Cowbell: First Read of 3rd Quarter GDP at 3.0%, Beating 2.5% Expectation

Unexpectedly, in other words, but on the upside.

And bear in mind: The economy was hit by multiple storms. I don't mean metaphorical storms like the #SalonHot25's daily Twitter Conniptions. I mean the three big hurricanes.

The U.S. economy unexpectedly maintained a brisk pace of growth in the third quarter.
An increase in inventory investment and a smaller trade deficit offset a hurricane-related slowdown in consumer spending and a decline in construction.
Gross domestic product increased at a 3.0 percent annual rate in the July-September period after expanding at a 3.1 percent pace in the second quarter

You wanted cowbell? I give you cowbell.

Eh, because the 'Ettes always complain about Patriarchical Cowbell, and who could put up with their incessant yammering, here's Mike Rowe getting into the shower.

I'm not gay. This is only being offered under duress.

Posted by: Ace at 04:46 PM

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1 But SOME analysts predicted 10%, so Trump fell far short. Epic failure.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 04:47 PM (BoMuO)

2 Corgis called. Woof.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 04:47 PM (BoMuO)

3 Third?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 04:48 PM (BoMuO)

4 The Winning.

It aches.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 04:48 PM (TBXZD)

5 "Happy days are here again....."

Posted by: auscolpyr at October 27, 2017 04:49 PM (suO/a)

6

MFM: Trump has grabbed the economy by the mish and forced it to do better!!!!

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 27, 2017 04:49 PM (493sH)

7 What's awesome is it will probably get revised in 3 months and be higher.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 04:49 PM (TBXZD)

8 Imagine what could be achieved if the GOP congress worked with the Republican President

Posted by: Kreplach at October 27, 2017 04:49 PM (oMlvI)

9 Trump is delusional!!!

There is no way that the US Economy will ever grow at greater than 3% anymore. It is a proven fact!

Posted by: Your Betters in the Establishment at October 27, 2017 04:49 PM (4dz1m)

10 Thanks for the Mike Rowe vid, Ace...I do wish he tied his towel just a tad bit lower....

Posted by: IC at October 27, 2017 04:49 PM (a0IVu)

11 "Happy days are here again....."

Posted by: auscolpyr at October 27, 2017 04:49 PM (suO/a)

Another TV series reboot?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 27, 2017 04:50 PM (493sH)

12 Does the MFM still use the word surprisingly?

Posted by: Northernlurker, the lurkingest lurker of the north. at October 27, 2017 04:50 PM (nBr1j)

13 Wiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Posted by: Under Fire at October 27, 2017 04:51 PM (mcI77)

14 Ace! Not gay? Did you notice the shelving in the top video?

Posted by: Weasel at October 27, 2017 04:51 PM (Sfs6o)

15 This has nothing to do with Trump! This is Obama's economy!!!!11!!! He Was Genius!!! Now Trump will fuck it up!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 04:51 PM (BoMuO)

16 Hey, the only reason I am posting this is because I am currently between jobs, taking a break from the job search routine this afternoon.

Posted by: GT 5.0 at October 27, 2017 04:51 PM (Nk0GK)

17 Trump > Reagan

Posted by: Kreplach at October 27, 2017 04:51 PM (oMlvI)

18 OT: Three carrier strike groups are en route to Korea for joint exercises. The last time three carrier strike groups got together like this was ten years ago.

Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at October 27, 2017 04:51 PM (398bZ)

19 The Winning.

It aches.
Posted by: garrett

I'll deal with the pain. Moar please.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 27, 2017 04:51 PM (rvtDF)

20 Does the MFM still use the word surprisingly?"

Unexpectedly.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (MINbv)

21 I could watch that Wii video all day.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (BoMuO)

22 Best week ever!

Helluva job this week, Ace. Thanks.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (tbOMB)

23 How many mini-strokes will Hillary get from this?

Posted by: Max Power at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (q177U)

24 Simple question: What were the revisions for the 2nd and 1st quarter that always come with these? Because under Obama it was always a case that the current quarter growth was positive and usually right around the predicted percentage, or it was lower "But its still positive growth!!!! Recovery Summer is here!!" But the revisions always kept dropping. So what are they doing now?

Posted by: buzzion - guess my sign at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (z/Ubi)

25
The really BIG story is that after SEVENTEEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS of decline in the Labor Participation Rate -- it has flatlined. Neither rising or falling.

A little nudge of a tax cut should move it upwards once again. It's a damn shame that our Senators have to check the polling numbers to see if that benefits *them* before voting.

I try not to hate, but it's tough sometimes.

Posted by: Ace Tractor Seat Supply at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (ajiE5)

26 Winning really is great.

Great.

Really.

Winning.

Posted by: simplemind at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (T8AHw)

27 Three carrier strike groups are en route to Korea for joint exercises"

Dddddduuuuuddddeeee.

/exhales

Posted by: You said joint at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (MINbv)

28 I don't mean metaphorical storms like the #SalonHot25's daily Twitter Conniptions.

Ace's quiver is never empty, hehe.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 04:53 PM (fceHP)

29 Gonna go home and see what the wife is doing.

Posted by: burt the cop at October 27, 2017 04:53 PM (KL4Li)

30 Making my portfolio great again.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at October 27, 2017 04:53 PM (60v4h)

31 No one expects the Trumpish GDP!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 27, 2017 04:53 PM (IqV8l)

32 I love how Joe Intern thinks we should have government control over social media like Facebook. Dude, they're on YOUR SIDE!

Posted by: Max Power at October 27, 2017 04:53 PM (q177U)

33 Ace Tractor Seat Supply"

Is that next to Spatula City?

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at October 27, 2017 04:53 PM (MINbv)

34 If the Sainted Benevolent Barack Hussein Obama, Lat of his Name could never achieve three percent, there is no way some Orange Buffoon could do it!

Posted by: Your Betters in the Establishment at October 27, 2017 04:53 PM (4dz1m)

35
I could watch that Wii video all day.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (BoMuO)

It should be made into a movie

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 27, 2017 04:54 PM (493sH)

36 Best week ever!

Helluva job this week, Ace. Thanks.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (tbOMB)

Aye, this was an exceptional week on the aoshq

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 04:54 PM (fceHP)

37 36, Aye, this was an exceptional week on the aoshq

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 04:54 PM (fceHP)

It really was.

Posted by: IC at October 27, 2017 04:54 PM (a0IVu)

38 I feel like a dirty old man watching that video :/

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 04:54 PM (39g3+)

39 >>35
I could watch that Wii video all day.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (BoMuO)

It should be made into a movie

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 27, 2017 04:54 PM (493sH)

3D Feature Length.

Posted by: Under Fire at October 27, 2017 04:55 PM (mcI77)

40 I feel like a dirty old man watching that video :/"

Then scroll up and watch the Wii video...

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at October 27, 2017 04:55 PM (MINbv)

41 Wait until the tax cuts kick in. Slashing that corporate rate should reduce the punitive cost of doing business in the US.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 27, 2017 04:55 PM (oVJmc)

42 Trump is done. He'll be impeached any moment now. Bwahahahaha!

Posted by: Peaches at October 27, 2017 04:55 PM (14URa)

43 2016-11-09T00:42:44-05:00 12:42 AM ET

It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging. When might we expect them to recover?

