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alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Mon 07/30/12 06:51 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned on Monday the U.S. economy would face continuing "headwinds" over the next few months, with Europe's debt crisis still posing a challenge, but predicted the euro zone and its currency would remain intact. "I don't think ultimately that the Europeans will let the euro unravel but they are going to have to take some decisive steps," Obama said at a campaign fundraiser in New York. "I am spending an enormous amount of time trying to work with them, and (Treasury Secretary) Tim Geithner is trying to work with them," he said. "The sooner they take some decisive action, the better off we're going to be." Obama's re-election bid is threatened by high U.S. unemployment and a stumbling economy, which has felt shockwaves from Europe's debt troubles. "Right now, the economy is still rough enough for enough people that this is going to be a close election," Obama said. Polls show him in a dead heat with Republican challenger Mitt Romney ahead of the November 6 election. U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter to a 1.5 percent annual rate, the weakest pace in a year, the Commerce Department said on Friday. "We're going to have some continued headwinds over the next several months," Obama said. "Europe is still a challenge." More Headwinds?

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48948	Mon 07/30/12 07:29 PM
"Continued headwinds" is political spin that means, "My policies haven't helped the our nation's economy, but it's not my fault." Oh, here is the web address for the Reuters article: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/31/us-eurozone-obama-idUSBRE86U00D20120731

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Mon 07/30/12 08:05 PM Edited by alleoops on Mon 07/30/12 08:06 PM
"Continued headwinds" is political spin that means, "My policies haven't helped the our nation's economy, but it's not my fault." Oh, here is the web address for the Reuters article: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/31/us-eurozone-obama-idUSBRE86U00D20120731 Or maybe, "My policies have hurt the nation's economy"

AndyBgood Joined Thu 12/25/08 Posts: 12437	Mon 07/30/12 08:22 PM
Wasn't Obama being quoted as saying two weeks ago our economy was on track? What is it? on track or not? Can't he make up his mind or is he making all this up?

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48948	Mon 07/30/12 08:51 PM
Wasn't Obama being quoted as saying two weeks ago our economy was on track? What is it? on track or not? Can't he make up his mind or is he making all this up? He's a politician. What else would you expect from him?

Troubled Joined Sat 12/22/07 Posts: 295	Mon 07/30/12 10:58 PM
"Headwinds".........Yeah,category 8

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Tue 07/31/12 01:53 AM


alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Tue 07/31/12 10:49 AM


Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Tue 07/31/12 12:06 PM
with all those Headwinds,I hope he knows not to pee off the Bow of the Boat!

InvictusV Joined Sun 11/23/08 Posts: 5282	Tue 07/31/12 01:53 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned on Monday the U.S. economy would face continuing "headwinds" over the next few months, with Europe's debt crisis still posing a challenge, but predicted the euro zone and its currency would remain intact. "I don't think ultimately that the Europeans will let the euro unravel but they are going to have to take some decisive steps," Obama said at a campaign fundraiser in New York. "I am spending an enormous amount of time trying to work with them, and (Treasury Secretary) Tim Geithner is trying to work with them," he said. "The sooner they take some decisive action, the better off we're going to be." Obama's re-election bid is threatened by high U.S. unemployment and a stumbling economy, which has felt shockwaves from Europe's debt troubles. "Right now, the economy is still rough enough for enough people that this is going to be a close election," Obama said. Polls show him in a dead heat with Republican challenger Mitt Romney ahead of the November 6 election. U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter to a 1.5 percent annual rate, the weakest pace in a year, the Commerce Department said on Friday. "We're going to have some continued headwinds over the next several months," Obama said. "Europe is still a challenge." More Headwinds? he has been talking about headwinds since he took office.ffs

InvictusV Joined Sun 11/23/08 Posts: 5282	Tue 07/31/12 01:56 PM
headwinds.. haha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PPfkDCyn8k

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Tue 07/31/12 02:10 PM
4 years, and all he can come up with is headwinds. Headwinds?,Headwinds? We ain't got no stinkin headwinds.

InvictusV Joined Sun 11/23/08 Posts: 5282	Tue 07/31/12 02:22 PM
4 years, and all he can come up with is headwinds. Headwinds?,Headwinds? We ain't got no stinkin headwinds. he calls it headwinds I call it turning the prop in reverse..

s1owhand Joined Fri 05/18/07 Posts: 29437	Tue 07/31/12 02:25 PM
Better that TAILWINDS! whew!