US About to Hit $15 Trillion in Debt; Sarkozy Asks Obama to Help Europe with Debt Crisis
**Written by Doug Powers
Put on your hard-hat… the US is fast approaching the latest raised ceiling.
From ABC News:
It will be the latest sobering economic milestone that few were hoping to see: The U.S. national debt – any day now – will soar above the $15 trillion mark.
As of this writing, the total debt is $14.97 trillion, so moving beyond the symbolic $15 trillion is a foregone conclusion. When the unwelcome milestone is reached, it will come at a volatile time both in this country and abroad.
Across the Atlantic, President Obama is in Cannes, France, for the G-20 summit that takes place as Europe is trying to finalize a bailout for debt-ridden Greece.
At the G-20 summit, Sarkozy, fully aware of President Obama’s nearly three-year virtuoso performance when it comes to keeping America’s debt in check, requested a favor:

Obama possibly thought Sarkozy was being sarcastic and retaliated by calling Sarkozy ugly… or something.
The jokes are really flying at the G-20.
**Written by Doug Powers
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maybe the Pres. can get a few bucks from Jon C
Obummer on the phone to the US Mint, “Start the presses. We need a billion bucks. Waddya mean they’re worn out!?!? Well print some money, go buy some new presses, THEN print me a billion bucks! Geez! Do I gotta think of EVERYTHING!?!?”
You’re missing the point Doug. In this new world paradigm, when your economy is being crushed by debt, borrow some more! Who better than Obama to show Europe how to he did it! Should be easier in Europe, no Bush problem.
Great idea!!
Let’s bail out the world!
George Carlin was absolutely right.
We are like of sinkful of water, slowly just swirling down the drain.
Won’t be long now folks. Used to laugh at the Mayan December 2012 calendar, but it appears that they were right on!
I’m sure obummer will be happy to loan France a billion or two from his “stash”. It’s not like its real money or anything, and obviously we don’t have anything that we could be spending additional funds on here, like border security or about a thousand other things I could think of off the top of my head.
hullo……? where’s my post?
Ok Doug, what’s wrong with my post???????????????
OH not to worry sarkozy, I am sure bho has given you and every country in the world some taxpayers and borrowed from china’s money! bho does have a way of throwing around gobs of billions of money to every tom, juan, and hamid to make his slimy world feel worthwhile?
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Obama possibly thought Sarkozy was being sarcastic and retaliated by calling Sarkozy ugly… or something][
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NICKY: hey barry can you help?
BARRY: let me check, hey timmy, do we have any green ink left?
TIMMY: yes’um boss.
BARRY: hey nicky, how many do you need, i can print a few trillion more?
Show respect for Sarkozy? It’s not like he’s King of Saudi Arabia or anything…
BTW – I keep linking this because I expect it to be the Obama theme song in 2013.
I had the wrong one ,this one was removed .
debt in check, requested a favor:
(munches popcorn) more cheese, Sarkozy!
AlohaGuy…where do I know this song from? I know I’ve heard it before, but I cannot place where/when.
Ron Pa……oh, never mind!
Something someone with more international experience might know is this: When dealing with people of a different culture, never, ever, EVER try to make jokes, especially in public. What may be riotous humor in your culture might very well be the height of insults in another.
Reminds me of the scene from History of the World, during the French Revolution, when the two beggars wind up begging from each other.
Pffftttttt, that only works with the “leetil peeeeepul”, not the messiah.
…Or maybe that scene is from Life of Brian, I’m not sure.
It’s from History of the World. Just in case somebody hasn’t already seen the scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4uvLXCUhVg
Did I get that right? A Frog asking a Fraud for help fixing a financial tsunami?
The Fraud’s advice: “Um…er…that is…uh, I would sign an Executive Order, telling French winemakers to sell their wines at a more affordable price? It’s not right, nor fair, that they make wines that the average union worker cannot afford to buy. Have you considered levying a 20% Vintner’s Tax on the Wineries? They, obviously, can afford to pay their fair share!”
Isn’t that sort of like asking a vampire to help you with your anemia?
Sarkozy wants the US to bail out Europe? With what? Chinese yuans?
Beautiful!
Wait a second everybody, this plan sounds so crazy it just might work! The EU can bail out the US and the US can bail out the EU and we’ll all live happily ever after! It’s pure genius.
Whattya thinks been going on for the last 50 years?
Problem now is that the IOU’s are due on both sides and everyone is scratching their heads (and behinds).
For those here that can’t understand the brilliance of the global socialists plan to save the crumbling welfare states I am going to summarize it here so you can better understand.
1. Europe, which is plagued by high debt and unsustainable spending has been trying to figure out a way to borrow more money from itself for the last 2 years to bail out the bankrupt countries in their utopian superstate. This has proved difficult so they have decided to get the money from
2. The US, which is is plagued by high debt and unsustainable spending and has been trying to figure out a way to borrow more money from itself for the last 3 years to bail itself out and create a utopian superstate with nothing to show for it but more debt and a crumbling economy.
3. (A miracle happens here.)
4. Prosperity for everybody!
Any questions?
