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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: CitizenM

Indeed!


641 posted on 08/08/2011 11:55:20 AM PDT by relee ('Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away)
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To: caww
Mark....how low is this going to go before it’s considered a crash?

If Bush was in office...it would have already been.

Under the current circumstances, it won't be.

642 posted on 08/08/2011 11:55:36 AM 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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643 posted on 08/08/2011 11:55:53 AM PDT by Palladin (Sarah Palin in 2012!)
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644 posted on 08/08/2011 11:56:01 AM 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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To: mware

They should. Someone needs to say, it’s awfully cheeky of the folks who couldn’t even be bothered to come up with a BUDGET to blame the fiscally responsible people for this meltdown.


645 posted on 08/08/2011 11:56:01 AM PDT by Winstons Julia (when liberals rant, it's called free speech; when conservatives vent, it's called hate speech.)
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To: DCBryan1

I bet if he could shut up for a month, the stock market would start to rally.


646 posted on 08/08/2011 11:56:22 AM PDT by Califreak (I heard Reagan is back and this time he's Jewish...)
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647 posted on 08/08/2011 11:56:22 AM PDT by Lucky9teen (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
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To: vox_freedom

Separated at birth?


648 posted on 08/08/2011 11:57:06 AM PDT by x
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To: caww

SO true, so true!!!!


649 posted on 08/08/2011 11:57:06 AM PDT by Justaham
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To: Lucky9teen
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650 posted on 08/08/2011 11:57:33 AM PDT by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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To: markomalley

I’m going to keep the TV while doing some work..I refuse to watch Shep any more..so it’s MSNBC and Martin Bashir for me...should be fun...


651 posted on 08/08/2011 11:57:43 AM PDT by ken5050 (uities)
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To: hattend
Actually I found it here
652 posted on 08/08/2011 11:57:43 AM PDT by Lucky9teen (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
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To: caww

You are too correct. Last week, Putin called the United States a “parasite”. Not a word of response from the White House. Never trust Putin.


653 posted on 08/08/2011 11:57:52 AM PDT by untwist
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To: markomalley

Thanks....we all need a laugh today.


654 posted on 08/08/2011 11:58:04 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Lucky9teen

great political cartoons - i know a conservative email activist that would love these :)


655 posted on 08/08/2011 11:58:09 AM PDT by WashStateGirl
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To: Lucky9teen

And to think...still 1 1/2 hours for the markets to fall


656 posted on 08/08/2011 11:58:50 AM PDT by hattend (As always...FUJM)
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To: caww
local I am listening to is SeeBS. Rush is on. The reporter was all aglow with love for zer0 in between Rush as a news update.
657 posted on 08/08/2011 11:59:07 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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It. Was. The. Dukes.


658 posted on 08/08/2011 12:00:46 PM PDT by IamConservative (Do peeps that drive Smart Cars on freeways have a death wish? If not, they better have spare undies.)
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To: hattend

After that address to the “Amurican Peeple” the stocks dropped 200 pts more!


659 posted on 08/08/2011 12:00:46 PM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Percentage of Income in CS is inversely proportionate to Mother's parenting of children)
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To: WashStateGirl

660 posted on 08/08/2011 12:01:12 PM PDT by Lucky9teen (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
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