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Obama Says He Can't Remember What The National Debt Was When He Took Office
businessinsider ^ | 9/19/12 | Grace Wyler

Posted on 09/19/2012 7:49:47 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey

Barack Obama touched on the issue of the federal deficit last night, telling late night talk show host David Letterman that the U.S. doesn't have to worry about the debt "in the short term."

Responding to Letterman's concern about the growing deficit, Obama first deflected blame on to his predecessor, George W. Bush.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-debt-deficit-letterman-2012-9#ixzz26ySdS3mg

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To: xzins

Each nation has a debt


Before Libya was overtaken they had no debt. They also had massive gold reserves,sweet crude and was finally able to retrieve fossil water that they had been drilling for decades for.

so no debt and having stuff can get you in trouble..

http://www.wriseup.com/?p=4966


61 posted on 09/20/2012 8:21:39 AM PDT by freedommom
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To: freedommom

Let’s say I have a 200,000 dollar mortage that I pay 1,000 a month for. Assume I have an income of 50,000 a year, so that 1000/moth takes just about 25% of my gross income. My other credit involves 2 cars, some cards, and some purchases, and they total 750 a month. My debt load is 1750 a month, and that leaves me, after taxes, with about 2200 a month to live on and pay other bills like utilities, phone, etc.

Should I be allowed to borrow another 200,000 to re-mortgage my house? If so, should it be each year, maybe twice, or only once?

When would it become a problem?


62 posted on 09/20/2012 8:29:55 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: Typical_Whitey

I’m sure he can’t remember what the unemployment rate was or what our bond rating was. He probably doesn’t remember that gasoline was $1.67/gal the day he got elected either.


63 posted on 09/20/2012 8:36:52 AM PDT by Hoodat ("As for God, His way is perfect" - Psalm 18:30)
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To: Psycho_Bunny

“We don’t have to worry about it short term”.

Why would anyone worry about credit rating downgrades and higher taxes? Such trivialities.


64 posted on 09/20/2012 8:47:55 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
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To: Typical_Whitey

65 posted on 09/20/2012 9:01:30 AM PDT by Lady Jag (If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat. - Reagan)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

No one could count that high even if they lived to be a zillion years old.


66 posted on 09/20/2012 9:26:32 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Typical_Whitey

yea funny yet again how the media for the most part ignore this, just like his 57 states, corps and corpse, Austrain is a language etc etc etc.

The man called Bush unpatriotic and the GOP should get an AD out right now of him saying that and then saying he did not know what the debt was.

The media would have a field day with this if a republican had acted like this, going to Vegas to this in one week.

If anone ever questioned if the media is biased now then just wach them this last two weeks.
They don;t even hide it anymore


67 posted on 09/20/2012 10:27:33 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: fhayek

LOL. You got me.


68 posted on 09/20/2012 10:29:47 AM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Keep on keepin' on. And that ain't no jive. Stuck in the Seventies and loving it! 1976,baby!)
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To: fhayek

LOL. You got me.


69 posted on 09/20/2012 10:29:47 AM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Keep on keepin' on. And that ain't no jive. Stuck in the Seventies and loving it! 1976,baby!)
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To: SFConservative

the GOP should call out MO and say lets go with your agenda and lets have all healthy food at the white house and lets give only health food to those on food stamps, no more chips, snacks etc


70 posted on 09/20/2012 10:30:07 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: savedbygrace

Thank you.


71 posted on 09/20/2012 10:31:28 AM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Keep on keepin' on. And that ain't no jive. Stuck in the Seventies and loving it! 1976,baby!)
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To: devolve

LOL. I know there is a REALLY large number starting with ‘s’ but I know it’s not ‘scallion’,which is an onion. (Isn’t it?)


72 posted on 09/20/2012 10:33:40 AM PDT by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Keep on keepin' on. And that ain't no jive. Stuck in the Seventies and loving it! 1976,baby!)
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To: Typical_Whitey
Obama first deflected blame on to his predecessor, George W. Bush.

Didn't see that one one coming. /s

73 posted on 09/20/2012 10:39:46 AM PDT by matt04
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

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Green Onions

- Never eat Mexican or SW green onions

Buy local or grow your own

You will live longer.....

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74 posted on 09/20/2012 10:44:23 AM PDT by devolve (----- ------- ------------LET*S_RUN_A_POLITE_LOSER_CAMPAIGN-------- ----------------------------)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Well, we sure know it won’t be quantitative easing. That has worked really good... /s

He’s had four years to brush up on these subjects, and he’s gobsmacked by a question like this?

This guy is one clueless wonder!


75 posted on 09/20/2012 10:52:04 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Imagine how bad these global protests would be, if Obama hadn't won us so many new friends.)
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To: NowApproachingMidnight

Prominent Members of Chicago Black Community: Those closest to Obama know there’s no 2nd term
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2931779/posts


76 posted on 09/20/2012 11:54:02 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: SFConservative

Exactly, a media that was doing its job would actually ask Moochie this question...

Should the government limit what foods can be purchased on food stamps to healthy foods only?


77 posted on 09/20/2012 2:22:17 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey (The political mirage of something for nothing; has ruined many a nation.)
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To: sergeantdave

I only saw a few snippets of this interview, totally 20-30
seconds, but what I heard him say was that he didn’t know the exact dollar amount of the current debt. Of course he didn’t know the amount when he took office, either.


78 posted on 09/20/2012 7:32:32 PM PDT by supremedoctrine
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To: sergeantdave

He can’t remember, Because He doesn’t give a Damn.


79 posted on 09/20/2012 7:51:11 PM PDT by LtKerst
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To: Typical_Whitey

Short term memory loss.


80 posted on 09/20/2012 8:27:59 PM PDT by ponygirl (Be Breitbart.)
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