Mitt At CPAC: Under Obama, Stock Market Fell 10%

[ToxinalX]

As a foreigner, I tell you: Vote for someone DIFFERENT this time around.

MITT ROMNEY speaking about FREE MARKETS really makes me sick....

[Fashionificationful]

Governor Mitt Romney is a RINO. He supports stringent gun laws. His Health care overhaul pales in comparison to the atrocity of Obamacare, but it was similar. He has never expressed public regret for this. He told Michigan residents at an event there that the financial services bailout was absolutely necessary. He stated you said that the Republican Party needs to pass "immigration reform" (amnesty) for new voters. He’d vote for Obama! watch?v=jPGnJmbDq08

West, Huckabee, Palin, Bachmann, Paul

[solomanspaming]

What a total douchbag.

The cost of gas in the U.S. dropped from 4 dollars a gallon to $1.37 a gallon within 2 months of obama being elected. What this shows is that when a repudlican is president, oil companies get to steal and when a democrat is president, the oil companies charge what they should.

[victorlegrand1]

I am a Republican but frankly speaking - there is no way Mitt Romney can beat this Obama guy.

A stiff, rich, flip-flop, white male who thinks he's better than god will not do. Attacking the president who appears busy to fight back doesnt mean Romney can beat him. We gotta find a better candidate.

[jjludemann]

Oh, by the way, the stock market was down 38% under Bush. In EIGHT years!

[jjludemann]

When the stock market was down 10% he said that showed people were concerned about the lack of clarity. OK, so now the market is up 33% during Obama's administration. Mitt, you've switched sides to the Democrats right? Right???

[thomasward00]

Mitt now has the FULL support from ALL Republicans.... After Obama even the Christian Right embrace Romney with open arms...

Romney/Jindal 2012!!!!!

[FoShizzle951]

Actually, the Dow Jones is higher than when Obama took office. Over 1000 points.

Socialism works. Conservatives need to put a bullet in their collective heads.

[Takeoism]

how much did the stock market fall during 2008 under Bush?

[KGH5151]

Dude, look at the facts. You are going to get immediate results. Trillions of dollars dumped in. You are going to have immediate results. Like giving you a lollypop for your broken harm. Not real for the long term. Mark my words.

[dluviam]

Dow Jones:

Jan. 20th, 2009 - 7949

Mar. 26th, 2009 - 7920 - @ 1:23pm

What was that Mitt??

The Repubs know there's a large sector of simpletons who will not only believe this crap, but repeat it as if it's fact. Not to mention post it on YouTube and the like.

WHEN the economy recovers I can't wait for ALL the reasons those on the Right come up with as to why it's not because of Obama.

It will be fun to watch.

[Ilegalplayer]

Mitt Romney needs to Explain to all of us how these SCRIPTURES are not RACIST against BLACK AFRICAN MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN!

LDS MORMON SCRIPTURES CALLED PEARL OF GREAT PRICE

"being of the (BLACK AFRICAN)lineage by which he could not have the right of PRIESTHOOD,(Abraham1:26-27)"

24..from (BLACK AFRICAN)Ham,sprang that race which preserved the curse in the land.(Abraham1:23-24)

"..A BLACKNESS came upon all the (BLACK AFRICANS)..of Canaan..(Moses7:8)"

"..seed of Cain were BLACK..(Moses7:22)"

[rhsguy]

you are right mark, the economy and stock market are fine where they are. watch out for the jumpers in 6 months...

[MarkDouglasC]

Stock Market was overhyped nonsense. It was balderdash. Smoke and mirrors crapola. Even Greenspan said it was irrational exhuberance. You are nuts if you think Obama's job is to keep the lunatic stock market numbers at their lunatic highs.

[ver506]

Mitt Romney lost the nomination to McCain, who lost the election to Obama....OBVIOUSLY nobody cares about whatever Mitt has to say.......

[JohnRhysMusician]

Mitt Romney would have creamed Osama Obama.

