Newsweek has some prescriptions to save us all. We should live like it's 1899 instead of 2009. Don't use a dryer for your clothes, chop your own wood for heating fuel, buy a black and white TV because it's "just as good," and don't get the Internet or cable TV. Sheese, talk about a kill-joy!
Of course, the piece by Steve Tuttle isn't all stone-ageie, new-ageiness. Some of the points Tuttle makes are sensible enough -- not buying what you can't afford being the most salient. But, Tuttle's harkening back to his parent's depression era scrimping is a bit much and makes a mockery of the sensible suggestions he does make.
Naturally, a Newsweek piece isn't complete unless it has some gratuitous (and in this case off base) Obamaisms as homage to the brilliance of The One. In this case, Tuttle invokes Obama's exhortation for us all to engage in a little "personal sacrifice."
President Obama talks a lot about personal sacrifice, and we all need to look for ways to cut costs these days. Maybe he ought to consider Bill and Joyce Tuttle as the nation's first thrift czars, because when it comes to pinching pennies and saving for the future, my parents are extreme.
Obama might "talk" a lot about "personal sacrifice" but he sure as heck doesn't seem to live it. With weekly parties, turning his Oval Office heater up to the 70s, over use of flights on Marine One, high class, expensive schools for the kiddies, and the like, there doesn't seem to be a lot of "sacrificing" going on at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue these days.
Tuttle goes on to outline some of the frugality that his parents have traditionally engaged in. Of course, not everything they did made them seem like Scroogeian cheapskates, but much of what they do in their home in rural Virginia is not possible for many Americans. Not many residents of New York City or Chicago can chop their own wood for heating fuel, for instance.
Tuttle is right that living beyond one's means is a bad idea. It was during the Great Depression and it is now, depression or no. We all need to be a bit more realistic about our personal finances. However, there is a fine line between living within one's means and foolishly sacrificing modernity. Tuttle's family crosses that line repeatedly into that territory of being penny wise and dollar foolish.
Let's examine, for instance, this no clothes dryer business. Some folks feel that air drying clothing outside brings a freshness that can't otherwise be gained in a mechanical dryer, but true or no, the washer, dryer and vacuum cleaner is nothing to eschew. In fact, it is rather foolish to do so. These modern conveniences are responsible for the liberation of homemakers the world over, after all. These mechanical tools are not luxuries, but time saving devices that add to the quality of life. Doing without them is no mark of good sense, but a silly exercise in pointless self-denial.
Additionally, excising the purchase of these things from one's life also negatively affects the economy. Traditionally lumped in with "big ticket items" these things are the stuff of economic growth. Is Tuttle saying we should further damage the economy and the many hundreds of thousands of jobs that selling washers, dryers and vacuum cleaners brings this country? I should hope not.
Again, the idea of being frugal and not wasteful is a good one. But, this is a wildly different day than the 1940s, 50s, even the 60s. As a percentage of our income, many of the items that Tuttle wistfully imagines we should do without really don't measure up to yesterday's necessary sacrifices.
In 1961 my parents bought a Zenith 300 Space Command TV in a giant cabinet. The thing was about 6 feet long, weighed 300 pounds, and was like a real piece of furniture. It cost them $300 and they regretted it the second they put it on time payments. In those days, you see, they were lucky to be making $5,000 a year so $300 was a ton of cash. On the other hand, a TV today at $300 (a 14 inch color flat screen for instance) is only a few days salary to the average American. The same can be said of all the "big ticket items" for the most part. The prices of these items today are not as painful to us as they were in days past because technology has made these items incredibly cheap.
Since Tuttle based his whole piece on his own life's story, I'll relate one more of my own. My grandparents (and I love their memory dearly) were scrimpers and savers of depression era stock, as well. But, when my grandfather passed and my grandmother decided to close up house and move in with my Mom, the family went to their home to clear out 60 years of memories. In the basement they found hundreds of grocery items, some in cans decades old. Stale boxes of unopened cereal, ages old frozen meats full of freezer burn, bagged items that were no longer useful. All this had to be thrown out when they sold the house. Sure they used coupons and benefited from buy-one-get-one-free sales. But it all went to waste in the end. It was pointless scrimping and saving, wasteful stockpiling for fear of running out.
