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Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) is backing former General Electric CEO Jack Welch’s accusation that the Obama administration cooked the September jobs report numbers, saying he thinks “Chicago-style politics is at work here.”
“I agree with former GE CEO Jack Welch, Chicago style politics is at work here,” West said on his Facebook page. “Somehow by manipulation of data we are all of a sudden below 8 percent unemployment, a month from the presidential election.”
Shortly after the jobs report was released Friday morning showing the unemployment rate down to 7.8 percent — the lowest level since January 2009 when Obama took office — Welch tweeted, “Unbelievable jobs numbers…these Chicago guys will do anything..can’t debate so change numbers.”
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis told CNBC Friday morning she was “insulted” by Welch’s accusation and called it “ludicrous.”
In his post, West noted that while the overall unemployment rate fell, the U-6 unemployment number — which includes the underemployed and those who have stopped looking for work — remained steady at 14.7 percent.
Calling the report “Orwellian to say the least and representative of Saul Alinsky tactics,” West also up the White House’s initial response to the terror attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya.
“Trust the Obama administration? Sure, and the spontaneous reaction to a video caused the death of our Ambassador……and pigs fly,” he wrote.
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Canada_Goose
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:23pmA jive turkey and old coot are going all in on the whole jobs truther conspiracy.
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SGinNC
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:42pmOnly Jive turkey I see around here is the one called canada_goose.
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Verceofreason
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:47pmLet West produce some evidence. Oh, he can’t.
Hope he’s filled out his unemployment forms.
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cessna152
Oct. 5, 2012 at 1:22pmWow… in the future no one will know what is truth and what is lies.
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AvengerK
Oct. 5, 2012 at 2:00pmI’ve got some evidence for you PERCYVERCY….
Economists predicted 113K jobs last month and 8.2% unemployment. Instead we got 114K jobs and 7.8% unemployment. How so PERCY?
Before you bleat an answer..let me remind you. The report says government job unemployment lowered to 4.3%, that is government hired more people. This translates into what PERCY? That’s right non-growth, tax payer funded jobs.
Let’s go on….the report says most of the 114K jobs are part time. 873K found work at home yet the GDP isn’t showing anything resembling this. Is this acceptable to you for effective economic growth PERCY? Manufacturing jobs have been evaporating for months now.
For the last 3 months we’ve had roughly 90K jobs “added” (I use added cautiously because we still have yet to breach the deficit of jobs lost in 2009..so the economy has not grown as far as jobs are concerned)..while roughly 300K people gave up looking for work. Let me dumb that down for you PERCYVERCY..three times the people who found work dropped out of the workforce. We have the highest underemployment rate since WWII.
These aren’t made up…these are cold hard facts PERCY. Now you tell me sport..how do you get 7.8% from what looks like numbers headed for another recession?
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JLindsay
Oct. 5, 2012 at 2:30pmEven Libs are trying to be polite but the fact is that Sister Hilda could not get to 7.8% without manipulating the numbers. You just cannot get there from here. Sorry goose. LOL.
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thebigitch62
Oct. 5, 2012 at 2:31pmpull out your calculator and do the math 136million X .3 = 408000. So how does 114000 new jobs =408000 ? must be Chicago public school math!
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thebigitch62
Oct. 5, 2012 at 2:40pmpull out you calculator and do the math 136 million X .3% = 408,000. How does 114,000 = 408,000 must be some Chicago public school math. You would think all the super smart reporters could use a calculator.
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Detroit paperboy
Oct. 5, 2012 at 2:45pmWhen I was a kid we went from Carter to Reagan , and what refreshing positive , patriotic feeling swept the nation…… I pray we get out of this class warfare malaise, and get back to being America again !!!! I don’t hate rich people, I wanna be rich, comfortable and secure, that is the America I grew up in…..not FOODSTAMPER nation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Oct. 5, 2012 at 3:04pmJive turkey? CANADA_GOOSE, is your real name Jimmy Walker?
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jorskippy
Oct. 5, 2012 at 5:42pm‘The BLS reported that while only 114,000 jobs were created in September–which would have translated into a rise in unemployment from 8.1% to 8.2%–the unemployment rate fell dramatically to 7.8%. That unusual drop is the fastest in nearly three decades, and was unexpected even in the rosiest predictions.” Numbers do not add up. Look for a revised number to come out next week.
