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Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 06:47 AM Aug 2012

Latest annoying Republican whine here in Iowa.

Just making note that everytime the President comes to an area, there is some Republican bidness type that crawls out and onto the teevee machine and whines about how much money he/she is losing during the hour or two the President is in the area. The most outrageous claim I've heard to date was the beer tent guy at the State Fair who came on and whined that he lost $25,000 worth of business in a couple of hours. That's a lot of beer for one little tent. Today's whiners are at an ag event where the local airport (most likely a field in the middle of nowhere) will be closed to traffic for a while and the claim is they will likely lose all those people who just want to fly in and out in their private planes.

This type of whine has become annoying and is stupidly transparent.

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Latest annoying Republican whine here in Iowa. (Original Post) Skidmore Aug 2012 OP
But you can damn well bet that if it was a republican LeftofObama Aug 2012 #1
I would bet that their business actually picks up in many cases due to the additional traffic liberal N proud Aug 2012 #2
not a very intelligent businessman flobee1 Aug 2012 #3
Where is Obama visiting? Frustratedlady Aug 2012 #4
I know he will be in Ames and Soux City this week. liberal N proud Aug 2012 #5
Thanks. I was hoping he would be down around me before the election. Frustratedlady Aug 2012 #6
He was in Ames today jsr Aug 2012 #7

LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)
1. But you can damn well bet that if it was a republican
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 06:53 AM
Aug 2012

they would be talking about how much business picks up when the republican comes around.

Associate losing money with the dems and making money with the reps, that's all they do. The propaganda works and they know it!

liberal N proud

(60,302 posts)
2. I would bet that their business actually picks up in many cases due to the additional traffic
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 06:59 AM
Aug 2012

that surrounds special events.

I know that in most cases, people shop, eat and drink before and after these events in local establishments.

But, what the local Democratic part should do is arrange a boycott of the business that yells they are losing money because of the event. Make sure they do!

flobee1

(870 posts)
3. not a very intelligent businessman
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 07:08 AM
Aug 2012

get picture with pres
display it at tent
say,"pres gets his beer from me"
collect bigger profits



you lost money because you have no brain

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