:39:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4326874 We should celebrate every time Team GOP lickspittles like GG speak dismissively of the recession. It just makes them appear ever more clueless and out of touch. Voters may forgive the Bush administration for the war, which many Americans find abstract, but they won't forgive GG's team for the meltdown of their own pocketbook. The election will be a bloodbath for GG's team. We should celebrate every time Team GOP lickspittles like GG speak dismissively of the recession. It just makes them appear ever more clueless and out of touch. Voters may forgive the Bush administration for the war, which many Americans find abstract, but they won’t forgive GG’s team for the meltdown of their own pocketbook. The election will be a bloodbath for GG’s team.

]]> By: Doc Rock http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-4326868 Doc Rock Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:37:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4326868 I've been saying for two months that we are headed into a <strong>Depression</strong>! I’ve been saying for two months that we are headed into a Depression!

]]> By: Xisithrus http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-4326828 Xisithrus Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:32:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4326828 And they keep on making them. Idiots! -LFG Ah well, its perfectly understandable when one dollar cost 4 cents...as does a 5 or 10 or 20 or 100 dollar bill does. Genius!! And they keep on making them. Idiots! -LFG

Ah well, its perfectly understandable when one dollar cost 4 cents…as does a 5 or 10 or 20 or 100 dollar bill does.
Genius!!

]]> By: Little Freep Goofballs http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-4326800 Little Freep Goofballs Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:29:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4326800 <em>Badger Says: March 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pm I believe the Govt. spends 17 cents to make ten pennies.</em> Last figures I heard were cost to manufacture penny = 2 cents cost to manufacture nickel = 9 cents <strong>And they keep on making them. Idiots!</strong> Badger Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pm

I believe the Govt. spends 17 cents to make ten pennies.

Last figures I heard were

cost to manufacture penny = 2 cents
cost to manufacture nickel = 9 cents

And they keep on making them. Idiots!

]]> By: Xisithrus http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-4326794 Xisithrus Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:29:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4326794 good_golly would do anything for its team to win, including destroying the country they claim to love. good_golly would do anything for its team to win, including destroying the country they claim to love.

]]> By: Xisithrus http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-4326784 Xisithrus Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:28:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4326784 I believe the Govt. spends 17 cents to make ten pennies. Prior to that year [1982], pennies were 95% Copper and 5% zinc so I guess thats why he collects pre-1982 since the price of metals is growing. I believe the Govt. spends 17 cents to make ten pennies.

Prior to that year [1982], pennies were 95% Copper and 5% zinc so I guess thats why he collects pre-1982 since the price of metals is growing.

]]> By: joe cantwell http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-4326776 joe cantwell Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:27:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4326776 RUCerious Says: March 17th, 2008 at 6:21 pm good_golly Says: March 17th, 2008 at 5:35 pm Only 29% beleive it is a “serious recession.” Good Gooshy is one of the 1% who believe it is a ‘hilarious recession’ <em>not if she was left holding bear stearns stock.</em> RUCerious Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
good_golly Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Only 29% beleive it is a “serious recession.”

Good Gooshy is one of the 1% who believe it is a ‘hilarious recession’

not if she was left holding bear stearns stock.

]]> By: VerbalKint http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-4326770 VerbalKint Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:26:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/17/poll-74-percent-think-us-in-recession/#comment-4326770 "I love the way the lockstep morons believe in polls when they reflect something they want; disavow them when they’re outed." GG doesn't actually believe what he writes. He is working for Team GOP. “I love the way the lockstep morons believe in polls when they reflect something they want; disavow them when they’re outed.”

GG doesn’t actually believe what he writes. He is working for Team GOP.

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