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AvengerK
Oct. 5, 2012 at 6:00pmJORSKIPPY..what’s happened is that the household survey offered 873K jobs and the more accurate payroll survey offered 114K. The two are then averaged and we got today’s number. Any sane and rational mind would instantly question the 873K number as being far too out of the norm to be accurate..but the BLS went with it anyway.
The report also says that most of the jobs were part time jobs and home jobs. What is that saying? It’s saying that Obama’s economy has discouraged so many Americans that they’re taking part time work and trying home jobs to stay bouyant in his economy. Clearly the 7.8% is an aberration, numbers have been massaged or fudged whether intentionally or not. The GDP is at 1.3% and the last time we had a jump like this the GDP was close to 9% under Reagan. There’s just no correlation here. There’s no logic to the 0.3 reduction in the unemployment rate. We havent’ been adding enough jobs to move it like that. Obviously..something isn’t right with the numbers..there are mitigating factors involved…and none of those factors are a plus for Obama.
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kennycannon
Oct. 5, 2012 at 7:08pmGood season is open up here. Fly over my blind.
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thinknotrepeat
Oct. 5, 2012 at 7:11pmI lost all respect for5 west when he said he is for american soldiers fighting against israel’s enemies, this slimy priik recieved 3 million from jewwish donors
swamp_donkey
Oct. 5, 2012 at 7:18pmi dont know why anyone would care what a lieing , coward , disgrace to the uniform like west thinks!!
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Canada_Goose
Oct. 5, 2012 at 9:11pmAnd therein lays the difference between liberals and conservatives. When faced with a poor debate performance by their candidate liberals can face reality whereas conservatives faced with potentially bad economic news (for them that is) need to invent a new reality in order to deal with actual reality.
We are expected to believe that the BLS used a completely different methodology to survey employment numbers then they used for all previous months of the Obama and Bush administrations. Using that logic perhaps the Bush administration’s unemployment numbers were not really that great either if the BLS is open to manipulation by the POTUS.
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Mil Mom
Oct. 5, 2012 at 9:13pm@thinknotrepeat
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:11pm
I lost all respect for5 west when he said he is for american soldiers fighting against israel’s enemies, this slimy priik recieved 3 million from jewwish donors
swamp_donkey
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:18pm
i dont know why anyone would care what a lieing , coward , disgrace to the uniform like west thinks!
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Can’t wait to read you guys posts when President Romney makes him Secretary of Defense.
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Canada_Goose
Oct. 5, 2012 at 9:37pm@anonymous
Unfortunately I am old enough to know who Jimmy Walker was however he is not me or my inspiration.
According to the Urban Dictionary some definitions for “Jive Turkey”:
a. One who speaks as though they know what they’re talking about…though they do not.
b. a bull***tter.
c. an old 70′s term used to describe someone who thinks they’re kool or hott but really isn’t.
d. Someone who lies all the time.
e. Someone who does unbelievable (usually bad) things.
f. An arrogant disrespectful punk who is full of crap.
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Celestial_Dragon
Oct. 6, 2012 at 4:35amAvengerK, I like your analyses!
thanks for keeping them simple enough even I can understand them!
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bbhouston
Oct. 6, 2012 at 10:28amCanada Goose…..your defintion of Jive Turkey…..Heck, you just described Obama. And I mean to the letter!!! Thank you.
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Zipit
Oct. 6, 2012 at 3:27pmMy guess is that you are a French Canadian Goose! Run away now!!!!
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mfspradley79
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:19pmJust head over to the Labor of Bureau and Statistics website to review unemployment numbers (including U-6 Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force) and you’ll see why it makes no sense that the unemployment rate is suddenly 7.8%.
Search for Table A-15 Alternative measures of labor underutilization and see for yourself!!
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swamp_donkey
Oct. 5, 2012 at 7:23pmpolls come out favoring romney all the rightwing nutjobs say look at the polls look at the polls , they favor obama , the poll cant be trusted , jobs numbers favor romney look at the jobs numbers , favor obama numbers are fake , press says mittens wins a debate love the press , reports favor obama media bias , anyone here see a trend
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RJJinGadsden
Oct. 5, 2012 at 8:06pmSWAMP_ASS, Its sort of funny since the numbers come from an office heavily influenced by 0bama, who just by chance is running again for his office and depends on those numbers to favor him. Coincidence?
