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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Richard Carmona Visits Washington DC for Anniversary of President Obama's Phone Call Recruiting Him to Run
Arizona Republican Party Sends Bouquet to Carmona to Celebrate Important Anniversary.
PHOENIX – What a difference a year makes! Just one year ago -- September 23, 2011 -- Richard Carmona received a phone call from President Obama who encouraged the Tucson resident to run as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate. Carmona responded enthusiastically, and for the past year has busily embraced the liberal agenda of the Obama Administration on every issue from taxes, healthcare, abortion, to the redistribution of wealth -- all while collecting campaign checks from liberal interest groups and Senate Democrats like Harry Reid, Al Franken and Chuck Schumer.
In recognition of the anniversary of Obama's call recruiting Carmona, the Arizona Republican Party sent a bouquet of carnations to Carmona's campaign office in Phoenix. Carnations are the traditional symbol of the first anniversary of an important event.
"While Arizona is suffering from devastating unemployment and higher taxes from Obama's healthcare plan, Richard Carmona is jet-setting around Washington, DC, and rubbing elbows with wealthy liberals who are only going to make things worse,” said Arizona Republican Party spokesman Tim Sifert. "President Obama and his liberal cohorts have failed this country once already and Richard Carmona is part of their plan to do it again.”
BACKGROUND...
Richard Carmona Is The Handpicked Candidate Of President Barack Obama
"On September 23, President Obama called Richard Carmona to encourage him to run,” said one Democratic strategist. (Alexander Burns, Obama courts Ariz. Senate candidate, may contest state 'heavily', Politico, 10/06/11)
Carmona is one of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's favorite candidates and was personally courted by President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to get into the race. (David Catanese, Bivens clears the way for Carmona, Politico, 3/27/2012)
And Has Taken Money From Numerous Liberals Like Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer and Al Franken
Harry Reid’s Searchlight PAC Has Given Democrat Richard Carmona $10,000. (Center For Responsive Politics, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 5/30/12)
Al Franken’s Midwest Values PAC Has Given Democrat Richard Carmona $10,000. (Center For Responsive Politics, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 5/30/12)
Chuck Schumer’s Impact PAC Has Given Democrat Richard Carmona $10,000. (Center For Responsive Politics, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 5/30/12)
President Obama Promised The Stimulus Would ‘Create Or Save’ 3.5 Million Jobs
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The Obama administration is defending its claim that the $787 billion economic stimulus plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs before 2011 even while conceding that unemployment will likely continue to rise beyond its earlier predictions. (Stimulus plan will create or save 3.5 million jobs, White House says, Associated Press, 05/11/09)
Poverty and Unemployment Now Lasting Hallmarks of Obama Administration
In 2011, the official overall poverty rate was 15.0 percent. There were 46.2 million people in poverty in the U.S. ("Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011" United States Census Bureau, Figure 4 and Table 3)
National unemployment rate for August 2011 is 8.1% (News Release, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 9/7/2012)
Household income nationally in 2011 was 8.1% lower than in 2007 ("Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011" United States Census Bureau, Figure 1 and Table A-1)
#richardcarmona #azsen #obama
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PHOENIX – What a difference a year makes! Just one year ago -- September 23, 2011 -- Richard Carmona received a phone call from President Obama who encouraged the Tucson resident to run as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate. Carmona responded enthusiastically, and for the past year has busily embraced the liberal agenda of the Obama Administration on every issue from taxes, healthcare, abortion, to the redistribution of wealth -- all while collecting campaign checks from liberal interest groups and Senate Democrats like Harry Reid, Al Franken and Chuck Schumer.
In recognition of the anniversary of Obama's call recruiting Carmona, the Arizona Republican Party sent a bouquet of carnations to Carmona's campaign office in Phoenix. Carnations are the traditional symbol of the first anniversary of an important event.
"While Arizona is suffering from devastating unemployment and higher taxes from Obama's healthcare plan, Richard Carmona is jet-setting around Washington, DC, and rubbing elbows with wealthy liberals who are only going to make things worse,” said Arizona Republican Party spokesman Tim Sifert. "President Obama and his liberal cohorts have failed this country once already and Richard Carmona is part of their plan to do it again.”
BACKGROUND...
