1 Barry unexpectedly comes in their mouth again.

2 I won't come in your mouth again.  Promise.

3 Anyone who looked at the January unemployment number could see job losses a plenty attached to the claim of unemployment going from 10% to 9.7%.   More than one reader was left saying "WTF"
You know it's bad when they start lying about the numbers.

4 It's because the people don't understand my message.

5 start lying???????

6 My bills continue to arrive in the mail, unexpectedly.

7

I'm at the point of believing this is all by design. please talk me away from the damn'd cliff.

8 It's because we do understand your message.

9 Gee, maybe the "leading economics analysts" who seem to spend their time in a perpetual state of surprise, should start calling the psychic friends of Dionne Warwick for leads on what is happening in the real world.

10 It's because the people don't understand my message.

I need to talk MORE.

11 I wonder whether The News Organization That Cannot Be Quoted^TM (the AP) will work "unexpected" into the article.

12 I'm at the point of believing this is all by design.

Plan 9 From Outer Space

13 Sorry. I meant to say it's because the people are incapable of understanding my message.

14  Barack ,"You guys are too stupid to understand anything, truuuuuust me."

15 It's bizarro world dude.  Can't believe the spin media talking heads are doing to tell people things are getting better.  They simply don't live in MY world where I can see and feel what the economic climate is.

16 I'm getting the impression that Perfesser Lightsaber has lost all but a tiny, loony fringe of his popular support. The polls don't seem to reflect that yet, but give it time.

17 12 I'm at the point of believing this is all by design.

Plan 9 From Outer Space

Sure... yeah, their the one who's doing this...

18 How could it slip out of the gutter?

19 There was an unexpected pelvic thrust after I promised just the tip.

20 Unexpected.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means

21 What are they going to call the 3rd "stimulus" bill that they are going to have a pass next year?  Stimulus and jobs are out.  What euphemism  will they come up with for their next bloated craptastic vote buying scheme? 

22 "leading economics analysts"
Posted by: shibumi at February 12, 2010 12:36 PM (OKZrE)

NRO lets some guy who is an economist with First Trust Something-or-Other post in The Corner.  He seems to go out of his way to always point out the sunny side of life, if you catch my meaning. 

It's sort of odd to see that at NRO, but they have a few real mutts over there.

23 Apparently they think everyone learned economics from a marxist, or they are so indoctrinated they just cannot understand that having all these threats of expanded government mandates like HCR, CapNTax etc + the thought of hyper inflation from all this government debt + lax national security is going to keep everyone ducking for cover until they feel like competent adults are in charge.

24 "What euphemism will they come up with for their next bloated craptastic vote buying scheme? " The New Dick.

25 I'm at the point of believing this is all by design. Did someone call me?

26 What are they going to call the 3rd "stimulus" bill that they are going to have a pass next year?  Stimulus and jobs are out.  What euphemism  will they come up with for their next bloated craptastic vote buying scheme? 

Posted by: Shtetl G at February 12, 2010 12:40 PM (s2Bbk)

Prosperity Bill?  Patriotism Bill?  Oh Shit! We're In A Lot Of Trouble Bill?

27 I'm getting the impression that Perfesser Lightsaber has lost all but a tiny, loony fringe of his popular support. The polls don't seem to reflect that yet, but give it time.

Posted by: Bugler at February 12, 2010 12:38 PM (YCVBL)

If by fringe, you mean 30%, I agree.  That 30% is hard core.  They are not going anywhere, IMO.

28 Leftist Moron Ned Lamont running for CT Governor--can we check this dope?

29 ducking for cover until they feel like competent adults are in charge.

Seriously, we'd settle for garden variety incompetence, and call it a win.

30 They expected everything that is happening. The only reason they are using the word 'unexpected' is because they are trying to soften the blow so when what they expected occurs, they can act surprised with the rest of the lemmings.

But, you know, that chicken...keep on doing what you're doing

31 Even I can tell you're doing it wrong.

32 U.S. consumer sentiment slipped in early February The beatings will continue until morale improves.

33 Perhaps it was the one year anniversary of Obama as POTUS that unexpectedly reminded the "Great Unwashed" that they have 3 more years of this putz.

34 GW,

I disagree.  I think they are genuinely surprised that their Underpants Gnome theory of economic management just refuses to work.

35 this truly is a real fracking puzzler.

Beautiful.

36 Every economist says that lower consumer confidence creates an increase in retail sales....and jobs.

37 Obama could announce himself a Marxist Leninist and his support would not drop below 25%. The left half of the dem party is just that nuts. This is the same crowd that wants to dump Pelosi because she is too much of a right-winger.

38 Let's not jump to conclusions. Consumers are acting stupidly.

39

Is there any other job you can be wrong all the time, and still have a sucessful career? Maybe win a peace prize?

