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Obama: Honesty Is ‘Absolutely Necessary’ Trait for a President
freebeacon.com ^ | July 24, 2016 | David Rutz

Posted on 07/24/2016 11:27:45 AM PDT by PROCON

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To: Maceman

Glad I can keep my doctor.


41 posted on 07/24/2016 11:53:40 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: PROCON
HONESTLY

He just disqualified himself in the strongest terms possible.

42 posted on 07/24/2016 11:54:03 AM PDT by arthurus
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To: PROCON

This Clymer wouldn’t know honesty if it bit him on his Kenyan Muslim queer ass


43 posted on 07/24/2016 11:54:57 AM PDT by clamper1797 (We are getting close to the last "box")
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COSTELLO: I want to talk about the unemployment rate here in the USA.

ABBOTT: Good Subject. Terrible Times. It’s 5.6%.

COSTELLO: That many people are out of work?

ABBOTT: No, that’s 23%.

COSTELLO: You just said 5.6%.

ABBOTT: 5.6% Unemployed.

COSTELLO: Right 5.6% out of work.

ABBOTT: No, that’s 23%.

COSTELLO: Okay, so it’s 23% unemployed.

ABBOTT: No, that’s 5.6%.

COSTELLO: WAIT A MINUTE. Is it 5.6% or 23%?

ABBOTT: 5.6% are unemployed. 23% are out of work.

COSTELLO: If you are out of work you are unemployed.

ABBOTT: No, Obama said you can’t count the “Out of Work” as the unemployed. You have to look for work to be unemployed.

COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!

ABBOTT: No, you miss his point.

COSTELLO: What point?

ABBOTT: Someone who doesn’t look for work can’t be counted with those who look for work. It wouldn’t be fair.

COSTELLO: To whom?

ABBOTT: The unemployed.

COSTELLO: But ALL of them are out of work.

ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work. Those who are out of work gave up looking and if you give up, you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed.

COSTELLO: So if you’re off the unemployment roles that would count as less unemployment?

ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely!

COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you don’t look for work?

ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes down. That’s how it gets to 5.6%. Otherwise it would be 23%.

COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means there are two ways to bring down the unemployment number?

ABBOTT: Two ways is correct.

COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?

ABBOTT: Correct.

COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop looking for a job?

ABBOTT: Bingo!

COSTELLO: So there are two ways to bring unemployment down, and the easier one is to have people stop looking for work.

ABBOTT: Now you’re thinking like a Democrat.

COSTELLO: I don’t even know what the hell I just said!

ABBOTT: Now you’re thinking like Hillary.


44 posted on 07/24/2016 11:55:19 AM PDT by sanjuanbob
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To: PROCON

And another word is hurled to the graveyard of meaninglessness, courtesy of the democrats.


45 posted on 07/24/2016 11:58:26 AM PDT by DPMD (o)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

“He must have read that somewhere.”

It’s based on their polling - the Dems don’t have much going for them, but they are still perceived as more honest than Republicans...since we never (until now) fought back.

Ever since Nixon, the Republicans have let themselves become known as the party of dishonesty - in part by NOT POINTING OUT the level of dishonesty in the Democrats (until Trump, that is). So if the Republicans say that murders are up 17%, the Dems and the media call them liars because the government is spending more money on Criminal Justice - AND IT STICKS*.

On the other hand if the workforce employment level is at the lowest in modern history, but the president says things are just fine - THAT STICKS TOO, as the Republicans won’t refute him, lest they be called RACISTS.

So Obama is considered ‘honest’ talking about the economy whereas the Republicans are considered ‘dishonest’ talking about the murder rate.

*This is ACTUALLY TRUE - the AP literally debunked Trump’s claim that murders are up 17% by saying it can’t be true, since Criminal Justice spending is also up. This is what we face.


46 posted on 07/24/2016 12:01:23 PM PDT by BobL
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To: PROCON

Yeah it looked for awhile that we might pull out and begin to the course back to normalcy. Then Clinton was elected and things have been pulled hard to the left across most of western civilization. Neither papa Bush or W Bush fought much against that pull, but they did slow it down some.


47 posted on 07/24/2016 12:02:03 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: PROCON

That was a joke, right?


48 posted on 07/24/2016 12:03:05 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: rocksblues

He’s been honestly transparently lying to us all this time.

Only the drooling Kool-aid sipping Obama leg humpers don’t get it.


49 posted on 07/24/2016 12:03:10 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: PROCON

Trump should use this in a campaign commercial.


50 posted on 07/24/2016 12:05:33 PM PDT by DFG
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To: PROCON

OMGosh, I’m laughing so hard I don’t know if I’ll be able to eat today...this foul, evil, vile muzzie thinks people are going to believe him???

YES the President should be honest, and that’s why we are supporting TRUMP!!!


51 posted on 07/24/2016 12:05:46 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence 100%)
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To: PROCON

Being a natural born citizen is required by the Constitution.

They let you in anyway.


52 posted on 07/24/2016 12:06:49 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: PROCON
oy vey
53 posted on 07/24/2016 12:07:39 PM PDT by Malone LaVeigh
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To: PROCON

Honesty IS a necessary trait for a president, but WHAT ABOUT A DICTATOR?


54 posted on 07/24/2016 12:08:44 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Females DESTROYED America.)
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Obama: Honesty Is ‘Absolutely Necessary’ Trait for a President

How did you get into office then?

Then you must not be supporting Hillary, correct?

55 posted on 07/24/2016 12:10:45 PM PDT by ConservaTeen (Asking me who's the best President in my lifetime is like asking what's the best poison...)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

That’s a laugh...


56 posted on 07/24/2016 12:17:25 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Or found out the hard way.


57 posted on 07/24/2016 12:19:16 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: PROCON

From now on...


58 posted on 07/24/2016 12:21:55 PM PDT by raybbr (That progressive bumpers sticker on your car might just as well say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!")
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To: PROCON
Said by Mr. “Syrian red line,” “if you like your plan you can keep your plan,” “I fooled you on the Iran nuclear deal” Obama?
59 posted on 07/24/2016 12:22:45 PM PDT by Robert357 (D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
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To: Kozy

I think you insulted Chicago dog poop...


60 posted on 07/24/2016 12:27:35 PM PDT by ConservaTeen (Asking me who's the best President in my lifetime is like asking what's the best poison...)
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