Arrogant Conceit

TownHall ^ | December 24, 2008 | John Stossel

[SoDak]

We can recover from this current economic crisis, but I’m not sure we’ll be able to recover from 4 or (God help us)8 years of Obama. I’m seriously scared for the future of the republic.

[stockstrader]

This economic meltdown is a 'dream come true' for socialists and believers of big government everywhere.

The one thing that was needed for big government socialists to transform our economy was the complicity of the population.

This economic mess is the BLANK CHECK that big governments nanny-staters having been waiting for for decades. First they got their President--and now that President has the willingness of the people (the most crucial element) to make that transformation.

[rockrr]

dhimmicrats: (Useless) solutions in search of problems...

[WarEagle]

Wish Obama would listen to this advice....

[Major Matt Mason]

The difference between this era and that of the Depression is that we now have more access to information than they did back in the day. Granted, liberals still control much of the media, so it is still a battle to get the truth out to the masses. But I don't believe that Americans today will have the patience that was displayed during the Depression. We will not be as easily duped by President Soetero as Depression-era Americans were propagandized by FDR.

[RWB Patriot]

http://www.robertringer.com/redistribution-of-wealth.html

[alicewonders]

This economic meltdown is a 'dream come true' for socialists and believers of big government everywhere.

I truly believe that this "crisis" was planned some years ago and manipulated to occur right before the election. We've been had.

[WOBBLY BOB]

“politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies”.
-Groucho Marx

[stockstrader]

I'm not a conspiracy theorist. However,,,,

Having said that, the only thing that could have possibly gotten a far-left, socialist and liberal extremist like Hussein elected President--is an economic collapse.

It's the ultimate irony then--that the markets collapsed in the few months before Hussein got elected. The collapse accelerated virtually 'to the day'--when the polls showed McCain taking the lead. Coincidence? I have no idea. If it's a coincidence--the odds were longer that winning the lottery.

That economic 'perfect storm' occurred and will now drive our country much further 'to the left' in virtually all aspects of our life--in a direction and magnitude that would have been absolutely impossible without that collapse.

Big government, nanny-staters, and socialists around the world are now SALIVATING AT THE MERE THOUGHT of what is to come in January.

[Flycatcher]

But I don't believe that Americans today will have the patience that was displayed during the Depression. We will not be as easily duped by President Soetero as Depression-era Americans were propagandized by FDR.

You make an excellent point that I haven't thought about before. We live in an age of instant information populated by people who demand instant gratification. So on one front, this bodes well for the Republican contender -- whoever that may be -- in 2012.

[stockstrader]

So on one front, this bodes well for the Republican contender -- whoever that may be -- in 2012.

I couldn't disagree more. That 'front' is a small one--

as Hussein (with the able assistance of the MSM) will never, ever, EVER let everyone forget about his ULTIMATE ALIBI--

THE ECONOMIC MESS HE INHERITED!!

That 'blank check' ULTIMATE FREE-PASS CARD (which he is now playing by saying this recovery will take years)--

is a 'trump card' that will reassure his election. It's worked perfectly before--FDR rode that horse of an alibi for many years.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

I think so, too.

I believe what we are seeing is the mother of all October surprises. It may also be that the October surprise is bringing more than the manipulators bargained for.

[Flycatcher]

You make an excellent point too. For the nest four years, the MSM will do nothing more than repeat the Obama mantra: "The economic mess is Bush's fault and Obama needs more time to fix it!"

But consider this as well: In four years, the MSM will have collapsed (judging by the pace of the Dinosaur Media Death Watch that we see today). By then, millions more people will be getting there news from the Internet -- UNFILTERED by the bias of the MSM Left.

But the question remains: will this be enough to offset the lemming electorate that put Obama in office?

Dunno...

[vietvet67]

I tend to agree with you.

[stockstrader]

I believe what we are seeing is the mother of all October surprises.

No October surprise in our country's history can match the economic meltdown that occurred just prior to this election.

[bert]

Being a conspiracy buff, I think so also.

My question to you is ........who is the manipulator?

[glock_fan]

“But consider this as well: In four years, the MSM will have collapsed (judging by the pace of the Dinosaur Media Death Watch that we see today). By then, millions more people will be getting there news from the Internet — UNFILTERED by the bias of the MSM Left.”

I disagree. The sheeple that I have observed that do go to the internet for “news” go to MSM run web sites (cnn, nytimes) or the home pages of places like Yahoo, MSN, etc. where liberal biased headlines are shown.

[alicewonders]

My question to you is ........who is the manipulator?

It's easy for me to think it's the democrats that are the culprits - but there are too many other things that fell too easily in place to just blame them. McCain ending up as our candidate, Bush just being "missing in action" these last few years.......I guess I am a conspiracy buff too.

There are a group of people that are going to make a fortune off of this "economic crisis" - I always tend to follow the money trail.

I don't think it's just a matter of democrats vs republicans - I think it goes way further than that - these tentacles are global in nature. It's so evil if you start connecting all of the dots.

[fella]

“Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition”