U.S. debt grows too big for National Debt Clock.
By on Oct 7th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
U.S. debt grows too big for National Debt Clock.
The National Debt Clock in New York’s Times Square — first erected in 1989 when the debt was less than $3 trillion — cannot keep pace with the growing national debt, now at more than $10 trillion. NBC’s Brian Williams reported last night that “the debt has been piling up so fast lately they had to drop the dollar sign to make room for an extra digit.” A new clock with two extra digits will go up next year. Watch it:
Recall in September 2000, during President Clinton’s last year in office, the National Debt Clock had the reverse problem. It was shut down because “it started ticking in the opposite direction, shaving off roughly $30 a second.”
Featured Comment: dbadass says: "Is there anyone we can borrow some money from to get a bigger clock?"
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Is there anyone we can borrow some money from to get a bigger clock?
October 7th, 2008 at 4:12 pmdbadass, I don’t want to seem obsequious, but I don’t think any more comments need be made on this thread. You pretty much knocked that one out of the park.
Oh, hell, that does sound obsequious, doesn’t it? Forget I said anything.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:15 pm…during President Clinton’s last year in office, the National Debt Clock had the opposite problem. It was shut down because “it started ticking in the opposite direction…’
As did America itself when George W Bush stole the Presidency. We’ve been ‘ticking’ backwards for 8 years now; it’s time to move forward.
Say NO to McCain. Eight is Enough!
October 7th, 2008 at 4:16 pmThe financial intervention is now some $3 trillion. That clock is now a fan!
October 7th, 2008 at 4:17 pmRecall in September 2000, during President Clinton’s last year in office, the National Debt Clock had the opposite problem. It was shut down because “it started ticking in the opposite direction, shaving off roughly $30 a second.”
Damn that Clinton what’s he got against clock makers?
October 7th, 2008 at 4:18 pmSee, we all knew it was Clinton’s fault.
He so raised the bar for what a President can do in office that there’s no way Dubya could succeed!
/semi-snark off
October 7th, 2008 at 4:20 pmObviously it was a Rethuglican that coined the old cliche “You can’t turn back the clock.” Obviously Clinton could do it. Obama can also but let us hope he can get it back eight years in a hurry.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:22 pmObviously, someone’s clock needs to be cleaned!
October 7th, 2008 at 4:23 pmThey just need to change it from a DEBT Clock, to an INTEREST on the DEBT Clock, and they could probably use it for a few more years.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:27 pmBut don’t you worry, the Pentagon will still get their $600 billion without including the cost of all the wars.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:28 pmThe military industrial complex is not concerned, – they are very happy people.
http://www.comedianforpresident.com/
We’re Number One, We’re Number One, We’re Number One, We’re Number One!!!!
Go USA….. 8-(
Now if you really want to tank the US vote for McCancer & McCan’t
October 7th, 2008 at 4:28 pmFSM help us…
October 7th, 2008 at 4:28 pmThat’s the kind of out-of-the-box thinking that’s gonna get this country back on its feet!
October 7th, 2008 at 4:30 pmThis is sorta like the Y2K problem, except that was fixable.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:33 pmlivelong ~ heh. Nice.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:33 pmBadger is no doubt one of those quintessential New Englanders.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:42 pmdbadass Says: Is there anyone we can borrow some money from to get a bigger clock?
– - The Chinese. But of course, it’ll be a knockoff Rolex.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:43 pmI haven’t the words to express how angry I am with the Republicans.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:44 pm“It isn’t the debt that got bigger; the clock just got smaller”- Norma ‘Dubya’ Desmond, Sunset Boulevard
October 7th, 2008 at 4:45 pmNope…never been to New England, and hardly Quintessential.
But I do know that Quintessense is the 5th Element, along with earth , water ,air & fire .
It’s what the Ancients thought the moon and stars were made of, and of course it had to be the lightest of elements because the moon and stars are really up there.
Some good news. polls have Obama 364 McCain 174 electoral votes. :)
October 7th, 2008 at 4:49 pmYou know the national debt is like golf, low numbers are better. You would think these country club members would know that, but they probably cheat at golf as well.
October 7th, 2008 at 4:52 pmBadger Says:
But I do know that Quintessense is the 5th Element, along with earth , water ,air & fire .
October 7th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
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I thought that was Milla Jovovich.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:03 pmShit, Can we even afford a Swatch?
October 7th, 2008 at 5:07 pmI remember when that thing first went up. I lived in Brooklyn then.
Those damned tax and spend liberals made that thing go in reverse! Thank God that W was appointed by God Almighty just to make the clock mean something again.
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Hey, I played golf – once. I shot a 72.
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I got 69 on the second hole…
October 7th, 2008 at 5:12 pmBadger, I hope to FSM that the election goes somewhere in the neighborhood of 400/130.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:17 pmThen the maroons and trolls can whimper back to their bridges and camp out for the next twelve years while we fix the goddamn mess they made.
Yeah, yeah, and it’s all the fault of all those brown people who forced the bankers to give them mortgages they couldn’t afford just because they wanted to live in … gasp … houses. Has nothing to do with the reich wingers who love waging wars but don’t want to pay the bill for it.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:21 pmDid dbadass say he wanted to buy a bigger …
Oh he said clock. Never mind.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:22 pmJust attach an electic generator to the clock, and viola’ – the first perpetual motion machine.
It powers itself.
With debt.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:27 pmRUCerious,
I also hope Obama blows McCain out of the Water. Staying Calm and Composed in the face of the Ugly McCain/Palin Desperate Onslaught may just do it for him.
Don’t Expect the Republicans to go hide under a Bridge though. (too dangerous considering the state of America’s Infrastructure)
But seriously, they will start on Day 1 trying to make Obama into a Jimmy Carter.
It’s our task to see that Obama becomes another FDR.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:27 pmBadger, I’ll accept that task gladly.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:48 pmBush legacy! Bush legacy! Bush legacy! Bush legacy! Bush legacy! Bush legacy!
October 7th, 2008 at 5:48 pmBush/McIIIrd! Bush/McIIIrd!
October 7th, 2008 at 5:48 pmBush/McIIIrd! Bush/McIIIrd!
Bush/McIIIrd! Bush/McIIIrd!
Bush/McIIIrd! Bush/McIIIrd!
FIRE SALE BUY THE USA CHEAP ALL BIDS WELCOME
October 7th, 2008 at 6:24 pmIf we focus on bringing the debt down we won’t need a clock with two extra digits, but then again, with the way AIG CEO’s are spending our money, I guess we do.
October 7th, 2008 at 6:33 pmTWO extra digits? Could it really go to a QUADRILLION dollars? Well, maybe with McCain..
October 7th, 2008 at 9:57 pm