This is a perfect example of penny wise and dollar foolish. So, sacrificing all luxuries today is an exercise in silliness. We can all do with less getting only what we need, I'm sure, but we should be careful not to idealize frugality to the point where we are casting ourselves back into the dark ages. Modernity and technology should not be eschewed for some hoary sense of "sacrifice." In these tough times we need common sense and good advice, not nostalgia that has little bearing on today's problems.
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Really?
March 16, 2009 - 09:44 ET by motherbeltAnd what is our President engaging in for "personal sacrifice"?
Maybe he could skip helicoptering over to Camp David for just one night....or not waste Air Force One's fuel on a weekend junket to Chicago to go out to dinner and play basketball with his buddies.
Too much to ask?
Yeah, probably. Sacrifice is for the little people.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
H y p o c r i t e
March 16, 2009 - 10:11 ET by In ExcessWhat about the extravagant White House parties?
Remember this?: “We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times … and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK,” Obama said.
But he has the White House temperatures ''warm enough that orchids can grow.''
Let's see: Obama rides in
March 16, 2009 - 10:20 ET by DJEddleLet's see:
Obama rides in SUV's and...Air Force One. Hypocrite.
Obama has fancy steak dinners that the average person can only dream of eating on a routine basis. Hypocrite.
Obama has the White House thermostat set at what? 76...78 degrees? Hypocrite.
The real question is, what other countries gave him the "OK" to do these things?
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Good point; I had forgotten
March 16, 2009 - 10:36 ET by motherbeltGood point; I had forgotten about the thermostat thing.
I thinl it was Rahm Emanuel who said of the Oval Office You could grow orchids in there.
But that's OK for The One. Because, as he explained, Obama was raised in Hawaii; he likes it warm.
The rest of us who "like it warm" can put on another set of sweats, I guess.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Newsweek is just preparing us
March 16, 2009 - 10:37 ET by kgNewsweek is just preparing us for Obama's socialism.
"DumbAssity of Dope"
President's sacrifice
March 16, 2009 - 10:20 ET by AgnosticPresident Obama and the first lady sacrifice every day by hanging out with typical white people.
A person may be won over with logic and reason but the masses must be bought with spectacle and platitudes. - 2008 Elections
Thrift
March 16, 2009 - 09:44 ET by Gothampc"Come to think of it, maybe my parents shouldn't start packing their bags to join the Obama administration just yet."
Oh I think the author should encourage his parents to join the administration. Maybe they will kick Obama's *ss for not paying the bills left over from his inauguration and for the taxpayer funded parties the Obamas have every Wednesday night.
I've decided to be thrifty by not buying Newsweek. This article is a joke. I expected the author to write that his family recycles paper towels.
Note to author: your parents have had the same mousetrap for 50 years because today's products are so flimsy. They don't make things like they did 50 years ago. Today everything is designed to be disposable.
PS: If you want a good mousetrap, get a ratzapper. Best product ever made!!
→ No Cable?
March 16, 2009 - 09:44 ET by Cool ArrowFancy that? Newsweek felt it necessary to suggest we drop FOX news.
Also dropping MSNBC and
March 16, 2009 - 11:39 ET by ThisnThatAlso dropping MSNBC and CNN. But who would notice? Dropping Fox News would be noticable, though.
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→ What's left?
March 16, 2009 - 11:41 ET by Cool ArrowTalk Radio?
Definite chance for Fairness Doctrine to rule.
Obama is succeeding and it hurts
Yea right
March 16, 2009 - 09:51 ET by MaytagI just this morning told the wife NO MORE WAYGU STEAKS what the hellever they are. From now on I guess we'll have to shoot a deer off the deck. I remember my granddad saying the season opened the 4th of July back in the day. I already cut and burn firewood ,the algore warming idiots don't like that either, no money in their pockets.(caron credits) If the wind swings while drying sheets it is like sleeping in a campfire, SOME people are stupid.There is a reason modern conveniences were developed
Steak
March 16, 2009 - 10:08 ET by GothampcWagyu steak is steak from cattle in Japan. The Obamas are too elite to have their palates sullied by plain old American beef.
