Barack "You Must Pass This Bill" Obama Speaks (Again), Threatens Middle Class With Tax Hikes

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You know it: the chief Nobel prize winner in Oration and Teleprompting is out and about and has already threatened that unless Congress acts, the middle class will see a tax hike. And by act he means "passing this bill." That's right: after half our readers were hospitalized with alcohol poisoning yesterday, the challenge is back for the second day in a row. The rules are known: a shot must be taken every time Obama says "You must pass this bill."

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Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:08 | 1669128 Abitdodgie
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Okay pass the vodka

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:14 | 1669176 Matxeu
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Ouzo is the drink of the hour

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:18 | 1669207 redpill
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Absinthe!

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 14:13 | 1669521 bigdumbnugly
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i wonder if this game has hit the college campuses yet.

beer pong is so yesterday...

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 14:25 | 1669603 MachoMan
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beerpong is a timeless classic...  given it requires drinking and females are generally naturally disadvantaged due to height (trajectory of throw and distance from the cup causes less chance to score a bucket).  Aside from the communicable diseases transferred through common drinking cups...  and aside from the whole baseketball "psych out" meme where your scantily clad female opponents will inevitably bring out the big guns in an attempt to distract you, thereby making their fathers even more proud.

Literally, I can't believe the government (taxpayers) pays for kids to do this for 4+ years...   

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 14:54 | 1669729 bigdumbnugly
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true.  it is a timeless classic at that.

no off-season really - unless you count summer break - but i am sure they just use this brief interruption to hone their talents at the local pubs.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:23 | 1669235 Buckaroo Banzai
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"Threatens Middle Class"-- what middle class?

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:26 | 1669245 SheepDog-One
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'A shot must be taken every time Obama says 'You must pass this bill!'

Oh....we'll never be so lucky to get shots from a grassy knoll.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:44 | 1669348 Comay Mierda
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"middle class" is polite newspeak for "serfs"

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 14:52 | 1669717 The Proletariat
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Proletarian class....

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 16:01 | 1670096 A Nanny Moose
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Chocolate rations will increased to 20 grams.

 

Doubleplusgood

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 15:12 | 1669838 mkkby
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How about if the middle class threatens back with a strike?  What happens to Obummer and his happy banksters if we all refuse to pay our debt?

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:08 | 1669130 carbonmutant
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"half our readers were hospitalized with alcohol poisoning yesterday"...LOL

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:11 | 1669154 baby_BLYTHE
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pretty much sums it up, though I think Tyler was being generous to us with that figure

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:14 | 1669177 carbonmutant
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I noticed that the stock in my cabinet was surprisingly low last night...

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:15 | 1669185 Cindy_Dies_In_T...
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Drat, looks like I got my stomache pumped yesterday night for no good reason. (Drinking the above ZHers' vodka.

 

PS- Middle class tax hike, by that he means inflation? health care insurance crap that raised my current premium 25%? All of the above?

 

baahhhhh. Drink more. bahhhhhhh (thats a sheep people. I'm fucking drunk, and no, by that I am Not fucking a sheep, Geez you dirty minded people!)

 

 

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:24 | 1669242 X.inf.capt
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uh, cindy

WHAT MIDDLE CLASS!

inflation killed them off a while ago..

oh, the drink of choice now is OUZO!

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:25 | 1669251 DonnieD
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The only vodka the middle class can afford is Popov. I'm sure Obama sips Ciroc.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:33 | 1669285 carbonmutant
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Grey Goose bitchez...

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:58 | 1669426 X.inf.capt
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if this gets any worse, people will only be able to afford...

MAD DOG 20-20

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 14:18 | 1669558 Kobe Beef
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But Blankfein & Dimon can still trade lines off a hooker's tits, so it's all OK America.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 16:36 | 1670225 Moe Howard
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Morgen David {mad dog} formula 

20% grain alcohol

20% grape juice

60% unknown

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 17:58 | 1670577 Shirley Wilfahrt
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That ain't Mad Dog.....that Mellow Delight!

Don't let the smooth taste fool ya!

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:09 | 1669135 Archimedes
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that's right: after half our readers were hospitalized with alcohol poisoning yesterday, Now that's comedy!

Sorry Obama..I heard this speech before...

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:10 | 1669140 digitlman
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I work in Apex, NC, which is where he just was this morning.  I meant to go and throw a shoe at him.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:17 | 1669199 czarangelus
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I've been dreaming of him doing a meet and greet at my workplace for just this reason. On the other hand, he might not be worth losing one of my boots for.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:36 | 1669299 Jonas Parker
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Don't waste the shoe...

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:51 | 1669387 PulauHantu29
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Dollar Store Flip Flop is more economical....after all, what's left of the Middle Class is in a depression.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:38 | 1669320 pods
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Greetings northern neighbor!  Bout 15 min south of ya.

pods

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 15:07 | 1669799 Chump
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And 30 mins west for me.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 15:56 | 1670066 krispkritter
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If you ever get the chance again make sure you borrow one from Richard Reid...

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:10 | 1669141 Cdad
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My services are available to prewrite obituaries and eulogies, in exchange for a small fee, for those of you who intend to take up the challenge despite yesterday's tragic losses. 

