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Home Depot Co-Founder: Obama Is Choking Recovery
IBD Editorials ^ | July 20, 2011 | JOHN MERLINE, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY

Posted on 07/20/2011 6:12:46 PM PDT by Kaslin

Bernie Marcus co-founded Home Depot () in 1978 and brought it public in 1981 as the U.S. was suffering from the worst recession and unemployment in 40 years. The company thrived, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs and redefining home improvement retailing.

But Marcus says Home Depot "would never have succeeded" if it launched today due to onerous regulation. He recently helped launch the Job Creators Alliance, a Dallas-based nonprofit of CEOs and entrepreneurs dedicated to preserving the free enterprise system. IBD recently spoke to him about jobs and the economy.

IBD: What's the single biggest impediment to job growth today?

(Excerpt) Read more at investors.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial
KEYWORDS: homedepot; obamarant
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1 posted on 07/20/2011 6:12:49 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

first, Wynn Las Vegas and now Home Depot? the thrill is gone for everyone but Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow.


2 posted on 07/20/2011 6:14:40 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: Kaslin

I seem to recall he was a big supporter of The One back in 08. Anyone know for sure?


3 posted on 07/20/2011 6:15:18 PM PDT by RitchieAprile
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To: Kaslin

Put you money where your mouth is, pick a conservative candidate and contribute.


4 posted on 07/20/2011 6:17:20 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Kaslin

0bama is choking on the big one, period.


5 posted on 07/20/2011 6:19:34 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

http://www.nachumlist.com/


6 posted on 07/20/2011 6:20:02 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: blueplum
the thrill is gone for everyone but Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow.... and the 40% that would vote for Pol Pot if he were registered democrat (which obviously he would have been).
7 posted on 07/20/2011 6:22:54 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: Pan_Yan

HTML Fail.


8 posted on 07/20/2011 6:24:45 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: RitchieAprile

He might have been, but like Steve Wynn he woke up


9 posted on 07/20/2011 6:27:01 PM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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To: RitchieAprile

Are you just making things up to stir sh!t? Or intentionally trying to badmouth the guy?

http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/bernard-marcus.asp?cycle=08


10 posted on 07/20/2011 6:27:11 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Pan_Yan

LOL... c’mon, we’ve all done that at one time or another. Pretty funny nonetheless.


11 posted on 07/20/2011 6:27:59 PM PDT by RedCell (Honor thy Father (9/6/07) - Semper Fi / "...it is their duty, to throw off such government...")
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To: nascarnation

And he built a really, really cool aquarium.


12 posted on 07/20/2011 6:30:24 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: nascarnation

Looks like a laundry list of RINO’s to me!

COLEMAN MINNESOTA RECOUNT COMMITTEE - Republican
CHAMBLISS VICTORY COMMITTEE - Republican
ELIZABETH DOLE COMMITTEE INC
JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. -
KIRK FOR CONGRESS - Republican
MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE
COLLINS FOR SENATOR -
CANTOR VICTORY FUND -

and more!


13 posted on 07/20/2011 6:32:11 PM PDT by cableguymn
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To: Kaslin
but like Steve Wynn he woke up

If it's okay with everyone here I'll wait until I see Wynn's 2012 political contributions before I declare him saved, sanctified and a brother conservative.

14 posted on 07/20/2011 6:32:43 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: cableguymn

Do you see any evidence he was a “big Obama supporter” in 08?

That was the claim.


15 posted on 07/20/2011 6:33:48 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Kaslin

Maybe his company should stop funding homo-day parades.


16 posted on 07/20/2011 6:33:53 PM PDT by stevio (God, guns, guts.)
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To: cableguymn
Looks like a laundry list of RINO’s to me!

HEY! CHAMBLISS ISN'T A RI ... never mind, yeah he is.

17 posted on 07/20/2011 6:34:12 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: nascarnation

“Are you just making things up to stir sh!t? Or intentionally trying to badmouth the guy?”

Probably just a mistake. You gotta admit - a lot of big corporate names lined up behind Obama in 08. It was nauseating...


18 posted on 07/20/2011 6:35:45 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: stevio

Bernie retired 9 ys ago.


19 posted on 07/20/2011 6:35:48 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: blueplum; Kaslin

RacistS!

Give “Change” a chance. He’s only had 3 years....

/S


20 posted on 07/20/2011 6:40:41 PM PDT by Vendome ("Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it anyway")
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