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Great News Guys!!!

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Posted by: MonsterMark

Great news on all fronts. Woohoo.

President Bush Rasmussen rating up to 47%.

Gas is headed to $2.00/gal land by the elections.

Unemployment is at an all-time historical 5 decade low. Bush-onomics rules!

Perry, the guy that funded the Swiftees is back in action, funding a new group with $5 mil to take on vulnerable Dims.

sKerry says he is running again for Prez and he will kick the Swiftees a$$es from sea to shining sea. We'll see. Swiftees are already starting to raise funds for the Round 2. Can't wait. Much fun.

Looks like Republicans will maintain control of the House and the Senate. People are localizing the elections and that is always good for Republicans. Dims always have to run as a conservative to get in office before they shed their skin.

The Klintons and their ilk showed last week why they can never be trusted with the government ever again.

Saddam will soon be convicted and sentenced to death.

What else.....Hummmmmmm.

If you have other good news, post it here. Thanks!

Oh, ya. I'm going racing in 3 weeks, Oct 6th, RoadAmerica. For $200 you get to spend the day with MonsterMark, (worth the price by itself) plus...

1) Bring your car and race it.
2) I can provide the helmet.
2) Professional road course training session.
3) 5 - 15 minute sessions on one of the best tracks in the world.
4) Lunch and Dinner (with MonsterMark).
5) We'll be running 3 cameras on the car, wheel level front passenger side, rear facing and dash mounted. Should be pretty cool provided I don't take it into the wall.
6) And last, did I mention you get to spend the day with MonsterMark?

Posted by: fossten

With all the good news in America, it makes sense why no postings from the lurker libbies.

WHAT'S GOOD FOR AMERICA IS BAD FOR THE DEMOCRATS

Posted by: barry2952

No we just all recognized the lack of credibility on this site and went elsewhere. This has turned into quite the conservative circle-jerk, pivot-boy.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952

No we just all recognized the lack of credibility on this site and went elsewhere.

More like put your tail-between-your-legs after getting spanked one too many times is more like it.

LOOK at any political site featuring Dims and Republicans. The Dims always get spanked and disappear. Thus the rise of the internet DailyKos and Olberman shows on TV. Losers need a place to comfort themselves.

But alas, even your poster boy for liberal talk radio on EER America has failed. Olberman is next. And we all know about the tin-foilers from the Kos brigade boycotting Disney because Disney had the balls to tell the truth about Klinton.

Nobody wants to listen to you losers cry and whine and hate America for all its given them.

Just another thought. Is it just me or was Keith Olberman secretly Herman Munster? I mean, get some 6 inch platform boots on the guy and I think he's it. No wonder the guy is such an airhead. Look at the size of his skull!

It's all air-in-there.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Oh, btw, Dow hit an all-time high. And this time we earned it. Not the bubble the Klintonistas blew in our faces.

Posted by: Brozly

It's Election year..
As far as the Unemployment rate, that's only for New claims, anybody that's lost their job is off the list by now...

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brozly

It's Election year..
As far as the Unemployment rate, that's only for New claims, anybody that's lost their job is off the list by now...

Ok? And when Clinton had HIGHER unemployment numbers, the media went out and proclaimed it the best economy in 50 years. Sure, whatever you say.

Election year my butt. I bet Bush lowered the gas prices now just to get re-elected, right?

Posted by: fossten

Analyst predicts plunge in gas prices

By Kevin G. Hall
McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — The recent sharp drop in the global price of crude oil could mark the start of a massive sell-off that returns gasoline prices to lows not seen since the late 1990s — perhaps as low as $1.15 a gallon.

"All the hurricane flags are flying" in oil markets, said Philip Verleger, a noted energy consultant who was a lone voice several years ago in warning that oil prices would soar. Now, he says, they appear to be poised for a dramatic plunge.

Crude-oil prices have fallen about $14, or roughly 17 percent, from their July 14 peak of $78.40. After falling seven straight days, they rose slightly Wednesday in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, to $63.97, partly in reaction to a government report showing fuel inventories a bit lower than expected. But the overall price drop is expected to continue, and prices could fall much more in the weeks and months ahead.

Here's why:

For most of the past two years, oil prices have risen because the world's oil producers have struggled to keep pace with growing demand, particularly from China and India. Spare oil-production capacity grew so tight that market players feared that any disruption to oil production could create shortages.