Frankly, I find it hard to care much, even though this is my specialty. The disaster for America and the world has so many aspects that the economic ramifications are way down my list of things to fear.

Still, I guess people want an answer: If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never.

Posted by: Paul Krugman at October 27, 2017 04:56 PM (w1zJX)

44 So we might actually get a whole year with 3% growth?

Come on 4th quarter!

Posted by: Country Boy - 2017 GNAMM and CenTexMoMee survivor at October 27, 2017 04:56 PM (SisY7)

45 Don't leave me Jeff Flake!!!!!

Posted by: Rick Wilson at October 27, 2017 04:56 PM (SkuXa)

46 I feel like a dirty old man watching that video :/
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 04:54 PM (39g3+)

Yessssssss...yesss....

Posted by: Max Power at October 27, 2017 04:56 PM (q177U)

47 Yeah but with me you got a champion of a dudes right to hang in ladies room. Priorities people.

Posted by: SCOAMF at October 27, 2017 04:56 PM (EFiUo)

48 I heard some scrunt on Fox Business say, isn't it nice that Trump is benefitting from Obama's economy!

Posted by: Jordan61 at October 27, 2017 04:56 PM (QBy2Q)

49 I keep hitting the rewind on the Wii vid. Is that wrong?

Posted by: Under Fire at October 27, 2017 04:57 PM (mcI77)

50 >>Come on 4th quarter!

I'm still waiting to pass that 4th Nickel!

Posted by: Joe Biden at October 27, 2017 04:57 PM (TBXZD)

51 21 I could watch that Wii video all day.

++++++++++

MRW all I've ever known about this fabled video was a 5 second gif...you mean it comes in pints?

Posted by: Witwickian Sage (muh IP=BooBs) at October 27, 2017 04:57 PM (RDd1I)

52

That Rowe guy is a bit stubby.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 04:57 PM (fceHP)

53
Ace Tractor Seat Supply"

Is that next to Spatula City?
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at October 27, 2017 04:53 PM

Near Ace Trucking Company

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (IqV8l)

54 What is this "money" thingy every one is going on about?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (tRaq7)

55 I heard some scrunt on Fox Business say, isn't it nice that Trump is benefitting from Obama's economy!

Posted by: Jordan61 at October 27, 2017 04:56 PM (QBy2Q)
They probably have it embroidered on pillows. Those kind of pillows people use when their hemorrhoids are acting up and they can't sit down otherwise.

Posted by: Peaches at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (14URa)

56 That Rowe guy is a bit stubby.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette

Did he drop his towel?

Posted by: Bruce at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (8ikIW)

57 My extremely limited observation, admittedly, but the strip mall a few blocks from my house now only has one empty front (it's right next to a bar so kinda makes sense), but they're building a new structure on a spot of empty land and it looks like room for at least one more business.

Again, it's just a limited observation. There were businesses in the building, but a few more filled up after Trump and now they're expanding.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (4ErVI)

58
It's gratifying to see that Teh Ewok is secure enough in his masculinity to offer up goodies to the 'ettes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (veoSD)

59 That Wii Fit seems like quite the game!

Posted by: Malcolm Tent at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (Ok/hv)

60 sure credit trump when it's always been a few somalis on welfare that have made america great.

Posted by: Witwickian Sage (muh IP=BooBs) at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (RDd1I)

61 >>>Helluva job this week, Ace. Thanks.

Thank you! Thanks for the content by way of comments, too.

Thank the coblogs, too!

Posted by: ace at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (8rNrN)

62 Now think what the growth rate would be if we weren't wracked with fear at the thought of a deranged psycho having control of the nuclear codes.

Impeach now! For the children!

Posted by: Tom Steyer at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (cAXIk)

63 >>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYsfUUpKOgQ

I think this girl is better at Wiiii.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (TBXZD)

64 52

That Rowe guy is a bit stubby.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 04:57 PM (fceHP)

his eyes are up there ^

Gee, you 'ettes are animals.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (tbOMB)

65 I could watch that Wii video all day.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (BoMuO)

It BELONGS in a MUSEUM.

Posted by: Henry Jones Jr. at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (y87Qq)

66
I heard some scrunt on Fox Business say, isn't it nice that Trump is benefitting from Obama's economy!

I'm glad to be able to breathe Obama's air.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 27, 2017 05:00 PM (IqV8l)

67
You would think that a key metric of the US economy -- actually any economy of any country -- stabilizing after seventeen fvcking consecutive years of decline would be FRONT PAGE news.

But this is the world we live in. I didn't choose it. You didn't choose it. But beating the g_damn press over the head should be our job.

(Just slightly less then D-Lamp.)

Posted by: Ace Tractor Seat Supply at October 27, 2017 05:00 PM (ajiE5)

68 I seem to remember that Mnuchin was roundly mocked this Summer because he based his economic estimates on 3% Economic Growth?

All those experts in search of a clue....

Imagine the numbers if the F$$@#+!!! Establishment got off their asses and passed Obamacare Repeal and Tax Reform?

Posted by: rd at October 27, 2017 05:00 PM (4dz1m)

69 >>>>>OT: Three carrier strike groups are en route to Korea for joint
exercises. The last time three carrier strike groups got together like
this was ten years ago.
.
.
.$hit just got real.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at October 27, 2017 05:00 PM (+Dllb)

70 And bear in mind: The economy was hit by multiple storms. I don't mean
metaphorical storms like the #SalonHot25's daily Twitter Conniptions. I
mean the three big hurricanes.

Be advised Mr. O'Spades, you're snide disparagements against us have not gone unnoticed! But we expect nothing better from the leader of a degenerate bunch of MAGA disciples who consider their betters to be a threat to their beloved guns and methamphetamine labs! Good day to you, sir, and your motley band of deplorable followers!

Posted by: The Salon Hot 25 at October 27, 2017 05:00 PM (O5Q3r)

71 61 >>>Helluva job this week, Ace. Thanks.

Thank you! Thanks for the content by way of comments, too.

Thank the coblogs, too!
Posted by: ace at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (8rNrN)

That's not how you do it. You're supposed to take all the credit for yourself and ignore the people you've stepped on to succeed.

Posted by: buzzion - guess my sign at October 27, 2017 05:00 PM (z/Ubi)

72 44 So we might actually get a whole year with 3% growth?

Come on 4th quarter!

Posted by: Country Boy - 2017 GNAMM and CenTexMoMee survivor at October 27, 2017 04:56 PM (SisY7)

We might actually get a budget too!

Projected to add to the deficit, but an actual budget is something that just couldn't happen for eight years because of you know who.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 27, 2017 05:00 PM (4ErVI)

73
Trump > Reagan

I concur, ol' chum.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at October 27, 2017 05:00 PM (6Gh+K)

74 Being neither a coarse or vulgar man, I shall not succumb to the temptations of Satan, and view that video.

Back in a moment, need more coffee.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 27, 2017 05:00 PM (w1zJX)

75

David Mitchell always comes up on my youtube previews.

I wonder why

Funny, funny guy. But this one's not about him. Not really. But, he's in there. Jolly Friday times.

