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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
I think you've exceeded the quota for the number of straw men used, but I guess you're also exempt. When did I say anything about Socialism?  It's conveinient to offer an unproven statement at this point, but your stating that the DJIA is basically never better, is pretty much an endorsement that the market is booming. But as I know you know, the stock market is but one indicator of an economy.  The value of a company or stock can be manipulated by decreasing wages, hours worked, employees, assets on hand.  None of which, when done is a sign of a rebounding economy.

Too much nuance?  And you thought I didn't know francais. Au revoir mon ami. [/quote]

Straw men? You have assembled a veritable army of straw men.

1) Where did I say that you said anything about socialism? I mentioned socialism in my message to which you replied. I said that Obama sucked as a socialist. That was in response to posters in this thread who have called Obama a socialist.

2) Unproven statement? What "unproven statement" did I make? I said that the DJIA is near historic highs. Do you dispute that? The highest it's ever been is 14,164. Yesterday it closed at 13,895. When Obama took office, it was 7,949. This is indisputable fact.

3) You say that I endorsed that the stock market is booming. Yes, the stock market is booming. That is fact. Do you disagree?

4) You discuss the stock market being but one aspect of the economy. I said nothing in contradiction to this. You said that my stating that the stock market is performing well was an act of hypocrisy. It was not. It was a statement of fact.

5) You wrote, "Oh wait, millions of Americans also benefit from those same gains, how could we forget" in reference to stock market performance. Now, you say, "The value of a company or stock can be manipulated by decreasing wages, hours worked, employees, assets on hand.  None of which, when done is a sign of a rebounding economy." Perhaps you do understand nuance because it requires a great amount of nuance to simultaneously argue both of these positions.

I'm sure it was entirely inadvertent, but you forgot to answer my question regarding whether you were willing to give Obama credit for the stock market's performance.
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