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03-13-2012 , 05:40 PM

#21026

Jake7777

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Originally Posted by Boa Hancock

Obama has more than doubled the price of gas since taking office.

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Originally Posted by Boa Hancock

Obama has more than doubled the price of gas since taking office.

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Originally Posted by Boa Hancock

Obama has more than doubled the price of gas since taking office.

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Originally Posted by Boa Hancock

Obama has more than doubled the price of gas since taking office.

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Originally Posted by Boa Hancock

Obama has more than doubled the price of gas since taking office.

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Originally Posted by Boa Hancock

Obama has more than doubled the price of gas since taking office.

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Originally Posted by Boa Hancock

Obama has more than doubled the price of gas since taking office.

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Originally Posted by Boa Hancock

Obama has more than doubled the price of gas since taking office.

03-13-2012 , 05:41 PM

#21027

Dids

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Obama has more than doubled the price of gas since taking office.

Yes, that's exactly how it works. He did it all by himself, and he told me he did it because he doesn't like you.

03-13-2012 , 05:45 PM

#21028

Omar Comin

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I need to find an appropriate gif as a reaction to Boa's post.

03-13-2012 , 05:46 PM

#21029

MrWookie

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No, Obama did it because he hates America and wants to make his Mooslim buddies in the Middle East rich.

03-13-2012 , 05:47 PM

#21030

Omar Comin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Boa Hancock

Obama has more than doubled the price of gas since taking office.

Now that is a man who knows how to run a country.

03-13-2012 , 05:50 PM

#21031

ChromePony

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Boa Hancock

Obama has more than doubled the price of gas since taking office.

Now that is a man who knows how to run a country.

OK I should know better, but I have to respond to it because I keep hearing it everywhere and its such and intellectually dishonest statement.

Here is a graph of historical gas prices.

Here's a graph of the Dow over roughly the same period.

Gee, its almost as though something major happened to the world's financial markets in the Fall of 2008 which caused gas prices to drop dramatically and then steady rise since...I wonder what that could be.

03-13-2012 , 05:53 PM

#21032

goofball

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Originally Posted by Low Key

Grunch:

When Bush the W was in office, I do remember reading many a local opinion piece about voters upset that gas prices didn't plummet under an oil man, and how it was all his fault, he was getting his friends richer, etc.

I was careful to specify between now and november for a reason. Democrats who claimed bush cause higher gas prices are dumb too.

03-13-2012 , 05:54 PM

#21033

ChromePony

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On a related note, apparently Obama has also single-handedly doubled the value of the stock market while in office, so that's good.

03-13-2012 , 05:54 PM

#21034

MrWookie

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You watch your mouth, boy. George W. Bush did everything in his power to get gas down to affordable prices right before he left office, and Obama went and **** all that hard work up!

03-13-2012 , 05:55 PM

#21035

MrWookie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ChromePony

On a related note, apparently Obama has also single-handedly doubled the value of the stock market while in office, so that's good.

You watch your mouth again, boy! George W. Bush did everything in his power to lower the price of stocks right before he left office so that we could afford to buy them. Now Obama has gone and ****ed up all that hard work!

03-13-2012 , 05:56 PM

#21036

Trolly McTrollson

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ITT, free-market republicans are upset because the president isn't working hard enough to change the market price of commodities. Should Obama also try to lower the price of a gallon of milk?

03-13-2012 , 05:57 PM

#21037

goofball

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Is newt's plan really "we can drill our way to $2.50 gas"?

03-13-2012 , 05:59 PM

#21038

Omar Comin

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Newt wakes up every morning and farts on a sandbox. Whatever he interprets from the sand after wards is what he decides his next campaign move is.

03-13-2012 , 06:01 PM

#21039

seattlelou

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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

ITT, free-market republicans are upset because the president isn't working hard enough to change the market price of commodities. Should Obama also try to lower the price of a gallon of milk?

I don't think government price manipulation is the advocated course of response. However if Obama curtailed some government restrictions it would have the affect of increaing supply. Pretty sloppy shot at Republicans but thanks for trying.

03-13-2012 , 06:02 PM

#21040

suzzer99

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I'm sure if gas was was way down and the stock market was also down Boa would still be talking about how awesome it is that Obama has kept gas prices low.

03-13-2012 , 06:02 PM

#21041

ikestoys

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dids

Yes, that's exactly how it works. He did it all by himself, and he told me he did it because he doesn't like you.

Why not? He fixed the economy didn't he? You can't have it both ways.

03-13-2012 , 06:03 PM

#21042

Omar Comin

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Boa is just cliff noting the emails he gets.

03-13-2012 , 06:03 PM

#21043

suzzer99

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Quote:

Originally Posted by seattlelou

Please tell how 1-.1% more supply would have an effect on world gas prices?

03-13-2012 , 06:03 PM

#21044

FlyWf

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Which specific government restrictions is Obama not curtailing?

03-13-2012 , 06:04 PM

#21045

Case Closed

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ikestoys

Why not? He fixed the economy didn't he? You can't have it both ways.

Must be pretty bored to defend a random awful Boa Hancock post.

03-13-2012 , 06:06 PM

#21046

ikestoys

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Originally Posted by Case Closed

Must be pretty bored to defend a random awful Boa Hancock post.

Not defending boa, quite the opposite really. Obama, and many of his supporters, use boas logic wrt the economy. It's stupid here and there, not in just one.

03-13-2012 , 06:06 PM

#21047

seattlelou

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

Please tell how 1-.1% more supply would have an effect on world gas prices?

Draw a supply and demand curve. Shift supply curve up and find new price.

03-13-2012 , 06:07 PM

#21048

Jake7777

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Obama doubled the stock market

03-13-2012 , 06:09 PM

#21049

Boa Hancock

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The rapid flurry of defend Obama posts just tells me that liberals know he is weak on the issue.

We must pretend he knows what he is doing. So think the liberals on this forum.

He is even weaker on the employment issue. So many people still without jobs and he does nothing to help them. For Shame Mr. Obama. Do your job or let someone else do it.

03-13-2012 , 06:09 PM

#21050

Jake7777

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ikestoys

Not defending boa, quite the opposite really. Obama, and many of his supporters, use boas logic wrt the economy. It's stupid here and there, not in just one.

I think most reasonable people would agree that probably the most any President can do is help prevent the economy from spiraling out of control

jobs
gas prices
the stock market

these are things stupid people point to to credit/blame a given president

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