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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes anyone remember just after Obama was elected
there were people standing on street intersections handing out leaflets with Obamas face on them blaming him for the housing crisis and this was before he took office?
bhikkhu
(10,715 posts)The whole "thanks, Obama" meme gives it a nice humorous spin.
I think it has something in common with how most of us thought as young adults growing up; everything was our parent's fault. Cultural maturity seems to lag behind individual maturity.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)At the swearing in, no less.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)who 1 week before the 2008 election was blaming everyone from Clinton, Ted Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, and even JFK and MLK ??? for the 2002-2008 housing bubble and the collapse of the financial sector.
This is the s**t that comes from hate radio and conspiracy sites.
NanceGreggs
(27,814 posts)Does anyone remember how leaflet-peddlers impacted Obama's presidency?
The answer is NO - because they didn't.
PdxSean
(574 posts)I remember Hannity calling it "the Obama economy" within days of Obama's first election. I was slack-jawed for a week.