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This just in — the Washington Post (uncritically) reports the White House pixie dust is still working:
The massive economic stimulus package President Obama pushed through Congress last year is coming in on time and under budget - and with strikingly few claims of fraud or abuse - according to a White House report to be released Friday.
Coming barely a month before November’s midterm elections, which will determine whether Democrats retain control of Congress, the report challenges public perceptions of the stimulus aid as slow-moving and wasteful - an image that has fueled voter anger with the dominant party. Even some former skeptics who predicted that the money would lead to rampant abuse now acknowledge that the program could serve as a model for improving efficiency in government.
This follows the news that there have been no hurricanes to hit the U.S. mainland since President Obama took office and the Gulf oil leak was no big deal.
We were told this would happen, remember?
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Old Man Futzer - D (Depends)| 10.1.10 @ 9:16AM
And my gout went away since Obama became my god and I no longer need Depends (but like a good Democrat who gets things for free, I still receive them - through the good old USPS - and sell them on eBay. Just for a little whoopee money, ya know) And my wife's stretch marks are fading (or is that my eyes) and my hemorrhoids are gone! All because of Obama's stimulus package. So don't let those damn Republicans tell you it ain't worked! The $3,000,000,000,000 added to the dept is worth every penny! And if you say it ain't your a hemorrhoid lover!
Warrior | 10.1.10 @ 9:56AM
According the the US Government, the recession ended in June 2009 well before the deployment of the stimulus. If Obama is responsible for our lack of hurricanes, then he must be blamed him for the resurgence of bed bugs.
Feeds The Childrens| 10.1.10 @ 10:04AM
Hello. My name is Chlamydia Googans. I wants to tell you how da Obama Money has hepped me and my little Detroit neighborhoods (it be little cuz day be tearing down all da houses here abouts).
Firstly, my house was gunna be taken away by some typical white banker who was da one dat talked me into a $500,000 loan for a fomer HUD home off Eight Mile Road wit no windows, anyhow. After I duct taped me up some dry cleaning bags wit some of da $450,000 we snuck into the loan fo improvements, Mr Whitey Bankerman say "Oh, we need a payment on dat loan" and all dat! Biiitttchhh, please! So I calls up Obama and I says, I say, "I needs some Obama Money!" and he say, "Go on, Girl! How much you need?" Boom! I gots me a HUD home, $425G and a big ole roll of dry cleaning bags! Stimulate me , baby!
b. Now, you think I be happy with HUD home, $425K and a big ole roll of dry cleaning bags? But no! What be missing wit dis girl? BOOM! A J - O - B! Dats what! So I calls me up my man and say "Obama Money, gets me a job! One I don't has ta shows up fo (cuz I a busy girls, ya know!)" What happen? BOOM! I be working as a Voter Registration Specialist fo da ACORN! And now I be a member of SEIU ta boot! How's dat fo service. Now I sits home and fills out paperwork for my local voters! Like dis one here, see? Marvin Gay! He be my favorite voter. Saw a story about him in da grocery sto line when I was buyin food on da SNAP card to sell to my neighbors - you know, a little extra whoopee money.
Third off. So don't let any white-azz Repuglickin, KKK, Faux Jews watchin, Teabaggin Honkey tell you dat da Obama Money has been wasted, cuz it ain't! Gave me a HUD home, $425K, a big ole roll of dry cleaning bags and a union job fillin out dis here papers. You da man, Obie!
Patriot| 10.1.10 @ 11:33AM
A lot of stupid white people voted for Obama, in fact, they elected him--why do you only attack black people? Your comment is ugly and tasteless.
Bigot.
Old Man Futzer - D (Depends)| 10.1.10 @ 11:37AM
Yeah, ya bigot! Why aren't you picking on old white guys for voting for Obama?! You should be ashamed! Now get off my lawn!
Patriot| 10.1.10 @ 11:46AM
Looks like some of the nuts have escaped from the Aryan Nation funny farm.
Losers.
Chlamydia Googans| 10.1.10 @ 11:57AM
Dat's right, LOSER! You can't gets no Obama Money! You don't have da secret numba, LOSER! If you did, you could live in a beautiful Detroit HUD home fo free, have $425 G in da bank, a job wit da ACORN, be a SEIU member, send yo childrens to the great Detroit Public Schools and have a big ole roll of dry cleaning bags! But ya don't and ya won't! LOSER!
REMEMBER NOVEMBER!| 10.1.10 @ 12:10PM
I'm sure you know a lot about chlamydia, liberal loser. You're racists and bigots who use minorities to attain power. You're revolting.
Old Man Futzer - D (Depends)| 10.1.10 @ 12:15PM
Yeah, and you probably have hemorrhoids and like it. Same with stretch marks. Loser!
REMEMBER NOVEMBER!| 10.1.10 @ 12:23PM
Liberals have hemmorrhoids and stretch marks?
Figured.
democratsarefascists| 10.1.10 @ 12:01PM
I find it interesting that the only other use of the phrase and spelling, "Teabaggin Honkey" I could find was on Democratic Underground, where one Dem was telling another Dem what to say in order to portray Republicans in a bad light by pretending to be one.
Patriot| 10.1.10 @ 12:06PM
Exactly! Smear, smear, smear--Liberals have nothing else.
Area 51| 10.1.10 @ 12:10PM
I was told the same thing on my way to a "9/11 Truth" rally as I was coming from my "Grassy Knoll Shooters" convention. A black helicopter came down and Karl Rove got out and told me this. Bastards.
Patriot| 10.1.10 @ 12:13PM
See you November 2--you're going to get your liberal butts whipped. Can't wait.
Old Man Futzer - D (Depends)| 10.1.10 @ 12:20PM
Hemorrhoid lover!
Old Man Futzer - D (Depends)| 10.1.10 @ 12:26PM
My last post was directed at the hemorrhoid loving, racist, jerk loser. Stupid Democrat Liberal Loser.
Patriot| 10.1.10 @ 12:28PM
Sounds like your hemorrhoids are bothering you today.
Old Man Futzer - D (Depends)| 10.1.10 @ 12:34PM
I don't have hemorrhoids since Obama was anointed - can't ya read, son? But I have a stock of government provided Depends for sale on eBay if ya need any. eBay name Grumpyoldwhiteman82luvsObama.
Patriot| 10.1.10 @ 12:55PM
No, I'm sure you have hemorrhoids. They explain your ill-temper.
Chlamydia Googans| 10.1.10 @ 12:59PM
Tell it, sista! You be da bomb!
Old Man Futzer - D (Depends)| 10.1.10 @ 1:01PM
Eh? Who's Bill Templer?
Patriot| 10.1.10 @ 3:04PM
Someone needs his/her meds--STAT!
Old Man Futzer - D (Depends)| 10.1.10 @ 5:45PM
What? There's no Pat here!
Area 50 1/2| 10.1.10 @ 12:17PM
Ditto!