Richard Carmona Is The Handpicked Candidate Of President Barack Obama
"On September 23, President Obama called Richard Carmona to encourage him to run,” said one Democratic strategist. (Alexander Burns, Obama courts Ariz. Senate candidate, may contest state 'heavily', Politico, 10/06/11)
Carmona is one of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's favorite candidates and was personally courted by President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to get into the race. (David Catanese, Bivens clears the way for Carmona, Politico, 3/27/2012)
And Has Taken Money From Numerous Liberals Like Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer and Al Franken
Harry Reid’s Searchlight PAC Has Given Democrat Richard Carmona $10,000. (Center For Responsive Politics, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 5/30/12)
Al Franken’s Midwest Values PAC Has Given Democrat Richard Carmona $10,000. (Center For Responsive Politics, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 5/30/12)
Chuck Schumer’s Impact PAC Has Given Democrat Richard Carmona $10,000. (Center For Responsive Politics, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 5/30/12)
President Obama Promised The Stimulus Would ‘Create Or Save’ 3.5 Million Jobs
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The Obama administration is defending its claim that the $787 billion economic stimulus plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs before 2011 even while conceding that unemployment will likely continue to rise beyond its earlier predictions. (Stimulus plan will create or save 3.5 million jobs, White House says, Associated Press, 05/11/09)
Poverty and Unemployment Now Lasting Hallmarks of Obama Administration
In 2011, the official overall poverty rate was 15.0 percent. There were 46.2 million people in poverty in the U.S. ("Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011" United States Census Bureau, Figure 4 and Table 3)
National unemployment rate for August 2011 is 8.1% (News Release, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 9/7/2012)
Household income nationally in 2011 was 8.1% lower than in 2007 ("Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011" United States Census Bureau, Figure 1 and Table A-1)
#richardcarmona #azsen #obama
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
President Obama's Belief in Wealth Redistribution Stark Contrast to Romney's Plan for Job and Wealth Creation
Obama in 1998 Speech: "I Actually Believe in Redistribution"
PHOENIX – After 43 straight months of unemployment over 8% and a current federal debt of $16 trillion, it's becoming more and more clear to voters that President Barack Obama has not only failed to improve our economy, he's pledged to do even more damage by redistributing more of the earnings of hard-working Americans through government programs. And here in Arizona, Obama's hand-picked Senate candidate Richard Carmona is not going to be well-received by Arizonans who like to keep what they earn and demand that elected officials be held accountable for how they spend taxpayer dollars.
At an October 19, 1998 conference at Loyola University, Barack Obama spoke against "propaganda" that said government doesn't work and the need to "pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution because I actually believe in redistribution." (
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The Republican National Committee also released a video today showing how the President's remarks are a reflection of his other recent statements demonstrating his neglect of the economy.
"President Obama and the Democrats in Congress have proven themselves to be wrong about what it takes to strengthen our economy and improve job prospects for the tens of millions of Americans who are out of work or looking for better jobs.” said Arizona Republican Party spokesman Tim Sifert. "Arizona voters are very troubled by Obama's failures on the economy, and moreso when they are reminded that the President Obama who is bent on redistributing wealth is the same President who recruited Richard Carmona to run for office.”
BACKGROUND...
President Obama Promised The Stimulus Would ‘Create Or Save’ 3.5 Million Jobs
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The Obama administration is defending its claim that the $787 billion economic stimulus plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs before 2011 even while conceding that unemployment will likely continue to rise beyond its earlier predictions. (Stimulus plan will create or save 3.5 million jobs, White House says, Associated Press, 05/11/09)
But It Hasn't Worked: Job Growth Slows Sharply in August
Job growth slowed sharply in August, the Labor Department said Friday. Total nonfarm payrolls increased by 96,000, lower than the 125,000 gain expected by Wall Street economists. Adding to the sense of weakness, job growth in the past two months were revised down by 41,000. The unemployment rate declined to 8.1% in August from 8.3% in the previous month but the drop was due to a smaller labor force. Economists forecast the unemployment rate to hold steady at 8.3%. Average hourly earnings were flat at $23.52. Earnings are up 1.7% in the past year. The average workweek was unchanged at 34.3 hours. (Greg Robb, Job growth slows sharply in August, Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch, 9/7/12)
Richard Carmona Is The Handpicked Candidate Of President Barack Obama
"On September 23, President Obama called Richard Carmona to encourage him to run,” said one Democratic strategist. (Alexander Burns, Obama courts Ariz. Senate candidate, may contest state 'heavily', Politico, 10/06/11)
Carmona is one of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's favorite candidates and was personally courted by President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to get into the race. (David Catanese, Bivens clears the way for Carmona, Politico, 3/27/2012)
www.azgop.org/article/president-obamas-belief-in-w...ation
#obama #obamanomics #obamafail #richardcarmona #azsen
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PHOENIX – After 43 straight months of unemployment over 8% and a current federal debt of $16 trillion, it's becoming more and more clear to voters that President Barack Obama has not only failed to improve our economy, he's pledged to do even more damage by redistributing more of the earnings of hard-working Americans through government programs. And here in Arizona, Obama's hand-picked Senate candidate Richard Carmona is not going to be well-received by Arizonans who like to keep what they earn and demand that elected officials be held accountable for how they spend taxpayer dollars.