[ver506]

Lol....woulda, coulda, shoulda.......??????

[thomasjohnson]

let the voters take a political literacy before they are allowed to vote, the same idiots who defaulted on their loans, got in credit card debt, or got their homes foreclosed on are the same idiots who voted for obama.

[MidnightChimes]

The wizards of wall street and the companies that ran two sets of books screwed American.

[MidnightChimes]

Mitt wasn't beaten by Democrats. Mitt was defeated by Republicans. You have nobody to blame but yourselves. Mitt won a governors race in a liberal state. Republicans need to ask themselves exactly what is it about Mormons they cannot stand. Why are they intolerant towards Mormons.

[JohnRhysMusician]

I happen to be a Mormon and a Mitt Romney supporter.

[MidnightChimes]

So ask your Republican friends why THEY didn't vote for Mitt and leave us liberals the hell alone.

[dannyland1]

yeah, what...i think he said that we the entrepreneurs...will get us out of the crisis...so fuck obama and his taxes the government does owe you poor fucks anything, people need to take responsibility for their own short comings and stop this coming of mass redistribution of wealth.

[YFJnX]

Wrong, Mitt. Your GOP killed the economy, then when you lost the oval office you immediately blame the new guy? He did nothing to cause this and you know it. A play on words? Really? "During Obama Presidency..." Real mature, dip.

[Umips54]

it was Bilderberg that made the decision to pop the sub-prime in 2006. Bilderberg controls the left and the right, that's what 80% of the population doesn't understand. That is why there will forever be this endless partisan nonsense.

[annarboriter]

Does Obama also get blamed for the low drop in oil prices?

[ellwyn]

the oil prices started falling in July and fell much more prior to the election than after. the proximal cause was discussion in the government to increase domestic production, by allowing more offshore drilling. if obama suddenly reversed that course, such as from environmentalist pressure, you can expect a return to the highest prices of 2008 and beyond.

[jjludemann]

Oh, COME ON, Mitt! You must be kidding me! _Obama_ is responsible for the stock market falling??? Are there no Republicans who can speak the truth anymore?

[ellwyn]

obama presented his stimulus and budget, passed without the need for a single republican vote, even if three rino's turned traitor to join them. investors sensed that the policies will fail, and acted accordingly. all the anti-business, anti-banking and anti-investor rhetoric will bring suffering to the entire nation, the lowest strata most of all as unemployment continues to rise and the welfare check buys them less and less. leftism is a failure, and the people will learn the hard way.

[marniespeaks]

Hey Mitt the your GOP destroyed the WHOLE US economy!

[ellwyn]

the stock market dropped due to the bank crisis. the banks failed because certain people weren't able to pay. the people were those who would not have been able to get a mortgage to begin with, except due to threats from leftist groups and leftist politicians that those banks would be sued if they didn't loan to high risk clients. Bush made an effort to defeat the leftists on the issue, but the fault still lies with the leftists who caused it. leftist ideas are destroying the nation.

[marniespeaks]

your ridiculous

[ellwyn]

my ridiculous .... what? i think you meant to say "you're ridiculous". quite an erudite comment, that.

[zeroepyon]

you have to stop watching Fox news and look for information on your own. This information is really distorted.

[ellwyn]

the drop of the usually hardy DOW has been almost 30% since his inauguration, and a total of 30% since his election. even all the democrats who had sold off so as to drive down the markets have yet to show any confidence for the democrats who know have a lock on the goverment. obama's game is classic class-warfare socialism, which will stifle economic activity in general, and drive many to an underground, cash economy. welcome to the carter years all over again.

[flang]

Did you expect the DOW to ,for no reason,sky rocket because Obama became president? The problems that are causing the stocks to plummit have nothing to do with policies put forward by Obama. When unemployment numbers come out for the previous month, and the stock market goes down. nobody is to blame but the scared shareholders that are selling.