David Mitchell completely loses it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZk02Q1hAgg

let go, laugh a little more

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 05:01 PM (fceHP)

76 They probably have it embroidered on pillows. Those kind of pillows people use when their hemorrhoids are acting up and they can't sit down otherwise.

Posted by: Peaches at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (14URa)

It's a donut. Not the kind you eat, an ass donut.

Posted by: Shut In Sessions at October 27, 2017 05:01 PM (mcI77)

77 *rewinds that Wii video like a coke-addicted research monkey*

Mmmm, hula-hoops....

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 27, 2017 05:01 PM (tRaq7)

78 Thank you! Thanks for the content by way of comments, too.

Thank the coblogs, too!

Posted by: ace at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (8rNrN)
Dood, you rule. So hard. And I'm guessing, by the bazillion epic posts, that you are feeling pretty good, too? Oh, and, btw, I hit 102.5 today. GAINZZZZ!!! :-)

Posted by: Peaches at October 27, 2017 05:01 PM (14URa)

79 I'm waiting to see the adjustment after a week. Every single time the Obama administration put out a report, in a week it was adjusted down, sometimes by more than a point. I doubt that happens with Trump but with the hurricanes and fires, who knows?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:01 PM (39g3+)

80 Storms caused and estimated .5% loss.

msm 3% growth. bwahshhahaha. Its unattainable.

Posted by: redenzo at October 27, 2017 05:01 PM (5wSNN)

81
38 I feel like a dirty old man watching that video :/

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 04:54 PM (39g3+)

I AM a dirty old man.

Let your freak flag fly.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 27, 2017 05:01 PM (veoSD)

82
Trump is delusional!!!

There is no way that the US Economy will ever grow at greater than 3% anymore. It is a proven fact!

Posted by: Your Betters in the Establishment at October 27, 2017 04:49 PM
---

So, a successful businessman with no political experience is better at managing the economy than an unknown affirmative action president who never held a real job.

Huh.

Strangely enough, I expect the MSM to report that all of these increases are from things that "Chocolate Jesus Preezy" did, and had nothing at all to do with Herr Two Scoops.

Posted by: shibumi at October 27, 2017 05:01 PM (aT+Bx)

83 >>>I could watch that Wii video all day.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 04:52 PM (BoMuO)

It should be made into a movie
.
.
.she does have a nice butt.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at October 27, 2017 05:01 PM (+Dllb)

84 i saw the wii vid when Sexton edited in to this campaign ad we (and MorgenR) did in 2008 for Tim Pawlenty.

They did almost all of the work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcAPQmJi13k

Posted by: ace at October 27, 2017 05:02 PM (8rNrN)

85 Helluva job this week, Ace. Thanks.

Thank you! Thanks for the content by way of comments, too.

Thank the coblogs, too!
Posted by: ace at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (8rNrN)

Ace, you really do have something unique here. Thank you for letting me play in your sandbox.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 27, 2017 05:02 PM (rvtDF)

86 70 And bear in mind: The economy was hit by multiple storms. I don't mean
metaphorical storms like the #SalonHot25's daily Twitter Conniptions. I
mean the three big hurricanes.

Be advised Mr. O'Spades, you're snide disparagements against us have not gone unnoticed! But we expect nothing better from the leader of a degenerate bunch of MAGA disciples who consider their betters to be a threat to their beloved guns and methamphetamine labs! Good day to you, sir, and your motley band of deplorable followers!
Posted by: The Salon Hot 25 at October 27, 2017 05:00 PM (O5Q3r)

Is that you Hollowpoint?

Posted by: buzzion - guess my sign at October 27, 2017 05:02 PM (z/Ubi)

87 This Thread needs moar Blurred Lines Brunette and a healthy side of Cake Girl.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 05:02 PM (TBXZD)

88 $hit just got real.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at October 27, 2017 05:00 PM (+Dllb)

Calm before the storm.

Posted by: Not Donald at October 27, 2017 05:02 PM (ajiE5)

89 What is this "money" thingy every one is going on about?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (tRaq7)
=============

You never give me your money.
You only give me your funny paper.

Posted by: grammie winger - fan of Zwingli, don't want to wind up like Tyndale at October 27, 2017 05:02 PM (lwiT4)

90 I thought JEF passed an actual budget his last year for political purposes so that the Dems could claim "budget deficits rose by..." as a point of comparison?

Posted by: Malcolm Tent at October 27, 2017 05:03 PM (Ok/hv)

91 What the hell kind of name is "Mnuchin" anyway? It looks like a tile tray in Scrabble. I've never seen the MN combo like that outside ancient Egypt.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:03 PM (39g3+)

92 Mike Rowe is a fine piece of man flesh... I definitely would not kick him out of bed for eating crackers.

Posted by: redbanzai at October 27, 2017 05:03 PM (9nCnN)

93
There is no way that the US Economy will ever grow at greater than 3% anymore.

They actually said this.

remember the "NEW NORMAL?"

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at October 27, 2017 05:03 PM (6Gh+K)

94 Cut spending.

Build the Wall.

Lock Hillary up.

Winning.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 27, 2017 05:03 PM (nUkMr)

95 Posted by: ace at October 27, 2017 05:02 PM (8rNrN)
==================

Any chance next week we get snacks? Or is that not in the budget?

Posted by: grammie winger at October 27, 2017 05:04 PM (lwiT4)

96 Thank the coblogs, too!

I guess we can forgive CBD on the BIG CREEPY HAND art post today and include him.

Maybe it was a Halloween thing.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 05:04 PM (fceHP)

97 LOL,

So Trump has the kid's of the WH press corp come in to oval office for Halloween candy. Doting over the kids he says:

"I cannot believe the media produced such beautiful children," Trump said in the Oval Office, surrounded by about 10 kids in costumes. "How the media did this, I don't know."

You gotta love this guy.

Posted by: WisRich at October 27, 2017 05:04 PM (G0vdT)

98 >> Thanks for the content by way of comments, too.

I'll never say no to a tip, buddy.

Posted by: hornyfemaledolphin at October 27, 2017 05:04 PM (TBXZD)

99 What the hell kind of name is "Mnuchin" anyway? It
looks like a tile tray in Scrabble. I've never seen the MN combo like
that outside ancient Egypt.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:03 PM (39g3+)
Well, damnit, you just haven't been paying good attention, Chris! Actually, sounds more like some designer kitten to me. Not that I approve of designer kittens.

Posted by: Peaches at October 27, 2017 05:04 PM (14URa)

100 sure credit trump when it's always been a few somalis on welfare that have made america great.
Posted by: Witwickian Sage (muh IP=BooBs) at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (RDd1I)

And I'll have to admit, without 10% UE.

Posted by: Nancy Mc Stuckface at October 27, 2017 05:04 PM (48QDY)

101 Posted by: The Great White Scotsman

Did you get any sleet earlier? My m-i-l got some when she left the beauty shop in Bonham.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 27, 2017 05:04 PM (rvtDF)

102 That's not how you do it. You're supposed to take all the credit for yourself and ignore the people you've stepped on to succeed.

nah, you are supposed to call them all fascists and racists, and then denounce them all in public for a boost in attention.

Posted by: David Brock at October 27, 2017 05:04 PM (CaEWD)

103
This Thread needs moar Blurred Lines Brunette and a healthy side of Cake Girl.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 05:02 PM (TBXZD)

Pizza Girl.
Long bows.
Northern War of Aggression and States Rights.
Ginger.