Fear of disruption focused on fighting in Nigeria, escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, violence between Israel and Lebanon that might spread to oil-producing neighbors, and the prospect that hurricanes might topple oil facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.

Oil traders bet that such worrisome developments would drive up the future price of oil. Oil is traded in contracts for future delivery, and companies that take physical delivery of oil are just a small part of total trading. Large pension and commodities funds are the big traders and they're seeking profits. They've sunk $105 billion or more into oil futures in recent years, according to Verleger. Their bets that oil prices would rise in the future bid up the price of oil.

That, in turn, led users of oil to create stockpiles as cushions against supply disruptions and even higher future prices. Now inventories of oil are approaching 1990 levels.

But many of the conditions that drove investors to bid up oil prices are ebbing. Tensions over Israel, Lebanon and Nigeria are easing. The hurricane season has presented no threat so far to the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. peak summer driving season is over, so gasoline demand is falling.

With fear of supply disruptions ebbing, oil prices began sliding. With oil inventories high, refiners that turn oil into gasoline are expected to cut production. As refiners cut production, oil companies increasingly risk getting stuck with excess oil supplies. There's already anecdotal evidence of oil companies chartering tankers to store excess oil.

All this is turning financial markets increasingly bearish on oil.

"If we continue to build inventories, and if we have a warm winter like we had last winter, you could see a large fall in the price of oil," said Gary Pokoik, who manages Hedge Ventures Energy in Los Angeles, an energy hedge fund. "I think there is still a lot of risk in the market."

As it stands now, the recent oil-price slump has brought the national average for a gallon of unleaded gasoline down to $2.59, according to the AAA motor club. In the Seattle area, prices per gallon have fallen to $2.856 currently from $3.071 a month ago, a decline of 7 percent, according to AAA.

Should oil traders fear that this downward price spiral will get worse and run for the exits by selling off their futures contracts, Verleger said, it's not unthinkable that oil prices could return to $15 or less a barrel, at least temporarily. That could mean gasoline prices as low as $1.15 per gallon.

Other experts won't guess at a floor price, but they agree that a race to the bottom could break out.

"The market may test levels here that are too low to be sustained," said Clay Seigle, an analyst at Cambridge Energy Research Associates, a consultancy in Boston.

On Monday, the oil-producing cartel OPEC hinted that if prices fall precipitously, OPEC members would cut production to lift them. But that would take time.

"That takes six to nine months. If we don't have a really cold winter here [creating a demand for oil], prices will fall. Literally, you don't know where the floor is," Verleger said. "In a market like this, if things start falling ... prices could take you back to the 1999 levels. It has nothing to do with production."

WHAT'S GOOD FOR AMERICA IS BAD FOR THE DEMOCRATS

Posted by: barry2952

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsterMark

It's all air-in-there.

This coming from a man with no credibility. Read any good PMs recently? Change any posts to fit your needs? Why would anyone post here knowing you can change anything you want to make someone else look bad. No credibility. Fair and impartial, my ass.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952

Unsubstantiated claims.

Never read anyones PMs. EVER!

Changed any posts? Nope. Have never done that either. Haven't even edited your crap after repeated violations of the board's rules.

Have never tried to make anyone, even you, look bad.

Whatever crawled up your butt, it's time to call the Orkin man. Sheeeez.

Posted by: taylor414ce2003

guess they got those employment stats in before the 10,000 Ford workers get laid off

Posted by: barry2952

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsterMark

How can anyone substantiate any claims on this site when you remove the material that makes you look bad? Why don't you hand over the reigns to Calabrio? He has 100 times the credibility that you have.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by taylor414ce2003

guess they got those employment stats in before the 10,000 Ford workers get laid off

Is this President Bush's fault or the fact that Ford makes cars that people don't want? Like any large corporation, Ford is loaded with excess overhead, like white-collar jobs.

I'm bidding on a government contract to run a huge municipalities' parts operations. They pay on average approx. $22/hr plus $23/hr in fringe benefit costs. $45.00 an hour to have someone sit behind the parts counter.

