Answering a question about the economy today, President Obama says: "The private sector is doing fine"
The Romney campaign thanks the President for the opening.
A fitting end to a remarkable week.
Bill Clinton praises Mitt Romney's business career and backs the extension of the Bush-era tax cuts.
Democrats fail epically in attempt to recall Wisconsin Gov. Walker.
Romney outraises Obama in May.
Congressional leaders from both parties are calling for a special prosecutor to investigate apparent national security leaks that appear to have been intended to make the President look like a strong Commander-in-Chief.
A lot can and will happen in the next five months. But at this point, if I had to bet, I would not bet on President Obama's re-election.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at June 08, 2012 03:12 PM | Email Thissuibne
The other astonishing thing here is that he believes that the government is the economy.
Posted by: Gary on June 8, 2012 05:44 PMShe seems to me like the Democratic equivalent of a Tea Party candidate, fervent and out of touch with the reality of the First District. If she does win the "primary" I think Koster will eat her alive.
Here is the link:
http://handbill.us/?p=15524
Posted by: The-AVe Editor on June 8, 2012 06:40 PMRNC cracks rapid response sound barrier with "Doing Fine" and "Headwinds" videos
And frankly I'm thrilled to have a calm, adult candidate as opposed to the perpetually whining President Downgrade.
Posted by: RagnarDanneskold on June 8, 2012 07:52 PMThen he goes on to say state and local governments are the problem. Would that be Blue states Mr. President? The one's that promised massive pensions and benefits to Baby Boomers and now can't make ends meet?
It's going to be a long hot summer for Obama. Has he been taking gaffe lessons from Biden?
Posted by: Jeff B. on June 8, 2012 09:33 PMSnort. You just keep telling yourself that, sparky.
Posted by: jimg on June 8, 2012 10:22 PMThere's still a long fight ahead...
Posted by: KDS on June 8, 2012 10:38 PM"The private economy is doing just fine. It's the SEIU and AFSCME that need federal assistance."
Barry's been hitting the "choom" again.
Posted by: Attila on June 9, 2012 04:50 AM
Seriously, we must dissect his statement. Does he really think the private sector is fine? Contrary to all indicators such as the high unemployment rate, increased people on welfare, section 8 and other government programs and soaring underemployment rate, he could think private industry is doing fine. As mindboggling and as totally absurd as it sounds, he may actually believe it.
Is there that much of a disconnect with him and the real world? Does he have any grasp of simple economics? Does he even understand how the economy works? Does he know how much people around the country are hurting for work? Does he understand how difficult it is, despite a good education, to find a quality job?
The simple and most logical answer is that there is a disconnect and he's as clueless as Kim Kardashian at a Mensa convention. It would explain his inexplicably naive comment and make sense of his whole tenure as president. We all realize by now that he was unqualified for the job and his entire resume consisted of a single speech (As eloquently pointed out by Hillary Clinton) at Senator Kerry's Democratic convention. The truth of the matter is that being President of the USA is no joke. It takes skill, training and one heck of a resume. If you've really accomplished nothing significant in life like Obama, then taking on the job of president was well out of his league.
I believe that this is the most probable cause for his statements. However, I still have a nagging feeling that he simply doesn't care. It's been about him since day one when he got into office. When the brave Navy seals killed Bin Laden, he took the credit. He took credit for Bush's Iraqi withdrawal schedule. He took credit for the auto industry. When things went bad, however, he never took the blame. It was Bush, the European economy, the Republican in Congress, or the Supreme Court and the list goes on.
When President Truman was in office he said that the buck stops here. Obviously the only thing that stops in the White House now is his media cronies, Hollywood elitists and his personal lobbyist. Well, Mr. Obama, I have some advice for you. As President of the great USA you should feel proud to serve the people and not feel as if we should feel proud to have you lead us. Remember that the next time you speak.
OMG, can this guy be that dumb?