Wagyu beef cattle are also
March 16, 2009 - 10:38 ET by motherbeltWagyu beef cattle are also raised in Texas. I don't know which Obama served.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Beef
March 16, 2009 - 10:45 ET by GothampcDon't get me wrong, I have no problem with people eating high class if they can afford it. I just don't appreciate liberals being hypocritical and saying everyone else should be sacrificing while they are living it up.
I recently switched over to
March 16, 2009 - 09:59 ET by SickofLibsI recently switched over to a dung-burning stove for heat and find old Newsweeks work great.
We can only assume Mr.
March 16, 2009 - 10:03 ET by HockeyKidWe can only assume Mr. Tuttle is meeting his deadline on an Underwood #5 and handing it right to a copy boy for delivery to the editor.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Good thing NBC didn't fly
March 16, 2009 - 10:10 ET by SickofLibsGood thing NBC didn't fly the entire Today Show staff, crew and infrastructure to Ireland for 3 days to 'cover' St. Patrick's Day.
That would be very un-frugal and a slap in the face of carbon maniacs everywhere.
Today
March 16, 2009 - 10:12 ET by GothampcPlus we don't want the Today Show liberals stinking up the beautiful Irish countryside.
Mr. Huston, you're reading
March 16, 2009 - 10:16 ET by DJEddleMr. Huston, you're reading this all wrong.
The entire agenda being pushed by the left is an attempt to get us to live like it's 1899. It has very little to do with our current economy. What do you think the purpose of global warming alarmism is? The statists in this country want us to live like a third-world nation because they want to control us. They are fascists. This current crop of fascists cannot allow the citizenry to be modernized, organized, and prosperous - otherwise, they have no control over the masses.
And the environmental extremists want us to cast ourselves back into the dark ages. Just look at their solutions to the mythical "anthropogenic global warming."
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Ignorance is Bliss
March 16, 2009 - 10:27 ET by GothampcNow I see why PBS quit producing "1900 House". Liberals were afraid that the US would wise up to what was going on.
Oh yeah,
March 16, 2009 - 10:47 ET by BlondeRemember the little girl having the temper tantrum when she had to go milk the cow in the snow (and hike the bucket back and forth)?
I'd forgotten that show until you mentioned it. Can you imagine that level of frustration, times three hundred million?
I hope he fails, too.
~Wooooooo
March 16, 2009 - 10:55 ET by choselife3x*whistling, cheering, clapping, stomping feet* The inimitable Blonde returns! We've got two new trolls, you've rejoined us in the nick of time!
Hope and Change=
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You have no idea,
March 16, 2009 - 13:07 ET by berthugginsYou have no idea, sweetheart.
~TROLL Self-Identifies
March 16, 2009 - 13:26 ET by choselife3xI was referring to the active flamers, but thanks for coming out. I'm moving you from the 'watch' list to 'seek and destroy'.
Duck and roll, troll.
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I'm quite familiar with your
March 16, 2009 - 13:45 ET by berthugginsI'm quite familiar with your antics. Bring it on.
~Okay, who shot the troll
March 16, 2009 - 13:55 ET by choselife3xWith sodium pentathol?
First he admits to being a troll, then he admits to lurking...
Show me what ya got, troll. I can't wait.
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You sure are showing your age.
March 16, 2009 - 14:03 ET by berthugginsAh, yet another wise-a$$ 15 year-old mother of 3. Where ever did our country go so wrong?
.......and yet another
March 16, 2009 - 14:10 ET by Blazer.......and yet another run-of-the-mill troll with nothing of value to add whatsoever.
You call her a wise-a$$, correct me if I'm wrong, but judging above, it seem's you poked her with the stick first.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Let's just say I know this
March 16, 2009 - 14:13 ET by berthugginsLet's just say I know this gal from a past life and I'm reintroducing myself.
previously banned life?
March 16, 2009 - 14:18 ET by katainkentBanned for what? And from
March 16, 2009 - 14:21 ET by berthugginsBanned for what? And from what? What are you even talking about?
OK...
March 16, 2009 - 14:33 ET by katainkentYou said : "Let's just say I know this gal from a past life and I'm reintroducing myself"
implying one or more of the following :
I hope this clears up any confusion.
