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To: i-node who wrote (478240)	5/5/2009 11:56:42 PM
From: Steve Dietrich	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574854

The '90 "recession" started in July, 1990. About the same time the presidential campaign kicked off. That's some crazy spin: "Unknown governor from Arkansas causes recession 2 1/2 years before election gets underway, President of the United States powerless to do anything about it..." Good luck with that one. The 2001 recession is generally blamed on the collapse of the dot-com bubble, which seems reasonable. Since when do you do reasonable? You do crazy conspiracy theories. Your self-serving contradictory spin is ludicrous, laughable, and just plain stupid. But it gets funnier. We've just had two consecutive quarters of more than 6% gdp contraction each and you say perhaps we're in a mild recession? Total gdp contraction in 90-91 was 5%, in 2001 less than 2.5%. We're at -12% already and you say perhaps this is a mild recession? Your posts simply aren't based in reality. SD

To: i-node who wrote (478240)	5/6/2009 8:26:29 AM
From: HPilot	Respond to of 1574854

I don't think there was an official recession in 1990. I don't even think we had one in 2001, not even after 9/11, that was simply a stock market panic.

To: i-node who wrote (478240)	5/6/2009 9:43:19 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 1574854

Somehow just can't picture Dick and George doing this.... _______________________________ Obama, Biden satisfy sizzling burger craving By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer Tue May 5, 7:49 pm ET ARLINGTON, Va. – It's like this: When you want a burger, you have to have a burger. In this state of mind on Tuesday, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took a short — but wholly noticeable — motorcade ride from the White House to Virginia and pulled into a small, independent burger joint called Ray's Hell Burger. The two leaders went right up to the counter where the meat was being grilled and ordered. Each fetched cash from his pocket and paid, and then the pair stood like the rest and waited for their number to be called before going to a table. The restaurant, which prides itself on premium aged 10-ounce burgers, sits in a small strip plaza. The burgers sell for $6.95.