At an October 19, 1998 conference at Loyola University, Barack Obama spoke against "propaganda" that said government doesn't work and the need to "pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution because I actually believe in redistribution." (
)
The Republican National Committee also released a video today showing how the President's remarks are a reflection of his other recent statements demonstrating his neglect of the economy.
"President Obama and the Democrats in Congress have proven themselves to be wrong about what it takes to strengthen our economy and improve job prospects for the tens of millions of Americans who are out of work or looking for better jobs.” said Arizona Republican Party spokesman Tim Sifert. "Arizona voters are very troubled by Obama's failures on the economy, and moreso when they are reminded that the President Obama who is bent on redistributing wealth is the same President who recruited Richard Carmona to run for office.”
BACKGROUND...
President Obama Promised The Stimulus Would ‘Create Or Save’ 3.5 Million Jobs
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The Obama administration is defending its claim that the $787 billion economic stimulus plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs before 2011 even while conceding that unemployment will likely continue to rise beyond its earlier predictions. (Stimulus plan will create or save 3.5 million jobs, White House says, Associated Press, 05/11/09)
But It Hasn't Worked: Job Growth Slows Sharply in August
Job growth slowed sharply in August, the Labor Department said Friday. Total nonfarm payrolls increased by 96,000, lower than the 125,000 gain expected by Wall Street economists. Adding to the sense of weakness, job growth in the past two months were revised down by 41,000. The unemployment rate declined to 8.1% in August from 8.3% in the previous month but the drop was due to a smaller labor force. Economists forecast the unemployment rate to hold steady at 8.3%. Average hourly earnings were flat at $23.52. Earnings are up 1.7% in the past year. The average workweek was unchanged at 34.3 hours. (Greg Robb, Job growth slows sharply in August, Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch, 9/7/12)
Richard Carmona Is The Handpicked Candidate Of President Barack Obama
"On September 23, President Obama called Richard Carmona to encourage him to run,” said one Democratic strategist. (Alexander Burns, Obama courts Ariz. Senate candidate, may contest state 'heavily', Politico, 10/06/11)
Carmona is one of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's favorite candidates and was personally courted by President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to get into the race. (David Catanese, Bivens clears the way for Carmona, Politico, 3/27/2012)
www.azgop.org/article/president-obamas-belief-in-w...ation
#obama #obamanomics #obamafail #richardcarmona #azsen
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
BuzzFeed Obama Campaign Won't Join Clinton In Hailing Recovery
Barack Obama's campaign manager Tuesday distanced the president from a key rhetorical tack in President Bill Clinton's speech Thursday, in which the former president broke with a standing Obama campaign rule and did his best to persuade the American people to see the economy as he does: On the cusp of a boom.
"I had the same thing happen in 1994 and early '95," Clinton said. "We could see that the policies were working, that the economy was growing, but most people didn't feel it yet."
"The difference this time is purely in the circumstances," he said. "If you'll renew the president's contract, you will feel it."
Clinton's words reflected a complex political calculation. Public perception is a notoriously lagging economic indicator. In his 1996 White House, as in Obama's, there was a heated debate among his advisers over whether he should campaign, as he had in 1992, on his capacity to feel voters' economic pain — or whether he should try to persuade a skeptical electorate that the recovery had arrived.
"It’s a tough line, because you want to be a cheerleader but you don’t want to look like you’re out of touch," Clinton adviser Paul Begala said last March, as the White House debate its approach.
In 1996 — when an incipient boom was harder to dispute — Clinton sided with pollster Mark Penn and other aides, and aggressively sold the recovery, with the president announcing in that year's State of the Union address that "our economy is the healthiest it has been in three decades."
Obama and his aides have made the opposite choice: The attempt to cast 2010 as the "Recovery Summer" ended in political disaster, claims of "green shoots and leaves" turned into a political joke, and they have opted not to talk voters out of what polls suggest is their overwhelmingly negative experience of the economy. Obama's optimism and cheerleading are aimed entirely at the future.
That's why Clinton's words mark a sharp, if subtle, break: A one-man persuasion machine, he appears to have signaled his disagreement with Obama's approach to that question, and his belief that the salesmanship that worked in 1996 can work again this year.
