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Posted: December 17 2010 at 12:34

I agree , for large businesses anyway.

"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "

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Posted: December 17 2010 at 13:37

The T wrote:

Equality 7-2521 wrote:

Epignosis wrote:

Maybe he should say please...

The conversation went two different ways:

Group A (Honest Businesses):

Obama: "Yo, hire some people, because this unemployment sucks."
CEOs: "How can you expect us to hire at a time like this? The fundamentals of the market remain terrible. It's impossible to access risk due to uncertainty in tax rates and the Fed's monetary manipulation, vagueness of massive new legislation which has yet to be fully digested, and the lurking possibility of further legislation being passed. Current unemployment rates are just a sympton of the massive distortions in the market, not a cause of our economic downturn."
Obama: "Huh?"

Group B (Other Businesses):
Obama: "Yo, hire some people, because this unemployment sucks."
CEOs: "If we do what do we get?"
Obama: "Too big to fail status, guaranteed contracts, and a 100 billion dollar check with the next round of QE."
CEOs: "Done deal."

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The Press: "Group B businesses after meeting with President Obama are taking an aggressive stance on unemployment hiring millions of people to help stimulate the economy and turn around the recession. Meanwhile greedy Group A businessmen decide to hoard their money, swell their bank accounts while laughing at the poor downtrodden public.

Oh this is really something else, but what else can do after a post like this Shields... Here:

Our problem lies in the fact that I believe most businessmen fit in group B... Cry

Equality 7-2521 wrote:

I agree , for large businesses anyway.

So we're in agreement gents.

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Posted: December 18 2010 at 14:43

Went back a few pages and couldn't find the political thread, so leaving it here

This is so full of LOL not for any side or anything, this is just hilarious.

Don't worry, he really doesn't crush Hannity, it's pretty stupid all around. Thus, it's hilarity.

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Posted: December 18 2010 at 16:40

The senate has finally repealed DADT.

I approve.

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Posted: December 18 2010 at 17:28

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The senate has finally repealed DADT.

I approve.

It was only a matter of time, literally.
It happened in the house and the senate passed that BS "wait period while the military looks into" thing.

But yes. This is a very good thing!

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Posted: December 18 2010 at 20:01

I'd rather see the military repealed, but I still like it.

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 00:10

One step at a time Pat

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 02:22

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUY16CkS-k

The robotic voices are weird and kind of off putting LOL

But I do love how the libertarian who made this did their best job to lay some blame on Bush, but really ended up dumping it all on Bama

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 06:51

DADT repeal wins, Dream Act fails.

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:02

GaryB wrote:

Dream Act fails.

Obama on common sense: Rewarding lawlessness.

Nice political hail Mary throwing this issue before a lame duck Congress.

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:56

GaryB wrote:

DADT repeal wins, Dream Act fails.

Come on Gary I need more out of you than that.

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:58

JJLehto wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUY16CkS-k

The robotic voices are weird and kind of off putting LOL

But I do love how the libertarian who made this did their best job to lay some blame on Bush, but really ended up dumping it all on Bama

Don't worry there's plenty of blame to go around.

"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 16:23

Whenever Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill.) and other immigrant-rights advocates asked President Obama how a Democratic administration could preside over the greatest number of deportations in any two-year period in the nation's history, Obama's answer was always the same.

Deporting almost 800,000 illegal immigrants might antagonize some Democrats and Latino voters, Obama's skeptical supporters said the president told them, but stepped-up enforcement was the only way to buy credibility with Republicans and generate bipartisan support for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/18/AR2010121803271.html

In other words, "We don't want to enforce our laws because our voters might not like that."

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 16:30

Lindsey Graham berating Democrats for playing the partisan politics game. That's f**king rich.

There are two Republican Senators somebody should be proud about electing; Senator Richard Luger and Senator Ron Paul. Say what you will about Democrats, but the Republicans have only two shreds of honor and decency and you're looking at them.

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 16:46

The "immigrants-rights advocate" language is misleading also. These people want rights for illegal immigrants. I'm all for legal immigration- that's a cool thing.

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 17:37

I agree with all of that about stopping illegal immigration and the rest. Just want to hear a rational, human, intelligent plan to deal with the 800000 deportations and the 200000 families that get broken and the 100000 young children without parents. (rough numbers pulled out of my legal ass of course).

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 18:10

The T wrote:

I agree with all of that about stopping illegal immigration and the rest. Just want to hear a rational, human, intelligent plan to deal with the 800000 deportations and the 200000 families that get broken and the 100000 young children without parents. (rough numbers pulled out of my legal ass of course).

The government has no problem doing that with other criminals. Imprisonments rather than deportations, of course.

I wonder how the Mexican government would like millions of Americans sneaking into their country...

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 18:14

Of course, the financial issue of illegal immigrants ceases to be an issue if the governments were funded solely by consumption taxes.

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Posted: December 19 2010 at 18:51

stonebeard wrote:

Lindsey Graham berating Democrats for playing the partisan politics game. That's f**king rich.

There are two Republican Senators somebody should be proud about electing; Senator Richard Luger and Senator Ron Paul. Say what you will about Democrats, but the Republicans have only two shreds of honor and decency and you're looking at them.

Republicans have one to zero on the Democrats side.

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Posted: December 20 2010 at 03:19

I won't disagree but how many are out there on the Democrats side?
IMO there was Russ Feingold but he got the unceremonious boot thanks to that (D) next to his name.
There is very little honor and decency in Congress.

I honestly grow more apathetic about both parties (well the Dems) and politics every day LOL