tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post4348672477212807335..comments2024-02-15T02:46:48.670-05:00Comments on Erin O'Brien: The economically ignorantErin O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-54419565601744637602015-01-19T08:38:01.367-05:002015-01-19T08:38:01.367-05:00From Joe earlier in this comment thread.
"We...From <a href="http://hoosierboy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Joe</a> earlier in this comment thread.<br /><br />"We could discuss the cost of meat and milk compared to 2008"<br /><br />Yes, we could.<br /><br />"Meanwhile, consumers are seeing milk prices slashed. At the peak last year, a gallon of whole milk cost an average of $3.86. The most recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate it's now $3.82 a gallon -- lower in places like Madison, where skim milk cost $2.99 a gallon -- and prices are again expected to fall this spring.."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2015/01/17/food-farm-dairy-woes-milk-price/" rel="nofollow">source</a><br /><br />Thanks, Obama!<br /><br />Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-70788880202749737352015-01-06T16:40:00.803-05:002015-01-06T16:40:00.803-05:00THE ENDURING LEGACY OF ROMNEY 2012:
"We'...THE ENDURING LEGACY OF ROMNEY 2012:<br /><br />"We're not going to allow fact-checkers to dictate our campaign."--Romney campaign pollster Neil Newhouse, August 2012<br /><br /><br />MR Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-10750322532545524602015-01-06T10:50:21.328-05:002015-01-06T10:50:21.328-05:00From tne smug little sychophant file:
Welcome to ...From tne smug little sychophant file:<br /><br />Welcome to Post-Racial America<br />The new Congress is 80 percent white, 80 percent male and 92 percent Christian<br /><br />Have a nice day(patronizing as well)<br /><br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-71899563654470764162015-01-03T12:36:46.780-05:002015-01-03T12:36:46.780-05:00I had resolved to be a smug little sycophant this ...I had resolved to be a smug little sycophant this year. I'm ahead of schedule.<br /><br /><br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-33329735898368499282015-01-03T12:30:01.953-05:002015-01-03T12:30:01.953-05:00Right RJ because anyone who isn't a smug littl...Right RJ because anyone who isn't a smug little sycophant like you must be a dinosaur.<br /><br />Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269114655802698386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-7989533127163204872015-01-03T11:24:49.123-05:002015-01-03T11:24:49.123-05:00I pulled the term from this sentence in your origi...I pulled the term from this sentence in your original post: "The only bright side is I can gloat and say "I told you so" to all of you economically ignorant mofos voting for hope and change."<br /><br />So thank yourself for the term.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-73020050783992398732015-01-03T11:21:50.494-05:002015-01-03T11:21:50.494-05:00Is popcorn part of the paleo diet?
RJIs popcorn part of the paleo diet?<br /><br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-71393273084033259292015-01-03T11:17:57.249-05:002015-01-03T11:17:57.249-05:00Thin skinned? You go out of you way to call me out...Thin skinned? You go out of you way to call me out as economically ignorant, citing a six year-old post. When I respond, pointing out that you are both full of shit and a hypocrite to boot, your best answer is that I can't take criticism. <br /><br />Nice <br /><br />Typical journalist -- make sure the retraction is buried on page ten.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269114655802698386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-45731266277979702932015-01-03T09:52:36.404-05:002015-01-03T09:52:36.404-05:00Sure Joe. Fine, I was wrong. I'm sorry. You we...Sure Joe. Fine, I was wrong. I'm sorry. You were right. Gas reached $4 in Indiana. <br /><br />You sure are one thin-skinned cat. Must be exhausting.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-10505386402363203642015-01-03T09:47:33.713-05:002015-01-03T09:47:33.713-05:00Btw gas reached more than $4 in Indiana in 2011
h...Btw gas reached more than $4 in Indiana in 2011<br /><br />http://www.IndianaGasPrices.com/retail_price_chart.aspx?city1=Indiana&city2=&city3=&crude=n&tme=72&units=us<br /><br />I'm sure an apology will be forthcomingJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269114655802698386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-49211967463400269912015-01-03T09:30:45.900-05:002015-01-03T09:30:45.900-05:00@Joe-
Check your calendar. It's only 2015. ...@Joe-<br /><br />Check your calendar. It's only 2015. Kinda hard to prospectively fact check predictions.<br /><br />P.S. "It's Obama's economy now."<br /><br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-23090286412820298042015-01-03T08:36:34.373-05:002015-01-03T08:36:34.373-05:00I think someone needs a little nap.I think someone needs a little nap.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-77226319647479270212015-01-03T08:29:35.918-05:002015-01-03T08:29:35.918-05:00Since you are now the self-appointed official fact...Since you are now the self-appointed official fact checker of all things, I assume we will soon see a post-excoriating Al Gore and Paul Erlich for the inaccucies of their Global Warming statements. Perhaps we will read a harsh editorial condemning Obama on his prediction the ACA would save every family $2500 in premiums or that "if you like your plan you can keep it"?<br /><br />After all, being short on forecasting gas prices by ten or twelve cents is nothing compared to predicting a billion people will die by 2020 due to climate change. Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269114655802698386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-72086137588556270692015-01-01T00:40:58.401-05:002015-01-01T00:40:58.401-05:00Don't forget about asking people to turn their...Don't forget about asking people to turn their thermostats down to 68.<br /><br /><br />MRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-12188078778059078362014-12-31T23:43:32.604-05:002014-12-31T23:43:32.604-05:00" ... The prospect of the effect on the Ameri..." ... The prospect of the effect on the American public of such prices is nightmarish. What will Americans do when told to pay $2 a gallon for gasoline?"<br />-- Frederick Forsyth, "The Negotiator" (1989) [from a fictional report]<br /><br />Mr. Forsyth, How about, say, dancing in the street à la Alexis Zorba?<br /><br />«Senex Ægypti Parvi»Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-66857131372138055592014-12-30T17:28:53.405-05:002014-12-30T17:28:53.405-05:00If you need more reasons to be cheerful then I hig...If you need more reasons to be cheerful then I highly recommend <a href="http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)61682-2/abstract" rel="nofollow">the latest global disease review in the Lancet</a>. <br /><br />It shows how deaths from every major global disease are decreasing (and this really does mean all of them - even AIDs/HIV has peaked). <br /><br />I found <a href="http://cdn2.spectator.co.uk/wp-content/blogs.dir/11/files/2014/12/War-on-Disease-620x397.jpg" rel="nofollow">this chart</a> to be really striking.<br /><br />Of course this doesn't mean that disease incidence is decreasing but it's still cause for optimism.Dudesworthynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-91032346024259972822014-12-29T09:39:10.420-05:002014-12-29T09:39:10.420-05:00Good Choice.
"That seems to be more helpful ...Good Choice.<br /><br />"That seems to be more helpful than cheap talk or hash tag activism."-Bill<br /><br />This much we can agree upon. <br /><br />I sent 50 and pledged 500K in your name.<br /><br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-27466932970083756982014-12-29T01:12:05.618-05:002014-12-29T01:12:05.618-05:00I'm sure the Innocence Project would appreciat...I'm sure the Innocence Project would appreciate a nice fat donation. That seems to be more helpful than cheap talk or hash tag activism. The fact that we try to apprehend and convict criminals doesn't seem to slow down the applications for citizenship.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-78001627015123681552014-12-28T21:34:57.515-05:002014-12-28T21:34:57.515-05:00"Still, the USA remains the "shining cit..."Still, the USA remains the "shining city on the hill" for freedom loving people around the world"-Bill<br /><br />You checked the size of the prison population lately or were you too busy calculating the CPI?<br /><br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-63696707285713068512014-12-28T20:23:44.196-05:002014-12-28T20:23:44.196-05:00This country has always bounced back. We have the...This country has always bounced back. We have the best system of government there is and we can always vote out the people who did not live up to our expectations or said they'd do one thing, if elected, and did just the opposite. Half of the country is doing fine, including me. I believe more of us would be living the American dream if more of us stopped depending on the government for most things in our lives. We need a social safety net, a strong defense, working infrastructure, and, most of all, a civil society. The people who make their living dividing races, genders, ages, are doing us harm. Still, the USA remains the "shining city on the hill" for freedom loving people around the world. I'm optimistic that in the next few years, we'll be shining even brighter.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-15135047192349526212014-12-28T13:51:51.838-05:002014-12-28T13:51:51.838-05:00Everything bad. Me depressed.Everything bad. Me depressed.Michael Lawlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07872581133344179082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-92053456408009166962014-12-28T08:38:07.836-05:002014-12-28T08:38:07.836-05:00**sigh****sigh**Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-55516602104968502432014-12-27T23:43:47.440-05:002014-12-27T23:43:47.440-05:00I suspect ole George III spoke much the same about...I suspect ole George III spoke much the same about the American Revolutionaries. On balance I'd say they've made a helluva stinky mess themselves. Ask the folks of Williston, N.D. where there's a growth industry in human trafficking to service the oil field workers. Bill and Joe can ring the bell at the stock exchange when "Hookers.Com" goes public.<br /><br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-27418436497905412182014-12-27T22:35:32.534-05:002014-12-27T22:35:32.534-05:00there were certainly consequences from 'occupy...there were certainly consequences from 'occupy'. filthy, smelly encampments, inconveniencing thousands of people trying to get to work or shop. millions of dollars of property damage. easy news stories for a lazy ass press. pretty much the same consequences as the 'hands up don't shoot' group minus the encampments.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-22752443459066956292014-12-27T20:37:40.044-05:002014-12-27T20:37:40.044-05:00One of the key issues of the 2012 Presidential ele...One of the key issues of the 2012 Presidential election was income inequality. The 'Occupy' movement put it there.<br /><br />One may disagree with the 'Occupy' movement and its model for protest, and one can certainly disagree with their goals, but there is no case to be made that it was inconsequential. That's simply untrue.<br /><br /><br />MRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com