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RogueWarrior6
Oct. 5, 2012 at 8:58pmThe top 10 things Obama wrote in his notepad during the Debate:
10. “Did we really give $90 Billion Dollars to prop up failing energy companies?”
9. “Which one of you idiots thought stealing $716 Billion Dollars from Medicare was a good idea?”
8. “Remember to fire the staffer that told me Billionaire’s get a tax break for shipping jobs overseas!”
7. “Why does Governor Romney know more about my Policies than I do?”
6. “Calgon take me away”
5. “Is this ass kick’en I’m taken covered under ObamaCare?”
4. “I can’t wait until Friday, my peeps are going to love all the jobs I fabricated.”
3. “I need another Voter Registration Form, because I’m voting for Governor Romney.”
2. “I could have sworn Biden said Mormon’s are nonviolent people.”
1. “I promise I’ll never ask to see Romney’s taxes ever again!”
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Mil Mom
Oct. 5, 2012 at 9:37pm@
RogueWarrior6
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:58pm
The top 10 things Obama wrote in his notepad during the Debate:
10. “Did we really give $90 Billion Dollars to prop up failing energy companies?”
9. “Which one of you idiots thought stealing $716 Billion Dollars from Medicare was a good idea?”
8. “Remember to fire the staffer that told me Billionaire’s get a tax break for shipping jobs overseas!”
7. “Why does Governor Romney know more about my Policies than I do?”
6. “Calgon take me away”
5. “Is this ass kick’en I’m taken covered under ObamaCare?”
4. “I can’t wait until Friday, my peeps are going to love all the jobs I fabricated.”
3. “I need another Voter Registration Form, because I’m voting for Governor Romney.”
2. “I could have sworn Biden said Mormon’s are nonviolent people.”
1. “I promise I’ll never ask to see Romney’s taxes ever again!”
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Definitely the “Like” of the day!
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usafpatriot
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:14pmEveryone needs to set an empty chair in front of their house in solidarity, to protest this chicago style administration. Lets see, less jobs created than theprevious months before, but the jobless rate improves by .3%. Where is Congress, questions need to be asked right now, the American public deserves real answers.
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Bluebonnet
Oct. 5, 2012 at 1:16pmWatcha mean, where’s Congress? Most of ‘em can’t even add 2+2. Those of us who’ve worked for a living and paid our bills, understand what’s going on with this veil of deceit being pulled over our faces.
This man in office is one of many who’ve used this office to try to become ruler, but this guy is going after it by hook or crook……..oops, I think this one’s by CROOK, with help from Chicago Mafia.
Everything I’ve read about him bringing us down to a 3rd world status is becoming more clear & is happening, if we don’t STOP him NOW.
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ambrosia
Oct. 5, 2012 at 1:49pmWilderbeast Hildy Solis is just another liberal loser.
I’m sure she had tea & crumpets
with the real “Commander-in-Chief”, Valerie Ferret
& was given orders to make Oblameo’s numbers, look productive & clean,
just as Susan Rice was sent to do janitorial duty, in the Ambassador’s death.
This gang parades around as “The Untouchables’,
once you follow the stinky smoke, out of their revolutionary cap guns,
they ALL lead back to relatives, political hacks, has-beens & progressives
of the Clinton administration & other radical rats.
Think back to the RNC-
& all the smart, classy. successful, pro-American women,
who took the stage,
especially the Democratic lady, who was asked to serve on
Gov. Romney’s roundtable for her expertise on Education.
She couldn’t say enough about Romney’s governing style.
You bet, she’s voting for him.
Recall all those governors, male & female.
who took over a failing state, balanced the budget & posted a surplus.
John Kasich did this for Ohio,
to think that ANY Ohioan isn’t smart enough to turn away from the Dems
boggles the lucid mind !
As long, as Oblameo & his “Untouchables”
abuse figures, facts, power AND the American people,
nothing will change !
THAT is ALL they know !
To seek revenue for their 2nd term handouts,
they have a big VAT tax simmerin’ on the backburner
The gavel-less Pelosi, now has a giant wooden spoon, stirring non-stop.
Poison Witches Brew paid by YOU-
Throw ‘em ALL out !
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allandwd
Oct. 5, 2012 at 1:54pmwe never get straight answers to our questions under this administration count on that !!!
