I think it was Mark Twain who said there are lies, damn lies, and statistics! I think he was saying that numbers can be juggled to say about anything we want them to say. We common folk don't know what to believe......or at least, I don't. I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, though.:) G'nite everybody. Gotta watch Louisville Cards play basketball.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: Quadius <[email protected]> > Date: November 7, 2012 5:53:06 PM EST > To: quad-list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Vote Tues, Nov. 6th. > > I did a quick check of the CBO and discovered this. There's more to the > paragraph, but this pretty much disqualifies what you have posted. > . "Fiscal year 2012 marks the fourth consecutive year with a deficit above > $1.0 trillion. As a share of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), the > deficit declined—from 8.7 percent in 2011 to 7.0 percent in 2012" > > oh yeah, the CBO is one of the only nonpartisan groups out there. > > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 5:38 PM, Quadius <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with some of your statement about Congress. I do research the > incumbents and know what stance they take. I have voted almost every cycle > to get rid of my present representative, but I am probably only one of the > 10% who do their research before voting. Part of the problem is worth any > two-party monopoly. > > The president does have some awesome powers. One of them being nomination of > Supreme Court justices. > > I don't see how the figures about 73% of our GDP going to deficit and > interest payments alone is possible when you consider that healthcare takes > about 30%. The math doesn't add up. Where did you confirm that fact was > true? Do you consider the source? > > > In a message dated 11/7/2012 4:22:47 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > Yes, you are correct-- i just saw on the news that America is spending 73 > percent of our entire GDP (gross national product ) just on our defecit and > interest payments alone. If Obama and congress don't begin to act seriously > and soon, we are headed for financial collapse. I googled that fact and it > was True. Obama made a promise that in his 1st 4 year term he would cut our > defecit in half---- (man was he wrong, because he added almost 6 more > trillion in debt ) They said some major changes have to start by the years > end. I sure hope they begin working together to save this great nation ! Dan > H.*** > > From: Derrick Winegardner <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, November 7, 2012 3:38:59 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Vote Tues, Nov. 6th. > > lets keep spending tax money until there is nobody working to tax. > look at riots in greece today.....we are on that same path. > > On 11/7/2012 3:37 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> I saved Grover too >> Best Wishes >> >> In a message dated 11/7/2012 2:09:45 P.M. Central Standard Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> I saved Oscar :o) >> >> Patrick >> >> >> --- On Wed, 11/7/12, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Vote Tues, Nov. 6th. >> To: [email protected], [email protected] >> Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 9:59 AM >> >> I saved Big Bird and Grover! >> Best Wishes >> >> In a message dated 11/7/2012 11:48:24 A.M. Central Standard Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> Except the upcoming Civil War. >> >> Eric W Rudd >> [email protected] >> >> From: Lissette Whitehead >> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 2:09 AM >> To: Mandy T ; quadlist >> Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Vote Tues, Nov. 6th. >> >> YAAAYYY... OBAMAAA!!!! NO MORE WAR! >> >> Lissette Whitehead >> >> 1177 Broadway Ste. 18, apt. 127 >> >> Chula Vista, CA 91911 >> >> www.lwgripgloves.com >> >> >> >> Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 17:26:41 -0800 >> From: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Vote Tues, Nov. 6th. >> To: [email protected] >> >> Come the revolution!! >> Mandy >> From: Bobbie Humphreys <[email protected]> >> To: Todd Daugherty <[email protected]> >> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; quad-list >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2012 6:36 PM >> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Vote Tues, Nov. 6th. >> >> OBAMA 4 MORE YEARS!!!!! >> >> >> >> ((((HUGS)))). Bobbie >> >> On Nov 5, 2012, at 7:15 PM, Todd Daugherty <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Go Romney/Ryan!! >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:04 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Already done! >> >> From: "Don Price" <[email protected]> >> To: "quadlist" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2012 3:00:58 PM >> Subject: [QUAD-L] Vote Tues, Nov. 6th. >> >> American citizens, be sure to vote tomorrow [Tuesday, November 6th.] >> >> Federal law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, requires polling >> places be accessible to eligible voters for federal elections. And through >> the 2002 Help America Vote Act, states can get federal funds to improve >> polling center accessibility. Should you find your voting site inaccessible, >> please report it immediately to your local elections board. >> http://votesmart.org/ >> >> Vote!! >> >> [please let's not start a candidates discussion/flame war here. I think >> we're all weary of that.] :) >> >> Don. >> >> >> > > >
