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La_Serpiente Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 10:41 AM
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Did I just hear something funny on FauxNews?
My roomate is a Republican so he is watching FauxNews right now. However, I am typing at my computer and they were talking about the decrease in manufacturing jobs. He said that the principal reason why there aren't any manufacturing jobs was because of the Sept. 11th attacks. His source? Economics profs as Southern Methodist University. He said only 26,000 manufacturing jobs have been exported overseas.

Do you notice the mantra? Cite Sept. 11th whenever there is something wrong.
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 10:44 AM
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1. Wow, and I thought everything wrong with the world
WAS CLINTON'S FAULT.
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beyurslf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 10:56 AM
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8. Well it is Clinton's fault.
Didn't you get the memo? Sept 11 is Clinton's fault; therefore, blaming Sept 11 is just the same as blaimg Clinton.
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evil_orange_cat Donating Member (910 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 11:53 AM
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13. actually, NAFTA is in part Clinton's fault :p
but there are many more factors... the biggest factor is "free market" happy corporatists who have no loyalty towards America.
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 11:58 AM
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14. You are SO wrong!
It's Clinton's Penis' fault! Sheesh! :eyes: I thought everyone knew that. :7
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 10:44 AM
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2. Whata joke--fair and balanced my ass!
I wouldn't say that you heard something funny, because your roommate, and others like him, probably think this is accurate.
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SlavesandBulldozers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 10:45 AM
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3. that's a good one
Try running that one on the American people. Blaming Sept11th for loss of manufacturing jobs is ridiculous. The Repubs would be better off blaming Clinton, because he at least had to do with NAFTA. Of course, that would backfire too, as it would seem Bush claims no responsibility for problems - yet claims responsibility for all the successes.
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Khephra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 10:46 AM
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4. That's it!
I don't have a girlfriend, and it's all 9/11's fault!

At least I have an excuse now. Why let the RW use it without co-opting it. ;-)
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 10:49 AM
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5. Great Idea
I'm overweight, its 9/11's fault!!!!
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 10:53 AM
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7. Hey now
A lot of we stress eaters put on some weight around that time. :(
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 11:31 AM
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10. "I'm sorry you're not satisfied, darlin'. It's that damn 9/11 thing
that made me finish early."
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dave29 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 10:50 AM
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6. SMU
is also a very conservative University in Texas.
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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 11:26 AM
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9. Southern Methodists...
whenever I hear of a Christian group calling itself 'Southern', I think of conservatives...
Southern Baptist
Southern Methodist
Southern Lutheran

(Mom was a Southern Methodist growing up, and now is a American Methodist. Still a Democrat, she's gotten more liberal/populist as she got older)
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 11:39 AM
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11. What they don't explain
is that the job market overseas is drying up also. It's not that manufacturing jobs are being exported right now, new jobs aren't being created overseas either.

Someone should ask the newsreader about the real problem which is how many manufacturing jobs have we lost since W become pResident? That's the only number that matters to us.
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-17-03 11:50 AM
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12. What should I do?
I lost my car keys and I don't know whether to blame 9/11 or Clinton's penis!
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