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swamp_donkey
Oct. 5, 2012 at 7:25pmnooooooooooooooooooo the republicans arent hoping against a recovery nooooooooo lmfao
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Celestial_Dragon
Oct. 6, 2012 at 4:49amyep the people who manufactured the new jobs report are the same people who will
a) keep bringing up a bill until the damn thing is finally passed
b) say with a straight face that when they raise the value of your property they didn’t raise your taxes.
when .. by raising the value of your property and keeping tax RATES constant, they did IN FACT raise your taxes. They just didn’t do it by raising your tax RATE.
They think we’re stupid. . ..
and wow! the blathering that was going on BSNBC was amazing. They were totally rabid insisting that Romney was lying that the actual # of people who quit looking for work went down. THAT’s the criminality of it all.
The media like BSNBC are supposed to be the 4th estate and they are supposed to be impartial and fact checkers and keeping the 3 branches of govt in check. This is why the freedom of the press is so essential .. no JUST so artists can make us question the role of Christianity in our culture by putting a crucifix in a container of urine.
But to question those who wield the power that we gave them when we allowed them to take office.
unfortunately, many in the “media” are no longer “journalists” they are star struck by Hollywood and future hollywood careers. So they “play nice” so that they can have high paid talk shows on networks.
Objective reporting is dead at least on BSNBC . . .just sad.
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GoodStuff
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:12pmIt’s been above 8% for his entire presidency. One month before the election, it goes below 8%?? How convenient. These corrupt bastards can’t be kicked out fast enough. It is Orwellian. And on top of that, a massive campaign contribution scandal that’s gonna break on Monday. $100′s of millions of illegal donations.
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Bluebonnet
Oct. 5, 2012 at 2:49pmYes, Patty Henry, I love Allen West for being a Patriot and protecting his men from harm’s way, even if it meant that he’d be in trouble. I’d have done the same thing. There are some things, you just have to do because it’s the right thing.
Just like our poor men in that horrible place where they can’t even trust the natives they’re training.
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Red Meat
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:06pmWest is a liar and a fraud so, I could care less what he parrots.
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PATTY HENRY
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:14pmWEST IS A HERO. A PATRIOT. and 75% of us DO care what he says, thinks.
THE “U6″ numbers (those part time employment numbers) did not change, they are still awful…so
it’s clear that this reporting of SEPT. job numbers is a scam. They are so stupid. ALL OF US WANT JOBS to increase, but we hate being lied to and all we’ve gotten from this WH for over 4 years is LIES!
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Diane TX
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:15pmIt’s COULDN’T care less. If you COULD care less, that means you have a little more caring less to go. The content of your comment also proves your lack of education.
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WSGAC
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:16pmTROLL Alert!
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ElChupaCabraDeUSA
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:20pmThis is only correct in the alternate universe that exists in Obamas head. Obamas lies magically become truths and reality becomes twisted into lies. Congressman West is an American hero and an fearless warrior for the cause of freedom. When he runs for president he will get my vote.
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jwpowers41
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:22pmWest is a patriot and a real life hero unlike you
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Silversmith
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:28pmWrong. Additionally the phrase is that you COULDN’T care less. Unless, of course, you actually do care what he says.
Pay attention.
Silversmith
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Deliverance_from_the_left_now
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:31pmWest served our country with honor and dignity while he was in the military and still does as a civilian!!! He is a true patriot with only the best intentions for this country unlike that insurgent that sits in the White House and all the law braking communist left liberals that he has put in power. We need more people like him in Congress and show Reed, Pelosi, Holder and the insurgent member of the muslim brotherhood himself…obama…out the door and out of the country!!!
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Individualism
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:32pmbased on his voting record hes no better than Obama and deserves to be voted out and spat on.
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autumnmorning
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:48pmI guess you believe that ” PIGS Do FLY “
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Verceofreason
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:48pmHe has no national following yet some here thought he was VP material
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AvengerK
Oct. 5, 2012 at 2:01pmPERCYVERCY…do you think Joe Biden is VP material?
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floridareader
Oct. 5, 2012 at 2:27pm@redmeat
Mr. West has the record of an American Hero. America has evidence on how numbers don’t ad to the fixed results. Where is the evidence for your accusations?
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JLindsay
Oct. 5, 2012 at 2:34pmApparantly you do care or you would not have commented.
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Verceofreason
Oct. 5, 2012 at 4:29pmBiden has been a very good Vice President.