*wipes hands*
*that's settled*

Posted by: Ace Tractor Seat Supply at October 27, 2017 05:05 PM (ajiE5)

104 There is no way that the US Economy will ever grow at greater than 3% anymore.

They actually said this.

remember the "NEW NORMAL?"

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at October 27, 2017 05:03 PM (6Gh+K)

It was with the communists in charge

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 27, 2017 05:05 PM (493sH)

105 What the hell kind of name is "Mnuchin" anyway? It looks like a tile
tray in Scrabble. I've never seen the MN combo like that outside
ancient Egypt.
--

LOL. Scrabble. Exactly.

Every time I see it, I automatically read "Munchkin."

Posted by: shibumi at October 27, 2017 05:05 PM (aT+Bx)

106 Oh, and, btw, I hit 102.5 today. GAINZZZZ!!! :-)

I knew it, that's you doing the virtual hula hoop, isn't it?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:06 PM (39g3+)

107 91 What the hell kind of name is "Mnuchin" anyway? It looks like a tile tray in Scrabble. I've never seen the MN combo like that outside ancient Egypt.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:03 PM (39g3+)

Why you'd need a mnemonic device to remember how to spell it!

Posted by: buzzion - guess my sign at October 27, 2017 05:06 PM (z/Ubi)

108
The "New Normal" was a Narrative created by the Alt-Left and Fake News to help obama.

They didn't expect obama to succeed, so they told everyone the "new economy" will produce a "new normal," i.e., lousy unemployment, lousy growth, inflation, etc.

Bush ruined the world economy forever, they told us. So now we'll have a "new normal" with lousy economic conditions which are totally not obama's fault.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at October 27, 2017 05:06 PM (6Gh+K)

109 I thought the were always adjusted down.

Posted by: Jean at October 27, 2017 05:06 PM (rHJ5b)

110 >> Oh, and, btw, I hit 102.5 today. GAINZZZZ!!! :-)

>>I knew it, that's you doing the virtual hula hoop, isn't it?

How do you keep the thermometer in?

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 05:07 PM (TBXZD)

111 >>>Mike Rowe

i dig his voice

Posted by: concrete girl at October 27, 2017 05:07 PM (GgdGv)

112 I don't think that's anybody's girlfriend playing Wii Fit though. Maybe daughter.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:07 PM (39g3+)

113 I think this girl is better at Wiiii.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (TBXZD)
..............

or this one.

https://tinyurl.com/ycqeazwv

Posted by: wth at October 27, 2017 05:07 PM (HgMAr)

114 Damn.

Forgot to add the Hope Solo sock.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 05:08 PM (TBXZD)

115 Did he drop his towel?
Posted by: Bruce at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (8ikIW)

it's all proportional, so in my mind, yea

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 05:08 PM (fceHP)

116 Three Percent Growth ? And you fucking people are happy with that ?

Really ?

You know who calls Three Percent Growth a piss poor effort ?

Mormons.

I'll tell you slaw-jawed fucks right now ... Marie Osmond gets way more than Three Percent Growth out of this redneck.

Posted by: ScoggDog at October 27, 2017 05:08 PM (fiGNd)

117 I thought the were always adjusted down.

Posted by: Jean at October 27, 2017 05:06 PM (rHJ5b)

Oh, no. Nine inches is nine inches.

*push a ~~little~~ lot harder*

Posted by: Ace Tractor Seat Supply at October 27, 2017 05:08 PM (ajiE5)

118 Why you'd need a mnemonic device to remember how to spell it!

You're right, Greeks used it some, too. Very strange.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:09 PM (39g3+)

119 >>>>Posted by: The Great White Scotsman

Did you get any sleet earlier? My m-i-l got some when she left the beauty shop in Bonham.
.
.
.I was having my noon beer at the VFW and it started raining but I didn't see any sleet. Some other people said they had some though.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at October 27, 2017 05:09 PM (+Dllb)

120 Former Enron Financial Adviser Paul Krugman

Posted by: AoSHQ Stylebook at October 27, 2017 05:09 PM (60v4h)

121 >Mike Rowe

i dig his voice

Posted by: concrete girl at October 27, 2017 05:07 PM (GgdGv)

I dig just about everything about him.

Posted by: redbanzai at October 27, 2017 05:09 PM (9nCnN)

122 It's not the size of the growth, it's the participation rate.

Or so I keep telling the ol' lady.

Posted by: Malcolm Tent at October 27, 2017 05:10 PM (Ok/hv)

123 "Gross domestic product increased at a 3.0 percent annual rate in the July-September period after expanding at a 3.1 percent pace in the second quarter"

Another grim milestone.

Posted by: MSM at October 27, 2017 05:10 PM (XikNf)

124 >>Three Percent Growth ? And you fucking people are happy with that ?

It's actually a lot.

They measure the Girth of the Economy. Not the length.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 05:10 PM (TBXZD)

125 Three Percent Growth ? And you fucking people are happy with that ?

No, but I'm happy with the fact that its a significant uptick from the Obama recession.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:10 PM (39g3+)

126 You wanted cowbell? I give you cowbell.

Needs more cowbell.

Posted by: Sir Mix-A-Lot at October 27, 2017 05:10 PM (ctuyM)

127 This Thread needs moar Blurred Lines Brunette and a healthy side of Cake Girl.

Neither of whom can come close to Heavy Metal Hannah.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 27, 2017 05:10 PM (tRaq7)

128 Did he drop his towel?

Posted by: Bruce at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (8ikIW)
I wish..

Posted by: IC at October 27, 2017 05:11 PM (a0IVu)

129 oof, two more hours in this office where I know I only have three weeks left to work in. boring, pointless waste of time. at least I get paid I guess

Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at October 27, 2017 05:11 PM (CaEWD)

130 I dig just about everything about him.
Posted by: redbanzai at October 27, 2017 05:09 PM (9nCnN)

Well ... just for your information ... I also do quite a few Dirty Jobs.

Again - just an FYI.

Posted by: ScoggDog at October 27, 2017 05:11 PM (fiGNd)

131 It's gratifying to see that Teh Ewok is secure enough in his masculinity to offer up goodies to the 'ettes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (veoSD)

========

"Secure enough in his masculinity".

What if Obama said "I'm secure enough in my masculinity not to worry about the appearance of being on the cover of the Advocate".

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at October 27, 2017 05:11 PM (/qEW2)

132

as good a time as any folks

Donate to Ace of Spades HQ!

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Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 05:12 PM (fceHP)

133 The "New Normal" was a Narrative created by the Alt-Left and Fake News to help obama.

They didn't expect obama to succeed, so they told everyone the "new
economy" will produce a "new normal," i.e., lousy unemployment, lousy
growth, inflation, etc.
---

[waving arms randomly, and screeching hysterically]

FUNEMPLOYMENT!!!

You had time to work on your Cowboy Poetry and Vagina Artwork!!!

Life was better then!

TRUMP IS FORCING PEOPLE TO BE WAGE SLAVES!!!!!

HE'S BRINGING BACK SLAVERY FOR BLACKS AND WHITES!!!!!

