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GannonFan wrote:
Ibanez wrote: Yeah, there wasn't any Bush Hate.
Indeed. W was, as far as I remember, the first President to be habitually compared with Hitler and the Nazis. It's something we can all chuckle about now in the Trump era, but protestors really thought W was right up there with the most evil of dictators.
Romney was a pretty evil Nazi too -

He just never quite got the full treatment because he didn’t win

But between his dog carrier on the roof of the car and him being a warmonger on Russians (like Reagan)... he was obviously just a soft spoken Hitler


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CID1990 wrote:
GannonFan wrote:
Indeed. W was, as far as I remember, the first President to be habitually compared with Hitler and the Nazis. It's something we can all chuckle about now in the Trump era, but protestors really thought W was right up there with the most evil of dictators.
Romney was a pretty evil Nazi too -

He just never quite got the full treatment because he didn’t win

But between his dog carrier on the roof of the car and him being a warmonger on Russians (like Reagan)... he was obviously just a soft spoken Hitler


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SeattleGriz wrote:
CID1990 wrote:
Romney was a pretty evil Nazi too -

He just never quite got the full treatment because he didn’t win

But between his dog carrier on the roof of the car and him being a warmonger on Russians (like Reagan)... he was obviously just a soft spoken Hitler


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CID1990 wrote:
GannonFan wrote:
Indeed. W was, as far as I remember, the first President to be habitually compared with Hitler and the Nazis. It's something we can all chuckle about now in the Trump era, but protestors really thought W was right up there with the most evil of dictators.
Romney was a pretty evil Nazi too -

He just never quite got the full treatment because he didn’t win

But between his dog carrier on the roof of the car and him being a warmonger on Russians (like Reagan)... he was obviously just a soft spoken Hitler


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But remember, the media would never do a "good" Republican wrong, and are only doing it to Trump because of who he is. :roll:
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Chizzang wrote:
SeattleGriz wrote:
Don't forget his binder full of nazi bitches!!
Lets not forget:
he's a grown man that believes in magic underwear...

:shock:
Is that underwear magic? Not sure if it bestowed any powers or was more out of respect.

Shows what I know.
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Ibanez wrote:
css75 wrote:
Though I usually disagree with your posts, they are usually well thought out. This one is an exception.


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Why can't someone argue that the reason the economy is doing well is because of something a previous administration has done. Isn't that what is said about the 1990s? That Clinton was enjoying the benefits of Reagan policies? It often takes years for the effects of policies, legislation, initiatives, etc... to be felt and measured. I'm not saying that business don't like a Trump administration, but i'm not sure as to how much credit belongs to Obama/Biden vs Trump?pence. :twocents:
Your just trolling AZ to get him to post the long list of economic milestones since Trump took over.

Any normal person would just look at their most recent 401k statements and realize the difference all by themselves. :coffee:
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Chizzang wrote:
SeattleGriz wrote:
Don't forget his binder full of nazi bitches!!
Lets not forget:
he's a grown man that believes in magic underwear...

:shock:
Yep.

Clearly a Nazi

BTW .... have any Presidents or Dem/Rep Presidential candidates ever claimed to be atheists?

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CID1990 wrote:
Chizzang wrote:
Lets not forget:
he's a grown man that believes in magic underwear...

:shock:
Yep.

Clearly a Nazi

BTW .... have any Presidents or Dem/Rep Presidential candidates ever claimed to be atheists?

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SeattleGriz wrote:
Chizzang wrote:
Lets not forget:
he's a grown man that believes in magic underwear...

:shock:
Is that underwear magic? Not sure if it bestowed any powers or was more out of respect.

Shows what I know.

They wear it for protection.. imho because they can only be sold by the church, I think it another money grab. One of my best friends growing up was the straightest person I ever knew, went on the mission, then to BYU, and then the grave with testicular cancer at 27. The underwear did not protect him.


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CID1990 wrote:
Yep.

Clearly a Nazi

BTW .... have any Presidents or Dem/Rep Presidential candidates ever claimed to be atheists?

