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Trance750		2011-11-13 10:57:10 AM

How can you attract businesses when you tax them to extinction?

BunkyBrewman		2011-11-13 10:59:39 AM

Trance750: How can you attract businesses when you tax them to extinction?

And those businesses that have been taxed to extinction are?

Dusk-You-n-Me		2011-11-13 11:05:04 AM

djkutch		2011-11-13 11:38:07 AM

BunkyBrewman: Trance750: How can you attract businesses when you tax them to extinction?

And those businesses that have been taxed to extinction are?

Pssst...don't tell him what the tax rates were in the 50's. Or, the 80's. Times when America was perfect.

Tigger		2011-11-13 11:47:44 AM

How dare he question the commitment and drive with which this country pursues ignorance and stupidity.

LordZorch		2011-11-13 11:53:42 AM

Obama knows as much about business as my dog does about calculus.

CougarJeff		2011-11-13 12:12:47 PM

LordZorch: Obama knows as much about business as my dog does about calculus.

That must be a hell of a dog.

hillbillypharmacist		2011-11-13 12:31:04 PM

CougarJeff: That must be a hell of a dog.

Dogs are smarter than people give them credit for.
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clancifer		2011-11-13 12:49:40 PM

LordZorch: Obama knows as much about business as my dog does about calculus.

He doesn't offshore enough jobs to be an American businessman.

Skleenar		2011-11-13 01:08:04 PM

GaryPDX: This clown is flat out delusional.

I think you missed the ^ in your post.

Kumana Wanalaia		2011-11-13 01:11:00 PM

DON'T TALK BAD ABOUT THE JOB CREATORS!!!!!11

Five Minute Standup		2011-11-13 01:11:47 PM

...and fat.

barneyfifesbullet		2011-11-13 01:12:08 PM

Did Obama bow deeply as he was saying it?

2wolves		2011-11-13 01:13:18 PM

Trance750: How can you attract businesses when you tax them to extinction?

Please don't post while in the grip of dengue fever. Thank you.

simsite9		2011-11-13 01:14:18 PM

Nice paraphrasing, farktardmitter.

Sabyen91		2011-11-13 01:14:31 PM

barneyfifesbullet: Did Obama bow deeply as he was saying it?

It was a CEO conference so since he isn't a Republican, no.

StopLurkListen		2011-11-13 01:14:45 PM

As usual, the full quote is not quite what the headline makes it out to be, and is pretty much what conservatives would agree with.

History's greatest monster.

bujin		2011-11-13 01:15:41 PM

Skleenar: GaryPDX: This clown is flat out delusional.

I think you missed the ^ in your post.

Is Obama's statement inaccurate? Seems pretty non-controversial to me. But of course, Obama said it, so it must be wrong.

FlashHarry		2011-11-13 01:16:03 PM

a) that's not what he said
b) had he said that, he would have been right

Old enough to know better		2011-11-13 01:16:48 PM

"But we've been a little bit lazy, I think, over the last couple of decades. We've kind of taken for granted -- well, people will want to come here and we aren't out there hungry, selling America and trying to attract new business into America, Obama said.

I'm not seeing anything there I disagree with. We've gotten complacent, plain and simple.

Otherwise whats your explaination? That the Chinese are just better than us?

Weaver95		2011-11-13 01:17:12 PM

GaryPDX: This clown is flat out delusional.

t1.gstatic.com

I know why you hold your group therapy sessions in the day light....

s2s2s2		2011-11-13 01:17:33 PM

GOP: Americans are lazy.
Libs: Fark you!

Lib: Americans are lazy.
GOP: Fark you!

U-N-I-T-Y!

Gwyrddu		2011-11-13 01:18:02 PM

GaryPDX: This clown is flat out delusional.

So you disagree with Obama here and think that the government has done a good job (including Obama) in attracting foreign business into the US, or are you just disagreeing because Obama said it? Has criticism of Obama become so automatic that you are now criticizing self-criticism?