Posted by: San Fran Nan at October 27, 2017 05:12 PM (aT+Bx)

134 There is no way that the US Economy will ever grow at greater than 3% anymore.

They actually said this.

remember the "NEW NORMAL?"

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at October 27, 2017 05:03 PM (6Gh+K)

That was "green shoots" with a roaring 1.15% "growth".

Frankly, I still say that you have to take government deficit spending out, first, before you make any calculations of "growth". I mean, you really can't borrow and spend $5 and then claim $2 in "growth". This ain't rocket surgery.

That said, Trump has certainly gotten things pared down to such an extent that the economy is doing orders of magnitude better than it ever could have under the commie retard, Barky, but we are going to need 6% REAL growth to have any chance to outrun the looming monetary disaster that was built up over the last decade like nobody's business. REAL growth - growth after feral deficit spending is removed. We're headed that way but we have a long, long way to go and not very much time to get there.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 27, 2017 05:12 PM (8gDQu)

135
It just occurred to me that when we were told by Fake News and Cucks that "everyone in the Senate hates Ted Cruz," they meant Republicans such as [snow]flake, mccain, and corker.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at October 27, 2017 05:12 PM (6Gh+K)

136 I dig just about everything about him.

Posted by: redbanzai at October 27, 2017 05:09 PM (9nCnN)

Well ... just for your information ... I also do quite a few Dirty Jobs.

Again - just an FYI.

Posted by: ScoggDog at October 27, 2017 05:11 PM (fiGNd)

Hmmmm... pictures or it didn't happen?

Posted by: redbanzai at October 27, 2017 05:12 PM (9nCnN)

137 No, but I'm happy with the fact that its a significant uptick from the Obama recession.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:10 PM (39g3+)

Oh no it ain't, White Boy !!!

Posted by: Reggie Love at October 27, 2017 05:12 PM (fiGNd)

138 >>>Mike Rowe

i dig his voice
Posted by: concrete girl at October 27, 2017 05:07 PM (GgdGv)

He used to sing opera. And pitch stuff on QVC.

Posted by: hogmartin at October 27, 2017 05:13 PM (y87Qq)

139 or this one.

https://tinyurl.com/ycqeazwv

Oh my. It's particularly nice that this is a Playboy clip, but without the usual pneumatic fake blond.

Posted by: pep at October 27, 2017 05:13 PM (LAe3v)

140 That second video is the reason I keep coming back here.

Posted by: Shep! at October 27, 2017 05:13 PM (mcI77)

141 92
Mike Rowe is a fine piece of man flesh... I definitely would not kick him out of bed for eating crackers.

Posted by: redbanzai at October 27, 2017 05:03 PM (9nCnN)
Hell no...i'll be cleaning up the...err...cracker bits..

Posted by: IC at October 27, 2017 05:13 PM (a0IVu)

142 Next to last day at this horrible job. But got an offer for a new one last night.

It's all good.

Posted by: blaster at October 27, 2017 05:13 PM (dGXW9)

143 All the jobs I do are clean. Except washing dishes and gardening, I guess. Unless you count ink stains.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:13 PM (39g3+)

144

Posted by: redbanzai at October 27, 2017 05:14 PM (9nCnN)

145 142
Next to last day at this horrible job. But got an offer for a new one last night.

It's all good.

Posted by: blaster at October 27, 2017 05:13 PM (dGXW9)
Congrats, blaster!

Posted by: IC at October 27, 2017 05:14 PM (a0IVu)

146 Hmmmm... pictures or it didn't happen?
Posted by: redbanzai at October 27, 2017 05:12 PM (9nCnN)

Ha !!! Well played.

If only I could send you pics of my remodeled deck !!!

Posted by: ScoggDog at October 27, 2017 05:14 PM (fiGNd)

147 They measure the Girth of the Economy. Not the length.

It's only three inches long, but it's a big around as a beer can.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 27, 2017 05:14 PM (tRaq7)

148 The Norks are warming up their assault container ships. The carriers will never see them coming.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 05:14 PM (BoMuO)

149 >>I think this girl is better at Wiiii.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 04:59 PM (TBXZD)
..............

>>or this one.

https://tinyurl.com/ycqeazwv

We might need a whole new Thread for this debate.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 05:15 PM (TBXZD)

150 I dig just about everything about him.

Posted by: redbanzai

Did he drop his towel?

Posted by: Bruce at October 27, 2017 04:58 PM (8ikIW)
I wish..

Posted by: IC

I'm taking notes so I finally know who is an 'ette and who is a dude.

There's no accounting for Bruce.

Posted by: pep at October 27, 2017 05:15 PM (LAe3v)

151 You call that Mike Rowe shower scene a shower scene?

I feel cheated.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 27, 2017 05:15 PM (PY9jH)

152 If I weren't on my phone I would do that thing with winning status and check marks so yeah, not yet tired of it.

And been a while since we last had cowbell. Good to see it back.

Posted by: blaster at October 27, 2017 05:16 PM (dGXW9)

153 >>You call that Mike Rowe shower scene a shower scene?

I feel cheated.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 27, 2017 05:15 PM (PY9jH)

Jane was hoping for something a bit more like the shower scene in First Blood.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 05:16 PM (TBXZD)

154 blaster run Barter Town!

Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at October 27, 2017 05:16 PM (CaEWD)

155 @154 yes. Power on!

Posted by: blaster at October 27, 2017 05:17 PM (dGXW9)

156 I prefer the gay black dude on The Five to poor Juan Williams.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 27, 2017 05:17 PM (PY9jH)

157
"The way I heard it with with Mike Rowe" is a great podcast series.

Informative and reminds one of Paul Harvey's stories.

Posted by: Taylor Hamm at October 27, 2017 05:18 PM (BvF4p)

158 as good a time as any folks

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Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 05:12 PM (fceHP)

I was hoping Ace would put up a 'burner' e-mail address for us to contact him. Through Amazon I could send him a little pretty much anon present -- to an email addy. For the holidays. He wouldn't have to wade through email messages -- just look for something from Amazon, then redeem. Like for a screwdriver, forward only.

Then he might stop banning me. Because I love to comment on dead threads. I can't quit.

Posted by: Ace Tractor Seat Supply at October 27, 2017 05:18 PM (ajiE5)

159 Cracker bits...is that what we're call it now?

Posted by: lin-duh falling at October 27, 2017 05:18 PM (kufk0)

160 Also, if it's men and dirty jobs you want, I just finished working on the front of my huge.....demesne. It's now clipped and clean of leaves.

Posted by: pep at October 27, 2017 05:18 PM (LAe3v)

161 Life was better then!

TRUMP IS FORCING PEOPLE TO BE WAGE SLAVES!!!!!

HE'S BRINGING BACK SLAVERY FOR BLACKS AND WHITES!!!!!

Posted by: San Fran Nan at October 27, 2017 05:12 PM (aT+Bx)

He's gonna put y'all back in CHAINS

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 27, 2017 05:18 PM (493sH)

162 Late afternoon/evening, all.

I love it when Ace panders to his audience like this. Imagine what delights he has in mind for Sweeps Week!

