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Live Thread: POTUS to speak to country at 1730 ZULU concerning S&P downgrade
08 AUG 11 | dcbryan1

Posted on 08/08/2011 8:31:48 AM PDT by DCBryan1

CNBC just broke in and told the audience that the President has requested airtime and will speak to the nation at 1300hrs EST (12 noon central, 10 AM PST) on the US national debt downgrade.

Developing...


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To: rogue yam

That’s funny.


661 posted on 08/08/2011 12:01:17 PM PDT by PghBaldy (War Powers Res: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/warpower.asp)
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To: Lucky9teen

662 posted on 08/08/2011 12:01:28 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I love BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: vox_freedom

Separated at birth?


663 posted on 08/08/2011 12:01:28 PM PDT by Palladin (Sarah Palin in 2012!)
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To: DCBryan1

Market getting an uptick.


664 posted on 08/08/2011 12:02:00 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Califreak

Take heart...he is going on vacation soon to Martha’s Vineyard. Wish he would stay there permanently.


665 posted on 08/08/2011 12:02:49 PM PDT by Palladin (Sarah Palin in 2012!)
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To: hattend

BREAKING: DOW on track for worst day since Feb. 2009. S&P worst day since Oct. 2008.


666 posted on 08/08/2011 12:03:06 PM PDT by Justaham
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To: markomalley
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667 posted on 08/08/2011 12:03:11 PM PDT by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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To: PghBaldy

668 posted on 08/08/2011 12:03:29 PM PDT by Lucky9teen (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
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To: Son House

BMFL


669 posted on 08/08/2011 12:03:54 PM PDT by Scutter
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To: Palladin

His term has already been nothing but a never ending trillion dollar vacation.


670 posted on 08/08/2011 12:04:55 PM PDT by Califreak (I heard Reagan is back and this time he's Jewish...)
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To: Palladin

He was just at Camp David over the weekend. HotAir said that he went golfing while at Camp David.


671 posted on 08/08/2011 12:05:01 PM PDT by Justaham
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To: markomalley

LOL


672 posted on 08/08/2011 12:05:30 PM PDT by Girlene
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To: Scutter

DOW down 524 points...


673 posted on 08/08/2011 12:05:38 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: DCBryan1

Somehow today, nobody seems to be commenting on the Whitehouse Twitter site. Perhaps, they just want to avoid the hilarious antics like “Rick Rolling”?


674 posted on 08/08/2011 12:06:06 PM PDT by Voter62vb
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To: clove
The Senate is still controlled by EmocRats so nothing will come from it.
675 posted on 08/08/2011 12:06:08 PM PDT by Drill Thrawl (0 - 537 They ALL must go.)
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To: dragnet2

CNBC said that DOW fell 602 at one point.


676 posted on 08/08/2011 12:06:53 PM PDT by Justaham
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To: Justaham

Dow Jones Industrial Average

(DJI: ^DJI )
Index Value: 10,924.17
Trade Time: 2:01PM EDT
Change: Down 520.44 (4.55%

677 posted on 08/08/2011 12:07:56 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: Justaham

He can blame everybody and their brother but this fell on his watch and he can’t erase that!


678 posted on 08/08/2011 12:08:17 PM PDT by clove (God, Family and Country, the truth will live!)
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To: Palladin
He said that on the Fox & Friends...here is the utube video of it. WEST [you have to give a few seconds to get passed flake Kerry's bs]
679 posted on 08/08/2011 12:08:30 PM PDT by shield (Rev 2:9 Woe unto those who say they are Judahites and are not, but are of the syna GOG ue of Satan.)
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To: P-Marlowe

Somebody is manipulating the market right now. It would be a lot lower otherwise.


680 posted on 08/08/2011 12:10:13 PM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good-Pope Leo XIII)
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