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The National Debt
Posted by:
Johnathan
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Date: March 26, 2009 11:34PM
As of now, what is the national debt?
Re: The National Debt
Posted by:
Gravis
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Date: March 27, 2009 02:02AM
seriously, you people need to learn how to use the internet.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+the+national+debt%3F
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+the+national+debt%3F
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Re: The National Debt
Posted by:
heryougo
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Date: March 30, 2009 08:10PM
Obama's 500
For the last two weeks, we have watched as politician after politician has pilloried American business executives for using their "corporate" jets.
This week, Obama will fly into London to take part in the G20 summit in the capital's Docklands area. He will not be travelling light.
Accompanying Obama will be an entourage of 500 staff, an armor-plated limousine. a fleet of decoy helicopters, 200 US secret service staff, a six-doctor medical team and his kitchen staff.
More than 500 officials and staff will accompany the president on his tour this week -- along with a mass of high-tech security equipment, including the $300,000 presidential limousine, known as "The Beast." Fitted with night-vision camera, reinforced steel plating, tear-gas cannon and oxygen tanks, the vehicle is the ultimate in heavy armored transport.
US security teams have already carried out three visits to prepare for Obama's first official visit to Britain. The first was a "site survey", the second a "pre-advance visit" which was carried out to pick sites that the president would visit. Finally there was the "advance trip", which took place last week. Its purpose was to set up equipment, sweep venues for electronic bugs, test food for poison and measure air quality for bacteria.
More Obama excess here. . .
For the last two weeks, we have watched as politician after politician has pilloried American business executives for using their "corporate" jets.
This week, Obama will fly into London to take part in the G20 summit in the capital's Docklands area. He will not be travelling light.
Accompanying Obama will be an entourage of 500 staff, an armor-plated limousine. a fleet of decoy helicopters, 200 US secret service staff, a six-doctor medical team and his kitchen staff.
More than 500 officials and staff will accompany the president on his tour this week -- along with a mass of high-tech security equipment, including the $300,000 presidential limousine, known as "The Beast." Fitted with night-vision camera, reinforced steel plating, tear-gas cannon and oxygen tanks, the vehicle is the ultimate in heavy armored transport.
US security teams have already carried out three visits to prepare for Obama's first official visit to Britain. The first was a "site survey", the second a "pre-advance visit" which was carried out to pick sites that the president would visit. Finally there was the "advance trip", which took place last week. Its purpose was to set up equipment, sweep venues for electronic bugs, test food for poison and measure air quality for bacteria.
More Obama excess here. . .
Re: The National Debt
Posted by:
BobW
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Date: March 30, 2009 08:33PM
He's our president. don't you want him protected ?
Re: The National Debt
Posted by:
dono
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Date: March 30, 2009 08:51PM
he should have traveled coach and alone After all we are no longer the worlds greatest power. Lets shuffle him around like a hobo...
Re: The National Debt
Posted by:
turry
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Date: March 30, 2009 09:07PM
Re: The National Debt
Posted by:
Vince(1)
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Date: March 30, 2009 11:36PM
All these are ridiculous comments by embittered republikans!
Re: The National Debt
Posted by:
letssee
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Date: March 31, 2009 08:08AM
Obama Fires GM CEO
The Obama administration asked Rick Wagoner, the chairman and CEO of General Motors, to step down and he agreed, a White House official said.
The White House confirmed Wagoner was leaving at the government's behest after The Associated Press reported his immediate departure, without giving a reason.
General Motors issued a vague statement Sunday night that did not officially confirm Wagoner's departure.
"We are anticipating an announcement soon from the Administration regarding the restructuring of the U.S. auto industry. We continue to work closely with members of the Task Force and it would not be appropriate for us to speculate on the content of any announcement," the company said.
The surprise announcement about the classically iconic American corporation is perhaps the most vivid sign yet of the tectonic change in the relationship between business and government in this era of subsidies and bailouts.
I love the "soft" language -- "Obama administration asked" -- "at the government's behest."
White House officials say that this action is "not extraordinary."
The Obama administration asked Rick Wagoner, the chairman and CEO of General Motors, to step down and he agreed, a White House official said.
The White House confirmed Wagoner was leaving at the government's behest after The Associated Press reported his immediate departure, without giving a reason.
General Motors issued a vague statement Sunday night that did not officially confirm Wagoner's departure.
"We are anticipating an announcement soon from the Administration regarding the restructuring of the U.S. auto industry. We continue to work closely with members of the Task Force and it would not be appropriate for us to speculate on the content of any announcement," the company said.
The surprise announcement about the classically iconic American corporation is perhaps the most vivid sign yet of the tectonic change in the relationship between business and government in this era of subsidies and bailouts.
I love the "soft" language -- "Obama administration asked" -- "at the government's behest."
White House officials say that this action is "not extraordinary."
Re: The National Debt
Posted by:
nooby
()
Date: March 31, 2009 08:16AM
Yep, I'm crying a river for the guy who's leadership brought GM to it's knees and walking away with a 20M package.
letssee Wrote:
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> Obama Fires GM CEO
>
>
> The Obama administration asked Rick Wagoner, the
> chairman and CEO of General Motors, to step down
> and he agreed, a White House official said.
>
> The White House confirmed Wagoner was leaving at
> the government's behest after The Associated Press
> reported his immediate departure, without giving a
> reason.
>
> General Motors issued a vague statement Sunday
> night that did not officially confirm Wagoner's
> departure.
>
> "We are anticipating an announcement soon from the
> Administration regarding the restructuring of the
> U.S. auto industry. We continue to work closely
> with members of the Task Force and it would not be
> appropriate for us to speculate on the content of
> any announcement," the company said.
>
> The surprise announcement about the classically
> iconic American corporation is perhaps the most
> vivid sign yet of the tectonic change in the
> relationship between business and government in
> this era of subsidies and bailouts.
>
> I love the "soft" language -- "Obama
> administration asked" -- "at the government's
> behest."
>
> White House officials say that this action is "not
> extraordinary."
letssee Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Obama Fires GM CEO
>
>
> The Obama administration asked Rick Wagoner, the
> chairman and CEO of General Motors, to step down
> and he agreed, a White House official said.
>
> The White House confirmed Wagoner was leaving at
> the government's behest after The Associated Press
> reported his immediate departure, without giving a
> reason.
>
> General Motors issued a vague statement Sunday
> night that did not officially confirm Wagoner's
> departure.
>
> "We are anticipating an announcement soon from the
> Administration regarding the restructuring of the
> U.S. auto industry. We continue to work closely
> with members of the Task Force and it would not be
> appropriate for us to speculate on the content of
> any announcement," the company said.
>
> The surprise announcement about the classically
> iconic American corporation is perhaps the most
> vivid sign yet of the tectonic change in the
> relationship between business and government in
> this era of subsidies and bailouts.
>
> I love the "soft" language -- "Obama
> administration asked" -- "at the government's
> behest."
>
> White House officials say that this action is "not
> extraordinary."