The DOW is made up of 30 companies, so it isn't a reasonable "tracking poll" to measure a presidency.

The US won't be fixed 46 days into a presidency

[SyncstaDudes]

Using this same philosophy then . . . the Bush policies have NOTHING to do with the current level of the stock market. If what the current President has said and policies he has enacted have no effect on the market, then stop blaming the prior President!

[flang]

None of Obama's policies have taken effect yet.....

Don't be stupid.

[zeroepyon]

You are widening the scope here. The Dow Jones is not the entire Stock Market. No one is blaming previous presidents. In fact, the argument here is that presidents aren't at fault when the Dow Jones takes a dip.

[zeroepyon]

The Dow dropping is due to the loss in confidence in the companies that are involved. Today, the Dow Jones shot up not because anyone in the government announced anything, but because Citigroup announced it's profit report. Confidence in Citigroup rose and people began to invest again.

[aristocrates91]

lol

[wdwrightii]

Continued from below . Mormons believe that we must accept Christ as the Savior, have faith in Him, repent of our sins, be baptized and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost by one having priesthood authority, then continue to live His commandments the remainder of our lives to inherit the Celestial Kingdom (Heaven)(works). Good luck doing that on your own or in a church led by someone with no authority whose doctrines are of men mingled with scripture.

[ctlangis]

Limbaugh, Limbaugh, Limbaugh!!! arent the liberal talking points like that of a 10 year old, no subtance just a bumber sicker mentality. "Bush lied and children died", ect, ect, ect. Use your own brains liberals, if possible.

[jpbalkenende]

Well at least we have brains. You idiots spout shit like 10% drop in the stock markets under obama. Ignoring the fact that this is just continuity from the 50% slide under Bush. And you're not fooling anyone so I'm not sure why you even bother.

[ellwyn]

the left caused this by pressuring banks to loan to high risk borrowers, under threat of lawsuit. the people defaulted, the banks collapsed, the markets collapsed, and the leftists are making it worse with more new spending than ever proposed, because their goal is a total control. they want the government to run the economy just as in fascist and communist regimes. those ideas have been tried and led to the murder and starvation of tens of millions of people during the last century.

[flang]

you are the biggest dumbass on youtube

[ellwyn]

nice comeback, 'genius'.

[HeatForce]

Your a smart cookie, but I do think the Bush administration shoulders the same blame (and rightfully so) as the previous administrations (going back to Bush Sr. or maybe even further).

[zeroepyon]

a bit misinformed. Google the crisis of credit. It's a visualized representation of how this whole thing began. It had nothing to do with left or right.

[m133573333gmail]

"I am Mormon and am very happy. Standing on the side of right makes me that way!"

LOL, Are you serious? Is it my unsanctioned underware or my doubt in saints, much less 'Laterday saints', that makes my side wrong? Reguardless, I'm quite happy too, but sence I can't be right, im not sure why I am. ;P

Mitt would not have picked Palin, which might have not killed his chances instantly as it did McCain, but I VERY seriously doubt the rest of America, would be ok w/ Romney as president.

[wdwrightii]

You can do what is right and not be Mormon. However, if you are an honest seeker of truth and you want to know your relationship to God and his Son our Savior and why you live the answers are found in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am very serious. You should read the New Testament and learn what a Saint is. You should do a little research on your own. Fools mock but they shall mourn.

[raney150]

WOW!!! so you think that Mormons are the only ones going to heaven then? You sound like Mormons are the only group of Christians that are in the right. But if you are a Christian and the Christian god is correct and you follow Christian beliefs doesn't that mean you get to heaven? Thats what I was always taught but Christians identify them too much as "I'm a Methodist"or "I'm a Catholic" when you ask what religion they practice and they are always wrong, if you are those you r a Christian first.

[wdwrightii]

Mormons believe the Bible to be the word of God. Therefore we have similar beliefs with the rest of christiandom. We believe that through Christ all will be resurrected, in other words everyone that lives on this earth will live forever; its a free gift because of Jesus Christ (grace).

