Obama: I reversed recession until 'bad luck' hit

washingtonexaminer.com ^ | August 15, 2011 | Byron York

[Free ThinkerNY]

At a town hall meeting on his campaign-style tour of the Midwest, President Obama claimed that his economic program "reversed the recession" until recovery was frustrated by events overseas. And then, Obama said, with the economy in an increasingly precarious position, the recovery suffered another blow when Republicans pressed the White House for federal spending cuts in exchange for an increase in the national debt limit, resulting in a deal Obama called a "debacle."

"We had reversed the recession, avoided a depression, gotten the economy moving again," Obama told a crowd in Decorah, Iowa. "But over the last six months we've had a run of bad luck." Obama listed three events overseas -- the Arab Spring uprisings, the tsunami in Japan, and the European debt crises -- which set the economy back.

"All those things have been headwinds for our economy," Obama said. "Now, those are things that we can't completely control. The question is, how do we manage these challenging times and do the right things when it comes to those things that we can control?"

"The problem," Obama continued, "is that we've got the kind of partisan brinksmanship that is willing to put party ahead of country, that is more interested in seeing their political opponents lose than seeing the country win. Nowhere was that more evident than in this recent debt ceiling debacle."

[Ronin]

OK, that’s a new one — this is now the “S*** happens” Presidency.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

...partisan brinksmanship...

“But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.”

- Speaker Nancy Pelosi

[Eddie01]

[Carling]

He funded the Arab spring.

He’s insane.

[Hotlanta Mike]

[Surrounded_too]

If 9-11 didn’t matter, causing increased spending, then neither should all 3 events Shithead mentions which have a combined smaller impact than the overall battle for survival.

[Red_Devil 232]

Thanks for the link to that thread.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

"I coulda been a great president if "bad luck" hadn't crapped on me."

That's spoken like a man who never had to overcome adversity in his life by picking himself up, dusting himself off and trying something different than what didn't work for him.

America needs a president who has a track record of overcoming adversity and maintaining a positive attitude in the face of life's INEVITABLE "bad-luck" events.

There is NEVER going to be a president who doesn't face some serious adversity during his or her term of office.

How remarkable is the memory of Ronald Reagan's sense of humor at the hospital after he was shot!

[COBOL2Java]

Obama has the tsunami in there front and center, you’d think it had hit the USA.

Well, Obama had a Teanami...

[Rocky]

“I wuz framed.”

[Raycpa]

I think you miss the point. Bush caused 9-11 because he was so mean to terrorists he wouldn’t even sit down with them and talk about their concerns. Then he and Cheney needed to go to Iraq so they planted dynamite in the WTC.

[MissyMa]

Hey all, I don’t want to start a new thread that may be considered a vanity as I know how people get ticked with them, but wanted to share this as it’s on Twitter by Ed Henry

http://twitter.com/#!/edhenryTV

Presidential drama at end of 2nd town hall in Iowa as man affiliated w/Tea Party tried to shout Q about VP Biden alleged terrorist comment

edhenryTV Ed Henry
I heard Tea Party person shout “how can you bring people together when your VP called the Tea Party terrorists?” — as town hall ended

At first, President said Tea Party guy had not raised hand so he was taking different final Q. But then President decided to engage ...

More at the link above

Sorry for hijacking, but wanted to give an FYI. Maybe they will have it on a blog or something

[presently no screen name]

He created the bad luck - obamacare - businesses will not expand but layoff, over the top reckless spending, etc., etc.

[x]

“I was against the recession before I was for it?”

[ApplegateRanch]

"All those things have been headwinds for our economy," Obama said. "Now, those are things that we can't completely control. The question is, how do we manage these challenging times and do the right things when it comes to those things that we can control?"

Vote Republican, repeal Obamacare, reduce taxes, abolish several agencies/programs, and drastically reduce spending?

[Baynative]

"All those things have been headwinds for our economy," Obama said. "Now, those are things that we can't completely control. The question is, how do we manage these challenging times and do the right things when it comes to those things that we can control?"

This is where a leader stands up and says, " I'll tell you how!", and then he lays out a plan. But Obama is not a leader and he has no plan.

[Twinkie]

“Tell the big whopper enough times, keep your “enemy” (us) off balance; then it will eventually become logical sounding . . . NOT !!!! He has been SO outlandish, even that old Marxist trick doesn’t work on us.

[CitizenM]

I thought this tour was about LISTENING to the people, not campaigning and repeating propaganda. Isn't that how it has been explained? Isn't that why the taxpayers' are paying for it? Gee, I must have been delusional. LOL

[SERKIT]

[Deetes]

Using that logic , 911 , Katrina , having liberals in charge of the houses , and I’m forgetting many othe bad luck bs. This guy is a f,ing poodle poop.