40 So the analysts that didn't see the recession coming and then wrongly forecasted that the recession would end in 2010 have unexpectedly  discovered that consumer sentiment has slipped?

41 It's because the people don't understand my message.

I need to talk MORE.

AHA!  That's why Barry runs his cocksucker so much.  It's because in law school, they teach you that the remedy for bad speech is MORE speech.

42 Prosperity Bill?  Patriotism Bill?  Oh Shit! We're In A Lot Of Trouble Bill?

The Chicken in Every Pot Bill, the Success for All Bill, the Everyone Loves Babies and Puppies Bill, the If You Don't Support This Bill You're A Racist White Hater Bill.. I could go on.

43 US Consumer sediment slips and at the same time China's confidence in our securities slips -- but the MSM is cheerful -- when do they drink enough Kool-aid to keel over.

44 Yes, but is the Unexpected Slip also Unprecedented?

45 "Unexpected"? I don't think that word means what you think it means.

46 Did not see that one coming.  Guess we need to spend a few more trillion.

47 39

Is there any other job you can be wrong all the time, and still have a sucessful career? Maybe win a peace prize?

Local weather man.

48 Jurys and classrooms hold captive audiences. Acedemics should understand the public has other options.

49 These fucks remind me of a drunk who passes out on train tracks and "unexpectedly" gets crushed by a train. When are they going to replace the "experts" with non Cretins?

50 I've said this before.

I just want to know when to take down the sign that says "THE END IS COMING" and replace it with the one that says "THE END IS HERE".

I imagine I'll know it when it happens.

51 If the brain trusts running the government and the media are all that sooper smart, how come we have all this unexpected news? 

52 _{If by fringe, you mean 30%, I agree.  That 30% is hard core.  They are not going anywhere, IMO.} -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Nope. Between whites who are afraid to seem "racist", and blacks who - in the interest of "solidarity" - would never bad mouth another black - no matter how big a knucklehead they actually consider him to be - in front of whites; he may never even reach the low forties.

53 Expect the unexpected.

54 What euphemism  will they come up with for their next bloated craptastic vote buying scheme? 

Posted by: Shtetl G at February 12, 2010 12:40 PM (s2Bbk)

Civil Rights Bill

55

I was once arrested unexpectedly for chasing a hobo through a library with a running chainsaw.

Now I know not to start it up until he's cornered.

56

Hey, I just drank a gallon of Ex-lax laced Leftard kool-aid and unexpectedly spray painted my walls with shit. What gives?

/Zero's economic advisor and part time nose miner.

57

Somebody should compare how the media reported unemployment numbers under Bush when it was at 5% vs. how they report it now when it is at 10%.

Side by side videos would no nicely.

In other news, next time the pudding goes in the microwave for 20 seconds as the coldness was unexpected.

58 I unexpectedly fell over after drinking vast quantities of alcohol.

59 Balrog,

Is it possible at this point in our history there are people who believe tax and spend is a/the way to a prosperous union?

You don't think they really want to torpedo the economy?

That's why you are an optimist, and me, well, a terribly erratic pessimist.

Cheers.

60 I guess I'll just have to speak more slowly and clearly, so you idiot racist cousin-humping teabagging plebes can understand...Me-sus Cripes, do I have to do everything around here?

61

I experienced some unexpected white emissions when I watched a Shannon Tweed 90's Skinemax flick for the umpteenth time. 

62

Chicken in Every Pot Bill

More like a Chicken on Every Cock

63

*slowly waves flippers.....

You didn't expect anything......

64 I hear a lot credit cards got canceled unexpectedly. That right there would put a kink in the average American's financial planning.

65 Wait until you see the havoc when the Bush tax cuts are ENCOURAGED to expire. People don't have a clue. But they're gonna get hit with a Louisville slugger in the next couple of years.

Well, it's about time they started paying their fair share.  Now that the Speaker's gavel is in the hands of America's children, those children are gonna get some payback.

66 Like Osama Bin Laden, Obamacare **IS** dead, its just we have a political situation where the lefties who were pushing it don't want to say so explicitly, for fear of alienating their money-donating base during election season.

So long as there is a perception amongst the faithful that there is still hope, the Democrat elected won't have to face the political fallout of dropping the ball on this with Congressional Democrat supermajorities.   So they're still "working on it" even though there remains no politically viable way to reconcile the passed Senate and House bills.  Better for them to maintain the (false) impression that they're doing "something" rather than create the (true) impression that there really isn't anything left they can do other than start again from square one.

The President has so much of his personal prestige invested in Obamacare (how many times did he appear on TV hawking this piece of sh#t?) that he doesn't want to admit its dead either.