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Are you saying it was an atheist Nazi bitches binder?
Well, if we’re going to knock people for their mythologies I don’t know how we quantify Mormons as being worse than anybody else


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css75 wrote:
Ibanez wrote:
One could argue that the economy is an extension of Obama's policies. What has Trump done, actually done, for the economy? Trade wars? Tax cut for the wealthy?
Though I usually disagree with your posts, they are usually well thought out. This one is an exception.


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So you agree with that post?

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Ibanez wrote:
css75 wrote:
Though I usually disagree with your posts, they are usually well thought out. This one is an exception.


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Why can't someone argue that the reason the economy is doing well is because of something a previous administration has done. Isn't that what is said about the 1990s? That Clinton was enjoying the benefits of Reagan policies? It often takes years for the effects of policies, legislation, initiatives, etc... to be felt and measured. I'm not saying that business don't like a Trump administration, but i'm not sure as to how much credit belongs to Obama/Biden vs Trump?pence. :twocents:
I've argued that so I think it's definitely a reasonable possibility.

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SDHornet wrote:
Ibanez wrote: Why can't someone argue that the reason the economy is doing well is because of something a previous administration has done. Isn't that what is said about the 1990s? That Clinton was enjoying the benefits of Reagan policies? It often takes years for the effects of policies, legislation, initiatives, etc... to be felt and measured. I'm not saying that business don't like a Trump administration, but i'm not sure as to how much credit belongs to Obama/Biden vs Trump?pence. :twocents:
Your just trolling AZ to get him to post the long list of economic milestones since Trump took over.

Any normal person would just look at their most recent 401k statements and realize the difference all by themselves. :coffee:
How much power does the American President truly have over the economy? Our economy is massive and contains many moving parts. It's global. Is it a combo of Obama policies, Trump policies, the environment many people perceive to exist under Republican leadership? :coffee: Those are sincere questions. American Presidents can't bend the market to their will - if that were so than we'd always have a great economy and wouldn't have any recessions or depressions. I'm not sure the POTUS is that powerful.

That's not to say, the DOW/S&P might not rise or fall based on a tweet or proposed tariff. But the stock market isn't the economy. Last year we saw stocks drop over fears that economic growth was too strong. So, it's not a 1:1 relationship. :coffee:
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SDHornet wrote:
Ibanez wrote: Why can't someone argue that the reason the economy is doing well is because of something a previous administration has done. Isn't that what is said about the 1990s? That Clinton was enjoying the benefits of Reagan policies? It often takes years for the effects of policies, legislation, initiatives, etc... to be felt and measured. I'm not saying that business don't like a Trump administration, but i'm not sure as to how much credit belongs to Obama/Biden vs Trump?pence. :twocents:
Your just trolling AZ to get him to post the long list of economic milestones since Trump took over.

Any normal person would just look at their most recent 401k statements and realize the difference all by themselves. :coffee:
:lol: :lol:

Fish weren't bitin' yesterday, bro. :suspicious: :suspicious:
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Ibanez wrote:
SDHornet wrote: Your just trolling AZ to get him to post the long list of economic milestones since Trump took over.

Any normal person would just look at their most recent 401k statements and realize the difference all by themselves. :coffee:
How much power does the American President truly have over the economy? Our economy is massive and contains many moving parts. It's global. Is it a combo of Obama policies, Trump policies, the environment many people perceive to exist under Republican leadership? :coffee: Those are sincere questions. American Presidents can't bend the market to their will - if that were so than we'd always have a great economy and wouldn't have any recessions or depressions. I'm not sure the POTUS is that powerful.

That's not to say, the DOW/S&P might not rise or fall based on a tweet or proposed tariff. But the stock market isn't the economy. Last year we saw stocks drop over fears that economic growth was too strong. So, it's not a 1:1 relationship. :coffee:
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UNI88 wrote:
css75 wrote:
Though I usually disagree with your posts, they are usually well thought out. This one is an exception.


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So you agree with that post?

;)

That would be a no.

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Ibanez wrote:
SDHornet wrote: Your just trolling AZ to get him to post the long list of economic milestones since Trump took over.

