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| You know the economy is bad when... | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 29 2010, 04:58 PM (329 Views) | |
| George K | Jul 29 2010, 04:58 PM Post #1 |
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...the president's daughters need to supplement their allowance.
Uh huh. Sure. I can just picture them showing up for a job, and the Secret Service not knowing where to park the black SUVs. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Axtremus | Jul 30 2010, 05:44 AM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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You have problem with a man trying to teach his children the value of work and the virtues of saving?
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| George K | Jul 30 2010, 05:47 AM Post #3 |
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No, not for a second. I have a problem with the president of the United States claiming that his daughters are looking for babysitting work to supplement their (as he admits) inadequate allowance. I also have a problem with the president making such a ridiculous statement - as if the first daughters would actually go babysitting in the neighborhood. When they actually do go babysitting, I'll believe him. Until that time comes, I'll continue be skeptical of his obviously pandering statement. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| John D'Oh | Jul 30 2010, 05:52 AM Post #4 |
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MAMIL
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To be fair to Obama, pretty much all politicians spend a fair amount of their time trying to show how normal they are, and what regular, Kelloggs cornflake box families they have. Of course it's a load of bollocks - if they were regular people most of them wouldn't want to be politicians in the first place. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Axtremus | Jul 30 2010, 05:54 AM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I'm thinking more along the lines of the man creating artificial allowance cap to motivate his children to work and earn their way. Babysitting can be for friendly WH staffs and/or foreign diplomats/embassy staffs. The man is trying to keep his children grounded within the limits imposed on his family by his office, not exactly a bad thing, certainly no less noble than trying to give his children, say, enormous trust funds.
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| JBryan | Jul 30 2010, 05:56 AM Post #6 |
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I am the grey one
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Geez, Ax, come up for air from the Kool-Aid. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| Axtremus | Jul 30 2010, 05:57 AM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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You have something against Kool-Aid? |
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| George K | Jul 30 2010, 05:59 AM Post #8 |
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You forgot to say: Or was it:
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mikhailoh | Jul 30 2010, 06:07 AM Post #9 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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It was . Definitely. ![]() My only question is exactly how much does it cost the taxpayer for the kids to go babysit? They'd have to check out the venue, the people, etc. Just have them mow the lawn or weed or something. Wash the helicopter. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| LWpianistin | Jul 30 2010, 07:50 AM Post #10 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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If they were a normal family, they could walk down the street alone without being harrassed and would really be affected by the economy, not just pretending. |
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| brenda | Jul 30 2010, 10:15 AM Post #11 |
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I love this thread for so many reasons. Funniest one in a long time. ![]() Oh my, my sides ache.
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| jon-nyc | Jul 30 2010, 06:50 PM Post #12 |
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Cheers
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| In my defense, I was left unsupervised. | |
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| Piano*Dad | Jul 30 2010, 06:56 PM Post #13 |
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Bull-Carp
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Well, they could always cut the grass on the south lawn. |
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5:02 PM Jul 10