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Obama’s Chief Of Staff Jokes About Relationship With Businesses: ‘They Love the Rhetoric’

While being interviewed by CBS‘s Norah O’Donnell at The Atlantic’s Washington Ideas Forum on Wednesday, White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley sarcastically joked about the administration’s failure to reach out to the business community.

“It’s going great,” he quipped. “Can’t you tell — I mean, you know things are going really great. The debt ceiling was no problem and the business community loves us, and they love the rhetoric — there are just no problems.”

For those unfamiliar with the former JPMorgan CEO, Daley was brought in to replace Rahm Emanuel. He was also charged with the task of forming a useful and productive relationship with the business community. Judging by the laughs he got with his comments, things must not be going well for him:

(H/T Business Insider)

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  • spinelessdave
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:31pm

    Hey isn’t this creep brothers with the ex-mayor creep of Chicago, who is friends
    with the current Creep mayor of Chicago?

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:29pm

    Now, you conservatives know that these inside-and-out ugly people are going to suck eggs at some point, right? They are desperately frightened of the TEA PARTY, FOX, radio folks who tell the truth and the Americans that are working hard to get the truth out as well. Perhaps they know their ship is sinking; maybe not. But we gotta keep reminding ourselves to keep fighting these libs; which means absolutely no compromise, period. They are pirates that have invaded America; long ago they came and soon they will be vanquished (no, not in a literal way) if we do our diligence. We may not be able to convince many lib zombies but we can cut the head off their leader (no, not in a literal way) so that they are powerless. Let’s get it done. I, for one; am sure that Cain fellow is our guy. THe libs are not looking forward to him being the GOP pick.

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    • DrFrost
      Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:35pm

      Cain is untested in politics. I like what he says. I like his business experience. But I’d much rather go with someone with a proven record of conservatism like Gary Johnson. Why would I pick someone with no political record when I have someone with such a strong proven record?

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    • loriann12
      Posted on October 6, 2011 at 6:16pm

      Why pick someone with no political record? Because we need patriots not politicians. We need someone who will run this country like a successful business. You do realize that George Washington had no political experience, right? You do realize that most of our founding fathers had successful farms, or whatever other business they held. I could google it for you if you’d like, but I don’t have the exact figures at my fingertips. I have awaken, and I don’t like many politicians I see. Even Boehner only is acting right because he wants to be re-elected.

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    • lassew
      Posted on October 6, 2011 at 7:16pm

      We need to keep em constantly looking over their shoulders and I think their house of cards is getting ready to tumble. We need more proof of corruption and then we need to round em up, lock em up and throw away the key.

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on October 6, 2011 at 8:06pm

      “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” – Thomas Jefferson

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    • duek
      Posted on October 6, 2011 at 8:59pm

      at this particular point, Cain is our go-to..less political experience, the better….

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  • BetterDays
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:28pm

    And considering how much Obamas raking in from business and wall street, I wonder how many think he’s not just another globalist ( socialist / FASCIST ) governance puppet now?

    Like I haven’t been saying this since day ONE here at the Blaze.
    It’s called doing my homework, it also helps to know what club all these toads croak in together, the http://www.CFR.org. ( Only Michelle right now, sitting presidents get a “ name scrub”, how convenient.).

    I was thinking about those 800 FEMA camps ( bing and find a entire list ) and today’s economy.
    It would be a shame if metal thieves took down all the chain link fences at all the non military sites. With today’s economy, anything could happen you know. Plus if martial law is on the horizon, such an fence problem could forestall it, well almost indefinitely if those thieves kept coming back for more. I hope our tax dollars are protected from such nefarious behaviors, perhaps true patriots should check every potential sight, just to be sure?

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  • mrsmileyface
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:26pm

    I guess it was open mic night at the funny bone, since it was all a joke. Speaking of jokes the Obama regime is the biggest joke forced on America!!!! Yuck Yuck Yuck.

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  • Bob
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:24pm

    Bill Daley, obama chief of staff, former JP Morgan CEO. NIIIIIICE! What a coincidence…..how ironic!

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  • mad_hatter
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:23pm

    This same Bill Daley finally spilled the beans today that it was Rahm Emanuel that attacked and was rude to the women in the White House: http://www.americanparchment.com/video/2011/oct/daley_woman_rahm.html

    Will anything happen to Rahm… not likely.

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  • hempstead1944
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:20pm

    Obama has a fool for a Chief of Staff……

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  • South Philly Boy
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:20pm

    Laugh it up FUZZBALL

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  • TeaPartyPatriot
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:12pm

    Based on how the wall street fat cats continue to give the majority of their contribution to the d-cRAT socialists, they are clearly mentally-deranged masochists.

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  • jakartaman
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:01pm

    Daley is just another useful idiot!
    If he and Obama were real patriots they would resign – so that we can get some adult leadership at the top.
    Arrogant ideology has not worked well and now that the American public is awake and paying attention. -This amateur administration is going to be thrown out of office by the largest landslide in american history.
    The memo from Europe that socialism is dead got lost!