Sorry, those guys are going to lose those jobs. I feel for them. But taxpayers cannot afford to pay $90,000/yr for a job that can be performed in the private sector for less than 1/2. Same with Ford. Ford cannot compete against companies that don't have to pay the huge fringes. That is why companies like Toyota, etc are eating their lunch. Plus, Ford makes cookie cutter cars and trucks. Nothing passionate about what they do. They are done for. Resale value on domestic cars suck. Whether they deserve the bad rap or not, this fact took 4 decades to develop. I think Hondas are crap but look at the resale value. I don't think they deserve it but it took them decades to build up that value, just as Ford, Gm, and Chrysler were busy tearing theirs down with crap product after crap product. Remember the 80's?

Posted by: Calabrio

Being a moderator is a thankless job, one where you can never make everyone happy.

Bryan does a excellent job attempting to moderate all of the personalities and passions around here. Even if we had a moderator with no opinion on anything, the result would be both sides saying he was teaming up against them. There's no winning.

I've never seen or heard of Bryan doing anything, acting as a moderator, that was unfair or politically biased. And keep in mind, I'm saying this knowing Bryan has even edited my posts on the occassions when I've crossed the line too.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952

Calling the kettle black eh. I remember RB3 laying things out pretty clearly just a couple of weeks ago about your modding skills.

And I am pretty sure you are about the only guy that has an issue with my 'credibility'. Or should we try a poll on that too? Oh, that's right. I could always change the numbers even though we laid out the fact that we could make it transparent to all who view. Whatever.

Posted by: Joeychgo

Im curious. What has GW done to cause the reduction in gas prices?

Posted by: Jibit

damn it Joey, don't change the subject, this is getting interesting!

(why don't we have a smiley eating popcorn?)

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeychgo

Im curious. What has GW done to cause the reduction in gas prices?

You tell me.

Just like he had nothing to do with them going up, he has nothing to do with them going down outside of the fact that world tensions have eased because George is in control of the situation.

Posted by: fossten

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeychgo

Im curious. What has GW done to cause the reduction in gas prices?

Weren't you one of those blaming him for the rise in gas prices?

BTW...

Barry must be pretty paranoid to be accusing Bryan of reading his PMs. I've told you and told you, barry, if you don't want to be spied upon, stop talking to your Al Qaeda buddies!

Oh, wait, it's Bush that's spying on your porn site navigation, right? Better strap that tinfoil hat on even tighter, pal. Karl Rove's listening to your thoughts right now.

Posted by: Joeychgo

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsterMark

he has nothing to do with them going down outside of the fact that world tensions have eased because George is in control of the situation.

He is? What world are you referring to?

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeychgo

He is? What world are you referring to?

Nobody has even farted in the U.S.A. since 9/11/ Yes, I give the credit to Dubya for that. Hell, if it were Klinton, the media would have made him pope already.

Posted by: Brozly

Yeah, you guy's are probably right about Gas prices, I mean after all the big oil has allready made Billions during this admin., they probably don't need anymore... I couldn't imagine them thinking they could effect an ellection by raising the contentedness of the voters, I mean they would see through that...
It's not like Cheny has any affiliation with Haliburton anymore either....

I would be turely Amazed to see prices go back up much over $3/gal. anytime soon after the election...

Posted by: Calabrio

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brozly

It's not like Cheny has any affiliation with Haliburton anymore either....

Here's some news, HALIBURTON ISN'T AN OIL COMPANY.
http://www.halliburton.com

Quote:

I would be turely Amazed to see prices go back up much over $3/gal. anytime soon after the election...

They very well might, Iran is on the horizon.

But right now, consumption actually has fallen, the summer driving season has ended, there have been no devestating hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, new reserves have been found, and for the short term there is a level of stability in the Middle East. Oil is a speculative market and the market appears to be correcting itself. Thus, we have lower oil.

Your notion that it's an "election year ploy" is absolutely idiotic. If they had that kind of influence, wouldn't they have done that before the PRESIDENTIAL election, not some midyear election?

Next time, use some facts when constructing a theory, not just uninformed impulses.

Posted by: barry2952

Back down to 40 in a week. Must have been a glitch in that worthess poll.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952

Back down to 40 in a week. Must have been a glitch in that worthess poll.

Actually Rasmussen played with the Dim totals again in the poll. He has been adding Dims to the ratio for the past year. His spread now shows about 6% more Dims per poll.

