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Potentially Devastating News on the Obama Economy
American Thinker ^ | 08/18/2012 | William Tate

Posted on 08/18/2012 9:31:18 AM PDT by NMRed

The Gallup Organization had some bad news for Barack Obama on Friday. It's not that Obama fell behind Mitt Romney by two points in Gallup's daily tracking poll, although that couldn't have helped the the O-Team's spirits heading into the weekend. Between now and the election, polls are likely to be less stable than Joe Biden's thought process. The really bad news for the Chicago mob is that Gallup's unemployment survey shows the Obama economy is getting even worse. Gallup reported an uptick in joblessness in their latest survey of 30,000 households.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012issues; bhoeconomy; economy; gallup; obama; unemployment
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To: Crimson Elephant
That leaves them with “Bush left us such a mess we need 4 more years to fix it”

This line of excuse making is very childish, and I think that Americans have lost respect because of it. If I hired you to turn around my company (after you had insisted that you, and only you had all the answers), and four years later you were still blaming the previous CEO for problems that are apparantly beyond your ability to fix, I would send you packing.

Look, no president comes in with a blank slate. Every one of them comes into office with problems that are years, and sometimes decades in the making. Very few presidents have fallen back on the "it's the previous guy's fault" excuse that Obama contiually uses. Its belies a lack of leadership ability and is extremely un-Presidential. Know this, if he gets re-elected, you can count on four more years of responibility-ducking. It's in the boy-President's make up.

21 posted on 08/18/2012 10:56:00 AM PDT by fhayek
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To: RC2
I think that Romney will receive over 60% of the vote. Obama will tank. When he loses, he better be watched closely.

On Dec 21, 2012, Obama will have had a little over a month to stew in his humiliating, crushing and unexpected defeat at the hands of the American people.

He’ll still be Commander in Chief.

He’ll still have the nuclear ‘football’. Just sitting there. Staring at him. Taunting him. Daring him. Double-eaten-dog daring him...

22 posted on 08/18/2012 10:58:41 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1307 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
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To: fhayek

It does look like he’s starting to blame is second in command.

Maybe next he’ll prepare three envelopes?


23 posted on 08/18/2012 11:01:44 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1307 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Obama will convince his parasitic base that evil, greedy conservatives are holding on to their ill-gotten gains for the purpose of destroying the economy and making him look bad.

Worse than that is the fact that they’ll actually believe it.

...and don’t forget “we didn’t know how awful the mess was that we inherited from Bush.” That still plays well with the parasite and looter class.

I would like to add that Obama and Reid and most of the media will be telling their followers that what really matters is what tax rate Mitt Romney will end up paying. To them that matters more than anything else and Obama knows it


24 posted on 08/18/2012 11:02:45 AM PDT by austinaero (Obama or America - can't have both)
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To: null and void
On Dec 21, 2012, Obama will have had a little over a month to stew in his humiliating, crushing and unexpected defeat at the hands of the American people.

You are not cryin' Mayan, here, are you?

25 posted on 08/18/2012 11:03:26 AM PDT by fhayek
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To: fhayek
Of course not!

Why would you say that???

26 posted on 08/18/2012 11:10:00 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1307 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
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To: null and void

lol!


27 posted on 08/18/2012 11:12:28 AM PDT by fhayek
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To: RC2

He’ll go back to community organizing... the new black panthers...


28 posted on 08/18/2012 12:09:35 PM PDT by dps.inspect (rage against the Obama machine...)
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To: Signalman

I assume you agree that Romney will win the McCain states plus easily re-take NC and IN, as well as winning FL, OH and VA (Bush won these 3 states in 2000 and 2004) - thus totaling 266EVs. What other states do you see Romney winning to get to 300+? Are you concerned about Virgil Goode siphoning votes from Romney in VA? And seniors being concerned with Ryan?


29 posted on 08/18/2012 12:24:43 PM PDT by profit_guy
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30 posted on 08/18/2012 12:34:19 PM PDT by RedMDer (https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=93destr)
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To: NMRed

Of course it’s going to get worse. Summer is ending, and with it the seasonal jobs. The real unemployment rate is around 15%, and higher if you include underemployment like part time jobs.


31 posted on 08/18/2012 12:36:03 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: NMRed

Of course it’s going to get worse. Summer is ending, and with it the seasonal jobs. The real unemployment rate is around 15%, and higher if you include underemployment like part time jobs.


32 posted on 08/18/2012 12:36:03 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Crimson Elephant

In what I think was a very smart move, yesterday Ryan said, yes, Obama did inherit a faltering economy BUT he’s had time to fix it and whining won’t do. Well, maybe that’s not exactly what he SAID but it was the message.


33 posted on 08/18/2012 12:36:03 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: ozzymandus

They may push up Christmas this year for its seasonal employment. Christmas season officially will start the day after Labor Day.


34 posted on 08/18/2012 12:38:27 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: profit_guy

How about WI?


35 posted on 08/18/2012 2:08:05 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: fortheDeclaration

I agree on WI. I also think IO NH CO PA.


36 posted on 08/18/2012 3:10:52 PM PDT by profit_guy
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To: skeeter
Question now is will this administration be able to register (and transport to the polls) enough newly legalized voters in key districts in time.
Never mind the long term effects of minting new legal residents willy nilly, The Won must be returned to office!
Clinton did the same damn thing, and in the process made new citizens out of 60,000 criminals. We're still suffering for that stunt.


My father voted republican his whole life, until he died. Since then he's been a solid democratic vote.
37 posted on 08/18/2012 4:40:28 PM PDT by krogers58
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To: krogers58

lol


38 posted on 08/18/2012 4:48:45 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: NMRed

Joblessness? Obama just added 1.5 million folks to the mix with his deferred whatever it’s called of illegal immigrant youth up to age 30.

We were out shopping recently and walked past the school supply section of the store. Normally, when school has started back, by 2 weeks into the school year, there are very few school supplies left. This year, the supplies are not all gone. I usually stock up to try to make it through the year without having to purchase anything else unless it’s a poster board for a special project. I bought the bare minimum this year. I could be wrong, but I think I am not alone. The economy is really, really bad. But no worries. We are still burning food for gas. We can all breathe a little easier while sitting at home eating refried beans.


39 posted on 08/18/2012 4:50:14 PM PDT by petitfour
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To: Iron Munro
Obama will convince his parasitic base that evil, greedy conservatives are holding on to their ill-gotten gains for the purpose of destroying the economy and making him look bad.

Speaking solely for myself, that's EXACTLY what I've been doing since the POS got elected. I haven't purchased a single NEW item (save for food and clothes) since he won. I've learned to fix things myself (Dishwasher, Washing Machine, Clothes Dryer, Furnace, Lawn Mower and even TV's) to avoid making a major purchase, and cut my montly budget to bare minimum's.

We haven't eaten out since November of 2008. My cars are 4 and 10 years old. The computer I'm typing this on is 6 years old.

I refuse to do *anything* that may boost this economy until that POS is out of the White House, period. I've stuck to it for 45 months now.

40 posted on 08/18/2012 5:05:44 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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