Mitt has more gaffes per week than Biden could ever aspire too.
Look at his trips abroad
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Verceofreason
Oct. 5, 2012 at 4:30pmHeros aren’t told to RESIGN or else, Patti.
Oh and fined $5,000
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AvengerK
Oct. 5, 2012 at 6:02pmLOL…really PERCYVERCY…Biden is a good VP to you? Is that why al Qaeda was thinking of offing Obama because they saw Biden as even more incompetent that little Barry?
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AvengerK
Oct. 5, 2012 at 6:03pmOh and PERCYVERCY…West left with full honors and benefits intact. Keept trying champ.
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RJJinGadsden
Oct. 5, 2012 at 8:13pmVERCEOFDUMBASS says:
“Heros aren’t told to RESIGN or else, Patti. Oh and fined $5,000″
Let’s put your hero of an ass on the line then. You’re in a leadership position, you’ve lost men in combat already to death and serious injuries. You know you are about to lose more unless you are willing to put your career on the line. Think of this way, you have your career in the left hand, and dead soldiers in the right. Which will weigh more in your mind for the rest of your life? Let’s see you make that kind of life and death decision. I’d follow that man to Hell and back because he has already shown us all that human life means more than his career. Its very easy to see that you have never served a day in your life and have no idea what I am talking about.
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Mil Mom
Oct. 5, 2012 at 9:49pm@Red Meat
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 12:06pm
West is a liar and a fraud so, I could care less what he parrots
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That would be “Dead Meat” if he and thousands more like him weren’t willing to take the fight to the enemy after 9/11 and the World Trade Center, and look how long it’s taken them to get us to fall all over ourselves and apologize for our freedom to these butchers.
Romney/ Ryan 2012 West for SOS 2013
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Mil Mom
Oct. 5, 2012 at 9:52pm@Red Meat
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 12:06pm
West is a liar and a fraud so, I could care less what he parrots
*** You’ll notice I’ve suggested West for Sec of Defense and Sec of State, I’d even settle for UN Ambassador if he promises to take a squadron of Bomber pilots and another of Tanks to issue an eviction notice at his first meeting!
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Apatriot2
Oct. 5, 2012 at 10:17pmNO, the fraud and lair lives is in our WHITE HOUSE !!!!!!
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raderby
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:03pmmarx-o-bama = liar
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swamp_donkey
Oct. 5, 2012 at 7:39pmDeliverance_from_the_left_now
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 12:31pm
West served our country with honor and dignity while he was in the military and still does as a civilian!!! He is a true patriot with only the best intentions for this country unlike that insurgent that sits in the White House and all the law braking communist left liberals that he has put in power. We need more people like him in Congress and show Reed, Pelosi, Holder and the insurgent member of the muslim brotherhood himself…obama…out the door and out of the country!!!
west was forced to resign his commision in disgrace and should have gone to prison
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Zipit
Oct. 7, 2012 at 8:46amDebbie Wasserman SWAMPDONKEY!!!!! That’s funny! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
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blackyb
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:03pmThere is no way that play President is making that many mistakes. No one is that stupid. This is a plan, designed to destroy this country from the inside out.
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Max jones
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:32pmBLACKYB….Very perceptive….All of this is planned and set in place by a supernatural force….I see what you see…..Nobody could be that stoooopid. What is the right hand doing? It is reaching for the pistol in the pocket, as the left hand waves in a gesture of solace and peace.
I think the proglibs are attempting to foment a ‘right wing’ uprising, to allow confiscation of firearms.
This is all I can come up with. The dishonesty of the left is WAAAY too apparent. They have quit trying to conceal the fact that they are lying.
I suppose that they believe that the numbers are going their way, and they have already won this election. Or,….there is some other nefarious action in the works……I have no trust for these people…none.
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Verceofreason
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:56pmMistakes are in the eye of the beholder.
Do YOU consider Obamacare a mistake.
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Doug - AF6YC
Oct. 5, 2012 at 1:58pmCheck out “The Project”: http://www.theblaze.com/theproject/
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RJJinGadsden
Oct. 5, 2012 at 8:25pmVERCEOFDUMBASS says:
“Mistakes are in the eye of the beholder.
Do YOU consider Obamacare a mistake.”
