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'Nobody Knows The Outcome, So The Most Important Thing Is Speed'
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 02/08/2009 9:19:20 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

Who cares if we're like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, careening in his pickup toward the brink of the rock quarry? At least we're moving fast!

That seemed to be Claire Shipman's logic in urging speed in the implementation of the stimulus plan. The ABC correspondent made her curious comment today during the roundtable segment of This Week.

CLAIRE SHIPMAN: I think that, I mean as George [Will] said, given that nobody knows the outcome, it seems as though the most important thing is speed here.

Will made the logical response.

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KEYWORDS: abc; abcnews; bho44; bhostimulus; claireshipman; dopeydems; jaycarney; stimulus
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1 posted on 02/08/2009 9:19:21 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; netmilsmom; Diogenesis; MEG33; PGalt; ...

Should we laugh or cry? Ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 02/08/2009 9:20:01 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

LOL, Mark, when I heard that I wondered how long before you had it up on the web.


3 posted on 02/08/2009 9:21:46 AM PST by Bahbah (Typical white person-Snow white)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Too bad this dire emergency plan won’t even begin to take effect till next year or later.


4 posted on 02/08/2009 9:23:23 AM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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5 posted on 02/08/2009 9:23:59 AM PST by HangnJudge
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Shipman exposes the inanity of the porkulus.

Democrats have no plan other to spend until bankrupt.


6 posted on 02/08/2009 9:24:06 AM PST by A message
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Oh, and the interesting thing is, we do know. We have the New Deal to instruct us along with the tax cutting done by JFK, Reagan and Bush. We know what works to improve the economy, and it isn’t government spending

Claire must have gone to one of those elite schools where they teach deconstructed history where up is down.


7 posted on 02/08/2009 9:25:36 AM PST by Bahbah (Typical white person-Snow white)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
George Stephanopoulos tried to defend his phone buddy Rahm Emanuel's plan.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: "Even the critics of the first bail-out say that the alternative very well could have been worse because we could have had an absolute collapse of the market".

Note to Prof. Reich: once you've wasted a trillion or so, your ability to try other options is kind of limited.

8 posted on 02/08/2009 9:25:38 AM PST by An Old Man (Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or Do without.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I don't care who you are. That's a really dumb woman there.
9 posted on 02/08/2009 9:26:26 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

These people are really dumber than a box of rocks. How long do ya think it’ll take ‘em to start pitching a new, even bigger stimulus after this one becomes law? My guess is within 6 months.


10 posted on 02/08/2009 9:26:46 AM PST by rbg81 (DRAIN THE SWAMP!!)
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To: Bahbah

I’m so predictable ;-)


11 posted on 02/08/2009 9:27:13 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
These people are one of two things. Some are hopelessly naive. Others are rabidly anti-American as we have traditionally known it. Both are speeding us on towards a train wreck of the latter's design.

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IN HIS OWN WORDS

NOW WE KNOW WHAT A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER DOES

OBAMA, THE STOCK MARKET, AND ENERGY

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA'S UPBRINGING

IT'S TIME FOR A RETURN TO THE OLD SCHOOL

EVERYONE CONTACT YOUR GOP SENATORS TODAY!

12 posted on 02/08/2009 9:28:02 AM PST by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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Translation:

Oh, no. The public is figuring out that we are really doing nothing to help the economy! We better hurry up before all support goes away!


13 posted on 02/08/2009 9:28:51 AM PST by Erik Latranyi (Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

What insanity.


14 posted on 02/08/2009 9:31:11 AM PST by Rocko (America First -- "Present" 0bama Last)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Didn’t they all furrow their brows and shake their pointy little heads when they said that bush rushed us into a war with Iraq without having an exit plan? How was that any different then what they are doing now with the porkulous plan?


15 posted on 02/08/2009 9:31:59 AM PST by cmonkey
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Speed is all important to this administration because the more they debate the stimulus the more people will find out what is really going on.


16 posted on 02/08/2009 9:36:07 AM PST by RC2
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

While Claire Shipman’s remarks were appalling, just listen to the outrageous remarks by Barney Frank on Meet the Press today. Frank was attempting to equate Republicans long term increases on military spending and national defense, with the Democrats current “stimulus” package of pork barrel socialism.

Frank and his liberal comrades don’t see the defense of America as a Constitutional duty, but national socialism is just fine by them. Old Barney thinks Marx trumps Jefferson. LOL


17 posted on 02/08/2009 9:39:42 AM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: POVS

Know how you make bad decisions all the time? Well, your boy is making bad decisions for all of us in your name.

You leeches have avoided the wrath of the productive for too long. That doesn't make sense because you bums are the problem and would make such easy marks. It would take little effort to magnify the despair in your pitiful, thieving lives.


18 posted on 02/08/2009 9:40:35 AM PST by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Having lost sight of our objectives, we redouble our efforts.


19 posted on 02/08/2009 9:40:46 AM PST by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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20 posted on 02/08/2009 9:41:30 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
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