Paris HiltonJohnStOnge wrote:What could have happened that would make the People of the rest of the civilized world look at the People of the United States and make them think we're a bunch of idiots?
and most people think Justin Bieber is AmericanIbanez wrote:Paris HiltonJohnStOnge wrote:What could have happened that would make the People of the rest of the civilized world look at the People of the United States and make them think we're a bunch of idiots?
George Bush
The Pet Rock
The Snuggie
Will Ferrel
Canada's worst export...CID1990 wrote:and most people think Justin Bieber is AmericanIbanez wrote:
Paris Hilton
George Bush
The Pet Rock
The Snuggie
Will Ferrel
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Below are charts showing growth in the DAX from July 1, 1988 through January 5, 2018 and growth in the CAC from January 5, 1990 through January 5, 2018. I indicated dates as close to 2016 election day as I could and took screen shots. To suggest that something about those graphs suggests that something significant happened around either November 8, 2016 election day or January 20, 2017 to significantly change trends in either of those indices is ridiculous. In each case, to the extent that there is an upward trend at the end, it started before 2016 election day.CAA Flagship wrote:Check a chart of the DAX (Germany) or CAC (France) indexes, or any other country worth half a ****. You will see a clear move up (after 2-3 years of treading water) one month after the DJIA made it's Trumpian move. The "civilized world" isJohnStOnge wrote: What could have happened that would make the People of the rest of the civilized world look at the People of the United States and make them think we're a bunch of idiots?
What you're doing with that is exactly what I was getting at when I said look at the trends over any meaningful period. The general upward trend started well before election day. You have little ups and downs and variations all the time. The general trend started at least 8 months before election day. Step back and look at the trend over some reasonable period of time. The last time there was kind of a significant downward dip...and that was borderline in terms of the term "significant"...was in August 2016. After that the trend was generally upward with little short term ups and downs.CAA Flagship wrote:Here's a comparison chart with the three (DAX, CAC and DJIA). It is focused on the area from Oct '16 to Jan '17. What you see is the DJIA jump immediately after the election. The DAX and CAC spent the next month trying to figure it out. Then they said, "Oh ****, the Trump Train left the station. Let's Go!!!!!!". The DAX and CAC jumped in early December trying to catch up.
That chart argues for having a President for LifeJohnStOnge wrote:Here's an unemployment chart:
Pwns wrote:So....anyone going to read the new Trump book?
Why? The stock market class has one of their own at the wheel and a license to steal...hey, that's a lyric...JohnStOnge wrote:Now for the DJIA. Here's a chart showing its performance January 13, 1978 through January 5, 2018 with March 4, 2016 marked:
What it's showing is that the current general upward trend started well before 2016 election day. Like 8 months earlier. Again: This idea that any objective assessment looking at trends in the stock market over any meaningful period would suggest that something significant happened either in November 2016 or January 2017 to change things is absurd.
It's the same with other economic indicators. Trump took over when a number of positive trends were already in place. If you want to say he hasn't done anything to screw things up, fine. But he clearly didn't cause the positive trends that were already in place well before he got elected.
At the same time I'll admit that I'm amazed that the stock market has continued to rise. I thought people who bet on the future would be horrified by having a guy with a 0.50 BAC driving the car and wouldn't want to leave themselves exposed.
Ibanez wrote:Canada's worst export...CID1990 wrote:
and most people think Justin Bieber is American
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Throw in Jennifer Granholm and Alex Trebek.houndawg wrote:Ibanez wrote: Canada's worst export...
that would be a toss up between JB and Rush...
STFUhoundawg wrote:Ibanez wrote: Canada's worst export...
that would be a toss up between JB and Rush...
And the Oprah talk is starting up again looks like...Ibanez wrote:Oprah isn't running. It'll be Kanye and The Rock in the Democratic Primaries.Pwns wrote:Obama was the gateway drug to celebrity presidencies I'm afraid. At this rate 2020 will be Ted Nugent versus Oprah.
Maybe Mark Cuban.
Figures you would talk shit about Rush.houndawg wrote:Ibanez wrote: Canada's worst export...
that would be a toss up between JB and Rush...
YAAAASSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!houndawg wrote:Ibanez wrote: Canada's worst export...
that would be a toss up between JB and Rush...
Don't you have UNH's driveway to shovel or some liquor to bottle or something productive to do?bandl wrote:YAAAASSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!houndawg wrote:
that would be a toss up between JB and Rush...
My balls Rush can suck.
I just paid some excise tax and submitted another (ANOTHER) sample of hemp vodka to the feds. Is that considered productive?grizzaholic wrote:Don't you have UNH's driveway to shovel or some liquor to bottle or something productive to do?bandl wrote: YAAAASSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My balls Rush can suck.
Sissy boys.grizzaholic wrote:Figures you would talk **** about Rush.houndawg wrote:
that would be a toss up between JB and Rush...
Pwns wrote:And the Oprah talk is starting up again looks like...Ibanez wrote: Oprah isn't running. It'll be Kanye and The Rock in the Democratic Primaries.
Maybe Mark Cuban.
Why to the feds?bandl wrote:I just paid some excise tax and submitted another (ANOTHER) sample of hemp vodka to the feds. Is that considered productive?grizzaholic wrote:
Don't you have UNH's driveway to shovel or some liquor to bottle or something productive to do?
Only if she winshoundawg wrote:Pwns wrote:
And the Oprah talk is starting up again looks like...
The conk heads exploding would register on seismographs...
I won't say that I can't say that Hillary won't run, but the smackdown after the primary pretty much put that to bed I think. I hope. I could see Oprah replacing Jeff Sessions with Hillary...,CID1990 wrote:Only if she winshoundawg wrote:
The conk heads exploding would register on seismographs...
She'd be a liberal scold like Obama but at least she seems to have a measurable amount of integrity
Actually, if Hillary starts sniffing around again I would hope Oprah would run for sure -
