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Reaches 6.1 Percent In August; Employers Slash 84,000 Jobs, Labor Department Reports

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by shouterguy September 5, 2008 3:46 PM EDT
McChange!


ON THE ECONOMY

John McCain said it in his own words: He just doesn%u2019t understand the economy. His economic plan would give big tax breaks to corporations and tax workers%u2019 health care benefi ts. We call on McCain to help turn around America, not choose corporations over working families.



McCain: I Never Really Understood Economics. McCain said, %u201CThe issue of economics is something that I%u2019ve really never understood as well as I should.%u201D (Boston Globe, 12/18/07)

McCain: Americans Have Seen Great Economic Progress Since Bush Took Office. Since President Bush took office, %u201CI think if you look at the overall record and millions of jobs have been created%u2026 you can make an argument that there%u2019s been great progress economically over that period of time,%u201D McCain said. (%u201CMoney & Politics,%u201D Bloomberg, 4/17/08)


CHANGE IS COMING, MY FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by shouterguy September 5, 2008 3:45 PM EDT
McCain and Palin don''t like community organizers. Right. Because CHANGE COMES FROM THE TOP DOWN. Right, my friend?

Given the number of lobbyists, CEOs, special interests and religious right-wingers in the convention audience, I have no doubt Mr. McCain was utterly sincere in saying, "I work for you."

Change is coming, my friend. More than you counted on.
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by blamegovt September 5, 2008 3:45 PM EDT
...........ALMOST EIGHT FULL YEARS OF A FAILED ECONOMICS POLICIY....ENOUGH!!..TIME FOR A CHANGE.VOTE OBAMA!............
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Posted by CAMEO35

LMAO. I am not falling for that tricky slogan again. Did that in 2006 when the Democrats used that to gain control of Congress and now look at the mess we are in. To Thanks to that FALSE CHANGE Slogan.
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by shouterguy September 5, 2008 3:44 PM EDT
Let''s see. We got dozens of speeches at the GOP Convention.

Not ONE speech mentioned the middle class.

No one talked about the economy, health care, or the Bush legacy.

We not...nothing.

N-O-T-H-I-N-G

Because they have nothing.

My friends.


"Fight with me."

You got it.

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by cameo35 September 5, 2008 3:43 PM EDT
...........ALMOST EIGHT FULL YEARS OF A FAILED ECONOMICS POLICIY....ENOUGH!!..TIME FOR A CHANGE.VOTE OBAMA!............
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by shouterguy September 5, 2008 3:43 PM EDT
Dozens of speeches.

NOTHING about the economy.

Seen the headlines today?

John and Sarah missed them.

That''s not all they missed.

CHANGE IS COMING, MY FRIENDS.

Maybe Cindy McCain should donate that $300,000.00 dress to the unemployed?

Nah.

To heck with ''em.

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by xmanborg September 5, 2008 3:41 PM EDT
Taxes are going to have to go up some time in the futrue, who is going to pay for George W Bushies spending habbits in the Middle EAST ?

Oh and by the way Republicans did you see that segment on CNN last weekend about the Swimming Pool that was Rebuilt in Bagdad at a cost of 500,000 US Tax payer dollers so the children can have a place to swim and IRAQ is sitting on 97 billion dollars of oil revenue held in US BANKS.

WHY THE FRACK did the US TAX PAYERS pay for this Frackin swimming pool when IRAQ has 97 billion sitting in US BANKS. I would like a Republican to answer that Question !

Just another Republican HAND OUT to IRAQ and the People of IRAQ so the frackin children can swim.

At the Republican convention last night there were NO BLACK PEOPLE THERE, Fyi Republicans, RICH White People with Tans dont count as Black People, there called African Americans and there were NO African Americans in the audience last night, maybe 10 and the Republicans sure kept the camara on them for an extended amount of time. It was the same Black People Over and Over and Over again they kept showing nice try to hood wink the American Public again.

Good OLD, Abe Lincoln was there last night with his top hat I am sure all you Gun Luvin, Right Wing, Fat Chubby Pizza Eatin Republicans got a chuckle out of GOOD OLDE Abe Lincoln being in the audience.

LOOK BILLY BOB Youins see that THERE IS, ABE LINCOLN standing there in the Audience and he has his top hat.


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by mandalay-bay September 5, 2008 3:41 PM EDT
John McSame thinks the economy is just fine.


Obama ''08
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by cameo35 September 5, 2008 3:40 PM EDT
..............BUSH = MCCAIN.............DO YOU WANT FOUR MORE YEARS OF THIS????.............
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by sly_64 September 5, 2008 3:39 PM EDT
I''ve had a steady job since I was 16, and through college. I''m in my 40''s now and have never been without work for more than 2 weeks.

Most ppl are just lazy.
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by cameo35 September 5, 2008 3:39 PM EDT
...........THANKS BUSH.......YA, RIGHT, THE ECONOMY DOING FINE!!!!.RIGHT........
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by mandalay-bay September 5, 2008 3:38 PM EDT
Do I even need to say it?...........




























yeah i do.

Bush''s Fault.
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by fstop100 September 5, 2008 3:37 PM EDT
keep shopping at Wal Mart, the Chinese like getting all our money.
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by fstop100 September 5, 2008 3:36 PM EDT
barry obama will give you more of the same...
he has no answers, only promises he has no way of keeping. barry is clueless!
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by im_4_wwjd September 5, 2008 3:36 PM EDT
From the above article, "
"There%u2019s no question that the labor market is weaker than we%u2019d like to see," White House Press Secretary Tony Fratto said Friday. He added that the economic stimulus plan and the administration''s monetary policy "will continue to support growth through this difficult period,"
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Maybe someone should tell them the "economic stimulus" package(s) have all been spent on gasoline to get us to and from work.

Or, are they planning of giving me another $600?
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by blamegovt September 5, 2008 3:33 PM EDT
THANKS DO-NOTHING DEMOCRAT CONGRESS. See what happens when you Vote for Change. Since the Dems ran on that slogan, they have done nothing and the country is the worse for it. Very pathetic Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.
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by yeswecan09 September 5, 2008 3:32 PM EDT
****So far this year, job losses totaled 605,000. ****

All politics aside -- this is really not good, especially since the holidays are approaching.

Repeat after me: BLEH!
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by closethippy1 September 5, 2008 3:20 PM EDT
OK, this is it. The beginning of the end.
The time to make money as it used to be made in past years has come to an end.
Now, everyone has to work till the day they die. There ain''t no retirement anyomre. There''s only debt, unemployment and inflation.
The Good Old Day guys have done us in.
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