A Wingnut Smack Down Sans Profanity
February 20th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under
By jason330
When you get smacked down by tommywonk you remain smacked down.
Of course, being stridently wrong about thing’s is Dave’s strong suit, so I am sure he will be unfazed by the fact that tom makes minced meat out of his GOP economic theory.
Here is a taste:
Am I missing something? Have the laws of economics (or physics for that matter) been altered to allow for later events to affect prior measurements? Are we stuck in some weird time/space vortex?
Read the whole thing.
Comment by FSP on 20 February 2009 at 10:27 am:
And read the comments, too.
Someone ought to tell Tom that beginning a sentence with “I infer from the brief post that…” might get you into trouble.
Comment by jason330 on 20 February 2009 at 10:36 am:
Especially with slippery losers who have been wrong about everything for at least 8 years.
Comment by donviti on 20 February 2009 at 10:37 am:
tax cuts and war….the alpha and the omega
Comment by Maria Evans on 20 February 2009 at 11:12 am:
What I posted at Tommywonk:
“”Can’t decide whether I should go with “It’s Just the Beginning” or “Who Didn’t See This Coming?”"
That was the entirety of the commentary on that post, there is no mention of Obama or the stimulus package.
Then there’s a link to a news article that, like the post, doesn’t mention Obama OR the stimulus and it’s a Yahoo article, so it isn’t even from a sketchy, partisan news source.
I’m not sure how this warrants a seven paragraph finger pointing at a fellow blogger.”
And let me add:
Or a link to it.
Comment by TommyWonk on 20 February 2009 at 11:14 am:
Dave comments that he had the Federal Reserve in mind, not President Obama in his post.
I went back to November, and couldn’t find a post at Delaware Politics criticizing the Fed, though I found plenty of posts criticizing Obama’s economic policies. Hence, my inference.
Comment by anon on 20 February 2009 at 11:18 am:
Maria:
Why not “Bush’s Chickens Come Home To Roost” or “Obama Elected Not A Minute Too Soon.”
Or better yet: “We Are So Very Sorry And We Apologize To America”
Because “It’s Just the Beginning” contains the false premise that future inflation will be blamed on Obama.
Comment by Rebuild the Delaware GOP on 20 February 2009 at 11:19 am:
You are correct to point out the time and space confusion. Markets, prices and economics operate based on rational behavior not political comings and goings.
For instance oil prices and almost every commodity has dropped 50% and there will be minor spikes and drops.
However, the markets at all levels are` reacting to Obama and democratic policies and so far the reaction has been less than stellar.
Comment by anon on 20 February 2009 at 11:21 am:
Protack – inflation is a structural phenomenon and does not swing wildly. It builds up based on long term trends and is not volatile; it certainly does not respond in real time to events like elections.
Comment by FSP on 20 February 2009 at 11:27 am:
“Because “It’s Just the Beginning” contains the false premise that future inflation will be blamed on Obama.”
Actually, “it’s just the beginning” meant that it’s just the beginning of what is widely expected to be a fair amount of inflation.
“I went back to November, and couldn’t find a post at Delaware Politics criticizing the Fed, though I found plenty of posts criticizing Obama’s economic policies. Hence, my inference.”
I discussed many times on the air with Randy that the hidden problem was not TARP, but the trillions of dollars that the Fed was playing around with.
Again, no Obama.
Comment by jason330 on 20 February 2009 at 11:32 am:
It amuses me what a ridiculous liar Dave is. One thing is certain, he will never just man up and admit that he was busted.
Comment by FSP on 20 February 2009 at 11:35 am:
“It amuses me what a ridiculous liar Dave is.”
Prove it.
Explain to me how someone can “see it coming” if it is a result of something that has just happened.
Comment by Maria Evans on 20 February 2009 at 11:36 am:
Tisk, jason. And Tom. I consider this a sad day in the Delaware Blogosphere.
Comment by jason330 on 20 February 2009 at 11:45 am:
Dave,
Read comment number 5. Think about it. Admit you were busted. It is that simple.
Comment by nemski on 20 February 2009 at 12:04 pm:
Jason don’t you know by now that FSP will admit no wrong ever. He’s the Dick Cheney of Delaware.
Comment by jason330 on 20 February 2009 at 12:08 pm:
It is a serious character flaw, but a common one among Republicans.
Comment by FSP on 20 February 2009 at 12:36 pm:
Comment 5, like the original inference, all happened in Tom’s head. I was very clear on DTR about the Fed.
You can go back to making shit up now. I’m outta here.
Comment by nemski on 20 February 2009 at 1:42 pm:
FSP wrote I’m outta here.
Promises, promises.
Comment by Andy on 20 February 2009 at 1:58 pm:
Dave doesn’t know the difference between the Written (blog) and Spoken (on air whatever no one listened to) word
Comment by jason330 on 20 February 2009 at 2:16 pm:
Smacking down this kind of wingnut BS wherever and whenever it appears is a lot of work, but it is worth it.
Republicans like Dave have shown that they are happy to be red in tooth and claw. The fight – the battle – the strident defense of greed and stupidity is all they have. It is not a means to an end for them – but the end itself.
Having watched Dave an people like him over these past 8 years I can say that anyone who thinks that people like Dave ever spend one minute or one day thinking about what is best for America and not about what is best for the GOP is a fool.
Any liberal, or any democrat for that matter, who thinks that governing is not going to be a long endless battle against virulent right wing stupidity has not been paying much attention.
Comment by loves to ski on 20 February 2009 at 2:46 pm:
Dave is going to connipt over this but I think that his family’s huge fortune/land holdings are what motivates him as much as the GOP….well, he and his Burris riches are the classic GOP core constituency. Cut the fucker a break.
Comment by xstryker on 20 February 2009 at 3:00 pm:
This is just about my favorite wingnut myth ever. Markets act irrationally all the time, prices often get “sticky” rather than respond proportionally to market pressures, and economics is famous for theories that don’t work at all in practice (which is why I’m largely a Keynesian).
Comment by TommyWonk on 20 February 2009 at 6:25 pm:
Dave Burris has said that he was talking about monetary policy, not fiscal policy, though he hadn’t said so at DP. But at least this point of view is plausible, and not loony:
http://www.tommywonk.com/2009/02/plausible.html