Any normal person would just look at their most recent 401k statements and realize the difference all by themselves. :coffee:
How much power does the American President truly have over the economy? Our economy is massive and contains many moving parts. It's global. Is it a combo of Obama policies, Trump policies, the environment many people perceive to exist under Republican leadership? :coffee: Those are sincere questions. American Presidents can't bend the market to their will - if that were so than we'd always have a great economy and wouldn't have any recessions or depressions. I'm not sure the POTUS is that powerful.

That's not to say, the DOW/S&P might not rise or fall based on a tweet or proposed tariff. But the stock market isn't the economy. Last year we saw stocks drop over fears that economic growth was too strong. So, it's not a 1:1 relationship. :coffee:
+1

The economy is yuge and impacted by a yuge number of factors.

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AZGrizFan wrote:
Ibanez wrote: How much power does the American President truly have over the economy? Our economy is massive and contains many moving parts. It's global. Is it a combo of Obama policies, Trump policies, the environment many people perceive to exist under Republican leadership? :coffee: Those are sincere questions. American Presidents can't bend the market to their will - if that were so than we'd always have a great economy and wouldn't have any recessions or depressions. I'm not sure the POTUS is that powerful.

That's not to say, the DOW/S&P might not rise or fall based on a tweet or proposed tariff. But the stock market isn't the economy. Last year we saw stocks drop over fears that economic growth was too strong. So, it's not a 1:1 relationship. :coffee:
A huge, gigantic mistake made by people with limited understanding like JSO.
What are you talking about? What’s a mistake? Let’s not resort to name calling.


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Ibanez wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:
A huge, gigantic mistake made by people with limited understanding like JSO.
What are you talking about? What’s a mistake? Let’s not resort to name calling.
The mistake you pointed out....mistaking "the stock market" with "the economy". :suspicious: :suspicious:
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AZGrizFan wrote:
Ibanez wrote: What are you talking about? What’s a mistake? Let’s not resort to name calling.
The mistake you pointed out....mistaking "the stock market" with "the economy". :suspicious: :suspicious:
AH. I was looking on my phone and I didn't see it was bolded. :thumb:

Right, that's a common mistake by so many people - including Trump.

And for a baseline - I have a next to nil understanding of the economy and I know that. :lol:
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Ibanez wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:
The mistake you pointed out....mistaking "the stock market" with "the economy". :suspicious: :suspicious:
AH. I was looking on my phone and I didn't see it was bolded. :thumb:

Right, that's a common mistake by so many people - including Trump.

And for a baseline - I have a next to nil understanding of the economy and I know that. :lol:
Based on you saying Obama fixed it certainly lends credence to your last statement.


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css75 wrote:
Ibanez wrote: AH. I was looking on my phone and I didn't see it was bolded. :thumb:

Right, that's a common mistake by so many people - including Trump.

And for a baseline - I have a next to nil understanding of the economy and I know that. :lol:
Based on you saying Obama fixed it certainly lends credence to your last statement.


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I didn't say that at all. You read into my statement. I said there's an argument to be made that policies from the Obama administration are taking effect and that they could be partially the cause of our current economic growth...among a litany of other things.
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CID1990 wrote:
SeattleGriz wrote:Are you saying it was an atheist Nazi bitches binder?
Well, if we’re going to knock people for their mythologies I don’t know how we quantify Mormons as being worse than anybody else
Really..?
more stupid stuff is "more" stupid than the regular amount of stupid stuff
it can be pretty easily measured

if you're seriously suggesting that Mormonism isn't easily recognized as "dumber" than Catholicism
then I will gladly explain how that works

Dumb can be measured - it's quantifiable

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Ibanez wrote:
css75 wrote:

Yeah, Trump is driving the economy into the ground. How has Trump affected you personally? Just curious.


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One could argue that the economy is an extension of Obama's policies. What has Trump done, actually done, for the economy? Trade wars? Tax cut for the wealthy?
Newsflash- it wasn’t just the wealthy that got tax cuts.
And deregulation.
And ending the Obamacare mandate.
And renegotiating NAFTA.
And pulling out of the Paris Climate deal which would have cost our economy trillions.
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Chizzang wrote:Dumb can be measured - it's quantifiable

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