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  • 65Mustang
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:59pm

    Norah O’Donnell, the chief of staff and all the corrupt Obama administration is a joke…and only the people who don’t have the sense God gave a goose is laughing!!!!!

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:57pm

    Hahahahahahahahahahaha >:-(
    Just like “Shovel-ready was not as shovel-ready as we expected.”

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    • Bill Rowland
      Posted on October 7, 2011 at 7:24am

      How would Obumbler know if something was “shovel ready”? First you have to know what a shovel is and how to use one. Community Organizers don’t get their hands dirty, they encourage others to do the real work and then take credit.

      OMG – Psalm 109:8

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  • Sirfoldallot
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:54pm

    They smile , laugh , knowing we the people pay for there party so they can continue to say it’s the otheres guys fault. WTH is wrong with us ?

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  • sportlock
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:53pm

    And don’t forget the economic downturn was more severe then originally anticipated…

    How many times can a bunch of self described geniuses be wrong before they’re no longer considered geniuses?

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    • PleaseStartBrainb4engagingmouth
      Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:42pm

      That would depend on whether you are in real world or the academia world of theory and hypostasis. In the real world you would be lucky to get a 2nd chance. In the elite world of the academic thinkers there is no such thing as a wrong answer . Which group do you see around the POTUS

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  • Canada_Goose
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:52pm

    According to the Census Bureau corporate profits after taxes soared to a record high in 2010. After tax corporate profits were more than $1.4 trillion dollars in 2010, up almost 20% from 2009. Corporations were able to produce more than before the recession began, while paying their employees less. Total business profits totaled almost $3.5 trillion, or about one-quarter of the entire economy.

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  • nelbert
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:51pm

    So that‘s why JPMorgan was one of Obama’s top campaign donors.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on October 6, 2011 at 6:13pm

      Bill Daley, obama chief of staff, former JP Morgan CEO.

      http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00009638

      Obama campaign contributors

      University of California $1,648,685
      Goldman Sachs $1,013,091 *****
      Harvard University $864,654
      Microsoft Corp $852,167
      Google Inc $814,540
      JPMorgan Chase & Co $808,799 *****
      Citigroup Inc $736,771 *****
      Time Warner $624,618
      Sidley Austin LLP $600,298
      Stanford University $595,716
      National Amusements Inc $563,798
      Wilmerhale Llp $550,168
      Skadden, Arps et al $543,539
      Columbia University $541,002
      UBS AG $532,674
      IBM Corp $532,372
      General Electric $529,855
      US Government $517,908
      Morgan Stanley $512,232 *****
      Latham & Watkins $503,295

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  • olddog
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:50pm

    ?? ?? ?? What ?? ?? ??

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  • Zcat
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:50pm

    So the Wall Street Occupiers are now officially a ‘Communist’ movement now?

    Obama Pal Bill Ayers Releases “Collective Statement” Of Occupy Wall Street Protesters…Weasel Zippers

    Occupy Wall Street! Collective statement of the protesters — Bill Ayers

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  • ares338
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:49pm

    I don’t think anyone associated with Obama is competent!

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    • PleaseStartBrainb4engagingmouth
      Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:34pm

      Well what would you expect Soro‘s dollars aren’t worth nearly as much as they use to be. He can’t buy nearly as compitent radicals as he use too.. ( sarcasm)

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  • elosogrande
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:48pm

    Didn’t his father, Richard J. Daley, give Bill Daley Chicago’s insurance business, without having to bid for it? This guy doesn’t know anything about running a business. He just know how to politic, in order to get people to give him something without working for it.

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  • drphil69
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:47pm

    Hahahahaha! We are single-handedly destroying the greatest economy on the planet! Hahaha!

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  • ToddinVB
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:45pm

    Sure sure, keep joking, Jokey McJokester. It’s all fun and games ’til someone loses a country.

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  • smartgirl
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:42pm

    Yep, no problems. Poor sap. Perhaps he thought he’d be helpful but there is no help for this administration. They don’t like business; they don’t like workers; they flat-out don’t like Americans who live the American way. Unless Daley plays basketball or golf, time to move on.

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    • KangarooJack
      Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:50pm

      Au Contrair Mon Ami- [Apologies to anyone who actually does know Francais} This Administration certainly DOES like business…just those who/whom support them.
      To those poor saps who do NOT support them??? They get their businesses “Investigated and shut down”. Gibson anyone??

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  • sportlock
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:42pm

    It‘s Bush’s fault….

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  • thegreatcarnac
    Posted on October 6, 2011 at 4:39pm

    It is hard for “business” to flourish or even maintain under communist leadership. If ‘business’ and the government are at odds…that is usually a good thing; especially with this regime. Poor business prospects mean more unemployment. This shill is laughing but he and his president are destroying the nation.

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