Oh. In that case, I'll
March 16, 2009 - 14:58 ET by berthugginsOh. In that case, I'll take #3, Bob. I was in fact stopping by to say hello, but considering I was immediately thrown an insult, I had to abandon the initial pleasantries.
"I was in fact stopping
March 16, 2009 - 15:06 ET by sherylsims"I was in fact stopping by to say hello, but considering I was immediately thrown an insult"
From what I read, you jumped right in with a challenge. Did you post something nice on an earlier thread that I missed?
~Initial pleasantries
March 16, 2009 - 15:11 ET by choselife3xIt's good to see you too, guttermouth. Are you still polluting children's shows with your presence? Or did you lose your job for spending all day on NB getting your @ss handed to you?
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Rude
March 16, 2009 - 15:17 ET by berthugginsAnd sorry, I'm not guttermouth. Although I do appreciate his/her literature.
~Rude?
March 16, 2009 - 15:24 ET by choselife3xDon't start something you don't care to finish, guttermouth.
Did you really think we wouldn't recognize you?
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Really? What makes you
March 16, 2009 - 15:26 ET by berthugginsReally? What makes you think I'm this other person?
~Boring
March 16, 2009 - 15:35 ET by choselife3xFound you.
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→ Wow chose
March 16, 2009 - 15:39 ET by Cool ArrowAnd they "troll at sunrise"
Now that's funny, I don't care who y'are
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Actually, chose, bert
March 16, 2009 - 15:46 ET by BlazerActually, chose, bert huggins is a troll from LOTR.
Irony? I doubt it.
Scroll down alphabetically until you get to the b's :
http://www.warofthering.net/characterlist.shtml
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
~I knew the name was familiar
March 16, 2009 - 15:55 ET by choselife3xOne of the three trolls from The Hobbit. Where's William and Tom, Bert?
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I think you already know
March 16, 2009 - 15:58 ET by berthugginsI think you already know them, don't you?
~Face it, gutter
March 16, 2009 - 16:06 ET by choselife3xYou've been made. How humiliating for you.
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Oh how cute! You made up a
March 16, 2009 - 15:50 ET by berthugginsOh how cute! You made up a little video all about me! Sorry, toots - my name is much more clever, you illiterate child.
~Gutter, gutter, gutter
March 16, 2009 - 15:58 ET by choselife3xWe've been over this territory before. Can't you think up any new insults?
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wow..
March 16, 2009 - 16:01 ET by katainkenttoots? gal?
guttermouth.
We know our trolls
March 16, 2009 - 16:21 ET by R D HelmIts rather simple, actually. You got banned three weeks ago. Then you pop in here under another screen name, which just happens to have been activated two weeks ago.
How convenient.
It generally takes about a week for Matthew to get around to approving new members here.You obviously applied for a new account the same day you got axed, which speaks volumes about your trolling abilities, which are rather amateurish.
But what really gave you away was the fact that the first person you decide to tangle with is choselife3x.
Welcome back, guttermouth. :-)
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
Oh RD
March 16, 2009 - 17:42 ET by berthugginsIf only you knew...that you know nothing at all. Keep trying and you may eventually learn my true identity.
Now on to more important things. I'm thoroughly annoyed by this 3x person. Is there a way to block its' responses?
~The only thing blocked
March 16, 2009 - 17:53 ET by choselife3xIs your cerebral function. Little Willie Peterson.
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thanks for the chuckle bert
March 16, 2009 - 19:58 ET by candanceYour government education is showing. The next time you attempt to sound intelligent, mind your syntax.
oh, in that case
March 16, 2009 - 15:27 ET by katainkentCongratulations on your next chance on the merry-go-round.
Guttermouth, screw you!
March 17, 2009 - 09:29 ET by bretzysdudeGuttermouth, screw you! We already know who you are!
Well by past life, I'll
March 16, 2009 - 14:18 ET by BlazerWell by past life, I'll take it that mean's you were either banned and or thoroughly skewered by our lovely clx3. I'll bet both.
Anyhoo, I won't stand in the way of another thrashing. Just thought I'd jump in real quick and point out your blatant hypocrisy.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Lovely is quite a stretch.