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:11 | 1669159 Cdad
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...better hurry...limited time only.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:10 | 1669142 caerus
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jeezus not again

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:38 | 1669315 IQ 145
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"The beatings will continue until morale improves"

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:34 | 1669144 TruthInSunshine
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At the rate that the middle class in America (aka Amerikranski) is being destroyed, threats against the middle class will be akin to pissing into the wind, which The Bernank does often, and when the backsplash hits ordinary people in the face, The Bernank tells them it's a warm, refreshing rain to nourish all those green shoots.

Recovery Summer™ 3.0 just passed by, and 50 million Americans on food stamps, record deficits and debt, a real jobless rate of 20%, falling real wages, inflation of about 9%, a housing depression, the ongoing draining of the savers and retirees to support Zombified Banks & Parasitic Wall Street, a housing depression that has no end, a Eurozone that's literally melting down, and more political rhetoric is all we get.

Oh, and equity markets are at NOMINAL levels last seen in 1999 (in real terms, mark that to 1986).

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:46 | 1669355 espirit
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The new middle class lives at poverty level, so just try taking a chunk out of that.  The rest are riding the paper ponzi of wealth, and truly cannot ante up a silver dime.

Showtime, bitchez.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:11 | 1669150 flacon
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Hey "oh-so-wise" Obama: is INFLATION TAXATION?...?? 

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:19 | 1669211 SumSUN
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"Pass this bill!"

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:11 | 1669152 xtop23
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Yes by all means if you dont pass my "jobs bill" which is simply another kick the can stimulus bill that will create ZERO lasting employment the rapidly shrinking middle class will get higher taxes.

Im sorry to be blunt but I just cant keep it cordial any longer. I fucking hate this guy.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:11 | 1669155 Bithead1
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Stop....STOP>....STOP.  I can't keep up with the shots....

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:11 | 1669156 EhKnowKneeMass
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The gentleman looks and sounds shit drunk!!

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:11 | 1669158 Midwest Prepper
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TOTUS is a moron. It's almost unbelievable.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:35 | 1669295 IQ 145
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Look up the you-tube video where he tells his audience he just visited 57 american states. that ought to do it for you. As my friend Dave Barry, would say, "I'm not making this up !"

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:47 | 1669365 NotApplicable
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He didn't say what year, did he? For all you know, he could be from the future.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:53 | 1669391 Rodent Freikorps
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The future must be pretty lame, then.

That's it!

He was sent back by a dying commie religion to kill their nemesis at a time when it was weakest.

 

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 14:33 | 1669629 Ms. Erable
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Idiocracy in reverse - send a random asshat back in time to secure your dumbed-down future.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:11 | 1669162 Colorado14er
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What are you talking about?  There's no blood in my alcohol system!

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:11 | 1669163 Clorox Cowboy
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"We're 'Merikans!...We're patriots and pioneers!"  AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!  Shoot me.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:14 | 1669164 vast-dom
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Need to get back to work. 

 

In the meantie, here's YOUR homework assignment Obummer: go FUCK YOURSELF and while you do that you'll hopefully auto-erotic-asphyxiate yourself! 

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:12 | 1669165 GeneMarchbanks
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Jon Stewart was right. Campaign 'Bama is badass whereas President Obama is sad and tragic.

Ohhh Lord, he just said: JOBS and then PASS THIS BILL......  ...... (projectile vomit)

I have to leave...

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:18 | 1669203 Spaceman Spiff
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Campaign Obama pretty much signaled all his presidential actions.   They were always the same guy at heart.  Stewart just needs to make himself feel better.    

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:12 | 1669167 Au_Ag_CuPbCu
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Another plan doomed to fail...in order to raise taxes on the middle class there needs to actually be....a middle class.  IDIOTS!

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:12 | 1669169 achmachat
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I just outsmarted all of youze!

I filled the vodka bottle with chocolate milk!

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:27 | 1669263 Dr. Richard Head
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Be careful!  The gallon milk drinking challenge is near impossible - http://community.comedycentral.com/Video/Gallon-Milk-Challenge-Fail/04CFAFFFF0201ED1D001B011831F8

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:14 | 1669178 TradingJoe
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BloomTard blantanlty lying oon tv about latest bond auction of 13B 30Y...yes you guessed it...it was BETTR THEN EXPECTED :))))

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:15 | 1669180 Bithead1
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Did Michelle take a separate jet to go shopping in Raleigh?

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:36 | 1669303 pods
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Actually TOTUS is in Raleigh. Speech is at State, and Apex is a burb just west.

pods

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:15 | 1669181 Sudden Debt
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Obama: PASS THIS BILL OR I'LL BASH MY HEAD AGAINST ALL THOSE 10 INCH GLASS WALLS WHICH PROTECT ME FROM THE COMON PLEBS!!!

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:30 | 1669278 IQ 145
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Could we borrow your King? I think we have a problem. Maybe he should threaten to bang his little fists on the table and scream until he gets his way.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:48 | 1669374 Sudden Debt
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He's back on vacation after that 1 working day... I'm sorry....

But would one of our princes do? THEY ARE GENIUSSES!!

