Time Machine
By Mitch Berg
Conservatives and Republicans have observed – sometimes jokingly, often not – that Barack Obama shows every sign of becoming the next Jimmy Carter.
What would it take to complete the impression?
Why, stagflation, of course; the unholy union of price inflation (due to rampant spending and the crushing constriction of credit due to out-of-control federal deficits) and high unempoyment.
Is it baaaaack?:
The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly surged last week, while producer prices increased sharply in January, raising potential hurdles for the economic recovery.
Unemployment up. Economy stagnant. Inflation ratcheting up. Iran throwing its weight around.
I feel like I’m 16 again.
February 19th, 2010 at 8:54 am
You forgot to add rising tax rates, government stimulus due to come into effect just as a modest recovery comes into effect igniting more inflation, and a president who consistently says we must downsize the American Dream and try to achieve less.
February 19th, 2010 at 9:41 am
“We can’t keep eating all we want, driving our big SUVs and keeping our homes at 72 degrees Summer and Winter. The world won’t put up with that.” – Barack Hussien Obama
February 19th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I’m feeling a national malaise coming on.
February 19th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Kermit, I do find it troubling that an elitist who buys $100 a pound ham and ultra expensive beef, tells me I have to lower my standard of living.
February 19th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
all he has to now is give a speech in the Oval Office with a sweater.
February 19th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Chuck, do you not want what’s best for Dear Leader? You can’t expect him to eat common food.
February 19th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Mark Steyn recently described President Obama as “Jimmy Carter in Adlai Stevenson drag.” Tough to beat that one.
February 19th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
I’m waiting for Great Leader to give a national address wearing a sweater. The topic? Global Warming, and how it’s America’s fault.
February 19th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Wingnuts rooting for the U.S. to fail. What else is new?
February 19th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
You know, Kermite, those “” things are called “quotation marks.” You’re only supposed to use them when you’re quoting something that someone has said.
Angryclown calls bullshit on you. Again.
February 19th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
SwifTea said: “I’m feeling a national malaise coming on.”
That’s just a symptom of tertiary syphilis.
February 19th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Someone has forgotten that he has been officially shunned. Sorry, that would be “shunned”.
February 19th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Good job calling bullshit on Kermie, AC. He had it totally wrong. This is the quote:
“We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times … and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK,” Obama said.
He’s got you dead to rights, Kermit. We appreciate your vigilance — heckuva a job, Clownie!
February 19th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Oops, looks like you also have the wrong version, Mr. Dumbass, edited to make it look like the president thinks we need the world’s permission before setting our thermostats. Here’s the quote. Next time, don’t be so stupid, OK?
“We can’t drive our SUVs and, you know, eat as much as we want and keep our homes on, you know, 72 degrees at all times, whether we’re living in the desert or we’re living in the tundra and then just expect every other country is going to say OK, you know, you guys go ahead keep on using 25 percent of the world’s energy, even though you only account for 3 percent of the population, and we’ll be fine. Don’t worry about us. That’s not leadership.”
February 19th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
we also produce 25% of the worlds GDP clownass, we are the most efficient society person for person in the world, for now. Lord knows Obama is trying to change THAT. Was that the “Change we can believe in”? Knocking down the US a few pegs to let everyone else catch up? I’m sure that will go over real well with the american public.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Everything you kooks do is at least a little dishonest. It’s just a matter of degree.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Obama wants to ban SUVs and control the temperature of our homes and control what we eat.
Liberal Fascism, indeed.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Oops, looks like you also have the wrong version, Mr. Dumbass
So I’ve misquoted him by quoting him and providing a cite, which is more than you did? Whatevs. And by the way, missing part doesn’t change the context of what Obama is arguing. But I give you credit — in the 3 or so years I’ve been reading your comments, this is the first time you’ve actually tried to add context instead of taking something out of context. That’s progress.
On the bright side, pitchers and catchers report shortly, beginning the process that will deliver yet another 90+ loss season for the Mets. So you got that goin’ for ya.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
you guys go ahead keep on using 25 percent of the world’s energy, even though you only account for 3 percent of the population,
Er, basically what Ben said, Clown. We use energy in proportion (or even a little lower than) our productivity. We are 6% of the people, use about 20% of the energy, and produce nearly a quarter of the Gross Planet Product. Our energy usage produces far more output per human than any other part of the world.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
D,
That’s right! Twinks pitchers and catchers report on Sunday!
Woo hoo!
February 19th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
I appreciate intelligent people’s comment. Then there’s the shunned clown. Such a waste.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Speaking of quotes, “Over the last 15 months we’ve travelled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in…fifty seven states, with, I think, one left to go. Alaska and Hawaii I was not allowed to go to…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws
Ah, the classics never get old.
February 19th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
But who is keeping track of the schedule for the White House tennis courts? That’s the key.
February 19th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Mr. D – I don’t think you’re going to get your security deposit back when you return angryclown to the rented mule agency.
February 19th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Mr. D, your link is to AFP. Agence France Presse, the wire service owned by the government of – wait for it! – FRANCE.
Angryclown farts in your general direction.
February 19th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
Angryclown farts
Anyone who reads these threads regularly is quite well aware of this.
February 19th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Oh yeah, I can see how AssClown’s version of the quote completely exonerates peebo.
pfffft. What a ‘tard.
Don’t worry Mr. D; unless he pulls his head out of his ass (not likely), the Clown’s threat of precision flatus delivery is as toothless as his wife.
February 19th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Well he did say “general direction”. When an asshole is that big….
February 20th, 2010 at 9:43 am
Angryclown farts in your general direction.
Defined as “anywhere west of the Hudson River.” The potency of this emission should dissipate by the time it reaches Scranton.
February 20th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Thank God for prevailing Westerly winds.
February 21st, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Oooo, I like Cherry Picking:
http://tinyurl.com/ydwou89
Core consumer price index fell 0.1% in January, the first drop since 1982
Washington Post – Frank Ahrens – Feb 19, 2010
“Government data released Friday showed that a closely watched measure of inflation fell in January for the first time since 1982, …”
Core inflation drops on falling housing costs – MarketWatch
Interest Rates Dip After Tame Inflation Report – ABC News
US inflation up 0.2 %, CPI falls 0.1% – The Money Times
Stocks Climbed as Inflation and Interest Rate Fears Eased. Dow Leaders: PFE … TradersHuddle.com
2/19/10 Midafternoon Report: Core inflation tame, good news for those who don … Motley Fool (blog)
Inflation Falls The Most Since 1982 – istockAnalyst.com (press release)
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Oh wait, that isn;t cherry picking that is Google’s top 8 listing in ‘News’ when searching ‘Inflation’
Mmmmm, pastrami on rye, again, you need to mix up your lunch a little bit more LOL
February 21st, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Yikes, deflation, Flash! What are you doing giving the Chicken Little crowd something else to pee their pants about???
February 22nd, 2010 at 1:14 am
GIve Flash a break. He’s just using the same line all the leftybloggers have been told to use.
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:56 am
Mitch is now calling Google Search a part of ‘being told what to do’
WOW, you OK?!?
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:37 am
Flash in The Onion writes:
“Mitch is now calling Google Search a part of ‘being told what to do’”
Because if it’s on Google Search, it must be perfectly accurate!