67 I unexpectedly messed up this bris.

68

I'm at the point of believing this is all by design. 

Well, maybe there's hope for you to come to the understanding that it is by design. 

please talk me away from the damn'd cliff. 

Sorry, as long as "the machine" stays in power in both partys and the media you're going to be pushed steadily closer and closer until they get their wish.  Wait, but the republicans are the good guys, right?

69

Prosperity Bill?  Patriotism Bill?  Oh Shit! We're In A Lot Of Trouble Bill?

Fairness Bill.

70

Equality Bill.

71 Without merit, I was handed an Ivy League education and the Harvard Law Review editorship, then lauded for a book I didn't write, and ultimatley elected President with the help of an adoring press even though I possess the experience or qualifications, and I unexpectedly turned out to be an arrogant, self centered, elitist jerk.

72 my magical unicorn just died, unexpectedly.....

73 Bill to Protect Children and Other Doe-eyed Creatures Through Peace, Love, & Harmony

74 "Up the @$$ of the people making money" bill.

75

The President has so much of his personal prestige invested in Obamacare (how many times did he appear on TV hawking this piece of sh#t?) that he doesn't want to admit its dead either.

He is confused. It's hard to tell when something is really dead when it stinks to high heaven at birth...

76 Oops, "even though I DON'T possess..." See, I'm not really good at anything except reading a teleprompter. But I won.

77 Fairness and Equality of Wealth Bill

78 GW,

I am the optimist?  At least your guys have a freakin plan.  Mine are retarded.  You can fix evil, you can't fix stupid.

79 Dollar Bill.  That's all you'll have left after it passes, one freaking dollar.

80 Here's the rewrite:

U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly slipped in early February, with high unemployment unexpectedly expected to continue and with most unexpectedly looking for no gain in income or home values in the year ahead, an unexpexted survey released Friday showed.

81

@79 Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at February 12, 2010 01:13 PM (wgLRl) -

Just steer clear of wizened looking, white haired and bearded old men who walk around with a staff in hand and a sword on their hip and you should be okay.

82 Maybe these knob polishers will unexpectedly tell the truth.

83

#42

The Chicken in Every Pot Bill

Is that chicken already plucked?

84 The "Mandate for a Better Future" Bill

85 GALLUP UPDATE:

Has anyone else noticed that Gallup regularly has Obama 5 to 8 points higher than pretty much everyone else, including CBS News?  Also, that Gallup refuses to release the party affiliation sampling in their polls?

No wonder these jokers came in 17th out of 20 pollsters in 2008.

86 Maybe these knob polishers will unexpectedly tell the truth.

IMO, we'll see the heat death of the universe before that happens.

87 The Chicken in Every Pot Bill

That would be more appealing if we all didn't know what they did to tat chicken first.

88 84

#42

The Chicken in Every Pot Bill

Is that chicken already plucked?

Posted by: VELVET AMBITION at February 12, 2010 01:19 PM (xLMtq)

It rhymes with plucked. Does that count?

89

The President has so much of his personal prestige invested in Obamacare (how many times did he appear on TV hawking this piece of sh#t?) that he doesn't want to admit its dead either.

He is confused. It's hard to tell when something is really dead when it stinks to high heaven at birth...

Posted by: maddogg at February 12, 2010 01:11 PM (OlN4e)

Some smart guy once said that a fanatic is someone who redoubles his efforts as he loses track of his goals.

90 39

Is there any other job you can be wrong all the time, and still have a sucessful career? Maybe win a peace prize?

 

You could be a climate change scientist.

91 Balrog,
'Splain this to me: Who are 'my guys' and who's are you's 'guys'?

I'm having a hard time what with all this snow around me.

92 #50 Sgt Dan....

The proper phraseology for the signs is now:
Repent! For the end is EXTREMELY F***ING NIGH!

93 Phrase (c)2009 Babbazee.

94 The "Shove it up the Dead Economy's Ass One more Time for Good Measure" Bill.

95 From zerohedge:
For Greece, with on and off balance sheet liabilities at over 800%, it's game over. For the Eurozone, with the same ratio at about 500%, it is also game over. For the US, at 500%+, it is, you guessed it (sorry Joseph Stiglitz), game over, but since we have the printers, it will simply take a little longer.

WASF

96 Phrase (c)2009 Babbazee.

Wasn't that spray painted on a wall in 28 days later?

97 #94, much as I like BabbaZee, your phrase originates from 28 Days Later.

98 "Unexpected" might just be the most commonly printed word in the American MSM.

Hey media!  Y'all need new experts!  They're always wrong!  You wouldn't have to print that damn word so frequently if you hired people who didn't always expect the wrong outcomes!

