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2016 Postmortem

Doodley

(9,105 posts) Thu Aug 4, 2016, 07:02 PM Aug 2016

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Trump prediction in 2012: Gasoline is going to hit five dollars, six dollars.

Trump in 2012

“We are in a very fragile period of time. Oil is going through the roof. Gasoline is going to hit five dollars, six dollars — who knows what it’s going to hit. There’s nobody representing us, and certainly nobody representing us well with respect to the OPEC nations, so they’re laughing all the way to the bank."

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/trump-economy-taxes-obama/2012/02/22/id/430235/#ixzz4GPJgDDfT

Here's what happened:

http://charts.gasbuddy.com/ch.gaschart?Country=USA&Crude=f&Period=48&Areas=USA%20Average%2C%2C&Unit=US%20%24%2FG

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Trump prediction in 2012: Gasoline is going to hit five dollars, six dollars. (Original Post) Doodley Aug 2016 OP

It's always impending doom that trump can save us from. The_Casual_Observer Aug 2016 #1

To be fair (not that Trump deserves any such thing), so did a bunch of DUers onenote Aug 2016 #2

Maybe, but were DUers blaming Obama for something that MIGHT happen and using Doodley Aug 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author wishstar Aug 2016 #3

trump prediciton Vanilla Warcraft Aug 2016 #4

Oil is at $41.83 per barrel today frazzled Aug 2016 #6

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)

1. It's always impending doom that trump can save us from.

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2016, 07:06 PM

Aug 2016

onenote

(42,724 posts)

2. To be fair (not that Trump deserves any such thing), so did a bunch of DUers

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2016, 07:11 PM

Aug 2016

Doodley

(9,105 posts)

5. Maybe, but were DUers blaming Obama for something that MIGHT happen and using

Reply to onenote (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 4, 2016, 07:34 PM

Aug 2016

bad predictions to whip up fear and anger?

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Vanilla Warcraft

(25 posts)

4. trump prediciton

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2016, 07:19 PM

Aug 2016

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

6. Oil is at $41.83 per barrel today

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2016, 07:57 PM

Aug 2016

How is that "going through the roof?" In June 2008, when Bush was president, it was more than $151 per barrel.

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