What past president should Obama naysayers refer to that fixed a bad economy in two months?

zulchzulu

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Mon Mar-23-09 10:18 PM
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Poll question: What past president should Obama naysayers refer to that fixed a bad economy in two months?

Clearly, those who think Obama hasn't fixed the economy yet or that Geithner hasn't fixed the economy in two months has an example of a President in the past who turned a down economy around in two months or less... such as...

President Gray Hairtwirl?

Or...

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Pale Blue Dot

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Mon Mar-23-09 10:20 PM
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1. Hell, I'm giving 5 YEARS!

Invest today! Let us know how you did!

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dionysus

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Tue Mar-24-09 11:02 AM
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14. wow, you're spamming the hell out of the board with your lame-ass thread, huh?

:rofl:
pathetic

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defendandprotect

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Mon Mar-23-09 10:21 PM
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2. obama isn't reinventing the wheel . . . look to FDR and New Deal . . .

This mess was caused by the overturning of New Deal regulations ---

FDR wasn't an economist, but he knew crime when he saw it --!!!

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Hekate

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Tue Mar-24-09 02:47 AM
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4. It took FDR several years to begin to make headway, not 2 months...

... and he was called every name in the book, Commie and Jew among them.

Hekate

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Window

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Tue Mar-24-09 05:11 AM
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10. Not only did it take FDR time, trial and error, it is a different ballgame.

Indeed, President Obama additionally has to deal with the racial component of being the first Black president, two wars, the economy and the thieves who knowing brought about the economic collapse, reconstructing our good will around the world, etc.

Peace:thumbsup:

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Cha

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Tue Mar-24-09 01:57 PM
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22. And did FDR have to deal

with the ilk of rush limpdick and his band of hateradiomongers spewing lies to the sponges every day?

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Two Americas

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Tue Mar-24-09 04:11 PM
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25. yes

The big money people controlled the media then, too.

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Two Americas

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Tue Mar-24-09 04:10 PM
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24. yes

With massive pressure from powerful and militant left wing organizations. He welcomed that. Good leaders do, successful leaders do. He said "if you want me do do something, force me to."

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alcibiades_mystery

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Tue Mar-24-09 09:26 AM
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13. Securities Act of 1933 (May 1933)

Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

:shrug:

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Double T

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Tue Mar-24-09 12:00 AM
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3. Economy is fixed?????

Inflation is heating up, energy prices are rising, American jobs continue to vanish in record numbers, deficit and debt levels are completely insane.

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Two Americas

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Tue Mar-24-09 03:36 AM
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5. no one thinks that

No one is complaining that "Obama hasn't fixed the economy in 2 months." No one.

Why stir this up again and again and spread animosity and division?

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Political Heretic

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Tue Mar-24-09 04:09 AM
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8. I didn't see your post, then wrote almost the same thing.

Except you already write "nicer" than I do. :)

I'm a bastard.

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Window

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Tue Mar-24-09 05:17 AM
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11. Not here on DU, but the Republikkkans and some talking heads certainly are trying to make

President Obama own this mess.

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zulchzulu

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Tue Mar-24-09 09:22 AM
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12. I guess you missed my point...

...or perhaps you don't own a TV or radio.

Certainly you must have seen how so many people are piling on Obama with armchair politics and never seem to let anyone know who they might be referring to that would set a better example...

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dionysus

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Tue Mar-24-09 11:05 AM
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15. psst, they're not missing the point. you've just tossed a pot of cold water on their poutrage...

Edited on Tue Mar-24-09 11:05 AM by dionysus

:thumbsup:

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Two Americas

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Tue Mar-24-09 01:18 PM
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18. this is malicious

Edited on Tue Mar-24-09 01:18 PM by Two Americas

You fly around the board dropping malicious and divisive comments everywhere, which you never defend or discuss. Maybe you are afraid of cold water being throwing on your continual outrage against any and all who do not agree with you.

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dionysus

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Tue Mar-24-09 01:33 PM
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19. why, i am not outraged at all. i'm not the one perpetually whining.

:shrug:

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Two Americas

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Tue Mar-24-09 01:44 PM
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20. have it your way

Do whatever you want to do. I think it is highly destructive, and I don't understand why a small minority of people here is so aggressively pursing this divisive and destructive course. Is it fun to do? Is that all there is to it? It is a mystery to me.

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dionysus

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Tue Mar-24-09 01:51 PM
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21. the "small minority of people here is so aggressively pursing this divisive and destructive course."

would be the people who repeatedly post negative articles and gnash\wail that we're doomed while the administration is only two months old...

or haven't you noticed?

:shrug:

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Two Americas

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Tue Mar-24-09 02:20 PM
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23. can't let it go, can you?

No one is doing this - "repeatedly post negative articles and gnash\wail that we're doomed while the administration is only two months old."

Pounding and pounding on this false and malicious theme is merely a transparent attempt at getting people who don't agree with you to give up and be quiet, and to get others to ignore what they are saying.

...

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Two Americas

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Tue Mar-24-09 01:16 PM
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17. I don't

I don't own a TV, no.

I am sure they are slamming Obama. I am also sure they are telling Democrats who are watching what the issues are and how to act and think as the opposition.

...

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FrenchieCat

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Tue Mar-24-09 03:47 AM
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6. President Jesus!

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Political Heretic

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Tue Mar-24-09 04:08 AM
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7. Of course, no one is criticizing him for not having "fixed" the economy

And you know this.

But thank for the waste of space. :eyes:

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northernlights

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Tue Mar-24-09 04:46 AM
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9. pRez W, aka *, aka King George

2 months, and the "fix" was in. His uber-rich buddies made out like bandits. And the rest of us was royally effed.

Seriously, people are afraid because we don't know Obama's long term plan and the short term patch is very scary.

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avaistheone1

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Tue Mar-24-09 11:06 AM
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16. We are going to be waiting for a long time if the current admin keeps

supporting Geithner's plan which is basically Paulsen's plan reheated.

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Bucky

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Tue Mar-24-09 04:29 PM
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26. You forgot President Boogaloo Shrimp. He had the economy spinning in his head.

He popped it; he locked it; he kept it real and he took it to the next level.

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