Here's an interesting comparison of postwar economic growth:

Here is the complete list of the best year of real GDP growth under each postwar president (in descending order):

Truman (1950), 8.7%
Reagan (1984), 7.3%
Eisenhower (1955), 7.1%
Johnson (1966), 6.6%
Kennedy (1962), 6.1%
Nixon (1973), 5.6%
Carter ((197

, 5.6%
(Average best year for post-WWII presidents: 5.6%)
Ford (1976), 5.4%
Clinton (1999), 4.7%
G. W. Bush (2004), 3.8%
G. H. W. Bush (1989), 3.7%
(Average for all postwar years: 2.9%)
Obama (2015), 2.6%

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 27, 2017 05:18 PM (qJtVm)

163 You had time to work on your Cowboy Poetry

Posted by: San Fran Nan at October 27, 2017 05:12 PM (aT+Bx)

ran across this today:

Bard

Soviet Union

The term bard came to be used in the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, and continues to be used in Russia today, to refer to singer-songwriters who wrote songs outside the Soviet establishment, similarly to folk singers of the American folk music revival

while I was looking into this guy

Whiskey Rollercoaster
~ Jacob Thomas Jr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TTiML4b0_M

which made no sense, because he's from Nashville, TN.

I'm sure we can use Bard very much going forward.

Does Hillary dance to Bard music?

Is Harry writing Bard poetry now?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 05:19 PM (fceHP)

164 Mike Rowe might be gay.Never heard of him linked to any hot chicks.

Posted by: steevy at October 27, 2017 05:19 PM (rmVvL)

165 (Average for all postwar years: 2.9%)
Obama (2015), 2.6%

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 27, 2017 05:18 PM (qJtVm)

GDP is racist.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 27, 2017 05:20 PM (493sH)

166 >>GDP is racist.

I won't stand for it.

*Black Power Salute*

Posted by: Colin Kaepernick at October 27, 2017 05:21 PM (TBXZD)

167 Johnson left a turd in the punch bowl that hurt every president since....

Posted by: steevy at October 27, 2017 05:21 PM (rmVvL)

168 Jeez, a "recovery summer" that was actually a "recovery summer".

Posted by: tu3031 at October 27, 2017 05:21 PM (O5Q3r)

169 Mike Rowe might be gay.Never heard of him linked to any hot chicks.
Posted by: steevy at October 27, 2017 05:19 PM (rmVvL)

He is faithful to the Wunder Boner™.

https://youtu.be/eQ79pCJBcJ8?t=33s

Posted by: hogmartin at October 27, 2017 05:21 PM (y87Qq)

170 Mike Rowe might be gay.Never heard of him linked to any hot chicks

+++++++

haha, it's well known that rowe is all about the snooch. he grabs more ass than george hw bush

Posted by: Witwickian Sage (muh IP=BooBs) at October 27, 2017 05:21 PM (RDd1I)

171 When have we been post-war in the last 20 years?

Posted by: Malcolm Tent at October 27, 2017 05:21 PM (Ok/hv)

172 GDP does not take into account social awakening and 'woke-ness'..on that scale, Obama's economy is through the roof.

Posted by: IC at October 27, 2017 05:21 PM (a0IVu)

173 OT: I really like this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVY8LoM47xI

Posted by: pep at October 27, 2017 05:21 PM (LAe3v)

174 First I need to get a girlfriend.

Posted by: Insomniac - Just a Poor Boy, Nobody Loves Me at October 27, 2017 05:21 PM (NWiLs)

175 Obama had 8 years, Trump is not even done with his first. What is your point?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 05:22 PM (BoMuO)

176 164 Mike Rowe might be gay.Never heard of him linked to any hot chicks.
Posted by: steevy at October 27, 2017 05:19 PM (rmVvL)

He does live in San Francisco.

Posted by: buzzion - guess my sign at October 27, 2017 05:22 PM (z/Ubi)

177 yeah but trumps is taking a cheeto colored wrecking ball to the government as we know it.

Posted by: Witwickian Sage (muh IP=BooBs) at October 27, 2017 05:22 PM (RDd1I)

178 >> First I need to get a girlfriend.

You know that's not how it goes...

Posted by: Mel Gibson at October 27, 2017 05:23 PM (TBXZD)

179 Hmmmm, Mike Rowe live in San Francisco and has never been connected to a woman...hmmmm

Posted by: lin-duh falling at October 27, 2017 05:23 PM (kufk0)

180 Things are pretty busy at work ( and I work in construction)

Posted by: Skip at October 27, 2017 05:23 PM (aC6Sd)

181 The tolerant left."Why are all the conservative loudmouths Irish-American?"

https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/279437/

Posted by: steevy at October 27, 2017 05:23 PM (rmVvL)

182 Obama (2015), 2.6%

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 27, 2017 05:18 PM (qJtVm)
I don't know where you got those numbers from but the US certainly didn't average over 2% "Growth" (even the fake, borrow and spend "growth") over Barky's tenure. The numbers were almost all sub 2% - and many were sub 1%, and that's even with the bullshit that the feds borrowed and spent over 5% annually (along with the Fed chucking in a pretty big amount, itself, resulting in a near $5 trillion balance sheet).

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 27, 2017 05:23 PM (8gDQu)

183 It is hard to have great GDP growth with a central government sucking 3 trillion out of the economy every year.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 27, 2017 05:23 PM (BoMuO)

184 Any chance next week we get snacks? Or is that not in the budget?

Posted by: grammie winger at October 27, 2017 05:04 PM (lwiT4)

Snacks are for closers.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 27, 2017 05:23 PM (gIRsn)

185 Oh yeah "Brits"

https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/279420/

Posted by: steevy at October 27, 2017 05:24 PM (rmVvL)

186 He is faithful to the Wunder Boner.

https://youtu.be/eQ79pCJBcJ8?t=33s
Posted by: hogmartin at October 27, 2017 05:21 PM (y87Qq)
---
Aren't all boners Wunder Boners?

I think *I* need one for my tackle box!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 27, 2017 05:24 PM (qJtVm)

187 Throwing Hillary in jail would be worth 1.5% GDP growth between celebratory ammo bursts and booze parties.

Posted by: jsg at October 27, 2017 05:24 PM (gKdix)

188 >>Any chance next week we get snacks?

Willow is gonna make Brownies.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 05:24 PM (TBXZD)

189 yeah but trumps is taking a cheeto colored wrecking ball to the government as we know it.

Time says that like its a bad thing. The fact that most people are going "huh, sounds great" and they believe its terrible is very telling.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:24 PM (39g3+)

190 Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 27, 2017 05:23 PM (8gDQu)

It's not the average, it's best year.

Posted by: hogmartin at October 27, 2017 05:24 PM (y87Qq)

191 184 Any chance next week we get snacks? Or is that not in the budget?
Posted by: grammie winger at October 27, 2017 05:04 PM (lwiT4)

Snacks are for closers.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 27, 2017 05:23 PM (gIRsn)

She has the White Couch. That's gotta' be worth someting ...

Posted by: ScoggDog at October 27, 2017 05:25 PM (fiGNd)

192 I heard a rumor that just as many women wearing nothing but their underwear are into shelving as much as they are into Wii Fit hip-hooping.

Posted by: Fritz at October 27, 2017 05:25 PM (Kwhm/)

193 Any chance next week we get snacks? Or is that not in the budget?

Bluebell is going to make samples of all the recipes in the book!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:25 PM (39g3+)

194

Woohoo, Stranger Things Season Two tonight!

