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Dick Morris Blames Obama For "The Crisis In Greece, The Crisis In Spain, The Freezing Of Lending Of Capital Throughout The World"

May 11, 2012 11:04 pm ET

From the May 11 edition of Fox News' On the Record with Greta Van Susteren:

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Previously:

Black Helicopters Alert: Morris Warns Obama Is Pushing For "One World Government"

Dick Morris' Apocalyptic Prediction For 2nd Obama Term: "The G20 And The IMF Will Acquire Sovereignty Over Our Economy"

Dick Morris Uses False Labor Force Attack To Spin Unemployment Numbers

Beating A Dead Horse: Morris Says Obama's Speech Promoted A "Collectivist European Socialist Philosophy"

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    • Author by Karma (May 11, 2012 11:05 pm ET)
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      What is this Dick smoking?
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    • Author by blk-in-alabam (May 11, 2012 11:12 pm ET)
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      You know the routine fox news old geezer audience.Send Me Some Money...Please send finds to Dick Morris@caymanislands.com
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    • Author by WilliamP (May 11, 2012 11:12 pm ET)
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      Somebody get this man a seat in an Econ. 101 class.
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    • Author by MickD (May 11, 2012 11:22 pm ET)
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      Obama is responsible for the heartbreak of psoriasis.
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      • Author by Bongo Fury (May 11, 2012 11:30 pm ET)
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        Apparently, Putin cancelled a meeting with Obama and a G-8 appearance. That's Obama's fault too according rwnj sites.
        "Sure Dick, you've got a headache, but don't take it out on Onbama. Here,try Excedrin."
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        • Author by Quicksilver M.S (May 12, 2012 12:00 am ET)
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          With Respect :

          "Sure Dick, you've got a headache, but don't take it out on Onbama. Here,try this Cast Iron Skillet . Worked wonders for .. Willy E Coyote ... "
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      • Author by jonjstrine42 (May 11, 2012 11:33 pm ET)
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        ...and premature hairloss, premature ejaculation, bald tires, the Black Plague, the Red Scare, blue moons, Moonies, Indian food, toenail fungus, athlete's foot, Metta World Peace's flagrant fouls, the St. Louis Blues getting swept, fat-free Oreos and Lindsay Lohan.
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        • Author by mary59 (May 12, 2012 4:05 pm ET)
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          I love Indian food but other than that, I love your list ;-)
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        • Author by MiniTru (May 13, 2012 12:57 pm ET)
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          Fat-free Oreos... now those are the work of the Devil.
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      • Author by CoolSlaw (May 12, 2012 12:04 am ET)
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        Whoa!?!

        President Obama is the Prime Minister, parliament, and head of the largest financial institutions and corporations of several European nations?

        Or maybe, Dick Morris is saying Obama is a divine being with omnipotent power. Did he finally fall for his own party's "Obamassiah" talking points?
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      • Author by eweston8542983 (May 12, 2012 12:36 am ET)
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        Obama is responsible for the flavin shortage.

        Oh the Inhumanity!!
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        • Author by aBeck in 10-O-C (May 12, 2012 3:59 pm ET)
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          And Obama accomplishes all this and more......from the golf course! The man is truly amazing!
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    • Author by Quicksilver M.S (May 11, 2012 11:40 pm ET)
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      President Obama " Sometimes I forget " . Three words Fox world have jumped on with GLEE ! Taken out of Context , of course by foxSwen .
      If I was President Obama and I was Responsible for Every Government employee , from the school board to the VP in America .
      If I was President Obama and I was Responsible for Every Cloudy Day in America.
      If I was President Obama and I was Responsible for Every Child born in America .
      If I was President Obama and I was Responsible for Every Foul Ball in America.
      If I was President Obama and I was Responsible for Every Bad Meal served in America .
      If I was President Obama and I was Responsible for Every Drink John Boehner Consumed in America.
      If I was President Obama and I was Responsible for Every ______ .
      ( join in )

      I might on occasion Forget about SomeThing !
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      • Author by grmce (May 12, 2012 8:35 pm ET)
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        What about his culpability regarding the extinction of Antipodean megafauna?