Posted by: barry2952

This week? You know this? Prove it.

Posted by: MonsterMark

More bad polling news for Dims....

But for the first time since December 2005, a majority of people did not say the war in Iraq was a mistake; the split was 49 percent to 49 percent. (People are finally waking up it seems.)

Other results of the poll reported in USA Today:
A 55 percent to 42 percent majority said they supported Bush’s terrorist surveillance program, the policy of wiretapping phone conversations between U.S. citizens here and suspected terrorists abroad without obtaining a court order.

[snip]

55 percent said the U.S. goal in Iraq and the Middle East should be stable governments, while 33 percent agreed with the president that the goal should be democratic governments.
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All bad news for Dims, so it must be good news for America.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952

This week? You know this? Prove it.

Like taking candy from a baby...

Rasmussen, August 4th

CHECK

Partisan Trends: Republicans Near Two-Year Low
36.8% Democrats, 32.8% Republicans
August 4, 2006
As we head into Election 2006, America is trending slightly towards the Democrats. Perhaps more precisely, the nation appears to be trending away from Republicans. During the month of July, Just 32.8% of Americans identified themselves as Republicans. That’s down from 33.5% the month before and just a tenth-of-a-point above the lowest level recorded over the past two-and-a-half years. These results come from Rasmussen Reports tracking surveys of 15,000 voters per month and have a margin of sampling error smaller than a percentage point.

[snip]

Please keep in mind that these figures are for all adults, not Likely Voters. Republicans typically do a bit better among Likely Voters (in fact, the two parties ended up even among those who showed up to vote in 2004).

AND MATE

At Rasmussen Reports, we adjust our party identification weighting targets each month based upon actual survey results from the previous 90 days. For the month of September, our partisan weighting targets are 37.0% Democrat, 32.7% Republican, and 30.2% unaffiliated. This represents a slight increase in the number of Democrats and unaffiliateds.
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And I have it on good info from my grapevine that they are actually using 37.8 and 32.1 as the real weighting.

Like I said. The day the guy allowed Bush bashing on his site is the day he lost all credibility. Watch his numbers jack up again now that CNN/Gallop/USA are reporting new higher numbers. He has been bought off by the MSM.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Ah, the silence is golden.

Posted by: fossten

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsterMark

Ah, the silence is golden.

As it was said in Monte Python's Holy Grail,

"I shall taunt you a second time!"

Posted by: barry2952

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsterMark

Like taking candy from a baby...

Yeah, just another left wing conspiacy.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952

Yeah, just another left wing conspiacy.

That's it? That's your response?

Not, gee Bryan, I guess you were right. The pollsters are once again trying to spin public opinion by telling the sheeple how they should think. I mean nobody wants to be on the losing side, right?

So come out with poll after poll showing the sheeple that people hate Righties more than Lefties, that Bush is bad and Chavez and Ahmadinejad are good.

That the 'polls' show that people trust Dims more than Repubs.

It goes on and on. This tactic has been used for decades. Fortunately, there are more outlets for the truth now than before and more people sharing that truth, so the effects of the brainwashing attempts by the media are fortunately more muted.

But anyway, I digress. That was a great post Barry!

Posted by: barry2952

Rasmussen polls are far more credible than you will ever be. You really blew it when you fixed the numbers on the polls you ran. Oh, that's right, you removed the evidence of your tampering.

Hard to deny it though, everyone saw your blunder. No credibility.

Posted by: fossten

Barry, I can't hear you, thanks to the ignore button, but I can guess what you're saying. Probably something about Bryan having no credibility, right?

What a piker.

Posted by: barry2952

Quote:

Originally Posted by fossten

Barry, I can't hear you, thanks to the ignore button, but I can guess what you're saying. Probably something about Bryan having no credibility, right?

What a piker.

That means so much coming from you, loser.

Posted by: fossten

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952

This message is hidden because barry2952 is on your ignore list.

LOL What a troll.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952

Rasmussen polls are far more credible than you will ever be. You really blew it when you fixed the numbers on the polls you ran. Oh, that's right, you removed the evidence of your tampering.

Hard to deny it though, everyone saw your blunder. No credibility.

And here I thought only women couldn't let things go.

Posted by: barry2952

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsterMark

And here I thought only women couldn't let things go.

