I called my dad yesterday at about 3:30 PM ET. We caught up on things, and of course talked about the economy. He is a veteran watcher of the market. We watched Wall Street Week alot when I was young. Lately dad has kept CNBC on the TV almost constantly, to watch the carnage. So as we talked he watched CNBC and I went to CNBC.com and refreshed the page every so often. As we watched the Dow go down down down we talked and in a strange way bonded over the bad news. We both were urging the clock forward at 3:59 to stop the rout, and gasped in relief at 4 PM.
Now when I call him I greet him as a fellow comrade in the Socialist Republic of the United States. How much of the financial market can the US Government take over before we are technically in socialism?
viridian61
Hello Viridian, I thought because your dad watches CNBC that he would be democratic, but we can NOT take any more of this -- I find it scary. I am a Republican and what Joe the Plumber shows us is how scary it can be to have someone come after you for your political views. I have been watching Fox News not unlike your dad pretty much non stop for 2 years. We can NOT give up, the truth is coming out, too bad we American's don't follow this closely always. I was curious to find out if what they want to pound in is truth so I started searching on-line beginning with Bill Ayers - may the Lord be with us all thru this turmoil. Bless your dad and I just retired 2 years ago and I have lost thousands in the stock market, money I needed to see me through our older years. Am I scared with shrinking dollars. Thank you for posting - please get out and vote.
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