Hey O-dumber, if what you say is true, would you mind explaining all these( private ) companies that you gave our tax-payer monies too that failed.
Posted by: Medic/vet on June 9, 2012 07:42 AMstate of delusion
state of government dependency
state of bankruptcy
state of corruption
state of despotism
state of insanity
state of confusion
state of insolvency
state of depravity
state of foreclosure
state of corruption
state of despondency
state of socialism
state of foolishness
state of desperation
state of incompetence
state of evil
state of ignorance
state of delinquency
state of idiocy
state of criminality
state of dementia
Bet you could add to this list.
The list could go on forever.
Posted by: katmar on June 9, 2012 08:11 AMDon't miss this excellent article detailing some of the ways Obama's loose-lipped administration has harmed American national security and others abroad. It's appalling. This guy keeps showing how immature he is. This is simply more proof. And at a huge cost.
Posted by: Michele on June 9, 2012 10:39 AMI suspect Democrats are going to be working overtime to be done with him.
Posted by: andy on June 9, 2012 11:32 AMThis would be a joke, if the ramifications of his economic policies weren't so deadly.
Posted by: KDS on June 9, 2012 01:14 PMBarry only looks like the "messiah" and "spock like" to imbeciles who think of patty murray as smart.
Posted by: Attila on June 9, 2012 02:06 PMYou show a Leftist a Shiny Hope and Change object and all reason goes out the window. A few good TelePrompTer propaganda screeds in 2008 and the avergage Seattle idiot was willing to die for him.
Posted by: Jeff B. on June 9, 2012 04:41 PM
Seriously, we must dissect his statement. Does he really think the private sector is fine? Contrary to all indicators such as the high unemployment rate, increased people on welfare, section 8 and other government programs and soaring underemployment rate, he could think private industry is doing fine. As mindboggling and as totally absurd as it sounds, he may actually believe it.
Is there that much of a disconnect with him and the real world? Does he have any grasp of simple economics? Does he even understand how the economy works? Does he know how much people around the country are hurting for work? Does he understand how difficult it is, despite a good education, to find a quality job?
The simple and most logical answer is that there is a disconnect and he's as clueless as Kim Kardashian at a Mensa convention. It would explain his inexplicably naive comment and make sense of his whole tenure as president. We all realize by now that he was unqualified for the job and his entire resume consisted of a single speech (As eloquently pointed out by Hillary Clinton) at Senator Kerry's Democratic convention. The truth of the matter is that being President of the USA is no joke. It takes skill, training and one heck of a resume. If you've really accomplished nothing significant in life like Obama, then taking on the job of president was well out of his league.
I believe that this is the most probable cause for his statements. However, I still have a nagging feeling that he simply doesn't care. It's been about him since day one when he got into office. When the brave Navy seals killed Bin Laden, he took the credit. He took credit for Bush's Iraqi withdrawal schedule. He took credit for the auto industry. When things went bad, however, he never took the blame. It was Bush, the European economy, the Republican in Congress, or the Supreme Court and the list goes on.
When President Truman was in office he said that the buck stops here. Obviously the only thing that stops in the White House now is his media cronies, Hollywood elitists and his personal lobbyist. Well, Mr. Obama, I have some advice for you. As President of the great USA you should feel proud to serve the people and not feel as if we should feel proud to have you lead us. Remember that the next time you speak.
It is obvious that Owebama believes in a Government (Command-control) controlled economy. Of course, this method has proven to be a failure time after time. His ideologue side was showing and he is really that out of touch with reality, or moreover - chose not to pay attention to the facts that show little or no private sector economy is a miserable failure.
The takeaway here is that it is clear this president has little regard for the private sector, no matter how much he claims he does. His legislation that impacts jobs, in fact reveals quite the opposite. By now, his actions should speak volumes, while his words are being fed to him by his controlling interests (Soros, et.al.) fueled by his narcissism and statist ideology.
Posted by: KDS on June 10, 2012 07:38 PM