Posted on 06/27/2016 2:20:48 PM PDT by Biggirl
I think "twist" is too kind of a word. If someone says, "it's worth taking a look at" and someone else reports that as they now support the minimum wage hike, in my heart and mind, that qualifies as a lie, simple and downright. And frankly, I never thought I'd see the day Levin would behave like this.
Are you going to believe Mark, or your lying ears?
I believe what I hear and I double check that. that's how I concluded he is now a liar of the first accord.
Thanks, Tom, I will!
SPEAKING OF TRUMP, HE IS DOING A SPEECH NOW :)
I am not wasting my time with Levin!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3444297/posts
More phony tariff “history” out of the blowhard lawyer.
For the first time ever he mentioned the Fordney-McCumber tariff of 1922, I assume because of my posts about it here recently.
Fordney-McCumber differed from Smoot-Hawley by only 2 1/2%, so the dope denounces it while never mentioning that it preceded the Roaring 20s- an inconvenient fact for clowns who then want to blame the Great Depression on Smoot-Hawley.
So Levin’s fallback position today is that the F-M tariff killed American agriculture exports.
Well American agriculture exports did indeed suffer in the 1920s. But it had nothing to do with the tariff- it was the result of European farming returning after the destruction that they suffered during World War One. Inconvenient history ignored by Mark but known by all students of that decade.
Mark has all of our trade partners enacting their own 1920s tariffs “in response” to American tariffs. In fact they were enacting their own tariffs for the same reasons that we did our first one in 1789- to protect their infant industries, in this case cars and radios. But why let such details spoil a good story, Mark certainly doesn’t.
Then for the coup de grace Mark returns to his old favorite, that Smoot-Hawley kicked off the Great Depression.
Well economic historians date the start of the Great Depression at the cyclical peak in August, 1929. Smoot-Hawley was signed into law in June, 1930. Yes, that’s nearly a year later. But not to worry, in Levin World the arrow of time can run backwards and causes can come long after effects. Or something.
But let’s assume that Levin’s goofy theory of cause and effect is true. And let’s assume that Smoot-Hawley shuts down all trade completely. That would destroy our economy right?
Well in 1930 international trade was 5% or less of American GNP. America was for all intents a self-sustaining economy. You could have wiped out all international trade and not had a Depression.
Because trade and tariffs were not at the root of the Great Depression. A massive collapse in the American banking system was, something Mark never mentions. Not because he’s trying to hide that fact, but because he really very ignorant about economic history and his ignorance extends to his blathering about tariffs and the Great Depression.
Like with Glenn Beck, you listen to his ‘history lessons’ at your own peril.
Yeah, right. Mark says the other day he doesn't know if Trump will come on because he doesn't call Trump anymore. Seems like Mark is the "chicken" if there is a chicken.
There are a lot of things you can accuse Trump os, being chicken is not one of them. He has faced down the GOP, GOPe, dems, fused media, millions and millions and millions of dollars in ads, as well as death threats and family threats. Don't go there because I have a feeling you have no idea what courage is about.
The interesting thing is Levin never used to peddle himself as an expert in economics, tariffs or any of it. He just started to talk and act like an expert and his audience accepts it.
did you see the entire interview or are just making stupid assumptions and pasting on labels. How do you know that he didn't say that further on, I was referring to what trump said as it had to do with one levin comment. You, mark and ted can share a lifeboat when your delusions start circling the drain. They probably have already and you're too busy working for Hillary to know that.
SPEAKING OF TRUMP, HE IS DOING A SPEECH NOW :)
I am not wasting my time with Levin!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3444297/posts
And Rick Santorum was there. Mark hates Trump’s speech but it was verbatim for what Rick Santorum wrote in his book Blue Collar Conservatives.
Flashback: Mark Levin
May 1, 2014 ·
“Rick Santorum is on next! He has a great new book, Blue Collar Conservatives, which is out now!”
Both Mark’s picks in 2008, Santorum and Bachman, are supporting Trump and Mark is still holding out.
For the first time ever he mentioned the Fordney-McCumber tariff of 1922, I assume because of my posts about it here recently.
Fordney-McCumber differed from Smoot-Hawley by only 2 1/2%, so the dope denounces it while never mentioning that it preceded the Roaring 20s- an inconvenient fact for clowns who then want to blame the Great Depression on Smoot-Hawley.
So Levin’s fallback position today is that the F-M tariff killed American agriculture exports.
Well American agriculture exports did indeed suffer in the 1920s. But it had nothing to do with the tariff- it was the result of European farming returning after the destruction that they suffered during World War One. Inconvenient history ignored by Mark but known by all students of that decade.
Mark has all of our trade partners enacting their own 1920s tariffs “in response” to American tariffs. In fact they were enacting their own tariffs for the same reasons that we did our first one in 1789- to protect their infant industries, in this case cars and radios. But why let such details spoil a good story, Mark certainly doesn’t.
Then for the coup de grace Mark returns to his old favorite, that Smoot-Hawley kicked off the Great Depression.
Well economic historians date the start of the Great Depression at the cyclical peak in August, 1929. Smoot-Hawley was signed into law in June, 1930. Yes, that’s nearly a year later. But not to worry, in Levin World the arrow of time can run backwards and causes can come long after effects. Or something.
But let’s assume that Levin’s goofy theory of cause and effect is true. And let’s assume that Smoot-Hawley shuts down all trade completely. That would destroy our economy right?
Well in 1930 international trade was 5% or less of American GNP. America was for all intents a self-sustaining economy. You could have wiped out all international trade and not had a Depression.
Because trade and tariffs were not at the root of the Great Depression. A massive collapse in the American banking system was, something Mark never mentions. Not because he’s trying to hide that fact, but because he really very ignorant about economic history and his ignorance extends to his blathering about tariffs and the Great Depression.
Like with Glenn Beck, you listen to his ‘history lessons’ at your own peril.
thanks for a great post, i reposted it here in case someone coming in late didn't see the original /./
He ignored his request for a debate with Cruz. Trump always went on the show and then Mark endorsed Cruz, and stopped asking Trump him on.
Why did I automatically sense you were one of the cruz creatures, self righteous, preachy, and weak. Your words don’t impress, neither does the tinge of bitterness in your statements.
All you do is string together a series of little talking points. Do you have a set of 2x4 index cards or something?
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