Yeah, I’d say it was a huge mistake. What did he promise to do when he got into office during his campaign? He promised to reduce the deficit, by cutting it in half, and there was that thing about the economy now, wasn’t there. If he had any ideas of how to fix either and considering he had a Dem-wit dominate Congress for his first two years in office, he FAILED to do anything in the way of the economy or deficit. Instead he made all sorts of shady if not down right illegal deals while pushing his Congress to get this through. In a last minute decision when Scott Brown entered the Senate, the bill which was changed by Pelosi in the House never sent it back to the Senate for further approval, and just DEEMED it passed. Those two years were the craziest wheeling and dealing horse trading that I have ever witnessed Congress and the White House do. A very sorry state of affairs. You must be so proud.
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blackyb
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:01pmWe can thank those in Congress who have allowed criminals and Marxists, Communists and Socialists to get into power positions without bringing it to the public. Those who could have and should have stopped this, has allowed these thugs to operate with impunity until we have a situation on hand that if not stopped will destroy this country and keep the people from ever having trust in our true government.
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ilevy57
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:44pmI wish we could blame them but unfortunately it was us being apathetic to politics until it actually started imposing on our lives. People have to be informed and vote these people out and never again think the government can be on autopilot without us keeping them in check
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Register_For_Work
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:01pmWhy not ask EVERYONE you know that has “fallen” off the unemployment roles to Re-Register for work with their state so that a more truer, if that’s possible with this admin., unemployment rate can be reported just before the election next month
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The-Monk
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:57amWhat was that 70′s disco song…..?
“Ah, ah, ah, ahhhh, cocking the books, cocking the books……”
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blackyb
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:01pmcooking?
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The-Monk
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:07pmHi Blackyb,
Oops… you’re correct. Still on my 1st cup of coffee. : )
“Ah, ah, ah, ahhhh, cooking the books, cooking the books……”
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Bluebonnet
Oct. 5, 2012 at 3:17pmGood, glad we got that cleared up. I kept trying to remember cocking the books and finally figured out your were using a code word, as it seemed more like “cooking” oh well I never make mistakes, haha
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doomytram
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:52amThe disinformation campaign of the Federal Gov’t is to lie and report as truth. Obozo is an empty suit shrunk up and sitting on an empty chair. Obozo’s Amerika lies to YOU, the citizenry, the hard working proud Americans.
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An_American_Thinker
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:48am“Top Economist” that can’t read!
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blackyb
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:54amThey own the media that most of those watch who are duped into trusting certain media. This has been in the works for many years to get it to this point. They are playing the public like a yo yo.
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blackyb
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:58amObama has his people in place all in the government to spread lies. They were warned back when he was getting in as Senator in Chicago that he needed vetting. The machine went ahead with it. It has been said that he was cheated into office then. He had to give up his law licence 3 years after he got it. Michelle gave hers up too. It is said that they had to because of some illegal things. They give them an option so it will not be on their record. There is merit to this if what I have read and researched is anwise true. These people are not who many think they are. They should be in jail. They were closely associated with Tony Rezco who is in jail.
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RANGER1965
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:46amIs it any surprise?
In the past the force that kept political parties and their leaders in line was the press. If you lied, it was reported as such. If you cooked the numbers you got called on it, and it was front page headlines for weeks.
The press was the answer to political corruption. They fought for the little guy, kept the people informed, and politicians learned to tread carefully.
It didn’t stop corruption completely, but it did limit it’s scope. Now those rules apply ten fold to the Republican Party, but for Democrats?……Nothing.
A free pass to do, and say anything without accountability, without fear.
And thus we have this current corrupt, and evil administration.
Somthing needs to be done about the media.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:57am@Ranger:
Something is being done to the media – they have dicredited themselves and no longer are trusted by the nation. New media is rising to take their place as the dinosaurs refuse to adapt, and thus will pass into the night.
Now in the collusion they have carried out with the administraiton, if any criminal matters surface, then trials and jail time are called for.
The nation as a whole is undergoing a massive paradigm shift; from all matters and directions on faith and charity, on governance and Constitution. Matters of key importance to all of us, which we have neglected for so many decades, are coming back again.
Obama sought to transform the nation into a communist state; instead he has transformed us at the most fundamental level back to where we are meant to be – a Republic of, by and for the people. Or at least we are on the way to it happening. The corruption and rot and restoration will take a generation or more to finish; yet we are Americans.
