Four things that were supposed to happen by 2015 because Obama got reelected

[rightwinger]

1. Gas was supposed to cost $5.45 per gallon.
In March 2012, on the floor of the United States Senate, Mike Lee (R-UT) predicted that if Obama was reelected gas would cost $5.45 per gallon by the start 2015. Lee said that gas prices would rise 5 cents for every month Obama was in office, ultimately reaching $6.60 per gallon.
Lee was not alone. Newt Gingrich, running for the GOP nomination, predicted that if Obama was reelected he would push gas to “$10 a gallon.” Gingrich said he would reduce gas prices dramatically by reversing Obama’s energy policies. Gingrich flanked himself with campaign signs promising $2.50 gas if he was elected.

 

[rightwinger]

2. Unemployment was supposed to be stuck at over 8%
In September 2012, Mitt Romney predicted that if Obama is reelected “you’re going to see chronic high unemployment continue four years or longer.” At the time, the unemployment rate was 8.1% and had been between 8.1% and 8.3% for the entire year.
What would breaking out of “chronic high unemployment” look like in a Romney presidency? Romney pledged that, if elected, he could bring the unemployment rate down to 6% by January 2017.
The unemployment rate currently stands at 5.8% and has been under 6% since September 2014. Since January 2013, the economy has created nearly 5 million new jobs.

 

[rightwinger]

3. The stock market was supposed to crash
Immediately after Obama won reelection in November 2012, many commenters predicted that the stock market was toast.

Charles Bilderman, the author of the “Intelligent Investing” column at Forbes, wrote that the “market selloff after Obama’s re-election [was] no accident,” predicting “stocks are dropping with no bottom in sight.” Bilderman said that the policies the Obama administration would pursue in his second term would “crash stocks.”
On Bloomberg TV, investor Marc Faber predicted that, because of Obama’s reelection, the stock market would drop at least 20%. According to Faber, “Republicans understand the problem of excessive debt better than Mr. Obama who basically doesn’t care about piling up debt.” Faber joked that investors seeking to protect their assets should “buy themselves a machine gun.”
The Dow Jones Industrial Average currently stands at 17,823 and is up over 35% since Obama was reelected.

 

[rightwinger]

4. The entire U.S. economy was supposed to collapse
Rush Limbaugh predicted that “the country’s economy is going to collapse if Obama is re-elected.” Limbaugh was confident in his prediction: “There’s no if about this. And it’s gonna be ugly. It’s gonna be gut wrenching, but it will happen.”
The economic freefall would begin, according to Limbaugh, because “California is going to declare bankruptcy” and Obama would force states like Texas to “bail them out.” California currently has a $4 billion budget surplus.
Limbaugh added, “I know mathematics, and I know economics. I know history. I know socialism, statism, Marxism, I know where it goes. I know what happens at the end of it.”
He did fudge, however, on the exact timing of the economic apocolypse. Limbaugh said it could take “a year and a half, two years, three years.” It’s been two years and two months since Limbaugh’s prediction, so he still technically has another 10 months to be proven right.
The U.S. economy grew at a robust 5% in the 3rd quarter of 2014, following 4.6% growth in the second quarter.
Although these dire economic predictions have proven false, it doesn’t mean there aren’t real, persistent problems with the U.S. economy. Most critically, wage growth for American workers remains stagnant. That’s why, although many economic indicators are strong, a lot of Americans aren’t yet feeling the impact.

 

[ClosedCaption]

All their predictions were wrong? Well I'll be...not surpised. They always make dire predictions that dont come true. Obama watched Benghazi happen on a TV dont cha know

 

[Ernie S.]

He's not done yet.

 

[g5000]

Political opponents believe it is their job to get you to shit your pants instead of doing or promoting what is best for the country.

If you have a track record of predicting 589 of the last 2 recessions, then you can't exclaim with glee, "See, I told you!" when the business cycle rolls the next one around. But they will do just that.

It's a real knife in the gut for the hacks that gas is down below $2.50 a gallon. It is just killing them. One of their biggest talking points was how Obama was going to jack the shit out of gas and about what the price of gas was when he took office.