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Awesome brilliance by Comrade Obama! Our beloved Messiah is gonna hep out the European socialists with $Billions? or $Trillions of U.S. Taxpayer bucks that we don’t have. Should really improve things all over the world.
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You can see France’s Sarkozy and Germany’s Merkel fighting to hide their real thoughts when The One starts pushing His failed policies on them. They know stupid and clueless when they see them. And they know they are on their own.
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Results count–and President Obama hasn’t delivered many good ones. None in the economic arenas–although He does deserve a few kudos for His deadly Predator Drone / Hellfire Missile hits on our Jihadi enemies. I just wish he would hold His fire on our economy.
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John Bibb
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Put the Pope in charge. He wants a world bank to handle all this.
Says Jug Ears himself as his looks in his wallet for a few of MY BUCKS!!!!
Let me get this straight. First the French asks for money from our dear leader-good grief don’t the French journalists keep up with world news? Sarkosky asking for money from Duh Won is like one homeless man asking another homeless man to buy him a house.
And second, the nitwit in chief insults the French president. I wonder when Sarkosky will start with the “jug ears” insults.
And they called George W. dumb!
As you probably know, I’m not a big fan of Odumbo. But really…the French need to grow up and lighten up! They know Obama meant that as a joke. I mean, there are PLENTY of things to critize this POTUS about, but cracking a joke that is popular and done all the time here…does that qualify as something horrible? Rather thin-skinned, don’t you think?
Of course, when the joke is on Obama, he can get a bit testy too!
If the U.S. gives those folks ONE PENNY, Obama is toast, and he knows it. Can he possibly be so stupid as to actually do it and think he can get away with it? Why yes, yes he can!
Off topic…
RIP Andy Rooney
To make up for it, Obama can send him an iPod full of speeches. I hear it’s THE hot gift in Europe.
Doesn’t the EU realize what happened with the bailouts in the US? The Obama interpreted that as saying that since the banks, auto makers, etc, took his money, he has the right to tell them what to do. Do you really think that France and the rest of the EU wants to be under Obama’s whimsy?
Lets see:
Real unemployment rate around 22%
People on Food Stamps: 45,800,000
People below poverty line: 43,000000
Closing in on 15 Trillion in Debt
Anti Semitism on the rise
Sock Puppet and his minions embrace the OWS bowl movement as they now morph into a rioting mob.
Sock Puppet advising Europe -
Good job Barack. Let’s see now, you fly Air Force 1 all the way to France, belching tons of carbon into the earth’s atmosphere so you can sit around a table and decide to do nothing. Then, lunch and cocktails and back on Air Force 1 to belch tons more of carbon into the earth’s atmosphere on your way back with Michelle’s purses, scarfs etc. from Cannes. Yeah, we really need this president. He’s really a spiffy dresser and always ready with a speech, especially about himself. And, I particularly enjoyed that shot of him looking real important while chatting with the world leaders and chewing gum like a cow chewing it’s cud.
AND, soon after he gets back, he will hop on AF One to hit the campaign trail. Or is it to take a vacation? Or go golfing in a warm place? Wait and see. He won’t be in DC long. Just as well, I guess, since he isn’t helping or actually leading anything.
He is coming to the APEC conference in Hawaii to tell the Asians how to ruin their economies. MichelleO will be gracing us with her economic wisdom as well. In truth, the Secret Service will have so many streets closed, airspace closed and traffic disrupted on unpredictable schedules that business are closing that week. That’s right – Obama’s solution to the economic crises – more businesses closing down. (At least this time it’s – hopefully – temporary.)
Been recorded by a huge list of people. This version I first saw on Later with Jools Holland.
Funny, I clicked the link describing the “favor” Sarkozy purportedly asked of Obama.
It takes you to The Washington Times (that paragon of journalism) but the article has been removed from the website.
Hmmm…. wonder why that is? Might it have been inaccurate? Misleading?
LOLOLOL! Sarkozy is a funny guy! Will our dear prezident write another check without any REAL money in da bank?
If any of us did this, we’d be in jail.
And the Mayan 2012 keeps sounding better and better to me!
But remememember…I’M JUST ONE OF THOSE NUTZ FROM NEW JERSEY! PPHHFFTT!
Since the Democrats and Obama are responsible for the world financial crisis, I think it’s only “fair”. Right? LOL.
This why you really want to keep criminals and incompetents out of high political office. It makes for such an awful mess.
This is clearly why America and the world need wise, educated statesmen and leaders, not more celebrity spokesmodels or game show hosts. If I have to look at Chiclet Boy again I will puke. Crikey.
So Sarkozy wants the U.S. to bail them out, so the U.S. will go borrow money from China and give it to the French?
Well on the upside, we won’t be borrowing from China to give to China this time.
This is beyond stupid.
Note to self, buy more food, reload more ammo, it’s getting close.
Will OWS be following him or will they be there ahead of him to greet him as they lie prostrate before him?
On a separate but related topic, AF1 should be inspected prior to departure to make sure none of the subpoena(ed) documents are going with him. The Pacific is a might big expanse of water to lose those documents. May give new meaning to the phrase “document drop”.