For those who missed dear leader's entreaty that we Americans should shop, here's the quote:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

The unemployment rate has remained low, at 4.5 percent. A recent report on retail sales shows a strong beginning to the holiday shopping season across the country -- and I encourage you all to go shopping more.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061220-1.html

Love of country, now measured with receipts. MKJ

[Rex]

1. Shop and max out those credit cards!

America - land of the credit score!

[northofdenali]

20. Can't. Mine are maxed on medical bills

and trying to care for my father-in-law, an 86-year-old dementia patient with no possible chance of getting into the mostly non-existent nursing homes. No beds. Sorry, Shrub.

[cornermouse]

2. Non-fuzzy math for George.

Low wages + job uncertainty + inflation (which we do have) = little spending money available for holiday spending.

I'd like to know what he thinks we're supposed to use for money to go shopping with.

[rebel with a cause]

25. Another example

People unemployed for long periods are not eligible for unemployment or other benefits and do not show up on the unemployment rates. Thus these low rates are misleading if not out and out fraudulent. The economy is good only for a minority. But the rest of us should shop so their profits will continue rising.

[GR]

3. I Almost Threw Something At The Tee Vee Screen On That One...

Actually there were a lot of things he said today that made me want to throw something.

[hatrack]

4. Since patriotism is now measured by time and money spent Christmas shopping, 2 questions:

1. Do those who have money and refuse to spend it on Christmas shopping hate America, freedom and Baby Jesus?
2. Do those who do not have money to spend on Christmas shopping hate America, freedom and Baby Jesus? After all, if they were REAL
Americans, they'd have money and would then spend it, wouldn't they?

[CrazyOrangeCat]

14. yes and yes

obey your overlords, good citizen . . . they're just watching out for us little people.


(I swear, maybe I've read too much S. King . . . but these Repukes awaken a deep visceral response, whenever I hear them speak. Their voices bypass my cerebrum and go straight to the reptilian mid-brain. Cheney, in particular, gives me gooseflesh.)

[theoldman]

5. The savings rate in the US is already less than one percent.

The obvious reason is that we already shop too much. It's bad enough that our government is grossly in dept. It's stupid to follow their example.

[anitar1]

6. What about the unemployed whose checks have ran out.?

They are no longer reported as unemployed.

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. Argh!!!!!!

:argh: and I encourage you all to go shopping more. What a moran! We are so screwn! Series!11!1 Oh and great priorities, george!

Such sacrifice you ask of us, well those who can actually afford to go shopping more that is. :sarcasm:

[Fridays Child]

8. Are corporations running the country? No way? Nah. Uh uh.

Now, go shopping more. :nuke:

[sendero]

23. This isn't because of the corps..

... this is because our economy is slipping into a recession, one that could very easily be deep and long - and the only answer the DictatorTot can come up with is for people who already have no money to spend money.

God the man is a fool.

[Raine]

9. Americans aren't even called CITIZENS anymore

if you notice we're always referred to as CONSUMERS. x(

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

22. or "you all" n/t

MKJ

[Der Blaue Engel]

10. Yeah, thanks, assclown

I don't have any money to shop, because my partner's been unemployed for six months. :grr:

(Note: I don't mean the OP when I say assclown. Lol.)

[omega minimo]

11. Consumers or Citizens?

:patriot:

[datadiva]

12. Well gee, I would but

I just gave up my health insurance so I could buy food, you moran. :argh:

[alfredo]

13. Let them eat cake.

[blues90]

15. This is the same thing bush said after 9/11

Isn't it ? Go shopping and travel and enjoy americas vacation spots .

Maybe there is a message in this that I am missing .

[rebel with a cause]

26. So funny......

An old saying much credited to women. "When things go bad, I go shopping."

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

29. After 9/11 we were strongly encouraged to shop. I had a cognitive dissonance moment then, I'm having

one today. MKJ

[aquart]

16. Takes your breath away.

[Left Is Write]

17. Shop more. Think about war and corruption less.

[butterfly77]

18. He is full of shit..

Tell that to the people in my state Michigan...

[MrCoffee]

19. the connection to unemployment is hilarious

the fourth quarter is ending soon! get those profits up up up so the stockholders are happy!

[greenbriar]

21. if we fuckin had money we would you bastard

have I mentioned lately that I hate these people

[greenbriar]

24. can you tell I have been listening to archives of Malloy???

he is awesome

[smirkymonkey]

27. I can't even tell you how much I hate that guy.

What a stupid #%%^&(%*%$$@*@!

:grr:

[pdxmom]

28. I'm assuming this is how we are all sacrificing in this war on terror.

Spend more and defeat the terrorists. And improve the economy. And solve global warming. And fix Medicare. Whatever is broken, if we go shopping, it will get better.