Weaver95		2011-11-13 01:18:29 PM

Trance750: How can you attract businesses when you tax them to extinction?

And which businesses would this be...?

s2s2s2		2011-11-13 01:20:11 PM

Weaver95: Trance750: How can you attract businesses when you tax them to extinction?

And which businesses would this be...?

The small ones that can't compete.

DarnoKonrad		2011-11-13 01:21:22 PM

We haven't gotten "lazy" about anything, we've actively pushed business to the lowest cost labor markets by the globalist polices we've perused.

12349876		2011-11-13 01:21:25 PM

Obama is right. Those Occupy douchebags need to STFU and GBTW. McDonalds is hiring.

xaveth		2011-11-13 01:22:28 PM

Pot meet kettle.

offmymeds		2011-11-13 01:22:56 PM

sgtbh Just now

Obowma is an insolent,
militant, incompetent, narcissistic, execrable, America-hating slug. He is a
union slave who has never worked a day in his life, yet he blames the failures
of those who chose their own path on the successes of those who earned their
way through hard work and commitment to family, community, and country.

He is an opportunistic community agitator and a dishonest predator; constantly
on the prowl for a situation or occurrence that he can exploit to benefit his
agenda, no matter how it affects the future of the nation. He hates American
culture, American values, and American people. He hates the Constitution of the
United States and he abhors the Declaration of Independence.

He is a proponent of separatist multiculturalism and its inherent disruption of
progress toward a unified America and the common good of all citizens. He is
for open borders and closed minds. He has no regard for the rule of law or for
the fair and impartial, yet critical, judgment of criminals and terrorists.

He is for INSTANT EQUALITY and he is against EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.

He is a Godless worm who is in favor of continual government intervention so as
to alter the courses and lives of those who are the least fit to survive and
prosper.

He is for Affirmative Action, political correctness, welfare, never-ending
unemployment benefits, unbridled labor union power, globalism, wealth
redistribution, restriction of free speech and movement, energy-based
strangulation of business and prosperity, punishment through taxation, and the
ridiculous notion that human beings can affect the climate.

He has a progressive, leftist, talking-point excuse for each and every one of
his patriotic, social, intellectual, and contributory shortcomings, of which there
are many.

He is pathetic.

He is a Democrat.

He is Barack Obama.

Most disconcerting of all; he is the President.

If you care about the future of this great nation, set aside an hour or two on
Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and cast a decisive vote against Barack Obama.

God bless America. America, bless God.

/from the comments

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Sabyen91		2011-11-13 01:24:18 PM

xaveth: Pot meet kettle.

It's funny because he is black...and lazy.

Weaver95		2011-11-13 01:24:31 PM

s2s2s2: Weaver95: Trance750: How can you attract businesses when you tax them to extinction?

And which businesses would this be...?

The small ones that can't compete.

those are generally crushed by megacorporations who (ab)use their government lobbying contacts to simply rewrite regulations on a whim.

Wyalt Derp		2011-11-13 01:25:04 PM

LordZorch: Obama knows as much about business as my dog does about calculus.

Yay, Mathdog!

s2s2s2		2011-11-13 01:26:11 PM

Weaver95: s2s2s2: Weaver95: Trance750: How can you attract businesses when you tax them to extinction?

And which businesses would this be...?

The small ones that can't compete.

those are generally crushed by megacorporations who (ab)use their government lobbying contacts to simply rewrite regulations on a whim.

Yeah, that's what I said.

jso2897		2011-11-13 01:26:12 PM

Damn, righties are easy to troll. Sometimes, you have to wonder if they're really very bright.

jamspoon		2011-11-13 01:26:18 PM

s2s2s2: GOP: Americans are lazy.
Libs: Fark you!

Lib: Americans are lazy.
GOP: Fark you!

U-N-I-T-Y!

GOP: American workers are lazy.
Libs: Fark you!

Lib: American businesses are lazy.
GOP: Fark you!

There, fixed it for you. Hows your UNITY doing?

Mike_LowELL		2011-11-13 01:26:25 PM

Obama will be impached by the end of the week.