Wow, it amazes me how the obvious escapes the MSM.  They must constantly be surprised, all day long!  How they don't get into more car wrecks is a good question.  ("He had his left turn signal on, but UNEXPECTEDLY he turned left!"  "His brake lights were on, but unexpectedly he SLOWED DOWN!  WTF!?")

99 Movies, schmoovies....  

Phrase (c) Some Film Maker, then.

100 Shtetl G: What euphemism  will they come up with for their next bloated craptastic vote buying scheme? 

The Mega Independent 54 : Civil Rights Bill   I think you're right. That's the last card the Progressive Caucus has left in the deck.

101 Obama isn't all that good at multitasking.

102

Giles 52: Nope. Between whites who are afraid to seem "racist", and blacks who - in the interest of "solidarity" - would never bad mouth another black - no matter how big a knucklehead they actually consider him to be - in front of whites; he may never even reach the low forties.

I agree that's what's keeping Obama's poll ratings where they are. This dovetails with my prediction that Obama's going to grab onto the "civil rights" liferaft.

Given that, and given the economy, the government has no choice but to scare those still employed with a loss of their status. I foresee a rise in "diversity" seminars, and in their shrillness, across the too-big-to-fail businesses and government employment.

In other words, I see a sharp rise in racial resentment across all races; but it won't be expressed in public. And Obama's ratings will find a temporary shelf at 45%.

I don't expect this to last, however. It just means the collapse will be that much more ugly.

103 "my prediction" = I mean Mega Independent's prediction. Sorry for stealin', Mega.

104

I don't understand how much more evidence the American people need to determine that these people in the government and on the left are straight up Commies.

Oh yeah, I forgot, 52% of the population still believe in UniCorns.

We're so screwed!

105 Radio news just informed me that retail sales were up .5% in January.  Is that good?  Is there a retail tax receipt figure that would tell me whether anyone made any money on these sales, or whether retail sales went up due to price/profit slashing?

106
We're so screwed!


Ha Ha Ha 11

107

I also spell like Asian people drive.

It's something else I do.

108 oops.  wrong thread.

109 Prosperity Bill?  Patriotism Bill?  Oh Shit! We're In A Lot Of Trouble Bill?

The Equalization of Opportunity Bill.

110 Is there a Randian equivalent to Godwin's Law?  As an online economic discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison to Atlas Shrugged  approaches 1.

111

the polls are truely underreporting Obama's problems ...  Does anyone not on some sort of drug actually believe that in the privacy of a voting booth today 45% of America would still vote for this clown ?

And yet he's "Full Steam Ahead" ...

If the day comes that we actually get to see Obama's grades at Occidental and Harvard I'm willing to bet that he was a B student at best and his course selection was a joke.

Obama's always been a "player" and his substance is window pane thin ...  he is simply not a hard worker and frankly not very bright ...  he floats like a butterfly and apparently stings like one too ...

 

112

Of course this "unexpected" result would have nothing to do with Obama walking back his tax promises, the reviled ObamaCare remaining un-dead rather than staying dead-dead, or the looming prospects of a "Jobs Bill" that apparently creates no jobs, but will cost a shitload of money. None of those things could possibly have any effect on consumer confidence, so this truly is a real fracking puzzler.

Not that these things wouldn't certainly play a role (Obama's poll numbers are evidence enough of this), but I think the continued high unemployment, coupled with the bills coming due from Christmas are the driving factors of what's dragging these numbers down.

I'm actually keeping my fingers crossed that people are starting to get off the denial train that the party is over and are beginning to realize that the normal "business cycle" isn't going to fix this economy.  Confronting the reality of the situation is something most Americans don't want to do right now, but a consistently high U3/U6 isn't letting them nurture whatever delusions of "recovery" they might be holding. 

Only a massive deleveraging across all sectors is going to help stabilize the economy, but because that would result in massive deflation as well, Helicopter Ben is doing everything he can to prevent it from happening.  Hence, the DJIA hovering around 10K when it shouldn't have gone above 7500 for the last ten months.

113

“Unexpectedly”.

As in “The unemployment rate was unexpectedly worse this month, said economists. Just like last month. And the month before. And the month before that. And…”

When something does the same thing every month for a year, why is that “unexpected”? Sure, you hope it will get better–unless you’re a Cloward-Pivenist–but why the surprise if it doesn’t?

Hit it, Nat:

“Unexpectedly

ThatÂ’s what you are

Unexpectedly

CanÂ’t count that far

“Saved or Created” is so risible

Your job growth, it is invisible

I think youÂ’ll be unemployed

Unexpectedly too-ooo!”

114 111 As an online economic discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison to Atlas Shrugged approaches 1.

The meme at ZeroHedge is "GOLD, bitches!" It's become a joke over there too by now.