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  2. Obama Nation

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    obama_joker.jpg

    they had a news story about it yesterday. they kept talking about why would they make him look like the Joker because the Joker was for anarchy not socialism. i laughed and then went back to what i was doing.

    they did like things to pictures of bush.

  6. Obama Nation

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    It's about pumping cash into the auto industry. 51 of the 73 approved models are trucks. A Ford model (no bailout cash taken)is the leading seller in the program followed by 3 Toyota's and a Nissan.

    Yeah, I realize that, it was a thought. But yeah the Ford Focus is in the lead right now. Although for cars that are being traded in, iirc 6 of the top 10 were various models of the Ford Explorer. :lol: No surprise there.

  7. Obama Nation

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    Yeah, he has been wanting this for some time. It started with Bush, so the Republicans wouldn't get near it last year, but of course with a Democrat in the White House now they are all for it now.

    God how I love the republicans...*sigh*. Almost as bad as the dems. But kudos the RP, probably the only guy in Washington I trust.

    I think the money vanishing was Cheney rerouting it to some black ops project. ph34r.gif

    You mean projects that helped protect and keep this country safe! :angry: ... :D

    Going back to the "Cash for Clunkers" program which is suppose to get gas guzzlers off the road; this obviously suppose to decrease the amount of gas we would use. But wasnt it just a little while ago that they were talking about taxing the driver per mile we drove with a GPS unit because we were using less gas as it was. Wont this program do more to exacerbate that problem? That thought popped into my head when I was reading an article just now.

  9. Obama Nation

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    You're missing the point. A car is already one of the worst things to put money into. It has no return on investment, but instead negative return. If anything people need to be buying used cars. There's tons of great cars that people just drive around for two years or so, decide they need a new car, and just trade up. Makes no sense to buy a brand new car when there's perfectly good used ones, INCLUDING the ones being traded in for cash for clunkers. It's just putting more and more people in debt by buying things they don't need on credit. If anything it's making the economy worse IMO. And you're right, it's all artificial demand.

    Oh yeah, I know cars are bottomless money pits, I got that from my dad.

    Im sure your used S40, which was only two years old and still completely covered by Volvo was a good chunk cheaper than buying a brand new one.

    Also...

    This will make people like healthcare a whole lot more, right?!: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090803/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_economy

  10. Obama Nation

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    NO ONE WANTS THIS HEALTH PLAN

    Dave you should just accept that you dont know whats best for you and that Obama does.

    Lemme just say that Cash for Clunkers is the worst program ever. I would have posted this in the thread in OT, but it's political so it's going here.

    First, you tell people to bring in there perfectly fine car (just to have it then crushed) and trade up for a brand new car!! OMG I feel so good for stimulating the economy!! Now lemme go ahead and make these payments...on top of my mortgage. Fucking morons!! How did they think this could ever work out??? This whole idea is what got us into this mess in the first place!!!!!!!

    Now assume that ok the car isn't worth jack shit, but still works. $4500...where the hell is that money coming from? I don't want your lazy ass to have a new car, I want you to get your diabetic ass on a fucking bike or walk for once! Or hell I dunno...use the public transit that you ALREADY PAY FOR (assuming you're actually paying your taxes)!!!

    I'd hate for someone to be satisfied with what they have and live inside their means. Why must people be so retarded?

    Its to help us start spending once again cause we aren't doing enough of it right now!

    Well the money is coming from China, shit we dont have any. And its quite the turn around from just last summer when the government was urging everyone to use mass transit, leave their car at home, and use less gas. But I guess when an industry is in so much trouble and has enough money to get the governments ear...a lot can change I guess. That and we have to keep putting more and more corn in our tanks...(theres a can of worms)

    In all honesty if your going to give people 4500 buxs for car related things why not put it towards repairing their old vehicles which is probably more ecological and will help support your local mechanic or dealership still. Stop creating artificial demand. But then again like I said before...I guess Lord Obama knows what is best for me.

  12. Off Topic: The Thread

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    Well Im pretty sure I just got away with murder earlier this morning. Was going around a curve on the highway when I saw a highway sheriff outside his car with a radar gun pointed in my direction. Speed limit was 55...i was probably going 65-70. As I passed him I saw him put away the gun and get into his car...and I kept waiting for the lights to appear in my rear view mirror...but somehow they never did. Chalking this one up to either, he thought "oh its just a volvo" or the fact that I was kinda in traffic, so he missed me somehow.

    Needless to say, probably going to take it easy the next couple of days and Im putting my Garmin back in so I can actually see what my speed is. Because where my steering wheel is, I cant see the speedo that well especially up at the top.

  19. Obama Nation

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    I saw a advertisement the other day that was about pro-universal healthcare it was supported by the drug companies. So I don't wonder who is trying to push this through and Its easy to understand why they would want obamas plan.

    Well if universal health care goes into effect there will be what...at least 50 million new people that will be able to receive benefits and a lot of them are going to need drugs to treat whatever they have.

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