Obama Tries to Reassure Public on Economy, Jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is reassuring the public that jobs and the economy are his top priority.

At the end of a historic and emotionally charged week that began with his nationally televised announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan during a raid by U.S. special forces, Obama on Saturday returned to promoting his energy agenda.

U.S. forces raided a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where bin Laden had lived for several years, killing the al-Qaida leader.

The news of bin Laden‘s demise dominated the week’s headlines.

“So although our economy hasn’t been the focus of the news this week, not a day goes by that I’m not focused on your jobs, your hopes and your dreams,” Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address.

He recorded the address Friday while visiting an Indianapolis transmissions plant that makes systems for hybrid vehicles.

Obama has been traveling around the country to talk up his plan to reduce U.S. consumption of foreign oil — and the price Americans pay for it — by increasing domestic oil production, encouraging a shift to alternative energy sources and building vehicles that use less fuel.

Obama Tries to Reassure Public on Economy, Jobs

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He says shifting to jobs like those at the Indianapolis factory will create more jobs and help the economy grow.

“The clean energy jobs at this plant are the jobs of the future, jobs that pay well right here in America,” Obama said. “It’s clean energy companies like this one that will keep our economy growing, create new jobs and make sure America remains the most prosperous nation in the world.”

Republicans devoted their weekly message to bin Laden.

Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown praised years of diligent work by the military and by intelligence professionals to pinpoint bin Laden’s location. The al-Qaida leader’s death, Brown said, sends a clear message to others like bin Laden.

“The example will not be lost on other terrorists,” Brown said. “Any escape they make will be temporary. Any sanctuary they find will be uncovered. Those who harm or threaten the American people will be dealt with, on our terms, however long it takes.”

Comments (7)

  • hempstead1944
    Posted on May 8, 2011 at 9:29am

    Liar

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  • GadsdenPatriot
    Posted on May 8, 2011 at 3:14am

    Everytime this idiot creates more goverment jobs, he is putting a larger burden on the economy since government paychecks come from private sector taxes. Subsidizing near non-existent industries won’t help either–government can’t dictate demand. This does not help the deficit, but increases it. This Marxist is killing two birds with one stone, he is hurting the economy while simultaneously creating the appearance that he is helping it. We NEED private sector growth for the economy to recover and his policy to tax 250K plus will only further stomp on small private businesses, further killing private sector growth. This is in line with the leftist driven destruction of the US economy to establish a Socialist/Communist one which will also further their way to a New World Order, or one world government/dictatorship with the help of the UN, Unions and a single global currency.

    Look at other Communist countries and tell me how well the “spreading the wealth” carrot worked out for them, or their loss of simple freedoms and liberties in the process(i.e. the Chinese are EXECUTED for speaking out against their government!)–all in the name of, security…idiots.

    Perhaps leftists can better understand the direct link of how self-centeredness and primative nature being the driving force in how you live/vote can drive an entire nation to it’s knees. Morality is a must for a free people to thrive, and thrive peacefully. Morality therefore is the next critical step in human e

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  • pamela kay
    Posted on May 8, 2011 at 1:00am

    Blah, Blah, Blah………………………..sorry Mr. President, talk is cheap we need some action. We all know that actions speak louder than words. Just sayin some jobs might help and some hope and change that would actually help instead of causing our economy to crash and prices to skyrocket.

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