March 16, 2009 - 14:24 ET by berthugginsLovely is quite a stretch. I've read her posts, and there's nothing lovely about them. That is, unless you're turned on by the vile, hate spewing that regurgitates from her keyboard.
To a troglodyte
March 16, 2009 - 14:27 ET by BlazerTo a troglodyte leftist troll, of course her post's wouldn't seem lovely.
Duh !
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Rude
March 16, 2009 - 14:30 ET by berthugginsRude
Idiot.
March 17, 2009 - 09:30 ET by bretzysdudeIdiot.
~Interesting
March 16, 2009 - 14:32 ET by choselife3xCare to share some examples? Perhaps you could create a forum on the topic.
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Dang it!
March 16, 2009 - 14:40 ET by sherylsimsI always show up late to the party! I know who it is!!!
~Seriously?
March 16, 2009 - 14:18 ET by choselife3xThat's it?
Oooooh, a guessing game. Is that you, guttermouth?
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Hey Cl3x
March 16, 2009 - 14:43 ET by sherylsimsYou know who it is too! (Don't you?) The royal pain returns!
Food
March 16, 2009 - 11:00 ET by GothampcThe sad part about living like that now is that we wouldn't have the good food they had back then. The liberals would make sure of that.
I have two cookbooks from the early 1900s and the food is amazing (complicated, but amazing). Today's food really loses taste with all of its preservatives and chemicals. Nothing beats homemade bread with fresh butter.
yea Goth, All organic too..
March 16, 2009 - 14:01 ET by upcountrywaterModern farming requires about 2% of the population..
In 1899 more than 70% of the population were farming..
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actually
March 16, 2009 - 10:17 ET by katainkentstocking with a reasonable rotation can eliminate waste. But that's another article of discussion.
I have only one thing to say to this : Newsweek can bite me.
We are down to literally bare minimum spending. There is nothing left to cut unless we cut power. When will DC be doing the same? WHEN!?
"Let's just live in an Amish Paridise"--''Weird Al'' Yankovic.
March 16, 2009 - 10:25 ET by Franklins_LockeYou know there is problem with a news story that you can relate to ''Weird Al'' Yankovic.
So, when is Obama going to say, “Just let them eat cake…” The mob really doesn’t need that much any more, according to “them.”
How about this? Why don’t you live that way for awhile and we will see how it works? If it does, we will give it the ole’ college try then.
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I'm shocked...
March 16, 2009 - 10:26 ET by HillbillyKingthat Tuttle can even get away with printing anything about burnin wood. I mean, that adds CARBON to the environment and it kills the planet!!
He should know that the climate supersedes his parents warmth(or anyones for that matter).
Ban all fire, it's the only way to save the planet.
:-)
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
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Where is the frugality?
March 16, 2009 - 10:32 ET by AgnosticWhere was all the talk about frugal spending when the media was on a mission to prove that the 'poor' couldn't survive on welfare and food stamps?
A person may be won over with logic and reason but the masses must be bought with spectacle and platitudes. - 2008 Elections
Wood Stinks
March 16, 2009 - 10:55 ET by Red JeepAll the libs will think burning wood is great until their neighbor does it. It stinks up the neighborhood.
Do libs know wood comes from trees, that have to be cut down to be cut up into wood? A tree has to die. Do they know that? Gee Whiz!
wood doesn't stink
March 16, 2009 - 11:17 ET by candanceI love the smell of a good fire, especially when you burn something like hickory or maple.
Less like "1899" and more like the third world..
March 16, 2009 - 11:11 ET by wnaegele....the media wants us to accept living conditions similar to those in the third world because that is what the lefties will bring us...government officials living in luxurious dachas and traveling in their chauffeured limos and state-owned jets, while the rest of us huddle in hovels hoping our 20-year-old cars will start...
a few thoughts
March 16, 2009 - 11:15 ET by candanceFirst off, Newsweek knows this advice is impossible for most Americans to follow. Those who live in cities and suburbs wouldn't know where to start if asked to build a fire or grow a garden. Liberals know that while self-reliance sounds very good, half of the country will end up trapped in crowded cities and poverty will become more widespread.