[TiTSxxMcGEE]

if he would of ran he would of won. i'm saying this as someone who was and still is a strong supporter of oboma

[mikestky]

Now that we're blaming the President, even though he just took office a month ago, can we now blame George Bush for 9/11?

Bush had 8 months before 9/11 to avenge the Cole bombings and instead did nothing. In fact, he went on 5 week vacation the very day that he rec'd the warning that Osama was determined to strike the US'.

Conservative? Can you help me please?

[gtrman2002]

Bush had 8 months before 9/11 to avenge the Cole bombings and instead did nothing.

Conservative? Can you help me please? mikestky , abandon the Monday Morning QB mentality and THINK!

Pre-9-11, the name Bin Laden meant nothing to most Americans.. A new president can't go around settling old scores, against a group the majority of Americans had never heard of.While I share your frustration,it is a political reality. Besides, he would have had to battle the usual lib-claptrap- UN approval!

[mikestky]

gtrman2002,

That's the sort of stupid answer I'd expect from a so-called conservative. So Bush decided not to avenge the Cole bombing i(that all Americans knew happened) in the first 8 months of his term because bin Laden was insufficiently famous? Why didn't Bush start publicizing bin Laden proactively instead of waiting until he attacked us?

Is it any wonder 'conservatives' are on a massive losing streak?

Their arguments & retorts are transparently ridiculous and phoney..

[wdwrightii]

The USS Cole was bombed on 12 Oct 2000.

[mikestky1]

wdwrightii,

Exactly. And bush failed to avenge it in his first 8 months of office. Therefore, I think we can safely blame bush for failing to stop the 9/11 attacks, using Romney's logic.

I must say, it's odd to blame Obama for the bad economy already considering the fact that 'conservatives' blamed Clinton for the 'Clinton Recession' in the early 2000s. If Clinton is to blaim for the 'Clinton recession', then this depression can also be blamed on bush, using Romney's logic.

[wdwrightii]

You can blame whoever you want for whatever you want. But what about the present. B.H.O is going to bankrupt the country! I don't know how we are going to survive this, even though I believe we will.

[wdwrightii]

I am Mormon and am very happy. Standing on the side of right makes me that way!

[FoShizzle951]

Isn't Romney a Mormon?

[Peetreeman]

So?

[FoShizzle951]

Yeah, Mormons are gay.

[feeknocks]

yes mitt romney. you're a different flavor of spendthrift liberal from mccain and obama. we get it.

[Mychaels]

Where was it at during the wall street bail out? Pretty low right? I can understand people being uneasy about Obama. That was caused by Bush's abuse. It may take years for people to trust any financial situation. Which is sad.

[ayn715]

Freddie and Fannie were forced in to the impossible sub prime loans in the name of fairness and "spreading the wealth". This occured during the Clinton administration. It underlies the the Socialist mentality of the Democratic party.

This current economic crisis was made almost entirely out of(Democratic) government interference, and Obama is about to unleash a fury of such type Socialist programs.

Investors in the market know disaster is looming and want to save themselves.

[m133573333gmail]

ayn, i guess you were trying to say "flury of such Socialist type programs."

heh, when you say 'spreading the wealth' i cant help but to hear rush limbachs voice, maybe because your regurgitating his show almost verbatim, or as well as you can manage.

[ayn715]

Actually, I don't listen to Rush Limbaugh, and I used the word fury intentionaly. Also, it was actually Obama who initialy used the phrase "spread the wealth". He did so in that famous joe the plumber incident. Obama seems to have vengeance or fury for drastic change, because he thinks there is something radically unfair about this country. The same way Rev. Wright does. Hence, their long association.

Again, these observations are my own and not Rush Limbaugh's or anybody else's.

