Will Rand Paul plunge the world into catastrophic depression?

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lawgator1 said:
Rand Paul refers to being enslaved to debt and that the country cannot spend more than it takes in.

The only way that the country can service its debt, and we are scheduled to need to deal with it around March, is to legislatively raise the debt ceiling. Even very conservative Senators have recognized this but have voted to raise it.

This country has never defaulted on its debt.

But Rand Paul speaks in terms suggesting he might individually filibuster the act to raise the ceiling. If he does, when we hit midnight on that day, we will default.

And if that happens you can have all the gold coins and seeds you want from Glenn Beck. Won't help.
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Looks like you were watching MSNBC last night. Shocking. I also assume you thought their coverage was right down the middle. Not so much.

They were peeing on themselves talking about Rand Paul and the issue of the debt ceiling saying that it could bring the world to Anarchy.

Anarchy.

Sneaky smart Olbermann said it more than once and he wasn't joking.

Little Rand Paul from Kentucky can bring the whole world down in just one instance.

Anarchy.

The liberals *****ed and moaned (LG lead the charge) that the right was using scare tactics to win and on election night when they see their media bias failed miserably they start using Anarchy to descirbe the situation because of their own didn't get elected.

Anarchy.

Wow.

Who knew Rand Paul had the whole world in his hands?

Matthews, Olbermann, and Maddow are the biggest hypocrits clowns on cable TV. No wonder MSNBC's ratings are in the toilet.
 
#27
#27
They also showed O'Donnells consession speech and Olbermann told viewers to "get your popcorn ready." However, there was zero coverage of Alvin Greene and absoutly no consession speech coverage of him.

Why not LG?

Fill me in on this centrist garbage that overwhlemed the MSNBC broadcast for 90% of the night.
 
#28
#28
I'm for a debt ceiling. And since when have pesky laws stopped the cali's from doing anything.
 
#29
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VOLinthaATL said:
They also showed O'Donnells consession speech and Olbermann told viewers to "get your popcorn ready." However, there was zero coverage of Alvin Greene and absoutly no consession speech coverage of him.

Why not LG?

Fill me in on this centrist garbage that overwhlemed the MSNBC broadcast for 90% of the night.
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I watched the entire show and it was a complete embarrassment to election coverage. Ed Schultz was easily the worst, with Olbermann chiming in as nothing more than a wicked smart hack and Maddow eventually becoming the shrieking idiot that she is. Painful, but very entertaining. Chris Matthews has simply devolved into a sad partisan idiot. He's a very stupid version of Limbaugh. Wonder why they have no viewership.
 
#30
#30
I also understand the thought of at the stroke of midnight defaulting but on the same sense, here's a novel idea; why not quit slapping down the damned credit cards when they are already maxed. I know too simple but god it's what we simpletons have to do.
 
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OrangeYankee said:
I also understand the thought of at the stroke of midnight defaulting but on the same sense, here's a novel idea; why not quit slapping down the damned credit cards when they are already maxed. I know too simple but god it's what we simpletons have to do.
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why quit using the cards when you can just request a credit limit increase?
 
#33
#33
I really could care less about the rest of the world. We need to worry about America first, before we try and put Chinese and Mexicans to work.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
Chris Matthews has simply devolved into a sad partisan idiot. He's a very stupid version of Limbaugh. Wonder why they have no viewership.
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when he first came on years ago i actually watched him and found it entertaining. sometime in the past 3 or 4 years he starterd really losing it.
 
#35
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droski said:
when he first came on years ago i actually watched him and found it entertaining. sometime in the past 3 or 4 years he starterd really losing it.
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agreed. Not sure which was an act. Current idiot or reasonable guy from a decade ago. My guess is, since he's a Carter admin flunkee, the reasonable guy was pure act and very difficult for him.
 
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yup. i remember thinking he was pretty resonable for a carter guy. there was a time when msnbc was the only alternative to cnn and they seemed to be trying to get the moderate viewer. no longer.
 
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CountVolcula said:
I really could care less about the rest of the world. We need to worry about America first, before we try and put Chinese and Mexicans to work.
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Technically, it's the Chinese that are keeping US afloat as much as the other way around.
 
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IPorange said:
Technically, it's the Chinese that are keeping US afloat as much as the other way around.
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easy there IP. They are providing a very cheap labor force and little more. They run a serious tightrope here if they let the American protectionists roll into any real voice. We hammer them with tariffs over their bullshiz exchange rate and they bite the bullet just as badly as we do.
 
#43
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BigPapaVol said:
but Beck has never tried to pass himself off as a political analyst or watchdog type for the people. Hardball was supposed to be exactly that.
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Even worse, he has a Sunday morning political analysis show. He was terrible last night.
 
#45
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BigPapaVol said:
easy there IP. They are providing a very cheap labor force and little more. They run a serious tightrope here if they let the American protectionists roll into any real voice. We hammer them with tariffs over their bullshiz exchange rate and they bite the bullet just as badly as we do.
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Agreed. That's why I said "as much." we're two cards leaning against one another.
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droski said:
yup. i remember thinking he was pretty resonable for a carter guy. there was a time when msnbc was the only alternative to cnn and they seemed to be trying to get the moderate viewer. no longer.
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I agree that MSNBC is slanted heavily to the left. What I really don't understand why people are up in arms about it. I have heard the commentators say as much. Olbermann admits it openly, so does Maddow and Ed Schultz. I have never heard them try to hide under the auspices of being unbiased... Evening programming on news stations lost their objectivity long ago. I am not a Fox News fan. I think everyone agrees they have a right slant or at least they should, IMO. Here's the difference as I see it. I really have never heard MSNBC say they were unbiased (not saying they haven't said it). I constantly hear "Fair and Balanced" from Fox. Fox is as 'balanced' as MSNBC just toward the opposite side. I don't hate Fox, I just think they are not truthful with a slogan like that. As a moderate, I find it increasingly difficult to find unbiased media. I watch CNN most of the time. IMO they have the least amount of slant out there, not saying they have no slant, either.
It comes down to personal preference in the end. One station caters to the left and one to the right...Live and let live, I say.
 
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droski said:
olbermann has admitted it openly? link?
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Look for transcripts from his show on Monday Nov. 1. Don't have an exact link. Was at my mother's house and heard him say so myself on his show. Does Olbermann claim he is correct on the issues? Yes. Does Olbermann claim to be impartial? No. Anyone that has seen his show can tell that just like anyone that has heard Limbaugh, Hannity, etc. They think they are correct, also. Not saying he has never done this, but I have never heard Olbermann claim to be 'balanced'. He isn't; neither is Fox. But their slogan says "Fair and Balanced". JMO
 
#49
#49
i've never heard beck say he thinks he's balanced. nor have I seen any admission by msnbc that their news coverage is liberal. you dont' see the difference between the commentators and the actual news?
 
#50
#50
Fox always has, or at least invites someone, from each side to be there to debate. What else do you want them to do?
Fox has made Bob Beckel(sp) and several other libs, famous.
 
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