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The Angolan Witch Spider, Sequestration And The Government Shutdown
Confounded Interest ^ | 10/22/2013 | Anthony B. Sanders

Posted on 10/22/2013 11:13:28 AM PDT by whitedog57

There is the recent internet sensation (not Miley Cyrus) … the Angolan Witch Spider! Allegedly, it feasts on dogs and cats and took several gunshots to kill. And was found in Texas.

Sure-You-Want-To-Move-To-Florida

The reality is less interesting. The photo was a fake. Here is the actual photo of the spider in question.

Wolfie-(1)-c-2012-Paul-Santa-Maria-(Proof)

Remember the dreaded “sequester?” Allegedly, 2.14 million jobs were at risk. And the Federal government partial shutdown? Allegedly, 700,000 jobs were at risk in the Greater Washington DC area.

Here is the September 2013 unemployment number for Washington DC and Arlington VA: 5.40%. True, the unemployment rate did hit 6% in Q2 2013. And compared to the rest of the USA, 5.40% is much better than 7.30%.

arlingtonunemp5

While we don’t know the median household income figures for Washington DC and Arlington VA for 2013, it is clear that DC/NOVA were pulling away from the US after sequestration started on March 1, 2013.

dcmedinc

The sequester (a small slowdown in Federal government spending) and the government shutdown (where Federal employees will receive their back pay in full) are the Angolan Witch Spider of big government hysteria.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: default; sequestration; shutdown; spiders
Statist hysteria.
1 posted on 10/22/2013 11:13:28 AM PDT by whitedog57
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To: whitedog57

That’s a Kenyan Wookie Spider...


2 posted on 10/22/2013 11:17:10 AM PDT by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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To: whitedog57

Spider lost a leg.


3 posted on 10/22/2013 11:21:16 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim ("It is not the color of his skin, ... it is the blackness that fills his soul")
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To: whitedog57

4 posted on 10/22/2013 11:22:20 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: whitedog57
The sequester (a small slowdown in Federal government spending) and the government shutdown (where Federal employees will receive their back pay in full) are the Angolan Witch Spider of big government hysteria.

All 4 military service chiefs have testified again and again to Congress and told the truth: the Sequester is hollowing out our military might.

The furloughs caused by Sequestration in the DoD were not paid back. On top of a soon to be 4 year pay freeze, thousands of doctors, nurses, and medical professionals have already left the Dept of Defense in disgust.

Military civilian medical workers quit after furloughs

This news was from yesterday.

Sequestration Cuts Leave Army With Only 2 Brigades Ready To Fight: CSA Odierno

Navy ships and submarines are being mothballed rather than repaired. Eleven Air Force combat wings went non-mission ready due to a lack of flying hours, fuel, and maintenance parts.

Read this in-depth report from the Bipartisan Center on how Sequestration is killing our military

From Merely Stupid to Dangerous: The Sequester’s Effects on National and Economic Security

I don't know what planet you live on, but it isn't earth.

Too many so-called "Conservatives" have abandoned the US military. They pick and choose what facts they wish to even examine. That isn't a search for truth - that is sophistical deception.

5 posted on 10/22/2013 11:30:22 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: null and void

Ummm, miss this thread?????


6 posted on 10/22/2013 11:33:36 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (If my body dies, then let it die, but let my country live.)
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To: Shimmer1

Nope. I figured you wouldn’t really like a ping.


7 posted on 10/22/2013 11:35:19 AM PDT by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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To: null and void

Ahh Nully, you know me so well.


8 posted on 10/22/2013 11:37:19 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (If my body dies, then let it die, but let my country live.)
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