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Ghandi
Title: Alexz Aficionado
Joined: May 21 2008
Posts: 2889
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http://www.redux.com/playlist/unfortunate_political_one_liners
^Make sure you go there.
This is video of politicians saying things they'd probably wish we didn't have on video...
Included are:
“I’m Not a Crook” -Richard Nixon
“I did not have sexual relations with that woman” -Bill Clinton
“Read my lips: no new taxes.” -Geroge H. W. Bush
“The fundamentals of the economy are strong.” - John McCain
“I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” -Jimmy Carter
“That depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is.” -Bill Clinton
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Kubo
Joined: Aug 24 2005
Location: Mount Holly, NJ
Posts: 1062
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| “The fundamentals of the economy are strong.” - John McCain |
While I understand why this one seems funny right now, he may turn out to have been right. The economic downturn right now, while partially attributable to the failing banks and the associated clusterfuck, people don't realize that the economy is, as a whole cyclical.
Provided supply and demand systems work out the way they are supposed to, the fundamentals of the economy ARE, indeed, fine.
...Less jobs --> less disposable income --> less demand for capital/assets (people save) --> cost of assets drop (and interest rate drops to stimulate spending) --> more demand for capital/assets --> more jobs and cost of assets rise --> less demand for capital/assets --> less jobs..... and so on and so on and so on...
In general, the US Economy (and most successful economies) go through troughs and peaks every few years, but generally trends upward. So essentially, a noramlly-functioning economy SHOULD have troughs like this every so often. Did several levels of government and the banking system screw the pooch to make this particular trough worse than others.... yeah. But that's why I advocate hands-off capitalism. Let interest rates and supply/demand dictate consumer behavior. The system will work itself out.
I less than 3 capitalism.
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 Thou, because I am wroth, be not dismayed, for I shall win the strife, whoever circle round within for the defence. This their insolence is not new, for of old they used it at a less secret gate, which still is found without a bolt. Above it thou didst see the dead inscription; and already on this side of it
descends the steep, passing without escort through the circles,
One such that by him the city shall be opened to us. |
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
Posts: 7287
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"I did not inhale" -Bill Clinton
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"Life is a waste of time. Time is a waste of life. Get wasted all the time, and you'll have the time of your life!" |
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scamrock
Title: Space Bastard
Joined: Jan 26 2008
Location: Planet Druidia
Posts: 2392
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W Bush is a quote machine.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
Posts: 10376
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“I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” -Jimmy Carter
“That depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is.” -Bill Clinton |
Carter had big balls of steel to admit to being a human being, and Clinton is a first class bullshitter for having the balls to even say that.
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Tyop
Title: Grammar Nazi
Joined: May 04 2008
Location: Sauerkrautland
Posts: 1414
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Maybe Clinton was just totally into Heidegger.
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TheRoboSleuth
Title: Sleuth Mark IV
Joined: Aug 08 2006
Location: The Gritty Future
Posts: 2739
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| Kubo wrote: |
| Ghandi wrote: |
| “The fundamentals of the economy are strong.” - John McCain |
While I understand why this one seems funny right now, he may turn out to have been right. The economic downturn right now, while partially attributable to the failing banks and the associated clusterfuck, people don't realize that the economy is, as a whole cyclical.
Provided supply and demand systems work out the way they are supposed to, the fundamentals of the economy ARE, indeed, fine.
...Less jobs --> less disposable income --> less demand for capital/assets (people save) --> cost of assets drop (and interest rate drops to stimulate spending) --> more demand for capital/assets --> more jobs and cost of assets rise --> less demand for capital/assets --> less jobs..... and so on and so on and so on...
In general, the US Economy (and most successful economies) go through troughs and peaks every few years, but generally trends upward. So essentially, a noramlly-functioning economy SHOULD have troughs like this every so often. Did several levels of government and the banking system screw the pooch to make this particular trough worse than others.... yeah. But that's why I advocate hands-off capitalism. Let interest rates and supply/demand dictate consumer behavior. The system will work itself out.
I less than 3 capitalism. |
Blame goes to everyone. Even people who were buying multiple houses on morgages they couldn't afford in the first place. But yeah, people want to pretend that the economy is never gonna have a low point. Relatively speaking, were doing fantastic compared to rest of the world, particularly bloated europe and "the only economic activity we need is oil" middle east.
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Cattivo
Joined: Apr 14 2006
Location: Lake Michigan
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Wow, I'm agreeing with you more and more often lately RG. I like when something like that happens. 
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SoftNum
Joined: Jan 13 2009
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 33
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Does 'Mission Accomplished' count?
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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John Kerry's "I was for the war before I was against it" really hurt him.
And Dan Quayle telling the kid that the word potato has an "e" at the end.
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Greg the White
Joined: Apr 09 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 3112
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| Kubo wrote: |
| Ghandi wrote: |
| “The fundamentals of the economy are strong.” - John McCain |
While I understand why this one seems funny right now, he may turn out to have been right. The economic downturn right now, while partially attributable to the failing banks and the associated clusterfuck, people don't realize that the economy is, as a whole cyclical.
Provided supply and demand systems work out the way they are supposed to, the fundamentals of the economy ARE, indeed, fine.
...Less jobs --> less disposable income --> less demand for capital/assets (people save) --> cost of assets drop (and interest rate drops to stimulate spending) --> more demand for capital/assets --> more jobs and cost of assets rise --> less demand for capital/assets --> less jobs..... and so on and so on and so on...
In general, the US Economy (and most successful economies) go through troughs and peaks every few years, but generally trends upward. So essentially, a noramlly-functioning economy SHOULD have troughs like this every so often. Did several levels of government and the banking system screw the pooch to make this particular trough worse than others.... yeah. But that's why I advocate hands-off capitalism. Let interest rates and supply/demand dictate consumer behavior. The system will work itself out.
I less than 3 capitalism. |
His point was that whatever he meant by it, it was uttered basically at the worst time he ever could have said it in the campaign, and since the economy became the most popular issue, it may have been the biggest problem leading to his defeat.
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So here's to you Mrs. Robinson. People love you more- oh, nevermind. |
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Ash Burton
Title: AshRaiser
Joined: Nov 10 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 1044
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"They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan." --Sarah Palin
"As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where– where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border." --Sarah Palin
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Ash is probably just home humping his SNES collection.
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