For Americans, who once walked on the moon, the impossible just means we have not yet taken on the challenge and made it into a success.
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Dismayed Veteran
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:59amThe press has always taken sides but what is different now is that they are all on the same side. The fourth estate has lost its way willingly.
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Max jones
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:19pmHey RANGER…..How y’ doin’? It seems that some of the more honest, or, maybe the least biased, of the sycophantic liberal media types are starting to get offended by the outrageous dishonesty and obvious pedantry, of this administration. I’ve begun to use a different word for the die-hards–”proglib”. It rolls off the tongue and is very descriptive in a nice concise way.
It could be that some, in the media, have had the veil ripped of the face of their “hypnotic trance”. The proglibs are going too deep into the bag of tricks, even for Jon Stewart. And some of the media whores on primetime. This is important, because soon we will see a shift to desperation mode, for obama’s continuity. It could get dangerous. We have seen that no deception or “dirty trick” is beneath them. Read Alinsky…advantage goes to the ruthless.
Many of the proglibs know they are going to be investigated and possibly prosecuted should Romney be elected. This IS a wounded beast, and will be savage.
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Detroit paperboy
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:45amHope and change, yes we can, forward………….bla blah blah.
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Mil Mom
Oct. 5, 2012 at 10:16pmDetroit paperboy
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 11:45am
Hope and change, yes we can, forward………….bla blah blah.
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Hopefully the “frogmarch chant” of the prison guards as they all move into that new IL Maximum Security he just bought, but we’ll have to make some changes so they can’t simply use the security features to break out at will.
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DetritusScreener
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:45amIt is amazing what Romney can accomplish just by addressing the unemployment situation in America. There shouldn’t be any question now that he is the best man for the job. Obama loses debate. Romney wins debate. The employment numbers get better over night!!!
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thekuligs
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:43amI don’t know why everyone as their panties in a bunch NOW. You know they are going to revise the numbers Friday afternoon. Be outraged then, point out what they are doing then. Even though we know the game the people that don’t assume we are nothing but “sore losers”
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Detroit paperboy
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:43amJust like magic…………………
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Diane TX
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:50amYep, who would have thunk … ha ha hah ah ha !
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Verceofreason
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:49pmOr Mitt’s EVER CHANGING positions on issues.
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FightingBear
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:42amIt’s difficult for me to swallow that number….but for argument’s sake let’s say that they haven’t cooked the books to show that number ubnder 8%…..since when is 7.8% unemployment something to cheer about?
How can anyone say that Obama deserves a second term becxause the unemployment number this month is 7.8%?
7.8% unemployment is absolutely horrible. It is horrendous and totally unacceptable. Why are the libs flaunting it and cheering it as if it were some kind of victory? They are absolutely out of their minds.
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An_American_Thinker
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:47amThe books aren’t really cooked, they’re just looking at the wrong page! U-3 (on unemployment) might be lower, but the numbers haven’t changed. U-6 (on unemployment and off unemployment but still not working or underemployed) remains unchanged at 14.7%.
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blackyb
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:53amThey are liars and deceivers. Everything they do is geared to keep Obama in office and make the regular people irked. It saps strength to be irked on a continutos basis. This is what they do to wear the public down. It is a Marxist machine you are dealing with. It is time to stand against this and those who are too stupid to realize what they are dealing with.
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rosegrower
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:55amI think that the Republicans were booted out of office for allowing a 7.*% unemployment rate to happen in 2008. So what is perceived as failure by a Republican = a victory to Democrats. That’s like social promotions in school – move the person up whether they deserve it or not.
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Dismayed Veteran
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:07pmI am one of those U6 guys. I lost a six figure job at age 60 and couldn’t find a similar job. Now I am a $9.00/hour security guard.
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Mil Mom
Oct. 5, 2012 at 10:27pm@rosegrower
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 11:55am
I think that the Republicans were booted out of office for allowing a 7.*% unemployment rate to happen in 2008. So what is perceived as failure by a Republican = a victory to Democrats. That’s like social promotions in school – move the person up whether they deserve it or not
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The new kind of affirmative action, we no longer go by race, it’s according to abilities, and since the left don’t have any, we give them the benefit of the doubt that what’s terrible for those who are capable, is wonderful for those who aren’t.
