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Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:00 pm
by Serbia
detnews.com story

Gist of the story - Obama touts New Chet's Restaurant in Toledo, Ohio as being an indirect beneficiary of the government's Chrysler bailout last week. This week, the restaurant announces it's shuttering up on Sunday.

Undoubtedly, the Tea Party Death Squads are behind this. Anything to embarrass old Barry, eh? THEY KNOW NO SHAME

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:11 pm
by MeDeFe
Serbia wrote:Obama touts New Chet's Restaurant in Toledo, Ohio as being an indirect beneficiary of the government's Chrysler bailout last week

I'm not sure where in the article this part was...

Undoubtedly, the Tea Party Death Squads are behind this. Anything to embarrass old Barry, eh? THEY KNOW NO SHAME

But this is undoubtedly true!!!!!!111

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:13 pm
by Fircoal
MeDeFe wrote:
Serbia wrote:Obama touts New Chet's Restaurant in Toledo, Ohio as being an indirect beneficiary of the government's Chrysler bailout last week

I'm not sure where in the article this part was...


First line?

Also this seems kinda dumb on the owner's part to me.

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:06 pm
by shieldgenerator7
wow. the power of suggestion

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:47 am
by Dukasaur
I had never even heard of the Detroit News until I read this thread. But I followed your link and while I was there, this story caught my eye:
http://www.detnews.com/article/20110609/POLITICS03/106090450/1025/POLITICS03/Weiner-clings-to-seat-despite-pressure--new-photo
Does it strike anybody as funny that a guy name Weiner is alleged to have sent out unsolicited pictures of his crotch?

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:08 am
by oVo
Dukasaur wrote:Does it strike anybody as funny that a guy name Weiner is alleged to have sent out unsolicited pictures of his crotch?

It's not alleged, he did it, but that topic is already on these forums.
Women on the interwebs sack another politician.

Is the owner of New Chet's Restaurant a Republican?

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:47 pm
by Phatscotty
Serbia wrote:detnews.com story

Gist of the story - Obama touts New Chet's Restaurant in Toledo, Ohio as being an indirect beneficiary of the government's Chrysler bailout last week. This week, the restaurant announces it's shuttering up on Sunday.

Undoubtedly, the Tea Party Death Squads are behind this. Anything to embarrass old Barry, eh? THEY KNOW NO SHAME


Obama plugged the restaurant n a bunch of people came to eat there and then said it wasn't fair they should have to pay for their food.

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:31 pm
by Phatscotty
Dukasaur wrote:I had never even heard of the Detroit News until I read this thread. But I followed your link and while I was there, this story caught my eye:
http://www.detnews.com/article/20110609/POLITICS03/106090450/1025/POLITICS03/Weiner-clings-to-seat-despite-pressure--new-photo
Does it strike anybody as funny that a guy name Weiner is alleged to have sent out unsolicited pictures of his crotch?


That's why I thought at first it might have been hackers.

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:34 am
by Victor Sullivan
Lol, my mom came to town about a week ago from Michigan and she got stuck in traffic at Toledo because of Obama.

-Sully

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:29 am
by InkL0sed
See, you guys are ridiculous. A restaurant closes; blame it on Obama! Stuck in traffic? Blame it on Obama! Dumped by your girlfriend for cheating on her? Obama's fault!

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:50 am
by jonesthecurl
Curse him! I just stubbed my toe!

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:53 am
by Phatscotty
InkL0sed wrote:See, you guys are ridiculous. A restaurant closes; blame it on Obama! Stuck in traffic? Blame it on Obama! Dumped by your girlfriend for cheating on her? Obama's fault!


It would be funnier if Obama had not been blaming everyone else for his own trillion dollar problems.

I only wish that restaurants, traffic, and cheating gf's were the most important things to complain about.

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:15 am
by Night Strike
InkL0sed wrote:See, you guys are ridiculous. A restaurant closes; blame it on Obama! Stuck in traffic? Blame it on Obama! Dumped by your girlfriend for cheating on her? Obama's fault!


Obama specifically mentioned the restaurant being an indirect beneficiary of his bailout of the automakers. A couple days after that mention, the store announces it was closing. If Obama hadn't tried to take credit for the business's perceived success, then he wouldn't have even been mentioned when the store announced it was closing. Obama injected himself into the restaurant's situation; it wasn't his critics who tied him to the restaurant.

So it's perfectly ok for Obama to take credit for keeping the restaurant open (which he did do), but it's not ok for critics to blame him for its closing?? Yep, really consistent position to take. :roll:

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:42 pm
by CoffeeCream
InkL0sed wrote:See, you guys are ridiculous. A restaurant closes; blame it on Obama! Stuck in traffic? Blame it on Obama! Dumped by your girlfriend for cheating on her? Obama's fault!


Back in 2008, that was pretty much the mentality of many against Bush.

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:51 pm
by daddy1gringo
CoffeeCream wrote:
InkL0sed wrote:See, you guys are ridiculous. A restaurant closes; blame it on Obama! Stuck in traffic? Blame it on Obama! Dumped by your girlfriend for cheating on her? Obama's fault!


Back in 2008, that was pretty much the mentality of many against Bush.

Yeah, like when they blamed him for hurricane Katrina. Talk about overestimating his influence.

Re: Obama mentions restaurant; restaurant closes

PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:49 pm
by Timminz
daddy1gringo wrote:
CoffeeCream wrote:
InkL0sed wrote:See, you guys are ridiculous. A restaurant closes; blame it on Obama! Stuck in traffic? Blame it on Obama! Dumped by your girlfriend for cheating on her? Obama's fault!

Back in 2008, that was pretty much the mentality of many against Bush.

Yeah, like when they blamed him for hurricane Katrina. Talk about overestimating his influence.


Not to split hairs or anything, but he was blamed for the horrendous (lack of a) response to the devastation the hurricane caused, not the actual storm itself.

I'll assume you were being facetious, though. because the alternative is kinda depressing.