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PopeOxycontinI

(176 posts) Tue Oct 15, 2013, 02:33 AM Oct 2013

Could this default thing all be about....

the end of oil? Think about it....crash the economy at just the right moment to keep people from
seeing the the real problem behind a lot of recent issues. Billionaires like the Koch
Brother had to have had something up their sleeve if the "peak oil"
crowd is even remotely right.

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Could this default thing all be about.... (Original Post) PopeOxycontinI Oct 2013 OP

Nope. It's about trying to impeach the black guy. OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2013 #1

Yup, that sums it up gopiscrap Oct 2013 #3

This is nothing new. Don't you remember Obama voted against raising the limit as a Senator? dkf Oct 2013 #2

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

1. Nope. It's about trying to impeach the black guy.

Reply to PopeOxycontinI (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 02:50 AM

Oct 2013

But they're not racist, really. They just think the confederate flag has pretty colors.

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

3. Yup, that sums it up

Reply to OffWithTheirHeads (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 05:17 AM

Oct 2013

plus trying to weaken the presidency in general because the racist ass hat know that demographically it's gonna be harder and harder to elect a redneck president from here on out.

dkf

(37,305 posts)

2. This is nothing new. Don't you remember Obama voted against raising the limit as a Senator?

Reply to PopeOxycontinI (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 02:54 AM

Oct 2013

Historically it just hasn't gotten this far in the past because they agree to some compromise and find the votes.

Leon Panetta has some historical perspective...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-leon-panetta-rebukes-obamas-handling-of-shutdown/2013/10/14/d5252dc4-34f9-11e3-be86-6aeaa439845b_story.html

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