Have a great weekend all.

We'll continue winterizing our home. So much to do, so little time.

Thanks Acemeister!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 27, 2017 05:25 PM (fceHP)

195 As usual, I have a question. Prefaced by a question: does anyone remember Obama his henchmen changing the way the economic data is calculated, including unemployment numbers?

So my question is how sound are these numbers?

Posted by: Locke Common at October 27, 2017 05:25 PM (YWm2G)

196 I don't know where you got those numbers from but the US certainly didn't average over 2% "Growth" (even the fake, borrow and spend "growth") over Barky's tenure.

Her numbers were best single year per president, not an average.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at October 27, 2017 05:26 PM (gIRsn)

197 It's not the average, it's best year.

Posted by: hogmartin at October 27, 2017 05:24 PM (y87Qq)

I see ... reading isn't really my thing

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 27, 2017 05:26 PM (8gDQu)

198 I heard a rumor that just as many women wearing nothing but their underwear are into shelving as much as they are into Wii Fit hip-hooping.
Posted by: Fritz at October 27, 2017 05:25 PM (Kwhm/)

Are they Mormon ?

I've heard great things about their underwear.

Posted by: ScoggDog at October 27, 2017 05:26 PM (fiGNd)

199 Any chance next week we get snacks? Or is that not in the budget?
Posted by: grammie winger

#twoweeks!

Posted by: rickb223 at October 27, 2017 05:26 PM (rvtDF)

200 Those figures I posted were the high points achieved, not the averages:

Here is the complete list of average annual real GDP growth by postwar president (in descending order):

Johnson (1964-6

, 5.3%
Kennedy (1961-63), 4.3%
Clinton (1993-2000), 3.9%
Reagan (1981-8

, 3.5%
Carter (1977-80), 3.3%
Eisenhower (1953-60), 3.0%
(Post-WWII average: 2.9%)
Nixon (1969-74), 2.8%
Ford (1975-76), 2.6%
G. H. W. Bush (1989-92), 2.3%
G. W. Bush (2001-0

, 2.1%
Truman (1946-52), 1.7%
Obama (2009-15), 1.5%

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 27, 2017 05:27 PM (qJtVm)

201 . Aren't all boners Wunder Boners?

I think *I* need one for my tackle box!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 27, 2017 05:24 PM (qJtVm)

"Tackle box"

ISWYDT

Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 27, 2017 05:27 PM (QTCI2)

202 I see ... reading isn't really my thing
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair

It isn't necessary. Just let the hate flow through you.

Posted by: pep at October 27, 2017 05:27 PM (LAe3v)

203 Heavy Metal Hannah's YooToob page:

https://www.youtube.com/hannahboulton

She's a bird. Great voice.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 27, 2017 05:27 PM (tRaq7)

204 OT- just had a short confab with my neurologist, I'm literally 1 in a million. That is the rate that my condition is found in the US. yea mee... Final diagnoses complete.

Posted by: USNtakim prfoundly deplorable! at October 27, 2017 05:27 PM (0OmEj)

205 does anyone remember Obama his henchmen changing the way the economic data is calculated, including unemployment numbers?

I don't recall, but I do remember Trump saying something about fixing the growth, inflation, and unemployment reporting to be more accurate. I hope that happens.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:27 PM (39g3+)

206
The first time that the Reagan economy created ONE MILLION NEW JOBS in ONE MONTH I said, 'Holy Shit!'

If those cretins in the Senate would normalize tax rates back to year 2000 and cut rates on the poorest, they'd be reelected in a landslide.

My Gawd are they dumb as a sack of shit. Like the CBO knows their ass from a hole in the ground.

Posted by: Ace Tractor Seat Supply at October 27, 2017 05:27 PM (ajiE5)

207 USNtakim oh no.

Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at October 27, 2017 05:28 PM (CaEWD)

208 I see ... reading isn't really my thing
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 27, 2017 05:26 PM (8gDQu)
----
If only they tested for girth on the SAT!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 27, 2017 05:28 PM (qJtVm)

209 So under the previous administration 3 hurricanes would be the reason that growth was only 1.2% ... which must mean last quarters growth would have been more like 4 or 5 % otherwise, right ?

But no, wait, I forgot, 3% now is an indication of how poorly the economy is doing. Ooops.

/sarc

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, we are being gaslighted 24/7 at October 27, 2017 05:28 PM (Ktb8D)

210 does anyone remember Obama his henchmen changing the way the economic data is calculated, including unemployment numbers?

YEp

Posted by: The Jackhole Somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 27, 2017 05:29 PM (M+Lyo)

211 We need us a young black Mormon woman to run for Hatch's senate seat. Mitt is too white and too rinoish.

Posted by: Eromero at October 27, 2017 05:29 PM (zLDYs)

212 USNtakim ,
What's going on?

Posted by: lin-duh falling at October 27, 2017 05:29 PM (kufk0)

213 "Tackle box"

ISWYDT
Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 27, 2017 05:27 PM (QTCI2)
----
*THIS* is what brings you out of your self-imposed exile??

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 27, 2017 05:29 PM (qJtVm)

214 we need a Constitutional Amendment that no descendant of Prescott Bush ever be allowed into public office.

Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at October 27, 2017 05:30 PM (CaEWD)

215 It's all good, diagnosis in before I turn 49. Thats 49 years of not knowing exactly whats up.

Posted by: USNtakim prfoundly deplorable! at October 27, 2017 05:30 PM (0OmEj)

216 'Young Black Mormon
Keep on Rollin'

Posted by: Doobie Brothers at October 27, 2017 05:30 PM (TBXZD)

217 Green shoots, spurting out

Posted by: The Jackhole Somewhere on Ventura Highway at October 27, 2017 05:30 PM (M+Lyo)

218 I was going to get my girlfriend a Wii, but WeaselWoman likes to watch the TV.

Posted by: Weasel at October 27, 2017 05:30 PM (Sfs6o)

219 Here is the complete list of average annual real GDP growth by postwar president (in descending order):

A piss poor list. Awful. My list of ScoggDomesticProduct ....

Sybil Danning ... 400%
Cynthia Gibb ... 325%
High School Geometry Teacher ... 300%

Posted by: ScoggDog at October 27, 2017 05:31 PM (fiGNd)

220
*THIS* is what brings you out of your self-imposed exile??
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 27, 2017 05:29 PM (qJtVm)

[ Shrug.gif ]

Posted by: Sean Bannion at October 27, 2017 05:31 PM (QTCI2)

221 there has been many a box I wanted to tackle

Posted by: Rick in SK at October 27, 2017 05:31 PM (FZYNt)

222 She's a bird. Great voice.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy

Nice voice, but I don't like what she did with Wicked Game.

Posted by: pep at October 27, 2017 05:31 PM (LAe3v)

223 >>I was going to get my girlfriend a Wii, but

there's not enough room to stand in the crawl space.

Posted by: garrett at October 27, 2017 05:31 PM (TBXZD)

224 Oh, and, btw, I hit 102.5 today. GAINZZZZ!!! :-)
Posted by: Peaches at October 27, 2017 05:01 PM (14URa)

NICE!

