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Market Plunges to 1997 levels -- still falling. Where's Messiah? All Hail (Capitalism DeathWatchâ„¢)
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Posted on 02/23/2009 12:17:36 PM PST by quesney

Dow
7,177.78
-187.89
-2.55%

Nasdaq
1,399.99
-41.24
-2.86%

S&P 500
749.23
-20.82
-2.70%

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bailout; bho; bho44; bhodjia; biggovernment; communism; economy; first100days; freefall; fubo; nationalization; nationalsocialism; obama; obamassiah; porkuli; porkulus; rats; socialism; stimulus; stockmarket; theone; wallstreet
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To: FocusNexus

somebody needs to make a chart when Pelosi and Reid came to power.....congress makes the budget....


61 posted on 02/23/2009 2:08:45 PM PST by FreedomProtector
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To: quesney

Next stop, basement. Not much support until 5,000.


62 posted on 02/23/2009 2:09:26 PM PST by Amish with an attitude
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To: Moonman62

Wrong! Bush was a RINO & spent way too much. However, things started falling apart in 2006 with Pelosi and Reid.

The markets started falling falling apart in May 2008 when Hillary had the nomination stolen from her. The markets have ZERO confidence in Obama.

This is all Pelosi, Reid and Obama.


63 posted on 02/23/2009 2:10:43 PM PST by Frantzie (Boycott GE - they own NBC, MSNBC, CNBC & Universal. Boycott Disney - they own ABC)
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To: FocusNexus

Obamanomics =fail.

FOLKS START PREPARING FOR 2010.

JOIN YOUR GOP CLUB locally!

Teabags hanging on the car mirror?


64 posted on 02/23/2009 2:19:30 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: April Lexington

Well they can try. But Obama’s not up for election until ‘12. So voters will take it out on his party that “cheerleaded” this mess. That is if Republicans make use of the opportunity and not assume they are due election just because Democrat’s are horrible.


65 posted on 02/23/2009 2:20:50 PM PST by Soul Seeker (Gov. Sarah on Palin '08 -- President Sarah Palin '12)
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To: mrmeangenes
A $3 trillion (With interest), 1,000+ page of pork going to a patronage system set up by the administration; Check

Massive Global warming taxes/regulations proposed; Check

Tax increase (Especially on those who are in the bottom bracket, for those guys a 50% tax increase, at least the super rich only have around a 30% increase or so); Check

And that is just a partial list that the market hates. Gee, a lot can be done to cause even more harm in a month, especially with a sizable Congress on your guy's side, you fricking idiot.

66 posted on 02/23/2009 2:37:17 PM PST by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: quesney

While Zero and the Dems will try to blame this on Bush as much as they can, I beleive now it will have a very short self life.

Look at their rhetoric. They are fully exposing their anti-business and anti-freedom beliefs. This cannot be ignored. Their actions and words are directly influncing the markets.

This will have a very short honeymoon. Hussien will be in big trouble by summer.


67 posted on 02/23/2009 2:52:09 PM PST by TMA62 (TMA62)
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To: erkyl
the US economy is a big 'ol machine, and it does take more than a few days (or months) for policy changes to take effect and so I will not join in on the 'economy's not fixed yet' bandwagon

You think that we need to give socialism more time to work before we criticize Obama's failure?

68 posted on 02/23/2009 2:55:22 PM PST by Defiant (If they put Bush in prison, it will let us know which one to storm.)
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To: quesney

When 0bummer Speaks, Markets Listen! (And crash.....)


69 posted on 02/23/2009 3:06:24 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (A trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon you are talking about Zimbabwe money.)
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To: mrmeangenes

It’s been a whole month since he was sworn in, and the nation still has not recovered from the 2007-2008 Recession !!

Whatever are we to do ???
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Buy guns, ammo and non perishable foods and hang on for the ride. Oh and btw, DUmmie, wrong forum.


70 posted on 02/23/2009 3:10:11 PM PST by mojitojoe (None are more hopelessly enslaved, as those who falsely believe they are free.)
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To: Defiant
You think that we need to give socialism more time to work before we criticize Obama's failure?

I try not to be hypocritical in my attacks, because the Dims and liberals are so good at it. I am simply stating that it's a logical fallacy that our economy can turn around on a dime.

That being said, everything Obama is doing is probably making things worse, because he's destroying all hope in the markets. My point is he's doing this all on purpose to destroy and weaken us. We can criticize that all day long.

