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Wednesday, April 2, 2008 12:00 AM

The Great Depression: The sequel

Is it coming to a soup kitchen near you? Here's how we'll know if the current recession is turning into something much worse.

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  • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 05:33 PM

    IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF HOOBERT HEEVER!!!!!

    IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF HOOBERT HEEVER, "PROSPERITY IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER," FOLKS! THE SURGE IS WORKING, TERRORISTS AND ISLAMOFASCISTS ARE ON THE RUN, THE "ECONOMIC STIMULUS" REBATE CHECKS ARE IN THE MAIL, YOUR PHONES ARE TAPPED, HURRICANES ARE A MERE PUFF OF HOT AIR, POLAR BEARS ARE MULTIPLYING AND HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!!!!! SO SING THE PATHETIC IMBECILIC CRIMINALS Bush, Cheney, Bushland Uber Allies(Rice, Gates, Paulson, Mukasey, Addington, Mueller, Hayden, BETRAY-us, Yoo-HOO, Rove, FOX network, MSM, all right-wing-nut repugnicant-rethug-repub fudge-pachyderms in congress, their lobbyists, supporters on talk radio, TV and print, AND OH YES, John McPAIN IN THE BUTT!!!!!). WHO THE _UCK DO YOU HIGH WAR AND UN-CIVIL CRIMINALS THINK YOU'RE FOOLING? BOMBASTIC IGNORAMUSES, IMBECILES, DOLTS, MORONS, ARROGANT TWITS, DASTARDLY FOOLS, DESPICABLE CHARLATANS, LOATHESOME MOUNTEBANKS, ASININE IDIOTS, PONTIFICATING PILES OF _HIT!!!!! McPAIN THINKS HE'S HITLER/NAPOLEON AND WANTS TO LICK THE HOLE OF FRANCE, AND Sarcozy IS JUST "VICHY" ENOUGH TO LET McPAIN DO AS HE PLEASES!!!!!

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