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Obama Issues Government Shutdown Threat
FoxNews ^ | Published February 16, 2011 | FoxNews.com | Chris Stirewalt

Posted on 02/16/2011 3:20:45 PM PST by TSgt

Anatomy of a Government Shutdown

“Of course a shutdown is possible because that's what the Republicans are threatening us with on national TV, Meet the Press or one of those dandies or whatever the show was. The Republican leader was asked, and I'm paraphrasing, 'is there going to be a government shutdown?' and he wouldn't respond to the question. So, this isn't Schumer or Reid or Hoyer. Of course it's a possibility. That's what we're trying to avoid."

-- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid talking to reporters about House Speaker John Boehner

President Obama warned of stopped Social Security checks and issued a formal veto threat Tuesday to the Republican spending plan currently being debated in the House, setting the stage for a potential government shutdown next month.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fubo; hussein; insane; jimmyquaeda2; justeffingdoit; obama; obamagovshutdown
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To: Walrus

No, Congress got the blame because it was a Republican Congress. Same thing will happen now because we have moonbat media.


81 posted on 02/16/2011 5:22:39 PM PST by firebrand
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To: Candor7

Read a post last night (can’t remember who) who said she(?) was a gov’t contractor during the last shut down. Government employees were sent home (without pay) but other than that it was business as usual. Oh, and when they employees came back their pay was retroactive. So they had a two week vacation compliments of the taxpayers.


82 posted on 02/16/2011 5:25:08 PM PST by azishot (Everyone is entitled to my opinion.)
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To: TSgt
"SHUT IT DOWN! SHUT IT DOWN!" should be the new mantra for the TEA Parties .... :)

REFUSE. RESIST. Do NOT Submit.
★ FREEDOM! ★

83 posted on 02/16/2011 5:25:21 PM PST by Neil E. Wright (An OATH is FOREVER OathKeeper III We are EVERYWHERE)
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To: Locomotive Breath

My memory is that ws when Bill and Monica hooked up...over pizza, IIRC.


84 posted on 02/16/2011 5:25:55 PM PST by lonestar
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To: forgotten man

Shut ‘er down. Order pizza, put your feet up, boys; and shut ‘er down! We might figure out that we don’t need near as much of gubmint as once was thought.


85 posted on 02/16/2011 5:26:25 PM PST by Twinkie (Two wrongs don't make a right.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009
The only thing good that came of the Clinton shut down was his impeachment, because it was during the shut down the Clinton was stuffing cigars up interns you know whats.
86 posted on 02/16/2011 5:26:31 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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To: TSgt

That rancid Clinton! This country is still reeling from his nasty habits! Today I read where a young teen girl was engaging in oral sex and her mother was bragging about it! Only, the girl was a promiscuous laughingstock endangering herself for STD’s and her aunt was agonizing over her silly sister’s daughter! BILL CLINTON’S LEGACY.


87 posted on 02/16/2011 5:33:09 PM PST by Twinkie (Two wrongs don't make a right.)
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To: Candor7

Please do not ping me.


88 posted on 02/16/2011 5:33:56 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: TSgt

“Obama Shuts Down Federal Government”


89 posted on 02/16/2011 5:38:00 PM PST by ElkGroveDan (If every person were like Sarah Palin, this world would be a peaceful, beautiful world to live in.)
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To: USARightSide

A cane can be a mighty weapon. Trust me.


90 posted on 02/16/2011 5:38:24 PM PST by altura
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To: Candor7

I am with you. Shut it down. Don’t borrow or spend another penny.


91 posted on 02/16/2011 5:43:38 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/28/08 and why?)
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To: Bushbacker1

You BETCHA! And the Republicans should not give in to BO and make him own the shut down if that is what happens!

I would tell ALL Republicans, NO GIVING IN OR REACHING ACROSS THE ISLE TO Socialist/Progressive/Marxist/DEMS!


92 posted on 02/16/2011 5:45:49 PM PST by seekthetruth (Ronald Reagan was the Founding Father of the Tea Party Movement.)
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To: Shamrock-DW

Understand the title—look at the images, see the irony.


93 posted on 02/16/2011 5:55:48 PM PST by CommieCutter (I'll get an internet ID when Obama shows his birth certificate.)
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To: TSgt
The White House already has the MSM ready to blame the Republicans. The GOP needs to get in front of this one, yelling at the top of their lungs that it will be Obama and Congressional Rat's fault for failing to adhere to the will of the people.
94 posted on 02/16/2011 6:02:38 PM PST by tobyhill
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To: TSgt

They’d better have a shutdown; if they don’t it means they did not get enough cuts.


95 posted on 02/16/2011 6:03:57 PM PST by PieterCasparzen (Huguenot)
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To: TSgt

Does that mean I can keep the large check that I was getting ready to mail with my tax return since there won’t be anyone to process it?! HOT DOG! /s


96 posted on 02/16/2011 6:27:45 PM PST by kcvl
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To: Varsity Flight

I think revenue collection and general repression are excluded from the shutdown. Naturally, the shutdown doesn’t include mandatory spending, so welfare checks will continue indefinitely.


97 posted on 02/16/2011 6:33:14 PM PST by dufekin (Name our lead enemy: Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Islamofascist terrorist dictator)
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To: Walrus

“During the last “government shutdown”, the sitting president got all the blame. Let’s just make sure that happens again.”

No, actually the REPUBLICANS got the blame, when Clinton vetoed the bill the House of Reps had passed to fund the government. This was under Newt Gingrich, in 1995, as I recall. Clinton vetoed the funding bill, but the Republicans were blamed by the state-run media.


98 posted on 02/16/2011 6:33:43 PM PST by 2harddrive
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To: Radix
What is the bad news?

Spineless RINOS quaking in their chairs, some hiding under their desks. Tea Party House members being ignored and voted down by old guard RINO GOP House leadership - anyone recap the votes held today (Wed)?
99 posted on 02/16/2011 6:40:15 PM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: TSgt

I’m 200% for a shutdown...
But honestly, I don’t think the current Repub leadership has the balls to play it right.
Thus, I think Zero and his MSM lapdogs will win if there is a shutdown.
Sad... I wish it were otherwise...


100 posted on 02/16/2011 6:44:07 PM PST by navydad
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