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DetritusScreener
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:38amObama is ‘cookin the books’! The job numbers, the canceling of exit polls for certain states, the Libya cover up, manipulating voter ID laws to get illegal votes, etc… There are serious lays being broken and lies being told to the American people. Obama, Holder and his administration need to be put in jail when this election is over. Win or lose by anyone’s standard, Obama will not be President!
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80mesh
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:34amRush and a few others predicted this would happen …its in the sevens so 6 is on the horizon
our guy obamao he can do it all … lie, usurp and cook too (the books that is)
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bloggenfels
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:31amAllen West is a true American hero. The most courageous public figure we’ve got. I pray the voters in Florida step up and keep him in office this November.
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The-Monk
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:30amIs there any way to find out what “U” rating they used this time?
If I remember correctly they were using “U3″ in the past months.
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Just_Us2
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:28amU6 Unemployment Remains at 14.7% – That’s all you need to know.
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JRook
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:34amWho knows Romney better than his running mate. See what Ryan had to say about Romney.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/ryan-begins-attacking-romneys-record-as-massachuse,29179/
If you didn’t think Ryan is capable of lying than contrast his statements now to those in the above speech.
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jblovesAmerica
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:36amTake the time to open the Labor Statistics and review the history of the U6 numbers.
paints the only picture one needs to see.
Obama got himself elected-
Obama can not Govern
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Just_Us2
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:47amJRook – You are sighting stories from THE ONION??? Joke is on you….VP Biden…is that you?
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Bobbinw005
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:09pmJrook! Seriously? Quoting from the Onion? Your research is shallow just like that of MSM reporters.
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OutObamaOut
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:10pmJROOK, the Onion?? Really?? You are looking to the onion for news? That explains so much about what is wrong in today’s society. The Onion is intended for entertainment purposes only. I guess this is the part where we should fill you in that Romney can’t kill big bird, because big bird is merely a character on a show.
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Bobbinw005
Oct. 5, 2012 at 12:19pmOh wait! My bad. You were making a joke, right?
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Donutwarrior
Oct. 5, 2012 at 4:40pmJROOK is apparently too stupid to understand the Onion is a (very funny) satirical (that means comedy J) paper. But then he is an Obama defender….so…..I guess I understand.
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Mil Mom
Oct. 5, 2012 at 10:34pm@OutObamaOut
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 12:10pm
JROOK, the Onion?? Really?? You are looking to the onion for news? That explains so much about what is wrong in today’s society. The Onion is intended for entertainment purposes only. I guess this is the part where we should fill you in that Romney can’t kill big bird, because big bird is merely a character on a show.
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And big bird lovers everywhere will be relieved to know that Mark Levin said when President Romney defunds PBS, if no private group comes forth, he’ll put together one to buy the network and preserve big bird for posterity. (I don’t think he’s aware how big bird has become an occupant character.)
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I SPY
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:27amThis is proof to those of you who are voting for your master obama. You’re stupid and he’s counting on it.
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RJJinGadsden
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:27amI found those number ludicrous this morning too. I’m sure that the 0bama admin is squirming around hoping the numbers are not corrected before the election. There are many, and a lot of them are here, who will willing swallow this hook, line, and sinker.
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diamondcutter
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:34amthanks for making me laugh today with the LOL.
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The-Monk
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:37amHi RJJ,
I guess the Oct numbers, when released the day before the election, will be about 5%….
Any way to tell what “U” rating they used for Sept?
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The-Monk
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:39amHi RJJ,
When she said (at 1:15) that, “We… have top, top economist….” it reminded me of a line in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-rQ6Jay6w
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tbo
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:40am… hook, line and STINKER.
This report stinks.
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AvengerK
Oct. 5, 2012 at 11:52amRJJING..I’d like to see congress step in and ask Solis some questions…you don’t add some 90K jobs to a job deficit while losing some 300K people who’ve given up looking for work each month for the last three months and bring the unemployment rate down this dramatically. Solis’ department needs to be investigated. GDP is almost stalled. Manufacturing jobs down and this report says part time jobs make up the lion’s share of the 114K. Something is very wrong with the 7.8% number. Rick Santelli at CNBC predicted this would happen with the report leading into the election only he said it would be 7.9%. Congress needs to look into this..this is serious.
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RJJinGadsden
Oct. 5, 2012 at 8:36pmAVENGERK, Man, you’ve got to be kidding. 0bama will step in and claim executive privilege, then sic Holder on them! LOL
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