Secondly, even if more people started burning fires for heat Newsweek would accuse them of stripping natural resources and sending too much smoke into the sky. That's the very reason Biden said we can't mine any more coal. So which is at Newsweek, shall we keep using natural gas that's too expensive and lines the pockets of big oil, or shall we harvest more wood and coal until we destroy our ecosystem?
Funny, Nanny Botox has more
March 16, 2009 - 11:15 ET by BlazerFunny, Nanny Botox has more jet's on standby, than the Thunderbird's do.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
I already live like it's 1899
March 16, 2009 - 11:43 ET by illumnaI had this great dream where I wanted to graduate from high school and make lots of money. Since my parents dropped out of high school, I sought after a college education to realize this dream. Unfortunately, I had to borrow money to attend. Then, I got married and had kids. I still have my college debt but now a mortgage too.
We own both of our cars. They're not great cars but they run good. We don't have credit cards. We tried to sell our house and get something cheaper but many people in our town foreclosed on their homes due to ARM mortgages. So, our home didn't sell because the extremely low prices for the foreclosed ones. Then, my salary got cut. Now, we're cutting all of our expenses like it's 1899.
So now, I have learned two things. Never owe money on anything. That goes for homes and college education. Work two jobs if you have to and save for that goal. Secondly, I've learned to dislike the government very much. They are too big and too out-of-control and they take way too much of my earnings. I am now 32, I wish I would've known this when I was 18.
I'm going to sacrifice like Obama
March 16, 2009 - 11:48 ET by OxyConI'm going to crank up my thermostat and run around the house in my underwear...my wife is going sleeveless. Instead of having ordinary steak for dinner, I'm going to use my credit card to buy the $100 dollar a pound stuff. I'm also going to through lavish parties once a week and charge that all on my credit card, too. I'd stop paying my mortgage and demand that the government bail me out, but I had the good fortune of burning my mortgage years ago. But I still want government money so I can but myself some new toys.
Hey Newsweek....
March 16, 2009 - 11:48 ET by ConservativeFLBl*w me! Damn sycophant Obama socialist troglodytes.
"Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15." Ronald Reagan
Living like it's 1899?
March 16, 2009 - 12:22 ET by ThisnThatLet's see: women can't vote, or work outside the home; Newsweek offices are un-air conditioned, and type has to be set by hand; there's a Republican president (William McKinley) -- in fact, 4 of the next 5 presidents are Republican; and ut's said that in 1899 the head of the U.S. Patent Office sent his resignation to President McKinley urging the closing of the office because "everything that could be invented has been invented." (although, this last statement may be more legend than not, even though President Reagon used it in a speech).
Great year, 1899. But even in 2009, my question is -- exactly where does one go to buy a black & white TV? I don't think anyone sells them anymore. But that's ok -- liberals never live in the real world, anyway. They only live in make-believe worlds, where the absolute worst is made to seem like paradise.
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The challenge is to follow a consistent plan despite inconsistent prices - Sarah Palin, State of the State of Alaska speech
No more on-line airline tickets, maybe I can order some tack
March 16, 2009 - 12:50 ET by upcountrywaterOh can't use any of this pest control ;No factories around to make it.
Forget RUNNING WATER hot or cold..
A Thunder pot will make a big come back, no more running in the snow to the out-house.
The good news is the Buggy whip companies will no longer need a bail out.
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Conservatism at its finest!
March 16, 2009 - 13:05 ET by berthugginsConservatism at its finest!
Living Like it's 1899
March 16, 2009 - 13:18 ET by deerjerkydaveIs this what liberals mean when they call themselves "progressives?"
Another Pol Pot ( http://www.cambodia.org/khmer_rouge/ )
March 16, 2009 - 13:32 ET by AMR1960Yikes!...
Don't these Collectivist 'Uber-Allies' Liberal morons, get how much their 'suggestions' are in sync with some of the most debased and vile ideologies ever invented by man?
Makes me want to go shoot a Spotted Owl...Roast it over Old Growth Wood...& trigger the Release of all that CO2 with an ANWAR petrochemical source...
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"Colliers", anyone?
March 16, 2009 - 17:52 ET by Chris NormanSince Newsweak wasn't excreted in 1899 and so no one possibly could've read it back then, I guess a lot of us here have already made a good start at turning back the calender...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.