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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:22 PM Original message |
LINKS re 'exhaustion from defending Obama': This is actually the FASTEST jobs recovery |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thanks for posting that. Shortly, though, folks will be along |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. See. They're baaaack.... |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
106. Man were you right! I've never experienced such anti-Obama spam, and I counted |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. Rec'd-this must make someone very unhappy. nt |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. This talking point is not good politics |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. I don't know. The guy who used to deliver my newspaper quit. |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. 'Literally true? Sure. But not true for what it implies'. So IGNORE the truth because |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. The truth is that after 2 years we are STILL 75% in the hole.... |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
62. 'strongest arguments that the jury will believe' Great analogy. But our 'jury' of voters |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. And choco-ration's been increased to 20 grammes ! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Ah, the choco-ration schtick again. And copied and pasted |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Well, see...I'm a Democrat, and that's the current logo. |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I've been a Progressive all my life.... |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
43. How is what you've spammed this thread with "Progressive"? You are sliming |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. FACTS are neither spam nor slime.... |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 05:37 PM Response to Reply #50 |
61. You are correct that facts are not spam or slime. The problem is that what you call "facts" |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. If you do the math, |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Thanks :) ... I was only eyeballing the chart and guesstimating... |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. What percent of lost jobs had been recovered 14 months after Dubya's FIRST |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I used a calculator, not eyeballing. But I blew it when I rounded down instead of up. |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I think the design of the chart is intentionally misleading .... |
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Qutzupalotl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #26 |
98. I think the design of your posts are intentionally misleading. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. But a net increase is not the claim made |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Unemployment is still at 18% from the U6 official figures - 9.6% if you use the lower... |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Another red herring |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:10 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Not a Red Herring at all... |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
46. Who said, 'Most people who don't know, don't know they don't know'? Before |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 09:10 PM Response to Reply #46 |
75. That would you you at the moment |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 09:23 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Let the President himself answer that question, with the transcript of Monday's CNBC town meeting |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 09:35 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Ya, and where is the answer to the question I asked you? |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 09:58 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. I can't read Obama's mind. I can only read what he says, as can you. |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 10:04 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Right, and it told me basically nothing |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #33 |
93. Again with the mismatched measures |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. wrong place. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Unemployment always is a lagging indicator. Dubya's second, 2007-9 recession |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. If the employment rate doesn't mean anything.... |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
72. Strawman. Who said it was meaningless? Nobody |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #29 |
96. Wouldn't that mean that Obama cannot claim credit for what your graphic paints as the rapid blue... |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
70. Actually according to this 16.7%, plus you still don't get it |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 08:41 PM Response to Reply #70 |
74. 'His chart is 100% correct'. Thanks. I'm too tired to respond to all but the most |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:26 AM Response to Reply #70 |
86. I'm sorry but you are misinformed.... |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 09:59 AM Response to Reply #86 |
94. Absolutely NOTHING you posted refutes anything I've said. |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #94 |
104. "FACT: You can have positive job growth without a reduction in the unemployment rate. " |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #104 |
105. Holy smokes how many times do I have to spell it out for you. |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 07:19 PM Response to Reply #105 |
109. She's partly correct for once. Those ARE employment statistics, if you look closely |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Your post IMO is ITSELF an Orwellian inversion. The 'chocolate ration increase' |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. 18% unemployment .... millions losing their homes this year..... |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 11:23 PM Response to Reply #28 |
80. What a responsive reply |
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Qutzupalotl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:30 AM Response to Reply #28 |
97. That's underemployment. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
52. (facepalm) |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
13. The unemployment rate for those making under 25,000 a year |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Self fulfilling prophecy |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:24 PM Response to Reply #21 |
42. The study uses employment data from 2008 and compares it to the end of 2009. |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:34 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. Eye opening stats ! |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
15. This is as good as it gets people. Reality bites. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. You are starting to sound like the paranoid sibling of ... |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. "You endlessly refer to choco-rations ... not sure what those are." |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
51. This is the best response you had? |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. Aren't you? You have substantially more replies in this thread than I do |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:13 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. You keep reposting them and the people o this board will kep knocking them down.... |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. 'The truth is the truth', I agree. And I'll keep posting it, despite spam spam spam |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Teabaggers have the same attitude.... |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:49 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. See post #46. What's YOUR mission? Sliming President Obama? An R sweep in November? |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. My only mission is dealing with facts and putting them out there. |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. You CAN'T be serious. If you are, I really feel sorry for you. See post #46. |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
