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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

50% unemployment in Iraq is a BIG DEMOCRAT LIE

You have heard that number.  It has become an institutional number.  Institutional in that no one doubts or questions it. 

In fact, here’s a liberal news story from a liberal news source which uses this lie as if it were gospel.

“I think the principle problem is 50 to 70 percent unemployment in Iraq … means you have approximately 1 million to 1.5 million 19 to 49 year olds standing on street corners,” Hallett said. “Young men standing on street corners equal trouble.”

That is an image we have all bought.

One little problem.  It’s just not true. 

The real Iraqi unemployment is under 10%.  They don’t work a 9-5 day.  Most Iraqis are day laborers.  Working one of the thousands of construction projects.  They don’t qualify to be reported out as employed.  It would be the same as if we were to take official records to report what the illegal unemployment rate is.  I’ll bet that would be over 50%. 

I have this on good authority from someone who lives and works there.  It needed to be called what it is, a big LIE. 

From the liberals no less.  What a shock.  I have come to distrust and disbelieve almost ANYTHING they say.

As soon as I am able to get good substantive support to link to I will.  I just thought it was time to set this record straight.  Something liberals are unable to do.

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Under 10%, and dropping too from all the economic indications being reported from Iraq.

That puts the Iraqis on a par with all those “nuanced” western Europeans who were quite content to leave Iraq under the brutal domination of the recently departed Saddam Hussein.  How appropriate!


“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Bat One on January 10, 2007 at 04:03 pm
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Big lie...froom Iraq...reported by the MSM...Hmmm!

Reminds me of a photo I saw shortly after the fall of Baghdad. There were stories in the press about how there was no electricity anywhere and no one felt safe.
The photo was of a street vendor selling satellite dishes...
Seemed to me if people were sitting around in the dark, afraid for their lives, there wouldn’t be much of a market for satellite dishes!



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

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Proof on January 10, 2007 at 04:15 pm

Nothing about Iraq has been true the Media has done everything they could to destroy Bush’s effort in Iraq.
If you talk to soldiers you will find out that its not half as bad as the media reports it to be.


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goon on January 10, 2007 at 05:45 pm

Ernie Pyle was the last truthful reporter.  The rest were .... well, I will refrain from characterizing them…


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Chief RZ on January 10, 2007 at 06:27 pm

The media is for the most part a bunch of lieing fuck sticks. I was listening to Chris Mathews on his show on TV tonight over on PMSMBC (I can’t think of the name of his show)and I am not sure how anyone can think Mathews is objective and non-biased, its almost like Pelosi and Reid gave him their marching order and talking points. The man is nothing more than an operative of the DNC trying to further his agenda and smear republicans.


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goon on January 10, 2007 at 06:33 pm

In the former Eastern Block countries that were freed from the Communist USSR, they still held on to the “work one, off three” days.  I couldn’t believe it.  The working one was a 24 hour day… We have to understand that other countries are not like us.  When off, they spent time with their families and children.  After ten years, some were moving into our work 5 days, off 2 routine.


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Chief RZ on January 10, 2007 at 06:39 pm

Goon were you aware the Chris Matthews was one of Tip O’Neils top henchman for six years.

He also worked for other Dem politicians, most notably Muskie.


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on January 10, 2007 at 06:45 pm

Whistler, I was aware of that, thats why I don’t think he is very objective and has an axe to grinde against the right and their politcal ilk. Mathews line of questions are really questionable. The right leaning talk show hosts are called right wing hacks for doing the same thing Mathews does only he never gets called on it.


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goon on January 10, 2007 at 07:01 pm

Well he gets called on it.  The problem is it’s by Rush and conservative Bloggers. 

Of course the MSM doesn’t call him on it because they believe the same things.


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on January 10, 2007 at 07:03 pm

Yeah I know eventually some of this stuff may level out.


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goon on January 10, 2007 at 08:24 pm

The last time I saw or heard Chris Matthews, Zell Miller had just disemboweled him rhetorically in front of a national audience.  I have never been so proud to a Georgian.


“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Bat One on January 10, 2007 at 08:42 pm
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