Posted by: pol hates everybody at October 27, 2017 05:32 PM (s7y11)

225 Let's see. There was the new normal under Obama which meant the libs were stealing faster than ever. There was the new paradigm before the dot com bubble burst. There was a new something before the housing bubble imploded. Krugman predicting new and permanent lows because Trump. And they wonder why we don't give a shit about their expertise?

I wonder what Dutch was for new during the tulip bubble a few centuries ago.

Posted by: JTB at October 27, 2017 05:32 PM (V+03K)

226 The Doll House has girlfriends on sale. They can't make them fast enough.

Posted by: pol hates everybody at October 27, 2017 05:33 PM (s7y11)

227 Nice voice, but I don't like what she did with Wicked Game.

Posted by: pep

During the early '00s, Jaguar had a series of very good commercials with music I hadn't heard before. That song was one of them. Apparently the ads didn't work, since Jaguar is now TaTa.

Posted by: pep at October 27, 2017 05:34 PM (LAe3v)

228 Replay of metal cover of Toto's Africa with HMH.

For reference, she got 10K new subscribers on her channel right about the time this got posted on the ONT.

She has no clue...

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 27, 2017 05:34 PM (tRaq7)

229 Spacious Skies

Posted by: Fly me at October 27, 2017 05:34 PM (YccS3)

230 Waves of Grain

Posted by: Eat Me at October 27, 2017 05:34 PM (YccS3)

231 Amber Waves of Grain

Posted by: Drink Me at October 27, 2017 05:34 PM (YccS3)

232 Purple Mountain Majesties

Posted by: Shaden B. Love Me at October 27, 2017 05:34 PM (YccS3)

233 Fruited Plain

Posted by: Sammiches for All at October 27, 2017 05:35 PM (YccS3)

234 The tolerant left."Why are all the conservative loudmouths Irish-American?"

https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/279437/

Posted by: steevy at October 27, 2017 05:23 PM (rmVvL)

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This is so bizarre considering that Lawrence O'Donnell and Chris Matthews are Irish.

I think the author must be doing penance. One day he was watching Waters or Wilson ranting about something and thought "why are so many black Democrat politicians loudmouths?"

Then he felt really guilty for observing it, so he is ritualistically atoning for that sin by making some generalization about a conservative white male demographic.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at October 27, 2017 05:36 PM (/qEW2)

235 SPANISH BOMBS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-qcy0-7ngw

Posted by: The Clash at October 27, 2017 05:37 PM (TBXZD)

236 The tolerant left."Why are all the conservative loudmouths Irish-American?"

https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/279437/

Posted by: steevy at October 27, 2017 05:23 PM (rmVvL)

Who in the fvck is calling me a loudmouth? I'm rather quiet in fact it says so right in my name.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 27, 2017 05:39 PM (493sH)

237 The tolerant left."Why are all the conservative loudmouths Irish-American?"

Look on the bright side, at least they didn't blame the Joo for once

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:39 PM (39g3+)

238 Nood Irish (don sunglasses).

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 27, 2017 05:40 PM (qJtVm)

239 The tolerant left."Why are all the conservative loudmouths Irish-American?"

Look on the bright side, at least they didn't blame the Joo for once
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:39 PM (39g3+)

Irish is the new Jooo

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 27, 2017 05:40 PM (493sH)

240 I'm thinking maybe fried egg sammiches for dinner.

Posted by: Weasel at October 27, 2017 05:40 PM (Sfs6o)

241 Impeach 45

I got a huge crowd all excited today, they just looked up at the sky and screamed IMPEACH 45!

Posted by: Maxine Waters at October 27, 2017 05:41 PM (Apj6a)

242 91 What the hell kind of name is "Mnuchin" anyway? It looks like a tile tray in Scrabble. I've never seen the MN combo like that outside ancient Egypt.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:03 PM (39g3+)
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Hebrew.
Someone here pointed that out back when he was appointed.
You ever hear of the violinist Yehudi Menuhin?
Same last name apparently, except Menuhin puts the vowels in the first two syllables, just for us Indo-Yurpeans what likes vowels.
Okay, Czechs don't like 'em. But most of us do.

So IIRC it would be pronounced like Menuhin.
The C denotes an aspirated H but I assume Mehuhin left it out because he knew we'd pronounce the last syllable like "chin.")

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at October 27, 2017 05:42 PM (0jtPF)

243 does anyone remember Obama his henchmen changing the way the economic data is calculated, including unemployment numbers?

Oh yeah. Lemme see if I can remember without looking: Inflation numbers no longer counted food or gasoline or heating oil, or pretty much anything we normals spend money on to keep a household running.

If you couldn't find one of those "job" thingys after a certain length of time, you didn't count as being unemployed. U-6 went through the roof as a result and never ever got mentioned in any UE stats.

Those are just the highlights, but there was more.

Thank goodness the Obama Emfvckening is over.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 27, 2017 05:44 PM (tRaq7)

244 Jane Fonda: "It feels like something has shifted. It's too bad that it's probably because so many of the women that were assaulted by Harvey Weinstein are famous and white and everybody knows them."

Funny how you ignored all the problems your entire life you wretched hag.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:44 PM (39g3+)

245 The tolerant left."Why are all the conservative loudmouths Irish-American?"

Look on the bright side, at least they didn't blame the Joo for once
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 27, 2017 05:39 PM (39g3+)

Scotts-Irish ... not pure enough to be either one.

Tell 'em to shove it up their ... arse ?

Posted by: ScoggDog at October 27, 2017 05:44 PM (fiGNd)

246 >>>OT- just had a short confab with my neurologist, I'm literally 1 in a million. That is the rate that my condition is found in the US. yea mee... Final diagnoses complete.
Posted by: USNtakim prfoundly deplorable! at October 27, 2017 05:27 PM (0OmEj)

That's sometimes referred to as an "orphan disease."

Posted by: Max Power at October 27, 2017 05:45 PM (q177U)

247 nood

Posted by: IC at October 27, 2017 05:46 PM (a0IVu)

248 Update on commo with my dad. Had a family reading with all the kids of his emails he is up to his age 8. They loved hearing the stories. At someone's suggestion I am sending him a Father's Legacy notebook.

Posted by: blaster at October 27, 2017 05:50 PM (dGXW9)

249 Attention all dirty old men watching that wii video

No eye raping allowed.

Posted by: Shep at October 27, 2017 05:50 PM (LilNs)

250 dammit - go away Shep - not your scene man.

Posted by: Glenn John at October 27, 2017 05:51 PM (LilNs)

251 If the wii hula vid was a record I would be wearing a groove through it.

Also, Obama caused this economic growth.....by leaving office!!

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Profoundly Unserious at October 27, 2017 06:15 PM (3BFzK)

252 ....I want a f****g PARADE!

Posted by: TN VOLUNTEER at October 27, 2017 06:30 PM (y385q)

253 Obama's numbers always had to be revised down; President Trumps numbers always have to be revised up.

Imagine that.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at October 27, 2017 09:40 PM (o7l6R)

254 What happened to those economic headwinds Obama was always whining about?

Posted by: Sven at October 28, 2017 06:52 AM (u6D9K)

255 Test

Posted by: Bard at October 28, 2017 11:46 AM (Dyn0J)

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