I just think that newcomers should learn of your deceit before engaging you and your underhanded tactics. I really don't care what you think of me. That goes for your pivot boy, too.

Just admit that you fixed the numbers and hid the evidence and I'll stop.

Posted by: fossten

And like a woman who has to have the last word, you can simply ignore him.

Cue woman-like reply from barry:
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Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952

Just admit that you fixed the numbers and hid the evidence and I'll stop.

I'd rather refresh the threads in all their glory once a week so people get an advanced education about you so they don't fall for the inevitable pissing contest you will engage them in.
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Pm from Barry to MonsterMark on August 25th, 2006 at 10:53 a.m.

Poll

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So, when are you going to take the poll down? The point's been made.

Are you suprised at the outcome?

In all fairness, I initiated no PMs to garner a response in my favor. I did tell Pepsi to check out the poll in response to a car show question he posed to me, but that's it.

I love Fussy's response.

Barry
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Shortly after seeing his PM I pulled down the thread although it had been less than 1 day and at the time I went to pull it, Barry was ahead by one vote. I added my vote and called it a tie so the situation would be resolved as a win-win and the two warring parties would see fit to stop the nonsense. Later, a couple people offered that Barry was ahead by 2 votes at the time the poll came down and I conceded that it was possible an additional vote had come in between the time I last viewed the thread and the time I pulled the thread.

Posted by: barry2952

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsterMark

Just for the record, Mr. Liar, you started the poll by saying that, in order to make the poll fair and impartial, you were not going to vote, but you did.

Just want people to know how you manipulated the poll numbers to make your buddy look good when, in reality, people think he has less credibility, in two consecutive polls.

It's hilarious that you start this thread by quoting Rasmussen and then go on to discredit his polls. Are you confused?

Posted by: barry2952

Oh yeah, for anyone that thinks that PRIVATE MESSAGES are private here, you're mistaken.

Looks like privacy is a foreign concept to Bryan.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952

Oh yeah, for anyone that thinks that PRIVATE MESSAGES are private here, you're mistaken.

Looks like privacy is a foreign concept to Bryan.

Private messages are private here. At least as far as I am concerned. I have never read anyone else's PMs. Period. I posted this one because YOU sent it to ME, supporting my assertion that you asked to take the poll down because obviously you were ahead and wanted to desperately win. So I appease you and this is the crap I get. I never did vote officially in the poll. I simply stated that based on the vote totals and including my vote, it was a tie so nobody's feelings would get hurt. I actually wanted Sparky to win but that kite never took sail. So don't make it sound like I was reading your PM's intended for other people. Never have, never will.

And privacy is a foreign concept that I do understand. That is why I want our President to have full authority to listen in on whatever bad guys he deems necessary and to interrogate them with whatever means necessary.

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952

Just want people to know how you manipulated the poll numbers to make your buddy look good when, in reality, people think he has less credibility, in two consecutive polls.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the second poll included the results as stated by you and then the participants in the 1st poll voted again in the second, thus doubling the numbers.

The poll posted by Frogman includes 'un-manipulated' numbers and you are behind. If you want to win so badly, start trolling and PM'ing. Oh wait, don't PM because I might be watching. What! Are you out of tinfoil?

Posted by: barry2952

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonsterMark

Does anyone believe that you haven't manipulated the numbers in the last poll?

Posted by: fossten

Quote:

Originally Posted by barry2952
Oh yeah, for anyone that thinks that PRIVATE MESSAGES are private here, you're mistaken.

What a big whiner. Any PM sent by one person on this forum to another person is fair game to be pasted. Even you aren't that dumb.

Your foot stomping is splattering the rest of us with your tears.

It's like I've been asking you, Bryan. What does barry actually contribute to this board besides trolling and name-calling and whining?

Posted by: MonsterMark

Quote:

Originally Posted by fossten

It's like I've been asking you, Bryan. What does barry actually contribute to this board besides trolling and name-calling and whining?

Not much. It's been a year since he's posted one of his thoughts on any important topic of the day. He used to actually engage in a conversation but soon after his 'hate Bush' persona took over and he has been trapped inside it ever since.

Posted by: Brozly

http://spamreaper.org/frankie/halliburton.html

Posted by: fossten

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brozly

http://spamreaper.org/frankie/halliburton.html

Kooky.