They don't give a fuck that $2.50 is good for everyone's wallet. They don't care about that. It just pisses them off to no end their doom and gloom didn't come to pass. Fuck the country. This is politics!

Did someone just sneeze in Kansas? Obama is trying to kill us all with influenza! He's plotting with ISIS to kill the good white folk of Topeka. Grab your guns. And oh by the way he'll be grabbing those away from you...any day now. Any day. Been waitin' six years for that day, but it is coming. Promise! So buy moar gunz!

Gas isn't at ten bucks a gallon? Well...BENGHAZI!

Gesundheit.

 

[ogibillm]

have we all died of ebola yet? wasnt that supposed to happen, too?

 

[bodecea]

Why, sir, do you hate America?

 

[ClosedCaption]

have we all died of ebola yet? wasnt that supposed to happen, too?

It was revenge for reparations is what I heard

 

[ClosedCaption]

 

[StevenC]

Thankfully the GOP took the house and was able to stop these things from happening.
After the GOP have been obstructionists as you libs like to claim.

 

[rightwinger]

So...what do we have here?

Republicans predicted:

$5.45 a gallon gas......Obama gave us $1.95 a gallon gas
Continued unemployment over 8%.......Obama gave us 5.8% unemployment
A stock market drop of over 20%...........The Market is up 35% since Obamas second term
The economy would collapse.............We have among the strongest recoveries in the world
The dollar would fall......We have the strogest dollar in years

 

[Meathead]

Damn, when he got elected he were all waiting for the "Age of Aquarius". I was sure that the moon was in the Seventh House:

When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
The Age of Aquarius
Aquarius! Aquarius!

Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the minds true liberation

Source: <a href="AGE OF AQUARIUS Lyrics - 5TH DIMENSION" rel="nofollow">click here</a>

 

[StevenC]

Obama had nothing to do with the drop in gas.
That was private companies fracking that flood the world market. And Saudi Arabia deciding to screw over Iran and Russia.
Th unemployment rate is a lie considering all the factors that are ignored.
The stock market is only doing well because the fed has been pumping money into it. Ironic how libs love the stock market doing so well when it mostly benefits the wealthy.
And since the GOP have supposedly been obstructionists how can you credit Obama with the recovery?

 

[ClosedCaption]

Obama had nothing to do with the drop in gas.

Only the rise of the prices?

That was private companies fracking that flood the world market. And Saudi Arabia deciding to screw over Iran and Russia.
Th unemployment rate is a lie considering all the factors that are ignored.

Its not a lie that their prediction didnt come through tho, is it?

The stock market is only doing well because the fed has been pumping money into it. Ironic how libs love the stock market doing so well when it mostly benefits the wealthy.

Again, Obama is only at fault when it does bad?

And since the GOP have supposedly been obstructionists how can you credit Obama with the recovery?

You cant, Obama is only credited with the bad stuff obviously.

 

[g5000]

Obama had nothing to do with the drop in gas.

Why do I, for some reason, doubt you have ever said, "Obama had nothing to do with the rise in gas"?

 

[shart_attack]

Could be it's just me, but it sure as shinola seems like the year is really young just yet.

Plenty of time still left for Obama to fuck things up.

 

[shart_attack]

Why, sir, do you hate America?

Why, lowlife, do you continue to insist that you have an honorable record in the US Armed Forces, when you in fact went AWOL?

SmarterThanTheAverageBear
NLT

 

[rightwinger]

Obama had nothing to do with the drop in gas.
That was private companies fracking that flood the world market. And Saudi Arabia deciding to screw over Iran and Russia.
Th unemployment rate is a lie considering all the factors that are ignored.
The stock market is only doing well because the fed has been pumping money into it. Ironic how libs love the stock market doing so well when it mostly benefits the wealthy.
And since the GOP have supposedly been obstructionists how can you credit Obama with the recovery?

Obama had nothing to do with the drop in gas prices yet Gingrich predicted that Obama's policies would give us $10 a gallon gas

Gingrich promised he would bring gas prices down to $2.50 a gallon. If he were elected, would you have given HIM credit?