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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: Justaham

at the taxpayers expense


721 posted on 08/08/2011 12:44:19 PM PDT by clove (God, Family and Country, the truth will live!)
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To: Justaham

“Yup, the PPT is in OVERDRIVE..”

I figured they’d kick in sometime after Obama’s speech. Can’t make the Messiah LOOK BAD, can we?

NBC will be crowing about how Obama’s speech “Calmed the Markets!” tonite.
COUNT ON IT!

We live in the world of Orwellian Media Doublespeak now.


722 posted on 08/08/2011 12:44:56 PM PDT by tcrlaf (PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMISTS FOR OBAMA2012!)
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To: MinuteGal; All

723 posted on 08/08/2011 12:45:05 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat

We still need a theme song for “debt man talking”....


724 posted on 08/08/2011 12:46:15 PM PDT by clove (God, Family and Country, the truth will live!)
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To: clove

725 posted on 08/08/2011 12:48:42 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: clove

How About Dom Kennedy’s “OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY!”?

“We spendin’ O.P.M, Other People’s Money, and we like it!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGp90Ds56UM


726 posted on 08/08/2011 12:50:44 PM PDT by tcrlaf (PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMISTS FOR OBAMA2012!)
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To: markomalley
S&P is saying all the critique against them is “smokescreen”.
727 posted on 08/08/2011 12:52:42 PM PDT by caww
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To: P-Marlowe; All
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"Everything is going to be okay. I am confident. I will go to fundraisers tonight. David Axelrod and Tim Geithner have said things will get better. I am now the President. You cannot put lipstick on a pig. You must believe me. I will come on TV again in 2 days if you do not believe me."

728 posted on 08/08/2011 12:53:23 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: tcrlaf

Looks like PPT is running out of steam. DOW now down 537 points.


729 posted on 08/08/2011 12:54:40 PM PDT by Justaham
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730 posted on 08/08/2011 12:55:01 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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To: Justaham
Lots of market manipulation going on. DOW now down to ‘just’ 435, from a high of 605.

It is pretty obvious, isn't it?

731 posted on 08/08/2011 12:55:10 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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To: P-Marlowe

At what point does the stock market drop before it’s consider crashed? It seems to ride like a roller coaster at any shake in the economy. So going up and down seems pretty natural in it’s history....thus my question. Is there a bottom line where it’s more than just a shaking of the markets.


732 posted on 08/08/2011 12:56:13 PM PDT by caww
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To: Lucky9teen; All
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"WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK! GREEN SHOOTS! BALANCED APPROACH! BUSH'S FAULT!"

733 posted on 08/08/2011 12:57:07 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: untwist

As big of an idiot that Biden is I don’t believe he wants to destroy this country... I think is more of the garden variety liberal - if in the perfect world Zippy were to be removed, I think Chuckles would be much easier to keep in check until we get to another election. Zippy on the other hand is hell bent to take down the “arrogant” US. At this point to even entertain the idea that every thing he is doing is because he is inept is being naive. Zippy is doing the things he is deliberately and getting more dangerous by the day. Of course we all knew this.... but to be honest - I had hoped that things could have been better kept in check but that would require republicans with some brass.


734 posted on 08/08/2011 12:58:20 PM PDT by Newton ('No arsenal is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.' -Ronald Reagan)
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To: caww

10% downturn is considered a bull market.

My guess is 25% would be a bona fide crash.


735 posted on 08/08/2011 12:58:51 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Here is your Theme Song for “Debt Man Talking”

Dom Kennedy’s “OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY!”

“We spendin’ O.P.M., Other People’s Money, and we like it! We Love It!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGp90Ds56UM


736 posted on 08/08/2011 12:59:52 PM PDT by tcrlaf (PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMISTS FOR OBAMA2012!)
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To: markomalley

True that!!!


737 posted on 08/08/2011 1:00:59 PM PDT by Justaham
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To: Justaham

About time for some automatic end of day stuff to blow the doors off any idea that Obama had a calming effect on this market.


738 posted on 08/08/2011 1:03:02 PM PDT by John W (Natural-born US citizen since 1955)
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To: Newton

I agree with you. You can see how scared the Left is of the Tea Party by the way the media and the elected Left are attacking them. We need another election like the last one and then maybe we can do something. I agree that Biden is a clown but a fundamentally patriotic clown.


739 posted on 08/08/2011 1:03:45 PM PDT by untwist
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To: Justaham

DOW now down 611 (6%) and NASDAQ 157 (5.95%)


740 posted on 08/08/2011 1:05:44 PM PDT by Justaham
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