Posted on 04/30/2011 11:17:46 AM PDT by John Semmens
While commiserating with those who lost loved ones in the recent tornadoes that ravaged much ofAlabama, President Obama urged that “we not overlook the positives of this tragic event. Every structure that was damaged needs repairs—that means jobs. Every piece of personal property that was destroyed will need replacing—that means jobs. Every injury that needs tending, every body that needs burying—means jobs. So, in a way, these storms may be a blessing in disguise for the region’s economy.”
“On top of this, there will be ripple effects that will be felt throughout the nation as the spending on repairs and purchases of materials and supplies trickles into the stream of commerce,” the President added and likened the event to “the economic stimulus of World War that brought America out of the Great Depression.”
Austan Goolsbee, the chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers seconded Obama’s remarks and blamed the anemic 1.8% economic growth for the most recent quarter on “insufficient government spending. It is essential that individuals’ and businesses’ caution in the face of economic uncertainty be offset by government’s boldness. Concerns about cost and return-on-investment that intimidate the private sector can be brushed aside by government. If disaster and destruction are what it takes to get Congress to loosen the purse strings then, indeed, these tornadoes are a gift from heaven.”
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what a putz!!
I was poking John, the writer of the post, not 0bama. John writes these satiric send-ups that are too close to reality. “It’s a gift.”
I’ve learned to look for John’s name whenever I see a title that is just a tad too outlandish to be true. But he is so good at this you can never quite be sure...
I understand.
I find that if something doesn’t make any sense at all it’s either a Liberal wrote it, or it’s satire, and then I proceed to look for either “satire”, or “humor” under Topics, and Keywords. If I don’t find “humor”, or “satire” under Topics, and Keywords then I know some unvacinated Liberal wrote the article, and it’s not worth the read.
Total destruction is good for the economy. Just like what he’s doing to our country.
Made me so mad I could spit nails! Satire,eh? Well- I have no doubt that the Raghead in Chief THINKS this way-so there.
Something tells me when all is said and done, this is one you are going to wish you had back.
It is typical John Semmens "Semi-News/Semi-Satire."
Obama went on to say ;” Bush passed up a huge opportunity in katrina , make no mistake, I was here almost before the ambulances to take advantage of this glorious opprtunity to turn a tragedy into a wealth sharing bonanza “
Sure thing Obama... it’s a Godsend for funeral parlors. Dumb ****.
John, you finally did it.
I read the entire piece, word for word, never batted an eye, the thought of "what is this" never crossed my mind.
Not until the comments did I realize it was you.
Unfortunately, that is a strong indicator that little bammy's behavior is beyond insanity and acceptance and unending praise of that destructive behavior by the donks is a day to day ordinary occurrence which will never change and can not be educated out of them.
This is a very dangerous situation for our Republic.
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Got lots of replies this time, and sucked in some, I see.
You’re that good...;o)
“little bammy’s behavior is beyond insanity and acceptance”
Actually, I figured out it was satire when I read this:
“blamed the anemic 1.8% economic growth for the most recent quarter on “insufficient government spending.”
Sadly, the piece would have sounded more believable if this had read:
“blamed the anemic 1.8% economic growth for the most recent quarter on “insufficient natural catastrophes.”
This crew is shameless when it comes to taking credit for things that create jobs and clueless when it comes to understanding how the economy works (having bought the “broken window fallacy” hook, line and sinker).
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