Gallup CEO Blasts US Leadership "The Economy Is Not Coming Back"

[TheCount]

OMG Gallup wrote the piece. Capiche? ZH reprinted it in full as it was written complete with fucking embedded links, even to the one with the chart that Count Chocula expects ZH to post when Gallup didn't.

ZH linked to the opinion piece by Gallup's CEO and then tries to pass it off as 1) news and 2) actually relevant information. Neither Gallup's CEO nor ZH included the third graph with data projecting past 2011.


If you're mentally unable to make any kind of connections as to why they would choose to do that, then you're never going to understand what I'm trying to explain.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Oh, that's just Lucille. You should see my rep history. The amount of epic butthurt in the messages is truly hilarious.

Do you ever neg rep anybody? I notice the trolls on RPF never neg rep me, but I neg rep them a lot. For example, I have neg repped PRB about 25 times, while he has plus repped me 15 times. I have neg repped Zip 10-15 times, but he has never neg repped me. I neg repped that other asshole who harps on Israel almost 30 times but he never neg repped me. How many times have I neg repped you? 10? I don't remember. You have never neg repped me.

Isn't that part of your deal? You don't neg rep because you don't want to start an avalanche of neg reps for yourself?

 

[TheCount]

Do you ever neg rep anybody?

I have never given anyone either + or - rep. Personally, I think that reputation systems have a negative impact on forums and other 'net sites, and so I choose not to use them.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

I have never given anyone either + or - rep. Personally, I think that reputation systems have a negative impact on forums and other 'net sites, and so I choose not to use them.

Your personal opinion aside--aren't you told not to neg rep anyone here?

 

[TheCount]

Your personal opinion aside--aren't you told not to neg rep anyone here?

No, because I post here entirely of my own accord and as such nobody tells what what to do or not to do.

I understand that might be contrary to your worldview and difficult to accept.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

No, because I post here entirely of my own accord and as such nobody tells what what to do or not to do.

I understand that might be contrary to your worldview and difficult to accept.

My world view and reputation here are well known. I have multiple DU and Stormfront accounts. I have 300 boxes of Spam in my basement. I am investigating every World Series for fixing since 1953.

 

[Zippyjuan]

Do you ever neg rep anybody? I notice the trolls on RPF never neg rep me, but I neg rep them a lot. For example, I have neg repped PRB about 25 times, while he has plus repped me 15 times. I have neg repped Zip 10-15 times, but he has never neg repped me. I neg repped that other asshole who harps on Israel almost 30 times but he never neg repped me. How many times have I neg repped you? 10? I don't remember. You have never neg repped me.

Isn't that part of your deal? You don't neg rep because you don't want to start an avalanche of neg reps for yourself?

I guess we are more tolerant of people who disagree with us (though I can't presume to speak for anybody but myself). I think I have only ever given a couple of neg reps. I think one went to you. If it makes you feel better I can give you another. Let me know.

But I also don't really care that much about what my "rating" is.

 

[DamianTV]

No, because I post here entirely of my own accord and as such nobody tells what what to do or not to do.

I understand that might be contrary to your worldview and difficult to accept.

I just want to interject a little bit without getting into the middle of this.

There are times the stuff I post is very Devil's Advocate, and I really hope that people call me out on it when I do. I also make Troll Bait comments in an attempt to persuade those who do not truly believe in any form of liberty to reveal their true nature. The thing is, that when people do call me out for what I am doing, I usually +Rep in those cases because they can read between the lines. It isnt a personal thing against Trolls, but a method to try to alter their perceptions. My version of Liberty and Freedom will be different than everyone elses, some by very minor degrees, some by tremendous degrees. What almost everyone who truly does support the essences of Liberty and Freedom is to allow each other to decide for themselves what is best for them without trying to force only one perspective opinion on them.