Idiot 1:

http://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CCgQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dg8C0tg17mWk&ei=yOdwTsDsCsSgOszu-KQJ&usg=AFQjCNEQXq8C8CWS8TwgWUZezNiu-7kQuQ&sig2=rHh5nlNN6vr5Lkac6mn3pQ

Idiot 2:

http://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CEEQtwIwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-FJgR9Y0qdM&ei=JOhwTra8OoGAOuq00J8J&usg=AFQjCNHuam6f5EflgdEsuoHhiBJnay8hKQ&sig2=YJbkVHEit273TmJuEXqXow

 

Idiot 1 likes dogs and can't stop talking about dog because dog are so important.

Idiot 2 wants to be king so people will respect him, because now they don't.... they think he's a first class moron.... but they also think that about idiot 1...

 

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:15 | 1669183 ex VRWC
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We had the 'luxury' of waiting 34 months for him to put 'country before party'.  What is anyone asks him why the urgency now?  You would think he just took office.

His original 'promise' has turned into the most pathetic empty suit I have ever seen.

"I have destroyed an economy that was the engine of the world.  I won't stop destroying it now".

Yes We Can?  He has the audacity to drag that out again?

He should write another book.  "The Paucity of Substance".  It would make a good companion volume to "The Audacity of Hope". 

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:24 | 1669241 IQ 145
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!! plus. yes sadly that's about the size of it.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:25 | 1669246 Bastiat
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"The Paucity of Substance"

Haha. Nice.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:27 | 1669184 Mercury
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Jesus, the Iphone salute looks like the new seig heil of celebrity worship.  The tablet salute is even creepier.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:15 | 1669186 czarangelus
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Obama now begging the economy to take him back, leaves 118 messages in its voicemail

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:16 | 1669189 SumSUN
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Zerohedge.  Sponsored by Sam Adams.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:35 | 1669297 Agent P
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Sam Light is far and away the best light beer on the market, IMHO.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:16 | 1669191 docj
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Would it be too much to ask for someone, anyone in our "media" to ask a simple question of His Teleprompterness - uh, what freaking bill?

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:18 | 1669202 JohnG
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Had to go with wine today, still feel like shit from yesterday......maybe tequila tommorow.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 18:04 | 1670603 Shirley Wilfahrt
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The wifey brought home this bottle of chocolate wine made in Holland....said 14% but that was bullshit....felt like triple....it was a 2 espresso/2 motrin/2 bonghit morning.

 

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:18 | 1669209 Dr. Richard Head
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I would rather have that fucking TSA agent swipe his hand inbetween my ass cheeks another 10 times (happened to me on my way out to Vegas last week) than to listen to this garbage. 

Based on the comments here it sounds as if I saw the same speach yesterday anyway.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:26 | 1669254 franzpick
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And we've been hearing the same speech, threats, false promises and crony pay-offs for decades from the leaders of the u.s.-supported MENA penal colonies, and now that mode of corruption has taken root right here.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 14:06 | 1669480 jayman21
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giggity giggity

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:20 | 1669218 SilverRhino
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Pass this bill ... or else ...

 

Fucking do it already.   Guy acts like a fucking dictator.   Let's see how long it takes the USA to turn into Greece with tax avoidance / evasion.

 

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:23 | 1669238 Dr. Richard Head
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Shit, I've been Greek since 2009 then.  Oooooppppppaaaaahhhhhhhh

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:29 | 1669274 franzpick
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"If congress doesn't pass this giveaway rightaway, 'you people' are going to pay the price of a new tax".

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 14:18 | 1669555 JohnG
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If just a few million, say 20, "forgot" to file, just what are they going to do about it?  Not one damn thing, there are not enough agents, not enough cells, period.

It just needs to be big enough, that's all.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:20 | 1669219 digalert
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"Pass this Bill!"

SON OF STIMULUS

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:20 | 1669220 papaswamp
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Looks like I need more rum....

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:22 | 1669222 IQ 145
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Obama has a common problem; he thinks he knows something. One doesn't want to torture dumb animals; but if he could somehow be made to see in some kind of blinding flash of insight, that he knows exactly, and absolutely, nothing; I'm sure he would shit his pants.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 14:05 | 1669463 citta vritti
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that last, that too shall pass. maybe he ate a FRN?

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:22 | 1669224 Dr. Richard Head
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Judging the mass jubilation elicited by the mass crowd in response to Dear O’Leader’s speech, I have reserved myself to the fact that nothing will change until the inflation bomb finally goes off.  They can suck my AK-47's barrel cock if they think I will give them any of my food and water stash.

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:22 | 1669225 e_u_r_o
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I only read ZH for comedy value :D

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:22 | 1669226 caerus
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i'm going to start working the imperative into my everyday speech..."you must cash this check!"

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:22 | 1669229 Segestan
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Zero Hedge has No mercy!!

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:22 | 1669230 Gubbmint Cheese
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Chocolate rain.. or chocolate pain?

 

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:22 | 1669234 Ms. Erable
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This guy's not even good at being a puppet. And I ain't playin' the damn drinking game again today - two DUI citations in two days would probably be bad for me.

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