I just don't want to say silly things like "this is Obama's economy now." We were claiming Bill Clinton's economy was a direct result of Reagan's supply side economics finally working. If it took years and years for Reagan's policies to come to fruition, we're only seeing the beginnings of what Obama's policies will do. In other words, just wait---it will get worse.

And the problem with that is that conservatives keep getting the country back after some spend-happy liberal has destroyed the economy. (This time, Bush was a spend-happy conservative, so Obama's getting it--touche GWB.) But, usually the Dims have benefitted from conservative fiscal policies and Republicans get blamed when the crap hits the fan four to eight years later on their watch.

I hope we are lucky and the economy tanks so fast and hard that it can't be blamed on anyone but Obama.

71 posted on 02/23/2009 3:13:33 PM PST by erkyl (The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, stay neutral)
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To: quesney

Can’t these AP writers read a stock chart??

The markets have plunged to 2003 levels (DOW, NAZ, etc.)

Why do they have to over-dramaticize it by saying “1997 levels” when the last time the markets traded this low was, in fact, in 2002/3. Morons!

It’s all a part of the conspiracy to make things seem so bleak so Obama can call this a crisis.


72 posted on 02/23/2009 3:13:44 PM PST by AlanGreenSpam (Obama: The First 'American IDOL' President - sponsored by Chicago NeoCom Thugs)
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To: rollo tomasi

Let’s see: When there is infrastructure done in YOUR state it “was long overdue”; but, if it’s done someone else’s state, “it’s pork !”

I gather you believe the events of 2001-2008 had no effect on the market. (That wasn’t what I saw - and I watch Fox News a lot.)

People in “the Market” had been ripping off investors,and pretending bad mortgages (encouraged by both parties) had intrinsic value-——(because they had been “bundled” - which is about like saying dog turds have value once they have been wrapped in something.)

If saying this makes one of us a “fricking idiot” ,then so be it.


73 posted on 02/23/2009 3:17:10 PM PST by mrmeangenes
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To: erkyl

I understand what you are saying. I agree, you can’t blame Obama individually for the economic problems present on January 20. That doesn’t mean you can say “wait and see if his policies work”, which is what I took your comments to imply. We have long experience with socialism. You could maybe say “give it time” in 1917, but by 1935, it was clear that socialism was a failure and just a form of dictatorship. Policies that lead to socialism, such as unrestrained government spending and government expansion of its involvement in business activities, are always wrong, and should never be given time, because time just increases the number of lives destroyed.


74 posted on 02/23/2009 3:21:12 PM PST by Defiant (If they put Bush in prison, it will let us know which one to storm.)
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To: erkyl

he’s doing it on purpose
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Of course he is and he’s not even being subtle about it. So we have to assume that the MSM also want Communism and are aware that our country, peaceful on our soil for 200 years, will probably erupt into a 2nd revolution or civil war all because of some skinny, floppy eared, half black, community organizing thug form Chicago. Who would have thought the voters of our Republic would cause it’s destruction?


75 posted on 02/23/2009 3:43:14 PM PST by mojitojoe (None are more hopelessly enslaved, as those who falsely believe they are free.)
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To: Frantzie

Wrong! Bush was a RINO & spent way too much. However, things started falling apart in 2006 with Pelosi and Reid.

The markets started falling falling apart in May 2008 when Hillary had the nomination stolen from her. The markets have ZERO confidence in Obama.

This is all Pelosi, Reid and Obama.
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BINGO!


76 posted on 02/23/2009 3:44:01 PM PST by mojitojoe (None are more hopelessly enslaved, as those who falsely believe they are free.)
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To: longtermmemmory

FOLKS START PREPARING FOR 2010
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Do you really believe this or are you trying to convince yourself? Do you see what has been done in ONE month? ONE MONTH??????????????????????????? Have you read the so called Stimulus bill? All of it?


77 posted on 02/23/2009 3:45:30 PM PST by mojitojoe (None are more hopelessly enslaved, as those who falsely believe they are free.)
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To: mrmeangenes

So in your opinion, the market freefall since the election of Obama in November of 2008 is a sign of Obama’s success?


78 posted on 02/23/2009 3:48:42 PM PST by been_lurking
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To: gop4lyf; divine_moment_of_facts; darkwing104; Old Sarge; mrmeangenes

Check out this post where he admits it....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2191302/posts?page=112#112

Gotta self-admitted retread here....

IBTZ!


79 posted on 02/23/2009 3:54:23 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: mojitojoe

Ping to post 79


80 posted on 02/23/2009 3:55:41 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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