FlashHarry		2011-11-13 01:27:28 PM

Mike_LowELL: Obama will be impached by the end of the week.

lol

Mantour		2011-11-13 01:28:04 PM

He must have borrowed the teleprompter from the GOP.

crab66		2011-11-13 01:29:17 PM

Derp.

JQPublic		2011-11-13 01:30:49 PM

O teleprompter, you so silly.

Notabunny		2011-11-13 01:30:57 PM

I have a great idea! You know how US corporations fire thousands of Americans and ship their jobs to China? And you know how those corporations have billions in profits parked offshore? How about if you give them a "Tax Holiday" so they can bring those profits home tax free? That way their CEOs will receive billions in bonuses and they can enjoy the full benefits of firing Americans. That's a sure-fire way to attract more businesses here.

/you dolt

Serious Black		2011-11-13 01:31:07 PM

He's right. A lot of businesses would rather be rent seekers than produce services and products that actually benefit people.

Mantour		2011-11-13 01:32:41 PM

offmymeds: sgtbh Just now

Obowma is an insolent,
militant, incompetent, narcissistic, execrable, America-hating slug. He is a
union slave who has never worked a day in his life, yet he blames the failures
of those who chose their own path on the successes of those who earned their
way through hard work and commitment to family, community, and country.

He is an opportunistic community agitator and a dishonest predator; constantly
on the prowl for a situation or occurrence that he can exploit to benefit his
agenda, no matter how it affects the future of the nation. He hates American
culture, American values, and American people. He hates the Constitution of the
United States and he abhors the Declaration of Independence.

He is a proponent of separatist multiculturalism and its inherent disruption of
progress toward a unified America and the common good of all citizens. He is
for open borders and closed minds. He has no regard for the rule of law or for
the fair and impartial, yet critical, judgment of criminals and terrorists.

He is for INSTANT EQUALITY and he is against EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.

He is a Godless worm who is in favor of continual government intervention so as
to alter the courses and lives of those who are the least fit to survive and
prosper.

He is for Affirmative Action, political correctness, welfare, never-ending
unemployment benefits, unbridled labor union power, globalism, wealth
redistribution, restriction of free speech and movement, energy-based
strangulation of business and prosperity, punishment through taxation, and the
ridiculous notion that human beings can affect the climate.

He has a progressive, leftist, talking-point excuse for each and every one of
his patriotic, social, intellectual, and contributory shortcomings, of which there
are many.

He is pathetic.

He is a Democrat.

He is Barack Obama.

Most disconcerting of all; he is the President.

If you care about the future of this great nation, set aside an hour or two on
Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and cast a decisive vote against Barack Obama.

God bless America. America, bless God.

/from the comments

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HMS_Blinkin		2011-11-13 01:32:41 PM

LordZorch: Obama knows as much about business as my dog does about calculus.

Then Obama must have an instinctive knowledge of business. Maybe pick a better metaphor next time. (new window)

Serious Black		2011-11-13 01:32:46 PM

Mike_LowELL: Obama will be impached by the end of the week.

Not if we can steal his magical time machine to go back to January 20, 2009 and impeach him then for the high crime of presidenting while black.

Weaver95		2011-11-13 01:33:56 PM

Mike_LowELL: Obama will be impached by the end of the week.

'impached'? what does that even mean?

The Numbers		2011-11-13 01:35:52 PM

jso2897: Damn, righties are easy to troll. Sometimes, you have to wonder if they're really very bright.

If you tie susceptibility to trolls to a lack of intelligence, its going to leave quite a lot of those on the left looking pretty stupid as well...

jjorsett		2011-11-13 01:36:38 PM

bujin: Obama said it, so it must be wrong.

Not always, but that's the way to bet.

farkin_Gary		2011-11-13 01:36:50 PM

Look, we should be throwing ourselves headlong into saving prosperity and the planet by building the new Green Energy Economy, like China, India and Russia are...

umm wait a second...

I'll get back to ya on that ~