[wvg4800]

Obama's "stumulus" is simply REARATIONS FOR SLAVERY", a continuation of Dr Martin Luther King's ideology that America needs " A REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH", or REDISTRIBUTION OF ECONOMIC POWER",

King called for REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH, AND A SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT. So does Obama.

King called for REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY. So does Obama, (i.e.stimulus)

King opposed capitalism. Ditto Obama.

Please read Thomas E. Woods "33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed To Ask", chapter 2

[zeroepyon]

What was being done about it for the six years after Clinton?

[Mychaels]

Stock market fluctuates on its own. Mitt

[ParadiseDestroyed]

Most of the time it does. But the stock market is dropping consistently under Obma. We might get a spike now and then but the trend is definitely downward.

[tiannam117]

Mitt Romney 2012 all the way

[ParadiseDestroyed]

Amen!

[nbwulf]

Not a fan of Mitt, but he would have made a good VP.

[flyyspit]

hahhaha..

wonder if Romeny is wearing his tighty whitey super duper underwear..

what a collection of complete and utter fools..CPAC..

why dont they name it 'Imagineationland'..

[wdwrightii]

Fools mock but they shall mourn.

[kalane]

is there anyone less intellectually honest than mitt romney?

[copcorona]

yes mitt let's get back to the "free enterprise system" were the rich are free not to pay taxes. Were the rich are free to manipulate the market for their gain and our pain.

[SLCPunk19]

That arguement is false and played out...you libs say the same shit all the time...morons

[copcorona]

reply to SLCPunk19 okay, what is false about what I have said? it is easy to call people names, it is a little harder to make an argument. You don't argue your point, becuase you know that the rich are moving their wealth off shore to avoid taxes (that is how Mitt made his fortune)

[Nate26Kt]

Romney 2012!!!

[Urschleim]

the republican stimulous plan was so ridiculous.

cute rambling mitt.

[doetim]

These pathetic GOP clowns were already calling it the Obama recession and blaming everything on Obama weeks before he took office.

Like Bush did all this great work and Obama ruined it before he even came to the white house.

That is what this sad party wants americans to believe.

SORE LOSERS!!!!!!!!

[42phil]

Ever since He was elected the stock market has loss 10% of its value. Obama Bad for business!

[PersonalJesus348]

good for the people. You and me.

Business men are fool of shit. Like their half-assed smiles.

[doetim]

The market was already collapsing before Obama took office, during your golden boy's administration Bush!

You conservatives are completely delusional!

[WadeBlazingame34]

This guy is responsible for more layoffs than any other politician pandering today.

[theunruly1]

If you look closely, you can almost see the grease melting off his forehead

[MKB2814]

Mitt Romney is a naturally occurring Crisco mine!

[swankrecords]

Mitt will never be president.

[omiolo2]

Too bad he didn't act like this when he was running for President.

[photocynth]

Blamed him for an act of nature? Would it were so! sheesh

[photocynth]

Ahh, it's OBAMA'S fault for the downturn. Whew, W's legacy is intact.

[TheGraham721]

Well when you say it like that, blaming Bush for a hurricane sounds kind of stupid, doesn't it

[facelesshorseman]

Would you be interested in ANOTHER testament of Lord Big Business?

[chumashfalcon]

Mormons are all lying assholes

[TheGraham721]

Nah, just Harry Reid. (Yup. Mormon.)

[kelseywall]

Sore loser? Republicans were in power for the last 8 years. Obama's been in power for a month.

[azas1949]

how about universal laws, Mitt ? I suppose those are not the answer either - everyone should just take care of themselves ?

[smpunditz]

How much did the stock market fall at the end of the Bush admin? It's lower then what it was when he first got in office.

[xTheOxx]

Dishonest prick.

[Superplatanoman]

that's true. the market was down 50% under bush. what a dishonest prick

[voyeurdug]

Good speaker... nice hair, too... only slipped once (near the beginning), referring to the President by his first name only.

[Mentallyawake568]

Nice die job romney mormon.

[spencerdev91]

Republicans are so clueless...