        I think it's time for him to "man up" and accept responsibility for one of the greatest ecological disasters of the past forty-odd thousand years!
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        • Author by MiniTru (May 13, 2012 12:59 pm ET)
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          Obama's also responsible for the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon.

          Never mind the troublesome fact that it went extinct about 100 years ago.
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    • Author by draftedin68 (May 11, 2012 11:56 pm ET)
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      What genius taught a toad to speak?

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    • Author by Maimonides 03 (May 12, 2012 12:13 am ET)
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      Oddly the real problem behind Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Ireland is Goldman Sachs. The company is at the root of most of the problems that occured in the market for the last 4 years. It is estimated that they have 45 TRILLION dollars on derivative bets outstanding...if one major bet fails...and it will. A real collapse is going to occur.

      This is the direct result of deregulations from the Bush Administration. This is the result of lobbying and K street buying its ALEC based legislation.

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    • Author by DAWUSS (May 12, 2012 12:19 am ET)
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      This reminds me of the whole "Bush's fault" meme that was so popular throughout the 2000's and into the earliest of the 2010's.
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      • Author by Truth Crusader (May 12, 2012 1:04 am ET)
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        We totally promise to stop blaming Bush for the sh*t that Bush did when wingnuts stop blaming Obama for the sh*t that Bush did.
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      • Author by MickD (May 12, 2012 8:56 am ET)
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        You miss BushieCo, Dawruss?
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      • Author by Maimonides 03 (May 12, 2012 9:02 am ET)
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        Hmm...you are confusing fact and meme. And some memes are rooted in facts. Others like those promoted by the right are often just illusion.Idea like:

        -republicans are fiscally responsible..that is a false meme
        -republicans are tough on national security...another false meme
        -republicans love freedom...another false meme

        Blaming President Bush is based on the evidence. When you look at how he allowed deregualtion in the financial markets, passed tax breaks slanted to the rich during a war, had no balanced budgets, had a massive security failure on 9-11, lied about the link between Al-Qaeda and Iraq, lied about the threat of WMDs...I am failling to see any False memes here.

        I think if you look into say Greece's current situation you will find that Goldman Sachs was involved in promoting Greece and helping to hide its financial situation. When you see who is "directing" Greece now it is a former Goldman Sachs exc.The same is true in Italy, another former Goldman Sachs exc. is running the how.

        I am alwasy willing to discuss a topic but only with fact not rhetoric

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      • Author by shaggles (3 hours and 47 minutes ago)
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        Except that most of the time it actually was Bush's fault.
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    • Author by David2012 (May 12, 2012 6:19 am ET)
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      How does Morris do that with his mouth?

      That schlurping schound he makesh while the wordsh come dripping out of the schide of hish moush issh really dishgushting.
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    • Author by DDRic (May 12, 2012 8:17 am ET)
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      Again and again,Perfect Dick,....being a perfect dick. Someday he and his lover,Carl Rove, will be able to feel emotion,but not just yet.
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    • Author by Egbert Souse (May 12, 2012 9:47 am ET)
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      Dear Richard:
      A shill is a shill is shill.
      Romney Connects Obama to Greek Debt CrisisNational Journal, April 19, 2012

      On Hannity, in a repeat of an earlier comment that's looking to become a signature Romney campaign line, the former Massachusetts governor tied Obama's policies to those of the Greek government, suggesting that America's growing debt is driving the country towards a Greek-style bailout.
      The "lending freeze" began under Bush when, after the crash of Bear Stearns and Lehman Bros. due to heavy investment in unregistered (off the books) toxic assests, the remaining Wall Street Banks refused to lend, even to each other, unable to tell who had exposure to toxic assets, by how much, or who had been selling unregistered credit default swaps to whom.

      Even Lehman's management did not know the size of their own company's exposure. Sound familiar? Think JPMorgan.

      Anyway, this financial uncertainty and lending freeze then spread to Europe as regulators there began to look at their own banks' commercial practices (and sale of synthetic credit default swaps) and at the credit worthiness of big borrowers and the exposure of swap holders to risk. And lo and behold, someone looked at Greece's convoluted books. Bingo.

