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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 09:54 PM
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In 2006 With Recession Looming, Bush Tells America To ‘Go Shopping More’ - Watch it
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/20/bush-shopping/

Today, President Bush held a news conference where he discussed the “way forward” for the economy in 2007. Renowned Morgan Stanley economist Steven Roach says the the “odds of the U.S. economy tipping into recession are about 40 to 45 per cent.” New York Times columnist Paul Krugman notes that “the odds are very good — maybe 2 to 1,” that the U.S. will teeter toward a recession in 2007. Bush’s solution? “Go shopping more.” Watch it:

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Idealism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 10:06 PM
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1. If you recall after 9/11 he said the same thing to the public
Don't enroll into active duty; go shopping.

What a call to arms...
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-16-08 10:09 PM
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2. 2 weeks after 9/11 he was telling us all go to Disney World
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