73. "The truth is the truth" and the truth is Obama took us from massive job loss to positive job growth |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 01:07 AM Response to Reply #73 |
89. Have you seen the latest official U.S. BLS Labor stats? |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
23. What makes you think the speed of the recovery has anything to do with attacks on Obama? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
27. That's a pretty big strawman. |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Kudos to you! |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. As James Carville often says, 'It's the economy, stupid'. And I'm not saying I think you're |
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USArmyParatrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 08:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
71. "Where does it say she was talking about the economy?" Oh, gee. Maybe the part you left out? |
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galileoreloaded (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
38. What in god's name are you talking about? Guys, we have to get smarter or we arent gonna make it.... |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Silly rabbit... you're looking at actual jobs |
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galileoreloaded (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. Look, we can't even have a discussion about birth/death because we can't even grasp |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #41 |
99. Aren't more Boomers retiring from than graduates and dropouts entering the labor force? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 06:52 PM Response to Reply #99 |
107. Let's see the numbers--lots of boomers can't afford to retire n/t |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 07:42 PM Response to Reply #107 |
111. LINK to a BLS table from 1970 to date. Note the declining trend in the civilian labor force |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 09:03 PM Response to Reply #111 |
114. Yes, that's the trend. But I don't see how that will help with under/uneployment |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
60. Align the graphs at the ends of recessions, ditch recessios before the oil shocks |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. You sound more like an Ikea instruction sheet than an "economist" |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 06:05 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Do you know what you sound like? |
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Andy823 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
44. K&R |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:46 PM Response to Reply #44 |
53. 'The facts speak for themselves, but the MSM just won't put out these kinds of facts' |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
54. After eighteen fucking applications, and one response with no call back |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:53 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Go ask ProgressiveEconomist ... he knows we're in Recovery.... |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
55. KnR :o)..The Baggers refuse to believe for they are blinded by MOOT PUB SHIT |
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LAGC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
65. The problem is, job gains aren't even making up for all those new people coming into the workforce. |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. 'the stimulus was way too weak' I agree with you. Rohmer's trillion-plus recommendation |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 07:18 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Economic Growth has NOT resumed {sigh} |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 07:57 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. See post #46. What are your sources of economic news? This story has been everywhere |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:07 AM Response to Reply #68 |
81. The NBER has right wing conservative ties.... |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:12 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. See post #46. Ben Bernanke heads WHAT? |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:17 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Now you are just babelling... You can quote Right Wing think tank sources all that you want.... |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-22-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. What projection! 'your arguments do not suggest a sophisticated education'' |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:23 AM Response to Reply #67 |
85. +1000 nt |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 06:17 AM Response to Reply #67 |
91. STOP STALKING ME! And I'm not going to give you any help by posting my CV on DU |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 01:03 AM Response to Reply #65 |
88. Worse than that - the latest BLS stats show.... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
84. Wow. At this rate we might have reached pre-recession employment within a mere 100 months! |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #84 |
87. Progress ! |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 06:15 AM Response to Reply #84 |
90. Recovery should speed up eventually. And 9 percent in 8 months |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
92. Thanks for injecting a little rational thought into the discussion. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
95. Speaking of a mighty Wurlitzer, |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:09 PM Response to Reply #95 |
102. See posts #s 92 and 99. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
100. The last fucking THREE recoveries have been jobless |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. See post #99. But the real question is: How could you reasonably expect the economy to be |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 07:14 PM Response to Reply #101 |
108. You can't. But I effing well DO expect holders of public office to take the current ongoing-- |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 07:29 PM Response to Reply #108 |
110. 'why don't Ds say that... Rs have blocked them from doing anything that wd have been sufficient'? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 10:54 AM Response to Reply #100 |
115. Not to mention that such jobs as are added are primarily low-pay |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #115 |
116. Great point. But isn't that mainly due to globalization, not to the President's |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #100 |
117. You've noticed, maybe, that it's been a year since theyve claimed that |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #117 |
118. See post #109 above for thoughts on why unemployment is a lagging indicator. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #118 |
119. You do understand that there is a difference between |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #119 |
120. I;m just trying to understand the statistics, using the definitions of those who publish them |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
103. LINK: Hasn't President Obama said essentially what I said in the OP many times, most recently |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
112. Do you cheerleaders think we are fucking stupid? |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-23-10 08:17 PM Response to Reply #112 |
113. See post #103. Are you calling President Obama a LIAR? |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
121. FASTEST jobs recovery |
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Crystal Clarity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
122. Too late to rec unfortunately |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-24-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #122 |
123. Don't worry--rest assured that you "rec" would have been canceled by another "UNREC" |
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