tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post5106166178689784831..comments2023-11-05T03:05:05.785-05:00Comments on MyRightWingDad.net: Fw: Fwd: Numbers Don't LieUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-38538782842090441052012-02-17T16:58:29.684-05:002012-02-17T16:58:29.684-05:00gasbuddy.com is an awesome web site where you can ...gasbuddy.com is an awesome web site where you can find the cheapest gas prices to your proximity. All of the prices are reported by people that purchase gas on any given day. They also have a neat little graphing utility where you can plot the gas price over time for most large cities in America. And, yes, in January 2009 gas was in the $1.80 price range and has increased ever since. http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-15537084017359918852012-02-17T16:48:34.284-05:002012-02-17T16:48:34.284-05:00That's funny. The references are given for the...That's funny. The references are given for the statistics but they are fake? It must be due to the vast conservative conspiracy of which all of those agencies are a part.<br /><br />Here in Colorado, gasoline is currently almost $1.00/gallon (>31%) lower than the highest prices in the country. (I paid $2.90 yesterday) The local news is attributing that to our proximity to the Bakken oil Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-29290640814084582762011-02-23T09:51:44.357-05:002011-02-23T09:51:44.357-05:00I just finished forwarding this garbage to MyRight...I just finished forwarding this garbage to MyRightWingDad when I realized he'd already posted it. Amazing how these emails get around so quickly. Quick caveat: My Dad's fwd was prefaced by the fact that it came from the Dick Morris' website. Now, there's a source you can trust!!Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-67716397581463957062011-02-21T11:13:14.950-05:002011-02-21T11:13:14.950-05:00Seen as a response -
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"I had to stop ...Seen as a response - <br /><br />*****<br /><br />"I had to stop at the very first 'statistic' below, regarding gas prices. Please consult the graph at the following link, which paints the true picture of gasoline costs over a longer period.<br /><br />http://c0002954.cdn2.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/average-us-gas-price-2003-2009.jpg<br /><br />You&constancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-68588605251148364852011-02-19T21:26:26.916-05:002011-02-19T21:26:26.916-05:00left-winged losers.
Ladies and gentleman, another...<i>left-winged losers.</i><br /><br />Ladies and gentleman, another example of the stunning right wing intellect!<br /><br />This has to rank up there with "keep the government away from my medicare" and "is our children learning?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-58230662282924565932011-02-19T20:41:49.793-05:002011-02-19T20:41:49.793-05:00left-winged losers.left-winged losers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-67292727684062832852011-02-17T16:31:49.034-05:002011-02-17T16:31:49.034-05:00Gas prices hit a record high in the summer of 2008...<a href="http://gasbuddy.com/gb_retail_price_chart.aspx" rel="nofollow">Gas prices</a> hit a record high in the summer of 2008, then crashed around October, right as the economy went off the rails. By June, they were already up to levels we're used to seeing.<br /><br />$1.85 gas existed for about a week -- how much more blatant can they get with the spin doctoring?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-78728653751786247822011-02-17T12:55:47.244-05:002011-02-17T12:55:47.244-05:00Agree with last Anon post: where I lived the price...Agree with last Anon post: where I lived the price of a gallon of gas in 2009 was closer to $3; I haven't seen gas at a $1.89 per gallon in many many years. <br /><br />So what's going on is that this rightwing thinktank is either: a)*lying* and just making up junk numbers (which will satisfy dumbed down conservatives who don't bother to read or fact check), or b) the rightwing thinkferschitznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-18536802834536889092011-02-15T08:16:23.363-05:002011-02-15T08:16:23.363-05:00Gas: 1.83 in 2009? Not where I lived.
Stopped rea...Gas: 1.83 in 2009? Not where I lived. <br />Stopped reading there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-2925003782745711082011-02-14T16:50:10.481-05:002011-02-14T16:50:10.481-05:00Just a reminder: this was all caused by unscrupulo...Just a reminder: this was all caused by unscrupulous people who put a little short-term profit ahead of their own, and the country's financial security. <br /><br />The largest banks, hedge funds, the regulators in charge of them -- all wanted fast money, and the numbers in that list are the direct result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-38495902480753015122011-02-14T15:00:29.792-05:002011-02-14T15:00:29.792-05:00Lies, damned lies, and statistics, indeed. I love...Lies, damned lies, and statistics, indeed. I love how the citations aren't links--they're things like "Wall Street Journal" or "FDIC", like you're ever going to verify those numbers.<br /><br />But if you want to play that game, let's just look at the first one. Yes, gas prices were under $2 a gallon in January '09--their <a href="http://gasbuddy.com/katzhttp://cboye.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-46958233705865821062011-02-14T11:26:56.635-05:002011-02-14T11:26:56.635-05:00Two years into Reagan's first term, unemployme...Two years into Reagan's first term, unemployment was 10 percent.<br /><br />High unemployment means fewer people are working. That means fewer people are paying taxes. That means revenue will go down. That means deficits will go up.<br /><br />We can fix this by raising taxes, but the Republicans have made that impossible. The only other solution is to spend money to stimulate the economy.CharlieEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-36266239340169754412011-02-14T08:05:25.499-05:002011-02-14T08:05:25.499-05:00Numbers don't lie, but idiotic people lie by a...Numbers don't lie, but idiotic people lie by abusing numbers.<br /><br />All of the commodity price increases make sense given that the market contracted so much as a result of the recession. The rebound (thanks Obama!) will naturally raise prices back to more natural levels.<br /><br />Most of the other numbers are similar. Median income went down from 2008 to 2009? I wonder why....? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921098406878065065.post-50723519949450890432011-02-14T08:00:51.407-05:002011-02-14T08:00:51.407-05:00"Are you better off today than you were two y..."Are you better off today than you were two years ago?"<br /><br />Yes, he's supposed to just wave his magic wand and 30 years of conservative malfeasance will just disappear.<br /><br />Are you better off today than you were 3 years ago?<br /><br />5 years ago?<br /><br />10 years ago?<br /><br />Unless you're a CEO or sitting in on the board of directors, probably not.<br /><gruaudnoreply@blogger.com