      FWIW,the financial crisis in Spain is due to the collapse of the construction bubble. With the default by so many builders and project speculators, Spanish lenders suddenly found themselves with near worthless projects on their hands, no income from the defaulting debtors, and no money to lend, even for short term loans that businesses rely on. Details, details.

      Long/short: Dick Morris is a penis head.
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    • Author by mata ruach (May 12, 2012 10:43 am ET)
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      He forgot to blame Obama for bad weather, ear wax buildup and seasonal colds.
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      • Author by teh.stoopid.lib (May 12, 2012 10:52 am ET)
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        Gigli, Battlefield Earth, and my hair yesterday (what a mess!).
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    • Author by NiceguyEddie (May 12, 2012 11:12 am ET)
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      Go back to sucking toes, you fraud.

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      IMHO
      UTOPIA
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    • Author by D.W. Skinner (May 12, 2012 1:10 pm ET)
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      perhaps a laxative would help him.
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    • Author by HarryJ (May 12, 2012 3:13 pm ET)
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      Who on earth can really accept as valuable any thing Dick Morris has to say? He like so many other so called pundits for the Republican Party tend to alter facts to meet their needs.Its a shame that the national media doesn't site the erroneous statements put out by these people rather than just repeating them. I believe it would promote better reporting and a more informed public who for the most part are too lazy to seek out the truth.


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    • Author by tman418 (May 13, 2012 3:16 pm ET)
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      I want my progressive/liberal bretheren to know something.

      "Free-market" conservatives don't give a damn about the free market. Instead, they promote policies that redistribute income upwards into the hands of a few.

      I want everyone to read The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive. You can read it for free on pdf form.

      I'll give you a summary quoted from the website.

      Progressives need a fundamentally new approach to politics. They have been losing not just because conservatives have so much more money and power, but also because they have accepted the conservatives’ framing of political debates. They have accepted a framing where conservatives want market outcomes whereas liberals want the government to intervene to bring about outcomes that they consider fair.

      This is not true. Conservatives rely on the government all the time, most importantly in structuring the market in ways that ensure that income flows upwards. The framing that conservatives like the market while liberals like the government puts liberals in the position of seeming to want to tax the winners to help the losers.

      This "loser liberalism" is bad policy and horrible politics. Progressives would be better off fighting battles over the structure of markets so that they don't redistribute income upward. This book describes some of the key areas where progressives can focus their efforts in restructuring market so that more income flows to the bulk of the working population rather than just a small elite.

      By releasing The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive under a Creative Commons license and as a free download, Baker walks the walk of one of his key arguments -- that copyrights are a form of government intervention in markets that leads to enormous inefficiency, in addition to redistributing income upward. (Hard copies are available for purchase, at cost) Distributing the book for free not only enables it to reach a wider audience, but Baker hopes to drive home one of the book's main points via his own example. While the e-book is free, donations to the Center for Economic and Policy Research are welcomed.
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      • Author by mary59 (May 13, 2012 8:38 pm ET)
           
        Thank you--that is excellent. I hope you will post it again.
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    • Author by hoopvillain (May 13, 2012 8:03 pm ET)
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      Didnt he blame his mother for birthing a penguin instead of a human?
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    • Author by shaggles (4 hours and 39 seconds ago)
         
      Not to mention 9/11, WW2 and the Kennedy assassination.
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    • Author by magnolialover (3 hours and 9 minutes ago)
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      Hey, Mr. Morris, what is happening in Greece has a LOT to do with the austerity measures being promoted in Greece and put into place. Take a wild guess at who wants to do similar things here in the United States?

      Well, it isn't Obama.

      Take a look at the republican party for one.
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    • Author by joeybagofdonuts (1 hour and 34 minutes ago)
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      "It's not a recession. It's a debt-implosion."

      Sigh, nothing like conservative revisionism. I take it that little economic spill we had in the 30s will be called "The Great Debt Implosion" due to all the spending done by that socialist Roosevelt. It's already starting in the echo chamber. Not making this up, someone on a facebook comment stream called FDR "the closest thing America has ever had to a dictator."

      It's not enough to view the present through a myopic and ill-conceived lens, but all of history?
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