KIT, BTW, you DID notice didn't you that the link you provided agrees with what I posted. Yes or no? So tell me the mistruth I posted.
On Aug 13, 10:25 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > Holly, > > F.Y.I.: The Dow Jones Industrial is down approximately 2500 points as > compared to a year ago. I don't know where you are getting the 39 percent > increase number in the past six months. It is virtually unchanged from > January, 2009 till now. > > http://www.nyse.tv/dow-jones-industrial-average-history-djia.htm > > Typical partisan mistruths and prevaricate misleading spin by you once > again!! > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Hollywood > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > dick, > > > You believe whatever makes you happy. I'll take an almost 40% increase > > in 5 months any day of the week. Beats the HELL out of a 40% drop. > > > On Aug 13, 9:26 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Must be a non-existent stock portfolio then. > > > > Hollywood wrote: > > > > Sage2, > > > > > Well it has certainly helped MY stock portfolio. :-) > > > > > On Aug 12, 1:50 pm, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Holly, > > > > >> It means the 39.45 % you attribute > > > >> to Obama means shit. The Obama administration has not helped this > > > >> economy one IOTA. Since he took office the unemploymant went up 3.5 > > > >> and has not created OR saved one job. > > > ********************************************************************************************************************************* > > > > >> On Aug 12, 1:43 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>> Sage2, > > > > >>> Ah, so you DON'T dispute the info I DID give. > > > > >>> On Aug 12, 11:38 am, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>> Hi Frank, > > > > >>>> What Holly failed to mention is that Grandpa's 401K > > > >>>> was in a market value of 11,000....12,000....13,000 and as high as > > > >>>> 14,000 points @ it's highest. He failed to mention that the > > > >>>> unemployment rate is still @ 9.4 much higher than the Bush years. > > > >>>> Fannie & Freddie are still in trouble they want another 10.5 > > billion. > > > >>>> ( nice work Barney & Chris ). A 1.6 Trillion dollar proposed > > > >>>> socialist Health Care Plan, a 13 trillion national debt. Twenty five > > > >>>> percent of home owners owe more than the value of their homes and > > this > > > >>>> is expected to go up to 40 % by the end of 2010: most likely all > > Dems > > > >>>> who are Union members or ACORN, LaRaza types. > > > ******************************************************************************************************************************** > > > > >>>> On Aug 12, 11:46 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>>> frankg, > > > > >>>>> Read my response to dick. I can't be repeating myself all day, just > > > >>>>> scroll upwards a couple of inches. > > > > >>>>> On Aug 12, 9:56 am, frankg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>>>> Hollywood, > > > > >>>>>> Why do you say this was written about a year ago? The context > > > >>>>>> throughout the letter is that Obama is already in office. Not > > that it > > > >>>>>> matters, since this clearly isn't a legit letter, but I am curious > > why > > > >>>>>> you think that. > > > > >>>>>> On Aug 12, 9:28 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > >>>>>>> dick, > > > > >>>>>>> Hey, you forgot to mention that this "letter from Grandpa" was > > written > > > >>>>>>> about a year or so ago, during the Bush administration. "With the > > > >>>>>>> stock market crashing" You understand that the DJIA is UP 39.45% > > over > > > >>>>>>> the last 5 months, right? > > > > >>>>>>> Ol' Gramp's is pissing his pants because he's been listening to > > too > > > >>>>>>> much conservatives talk radio. Probably just pissed at Ashley for > > > >>>>>>> voting for Obama. Gee, wonder who it was that spoiled little > > Ashely in > > > >>>>>>> the first place? > > > > >>>>>>> On Aug 11, 6:54 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > >>>>>>>> - > > > >>>>>>>> Subject: Fw: Love letter from Grandpa > > > >>>>>>>> To: > > > > >>>>>>>> John G. is 63 years old and owns a small business. He's a > > life-long > > > >>>>>>>> Republican and sees his dream of retiring next year has all but > > > >>>>>>>> evaporated. With the stock market crashing and new taxes coming > > his way, > > > >>>>>>>> John assumes now that he will work to his dying day. > > > > >>>>>>>> John has a granddaughter, who is Ashley a recent college grad. > > She > > > >>>>>>>> drives a flashy hybrid car, wears all the latest fashions, and > > loves to > > > >>>>>>>> go out to nightclub s and restaurants. Ashley campaigned hard > > for Barak > > > >>>>>>>> Obama. After the election she made sure her grandfather (and all > > other > > > >>>>>>>> Republican family members) received a big I told-you-so earful > > on how > > > >>>>>>>> the world is going to be a much better place now that her party > > is > > > >>>>>>>> taking over. > > > > >>>>>>>> Having lost both