Live Thread: POTUS to speak to country at 1730 ZULU concerning S&P downgrade

08 AUG 11 | dcbryan1

[DCBryan1]

CNBC just broke in and told the audience that the President has requested airtime and will speak to the nation at 1300hrs EST (12 noon central, 10 AM PST) on the US national debt downgrade.

Developing...

[2ndDivisionVet]

[CaptSkip]

Ozero inflicts more damage every time the TelePrompter speaks.

[Freddd]

Will that put the money back in our 401’s and take back the Obama downgrades????

[mrsmith]

“Some rich, greedy states have surplusses they aren’t willing to share...”

[ctdonath2]

I’d like to think #3 & #31 are jokes, but history says otherwise.
Maybe not today, but not long from now either.

[corlorde]

Self ping

[stockpirate]

Let me guess, all of the polling data is in as to what phrases to use, and they have bombarded us all weekend with “TEA Party Downgrade”, so that will be who gets blamed. He will say the reason for the downgrade is becasue the TEA Party refused to allow taxes to be raised.

That a minority of the radical fringe of the republican party has set out to destroy our country.......

[Baynative]

The only meaningful thing he could say would be that he is stepping down to allow an adult to take charge and taking Biden and his Czars with him..

[Tonytitan]

Ten Bucks says he blames somebody else for it.

He did that before you posted. He is now trying to figure out who to blame!

[Boardwalk]

My money is on the mess we inherited. We didn’t get here in one day and we can’t fix it in one day it will take time but our policies are working it just takes time. So maybe folks don’t take that vacation this year...maybe they stay home and eat their peas this year.

[txrangerette]

Anyone heard of this actually happening?

Supposedly there’s a sticker that has written on it, “And now a message from our President”. When you place it on a hand blow drying machine in a public place, well, of course, only hot air comes out.

I don’t know if this is really happening, or if someone just made up a joke sort of wishing it would happen.

Anyone?

[Nervous Tick]

I’d rather have a root canal without novocain than to listen to that lying Kenyan speak.

[COUNTrecount]

I guess he had to clear his busy schedule today to make time to console us.

Obama Schedule || August 8, 2011

by Keith Koffler on August 8, 2011, 6:25 am

10:00 am || Receives Presidential Daily Briefing

6:40 pm || Delivers remarks at fundraiser #1; private residence in Washington

7:40 pm || Delivers remarks at fundraiser #2; St. Regis Hotel, Washington

[AmericanInTokyo]

SHUT....THE......ファック....UP!, .....IMPOSTER!

The only thing we want to hear out of your big piehole is NOTHING. If if that is not possible, THEN AN APOLOGY. Thats all, and then just go back to your playroom.

[freeangel]

Uh, I, uh, ahmem, uh don’t think anyone should believe the S&P rating. It’s simply a racist, uh, ahem, attempt to steal the kingship, uh, away from me and I , uh, don’t think that would, be, ahem, fair because, I, uh WON it.

[dalereed]

what the hell is the Pea crap everyone keeps spouting off about?

[texanyankee]

Dow Jones will take another dive once He shows His face.

[relictele]

This poor guy is going to take a beating today.

[apillar]

Today's drinking phrases (going to have to be Pepsi for me I'm at work) are “the rich, wealthy, well off or any other phrase referring to people with two cents to rub together”-——”fair share”——”additional Revenue, sacrifice or any other pretty word that means more taxes”————Take two shots if “corporate jets” are mentioned or the “tea party” is called out by name.

[KarlInOhio]

Great graphic. Original?

Yes, but while I worked on it some other Freeper had also used the D-owngrade with the Democrat logo D.

I think I got the colors right to get your eyes to follow the O-bama D-owngrade.

(I also have an Obama Depression graphic ready, just in case)