the big fail - obama can't handle truth on economy and debt

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November 13, 2011

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DNC Chair Cant Handle The Truth OnEconomy And Debt

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Unable To Spin When

Confronted With The Facts About Obamas Record_____________________________________________________________________

DNC CHAIR DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ CANT ANSWER ARE YOU BETTER OFF

UNDER OBAMA QUESTIONNBCs David Gregory:Congresswoman, he's had the job; these have been his policies. You concedeAmericans are not better off after his leadership?

DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz:Well, what I concede is that we do have a long way to go.But we absolutely have begun to turn things around, and we have made steady, but not quick enough,progress. (NBCs Meet The Press, 11/13/11)

The Facts

Since President Obama Took Office, The Nation Has Lost 2.1 Million Jobs And TheUnemployment Rate Has Increased From 7.8 Percent To 9.0 Percent.(Bureau Of Labor Statistics,Accessed 11/4/11)

The Washington PostsFact Checker: Unless The Economy Turns Around In The Next 18Months, Obama Is On Track To Have The Worst Jobs Record Of Any President In TheModern Era. That Would Be An Accurate Statement.(Glenn Kessler, Rick Perrys Claim That Obama Has KilledMore Jobs Than Any Other President,The Washington Posts The Fact Checker,8/22/11)
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BLS October Report Suggests That President Barack Obama Will Likely Face The VotersWith The Highest Unemployment Rate Of Any Postwar President. The report suggests thatPresident Barack Obama will likely face the voters with the highest unemployment rate of anypostwar president.(U.S. Employers Add 80,000 Jobs In October, Unemployment Rate Dips Slowly,The Associated Press, 11/4/11)

Bureau Of Labor Statistics Commissioner Said Rate Of Job Creation Means Country MayNever Return To Pre-Recession Employment Levels. REP. KEVIN BRADY (R-TX):Commissioner, at this monthly rate of net 80,000 job growth, how long would it take for us toreturn to the unemployment levels before the recession? BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICSCOMMISSIONER KEITH HALL:Well, the short answer is never. To keep up with just thepopulation growth, you probably need my estimate is around 130,000 jobs. So at 80,000, yourenot quite even keeping up with population, so in fact over a long time period, you might even seethe unemployment rate edge back up. (Joint Economic Committee, Hearing,, 11/4/11)

Watch The BLS Commissioner Say Unemployment May Never Return To Pre-RecessionLevels.

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ CANT HANDLE QUESTION ABOUT CANDIDATE OBAMASWORDS FROM 2008 ABOUT INCREASING THE NATIONAL DEBT

David Gregory: "Well, but, he certainly didn't stop the decline when it came to the debt. The debt hasgone up. And this was candidate Obama in July of 2008. Watch."

SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (2008): The problem is, is that the way Bush has done it over the last eightyears, is to take out a credit card from the Bank of China, in the name of our children, driving up ournational debt from $5 trillion the first 42 presidents, number 43 added $4 trillion by his lonesome. Thatsirresponsible. Its unpatriotic.

David Gregory: That's his rhetoric. Should it not be turned on him now?

DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: No. What should be turned (NBCs Meet The Press, 11/13/11)

The Facts

Since Obama Took Office, The National Debt Has Increased By Over $4.3 Trillion, AnIncrease Of Over 40 Percent.(Department Of The Treasury, Debt To The Penny And Who Holds It, Treasury Direct, Accessed 11/7/11)

Obama Is Responsible For The Most Rapid Increase In The Debt Under Any U.S. President.(Mark Knoller, National Debt Has Increased $4 Trillion Under Obama,CBS News, 8/22/11)
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The Washington Posts Fact Checker: Obamas Record On The Debt Looks Pretty Bad ForObama After Not Even Three Years In Office.(Glenn Kessler, A Bogus Chart On Obama And The Debt Gets A New LeaseOn Life,The Washington Post's "The Fact Checker", 9/29/11)

WaPo: [Obamas] Record On The Growth Of National Debt Is The Worst Of RecentPresidents.(Glenn Kessler, A Bogus Chart On Obama And The Debt Gets A New Lease On Life,The Washington Post's "The Fact Checker",9/29/11)

By The Time The Next Election Rolls Around, The Government Will Have Taken On Almost$7 Trillion In Debt Under Obama. Its Hard To Explain Away A Number So Big.(Jim VandeHei andMike Allen, President Obamas Big Drags,Politico, 8/4/11)

By The Next Election Obama Will Have Added $22,500 In New Debt For Every Man, WomanAnd Child In The Nation.(Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, President Obamas Big Drags,Politico, 8/4/11)
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