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Talullahhound
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Sunday Morning
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3/8/2009 9:27:00 PM
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I watched CBS Sunday Morning today. I thought that Ben Stein had an interesting take on "fear mongering" about the economy. I've provided the URL.
I also watched "Meet the Press". Newt Gingrich sidestepped the question as to whether he would like to run for President in 2012. For now, he would just like to be "part of the dialogue" on the economy.
URL: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4852288n
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water_watcher
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Sunday Morning
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3/8/2009 9:43:40 PM
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I think a lot of us have been saying that ... Obama and team just keep preaching fear to get his agenda through as he drives the economy and the stock market further and further down.
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Talullahhound
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Sunday Morning
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3/9/2009 8:30:10 AM
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But that's not all of it. EVERYONE preaches doom and gloom --even Warren Buffet and Jack Welch.
I've always thought that one of the major things that Ronald Reagan did -- he was a powerful speaker and made people feel like things were going to be okay again. He made the country feel good about being Americans again (after the Iran hostage situation and the VietNam War) I think the power of oratory is often overlooked. I mean, look at MLK. He was powerful speaker. Look at George Bush after 9/11. Right now, people need to feel like the economy is going to be okay again.
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water_watcher
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Sunday Morning
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3/9/2009 10:05:13 AM
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Difference is Obama is (unfortunately) our leader and he needs to lead to give others the confidence. That is what Reagan did to pull the country out of the mess Carter left. Just recently Benankie (sp) was questioned and he said there is a high probability we will be coming out of the recession before year end. The market took off and went up 300 points. The next day Obama spoke and it was all gloom and doom and gave it all back.
My take is Obama doesn't care that he is making things worse as long as he gets the agenda he wants ... no matter if it is good for the country or not. He certainly does not seem like he wants to listen to what might get things moving first and then turn us to socialism. I think he looks at it that he will get what he wants as quickly in his term as possible. Strike when he can get the support no matter what the result. Then if the economy eventually turns he will say he was the savior even if we could have been out of this sooner and did not have to make it worse. If it doesn't work he will blame Bush and the republicans as he keeps doing, even though he has all the power. The sad thing is, it may be too late by the end of his term.
He needs to take responsibility for his own actions.
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MartiniMan
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Sunday Morning
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3/9/2009 12:45:04 PM
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Ben Stein is a smart guy and has it exactly right. What he fails to go into is the reason Obama is fear mongering and it all goes back to the Rahm comment about not wasting a good crisis. They are making liberal, big government, socialist hay while the sun shines under the guise of "stimulus". They recognize what we have learned from history that most radical transformations occur over a short period of time and never fully return to the previous status quo.
The fact is Obama doesn't give a rats behind about anything other than getting his liberal, socialist agenda implemented in the first two years while they still control Congress. Newt Gingrich made the point about how quickly things can change in control of Congress and I think the Messiah knows that he could lose a ton of seats in the mid-term elections that would stymie his agenda big time. He also is counting on the economy recovering sufficiently by 2012 when he is up for re-election and he will take credit. What they don't seem to understand is that by following FDR's prescription it is entirely possible that it will not recover (it never did under the New Deal). If so, you will see a lurch to the right ala Bill Clinton.
Also of interest is all these Obama guys that are now taking him to task (i.e., Jim Cramer, Warren Buffett, etc.). I love to see them wallowing in all their buyer's remorse and it is nearly impossible to feel sorry for them after their behavior during the campaign. Takes a lot of nerve for them to criticize the Messiah for exactly the same actions we told them he would take if elected.
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Talullahhound
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Sunday Morning
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3/9/2009 7:02:53 PM
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My take is that in his effort to be "honest" with the American people, he feels that he can't say it's going to be okay when he's not sure it will.
I think it's a fine line between lying and trying to be positive. But it didn't help today when Warren Buffet said that the global economy is falling off a cliff.
It's been my experience that negativity feeds on negativity much more than being positive.
I did my part today and went shopping. I was depressed after watching the news this morning on the banking crisis.
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au67
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Warren Buffett
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3/9/2009 7:12:36 PM
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Here are some other things he said with interspersed comments from El Rushbo. Just read Buffett's comments if Rush offends you.
URL: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_030909/content/01125108.member.html
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