roommates, Ashley recently ran short of cash > > and > > > >>>>>>>> cannot pay the rent (again) on her 3 bedroom townhouse. Like she > > has > > > >>>>>>>> done many times in the past, she e-mailed her grandfather asking > > for > > > >>>>>>>> some financial help. Here is his reply: > > > > >>>>>>>> Sweetheart, > > > > >>>>>>>> I received your request for assistance. > > > > >>>>>>>> Ashley, you know I love you dearly and I'm sympathetic to your > > > >>>>>>>> financial plight. Unfortunately, times have changed. With the > > election > > > >>>>>>>> of President Obama, your grandmother and I have had to set forth > > a bold > > > >>>>>>>> new economic plan of our own..."The Ashley Economic Empowerment > > Plan." > > > >>>>>>>> Let me explain... > > > > >>>>>>>> Your grandmother and I are life-long, wage-earning taxpayers. > > We have > > > >>>>>>>> lived a comfortable life, as you know, but we have never had the > > fancier > > > >>>>>>>> things like European vacations, luxury cars, etc. We have worked > > hard > > > >>>>>>>> and were looking forward to retiring soon. But the plan has > > changed. > > > >>>>>>>> Your president is raising our personal and business taxes > > significantly. > > > >>>>>>>> He says it is so he can give our hard earned money to other > > people. Do > > > >>>>>>>> you know what this means, Ashley? It means less for us, and we > > must cut > > > >>>>>>>> back on many business and personal expenses. > > > > >>>>>>>> You know the wonderful receptionist who worked in my office for > > more > > > >>>>>>>> than 23 years - the one who always gave you candy when came over > > to > > > >>>>>>>> visit? I had to let her go last week. I can't afford to pay her > > salary > > > >>>>>>>> and all of the government mandated taxes that go with having > > employees. > > > >>>>>>>> Your grandmother will now work 4 days a week to answer phones, > > take > > > >>>>>>>> orders and handle the books. We will be closed on Fridays and > > will lose > > > >>>>>>>> even more income to the Walmart. > > > > >>>>>>>> I'm also very sorry to report that your cousin Frank will no > > longer be > > > >>>>>>>> working summers in the warehouse. I called him at school this > > morning. > > > >>>>>>>> He already knows about it and he's upset because he will have to > > give up > > > >>>>>>>> skydiving and his yearly trip to Greenland to survey the polar > > bears.. > > > > >>>>>>>> That's just the business side of things. Some personal economic > > effects > > > >>>>>>>> of Obama's new taxation policies include none other than you. > > You know > > > >>>>>>>> very well that over the years your grandmother and I have given > > you > > > >>>>>>>> thousands of dollars in cash, tuition assistance, food, housing, > > > >>>>>>>> clothing, gifts, etc., etc.. But by your vote, you have chosen > > to help > > > >>>>>>>> others -- not at your expense -- but at our expense. > > > > >>>>>>>> If you need money now sweatheart, I recommend you call > > 202-456-1111. > > > >>>>>>>> That is the direct phone number for the White House.. > > > >>>>>>>> You yourself told me how foolish it is to vote Republican. You > > said Mr. > > > >>>>>>>> Obama is going to be the People's President, and is going to > > help every > > > >>>>>>>> American live a better life. Based on everything you've told me, > > along > > > >>>>>>>> with all the promises we heard during the campaign, I'm sure Mr. > > Obama > > > >>>>>>>> will be happy to transfer some stimulus money into your bank > > account. > > > >>>>>>>> Have him call me for the account number which I memorized years > > ago. > > > > >>>>>>>> Perhaps you can now understand what I've been saying all my > > life: those > > > >>>>>>>> who vote for a president should consider the impact on the > > nation as a > > > >>>>>>>> whole, and not be just concerned with what they can get for > > themselves. > > > >>>>>>>> What Obama supporters don't seem to realize is all of the money > > he is > > > >>>>>>>> redistributing to illegal aliens and non-taxpaying A mericans > > (the > > > >>>>>>>> so-called "less fortunate") comes from tax-paying families. > > > > >>>>>>>> Remember how you told me, "Only the richest of the rich will be > > > >>>>>>>> affected"? Well guess what, honey? Because we own a business, > > your > > > >>>>>>>> grandmother and I are now considered to be the richest of the > > rich. On > > > >>>>>>>> paper, it might look that way, but in the real world, we are far > > from it. > > > > >>>>>>>> As you said while campaigning for Obama, some people will have > > to carry > > > >>>>>>>> more of the burden so all of America can prosper. You understand > > what > > > >>>>>>>> that means, right? It means that raising taxes on productive > > people > > > >>>>>>>> results in them having less money. Less money for everything, > > including > > > >>>>>>>> granddaughters. > > > > >>>>>>>> I'm sorry, Ashley, but the well has run dry. The free lunches > > are over. > > > >>>>>>>> I have no money to give you now. > > > > >>>>>>>> So, > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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