Gawdawful

You just gotta hate this news then... Third Quarter Economy rockets ahead.

Of course, the next scandal will probably be the manipulation of those numbers in the government. If there is a zooming economy, it is one without a boom in jobs. My own working of almost 100 hours of overtime this month might influence the fourth quarter, but maybe not, when you consider that I'm only working extra because my employer has cut way back on the hours of vacation allowable to carry over and my cow-orkers have a lot to burn by Dec. 31. BTW, my employer didn't give any raises in 2003 and the prospects for one or any kind of bonus in 2004 are dismal (first time in 12 years we won't get a bonus).


We'll see though... [tap-tap-tap-tap] ... still waiting.


Warren in Oklahoma

Shake

Not just my best response ... it's the best response anyone could have given the o.p. considering it's lack of serious content. You'll notice the long gap of time between my last post and this one in this thread. I have not thought it worthy of a reply. Really I still don't, but I just thought I'd do it for the hell of it.

I'm not even going to bother to research if this first statement is true. Even if it is, and it might be, so what? That has nothing to do with anything, or you being a troll. So you've been here (I assume you mean posting on IIDB) longer. That doesn't make you necessarily any better or smarter than those who haven't been here as long. Perhaps you mean to say that the length of your stay here indicates non-trollness. Again, this is not necessarily the case. You just may not be as bad as others who have come here before, or perhaps you're just a little more cautious about keeping your comments in an area where they won't get you banned or asked to leave.

Anyway, as for so-called "prophecies", if one writes something semi-plausible in language that's just vague enough, eventually, events will unfold that could be interpreted to fit such "prophecies". No one knows the future!

Let me try ... TrueThinker will become aggravated at my words and post another inane response about "prophecies" and the like. He will try to rebut my points. Most likely though, he will throw in some more red herrings and attempt to distract people from the truth (I leave it to the reader to figure out what that is).

ZiprHead

You are a god!:notworthy

erimir

You know, there are some fundies who think that George W. Bush may be the anti-Christ, because he aspires to be the Prince of Babylon (by conquering Iraq).

Shake

Oh, thank you for the 'notworthy'! I'd also like to thank II in general, and folks like OM, QoS, scigirl, and many others, as well as the If you have set yourself on fire ... thread, for inspiring me.

(Slightly more) seriously though, after just re-reading my post there, I feel I left something out.

Prediction addendum: Unless, of course, I am correct and he is a troll, in which case, my words will go unseen by him.

BrotherMan

Enumerate the nine victories.

You said the "beast of the east" was Saddam. Who does God say it is? How do we know you're right? Remember: terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is the mastermind behind the attacks.

Name the "one man". Then explain why you believe that man is the only possibly man on the planet who could be that "one man."

Name the four nations that "surrendered" when the "one man" was taken down.

I think there are some WW II veterans and holocaust survivors who could dispute this statement.

You read it here, ladies and gentlemen. God supported a war he knew wasn't right.

So is Manhattan and the Bronx and Staten Island. Any of those would have had a pretense at accuracy.

When did God say this? It wasn't in any of the prophecy.

No one is calling this the mother of wars.

Name the princes of the east. Point out the betrayal amongst the princes of the east.

Apparently the sheiks of the east aren't terribly impressed with God, because this isn't happening. I wonder just how many lives God considers to be a "major death", anyway.

Nowhere in either prophecy was the prince, king or god of the east equated to a prince of Babylon.

Allah seems to be alive and well in Islamic countries and the United States.

We still seem to be in a lackluster economy.

TrueThinker

I'm back!!!!

I didn't think you guys would keep this thread going. School and work, and other things have been taking my time.

Lots of responses that I would get to soon.

But I am here to let you know, there is only about a day left-then a swift change, swift victory. What you thought was 'impossible' is about to unfold before your very eyes.

Is America ready for shouts of jubilation?

So take a look at the time and start counting down the hours, the minutes, the seconds.......

BrotherMan:
I do not believe the four nations have surrendered yet, nor the nine victories. When it happens it would be quite obvious.

ju'iblex

or... will it only be obvious to those who can see other mystical realms?

TrueThinker

This from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,101748,00.html

Bush Vindicated by Economic Recovery (Hmm....Interesting choice of a title wouldn't you say?)
Friday, October 31, 2003

WASHINGTON — President Bush appeared to have a spring in his step Thursday after news heralded the economy had doubled its rate of growth over this summer and reduced one of his greatest political liabilities heading into an election year.


"The economic figures for the third quarter show that the economy grew at an annual rate of 7.2 percent. That's the fastest growth we've had in nearly 20 years. Consumers with extra cash from the tax cuts earlier this year increased their spending at the fastest rate in 15 years," Bush told workers at a factory in Columbus, Ohio.

Businesses like the one the president visited have finally started spending more as well, a double dose of encouraging news that lifted the economy and gave Bush license to claim his economic policies have been vindicated.

"The tax relief we passed is working. We left more money in the hands of the American people, and the American people are moving this economy forward," Bush said.

Though economists differ on how much of a role the tax cut played, no one disputes it was one of several factors that lit a fire under consumers and the economy

"Part of it is the refinancing earlier this year. Part of it is because the stock market is doing better and people psychologically feel better. But a decent-sized chunk of this is the tax cut," said Greg Valiere, chief strategist of the Schwab Washington Research Group (search).

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They said it, I didn't. You may say this isn't miraculous, but honestly speaking his opponents did not think this would happen. And what will they say when economy is raised up to higher levels than the Clinton or even Reagan years. I'm guessing you don't think that will happen either right?

A word of advice to some of you: try not to always focus on the negative, overlooking the positive.

I believe jobs growth will come shortly. And I still think greater things are about to happen that will kick-start the economy. This is merely the beginning.

TrueThinker

O ye of little faith.....