The thing is that I do not always say what I mean nor mean what I say. I try to throw stuff out as practice for others to catch, and sometimes that requires throwing curve balls. I dont think it makes me a bad person. As a result, I dont have negative reactions when people do catch the tricky to understand tactics I use for them to practice with. I hope to get called out on many things. Sometimes there is humor involved. Dinosaurs died out because they didnt have Obamacare, not a Meteor. We can turn disadvantages to advantages if we can change ourselves by changing our perspectives. Other times, there are things I totally miss, and again, need to be called out. As a programmer, Security is one of those paramount things. To call out a programmer on a problem with a program is a benefit to the quality and security of the program. These "security holes" also exist in other forms, like a Legal Loophole, or Unintended Consequences. So if I were to say make smoking weed and driving legal, the intended consequence would be to prevent people from going to jail, but an Unintended Consequence is that peopel may get in more accidents, and if I did suggest such a thing, I would need to be called out on it. The Anger results if I have an emotional attachment to an idea, so I try to refrain from becoming emotionally attached to the idea. This can really only happen if people behave by their own accord and not as an expected conditional behavior demanded by someone else.

 

[idiom]

It nice to see what going galt looks like in a graph. One may not the plunge started in 2006, while people we still go-go.

 

[Lucille]

ZH linked to the opinion piece by Gallup's CEO and then tries to pass it off as 1) news and 2) actually relevant information. Neither Gallup's CEO nor ZH included the third graph with data projecting past 2011.

If you're mentally unable to make any kind of connections as to why they would choose to do that, then you're never going to understand what I'm trying to explain.

Mornin'!



The article with the chart you insist should be included was linked to in the new piece. It's not like they're hiding it. Why isn't that good enough for you? Why do you expect Gallup to post it again? Who died and made you editor? Who are you to say what's relevant and news? And what's with this double standard? When are you going to complain about the constant stream of everything is awesome BS and heavily gamed statistics from the government and its propaganda organs?

I haven't seen you answer my question about the plummeting number of small businesses over the last forty years. I guess it's more fun for you to derail the thread with your hair-splitting and obsession over that fucking chart.

Also, I am not "butthurt," you contemptible hack. (You've heard that one before, haven't you? I'll try harder to keep it fresh!)

 

[TheCount]

The article with the chart you insist should be included was linked to in the new piece. It's not like they're hiding it.

What percentage of their readers will actually click through to sources rather than just posting incoherently in the comments page and moving on to their next dose of doom porn? Think of, for example, Natural News or similar. Often, they will link to studies that don't even agree with what they are saying, knowing that their readers will not actually read their sources.

Why isn't that good enough for you? Why do you expect Gallup to post it again? Who died and made you editor? Who are you to say what's relevant and news? And what's with this double standard? When are you going to complain about the constant stream of everything is awesome BS and heavily gamed statistics from the government and its propaganda organs?

I haven't seen you answer my question about the plummeting number of small businesses over the last forty years. I guess it's more fun for you to derail the thread with your hair-splitting and obsession over that fucking chart.

Also, I am not "butthurt," you contemptible hack. (You've heard that one before, haven't you? I'll try harder to keep it fresh!)

I agree that the best way to prove that you are not super butthurt is to say that you are not, and then immediately follow with an insult. That is the sort of thing that a person who is not butthurt would do.

 

[Lucille]

Is that what you're upset about? That most people don't click hyperlinks in articles? Maybe you should contact Gallup and register your disapproval of their linking to previous related pieces rather than re-posting all of the charts and information contained in them.

Do you think the steady destruction of small business is good for the economy? Or do you contend it's not happening because that chart with Gallup's super fucking rosy projection was left out?

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

I guess we are more tolerant of people who disagree with us...

You are posting on behalf of your organization, so tolerance and issues regarding discourse are irrelevant.

I think I have only ever given a couple of neg reps. I think one went to you.

No. Incorrect.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

ZH linked to the opinion piece by Gallup's CEO and then tries to pass it off as 1) news and 2) actually relevant information.

I understand that might be contrary to your worldview and difficult to accept.

It's ironic that you talk about relevance. You decline to answer questions regarding your voting choices and lack of any liberty posts on this board, but then you use totally irrelevant terms like "world view." You can play the conspiracy card all you like, but it still doesn't change the fact that you dodge the most practical questions as to why you're on this board.