Asked about whether Clinton's remark — which did not differ substantively from his prepared text — represents a new Obama campaign tack, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said, "That was him. That was president Clinton talking."
DNC Communications director Brad Woodhouse stressed that the Obama campaign is not trying to persuade Americans that they should be experiencing a recovery.
"We're never going to try to sell people on something that's unsellable and tell them that 8.2 percent unemployment isn't a very difficult thing," Woodhouse said. "We're never going to do this thing where 'Hey, it's all coming up roses.'"
One American who is convinced that America is on the cusp of a real boom, however, may be President Obama himself. Though he is persuaded of the logic of not saying it, one top Democratic strategist who speaks to the White House said, that belief is one of forces propelling him toward November.
"One of the reasons that Obama wants to win is that he thinks it's going to come roaring back," the Democrat said. "He doesn't want Romney to get the credit for it."
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/obama-campaign-wont-join...ing-r
#clinton #obama
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"I had the same thing happen in 1994 and early '95," Clinton said. "We could see that the policies were working, that the economy was growing, but most people didn't feel it yet."
"The difference this time is purely in the circumstances," he said. "If you'll renew the president's contract, you will feel it."
Clinton's words reflected a complex political calculation. Public perception is a notoriously lagging economic indicator. In his 1996 White House, as in Obama's, there was a heated debate among his advisers over whether he should campaign, as he had in 1992, on his capacity to feel voters' economic pain — or whether he should try to persuade a skeptical electorate that the recovery had arrived.
"It’s a tough line, because you want to be a cheerleader but you don’t want to look like you’re out of touch," Clinton adviser Paul Begala said last March, as the White House debate its approach.
In 1996 — when an incipient boom was harder to dispute — Clinton sided with pollster Mark Penn and other aides, and aggressively sold the recovery, with the president announcing in that year's State of the Union address that "our economy is the healthiest it has been in three decades."
Obama and his aides have made the opposite choice: The attempt to cast 2010 as the "Recovery Summer" ended in political disaster, claims of "green shoots and leaves" turned into a political joke, and they have opted not to talk voters out of what polls suggest is their overwhelmingly negative experience of the economy. Obama's optimism and cheerleading are aimed entirely at the future.
That's why Clinton's words mark a sharp, if subtle, break: A one-man persuasion machine, he appears to have signaled his disagreement with Obama's approach to that question, and his belief that the salesmanship that worked in 1996 can work again this year.
Asked about whether Clinton's remark — which did not differ substantively from his prepared text — represents a new Obama campaign tack, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said, "That was him. That was president Clinton talking."
DNC Communications director Brad Woodhouse stressed that the Obama campaign is not trying to persuade Americans that they should be experiencing a recovery.
"We're never going to try to sell people on something that's unsellable and tell them that 8.2 percent unemployment isn't a very difficult thing," Woodhouse said. "We're never going to do this thing where 'Hey, it's all coming up roses.'"
One American who is convinced that America is on the cusp of a real boom, however, may be President Obama himself. Though he is persuaded of the logic of not saying it, one top Democratic strategist who speaks to the White House said, that belief is one of forces propelling him toward November.
"One of the reasons that Obama wants to win is that he thinks it's going to come roaring back," the Democrat said. "He doesn't want Romney to get the credit for it."
www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/obama-campaign-wont-join...ing-r
#clinton #obama
https://chumly.com/n/166ac05
Obama Spin Vs. Reality On Jerusalem.
Obama’s Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter claimed this morning that Obama made clear his personal beliefs about Jerusalem in the 2008 campaign. Unfortunately, the speech she cites didn’t mention Jerusalem and when he did, he flip-flopped the next day. Check out the SPIN vs. REALITY:
SPIN: Obama Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter Said That Obama Laid Out His Personal Beliefs On Jerusalem In His 2007 Speech To AIPAC. FOX NEWS’ MARTHA MACCALLUM:"Nobody knows who took the line out and nobody knows who changed the language about Jerusalem?” OBAMA DEPUTY CAMPAIGN MANAGER STEPHANIE CUTTER:"Jerusalem is the same example. The president's policy, the president's personal belief, he laid it out in 2007 at AIPAC, that he personally believes that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. And he directed us to reinsert that into the platform. And we did it last night.” (Fox News’"America’s Newsroom,” 9/6/12)
REALITY: But Obama’s 2007 AIPAC Address Makes No Mention Of Jerusalem. (Senator Barack Obama, Remarks At The AIPAC Policy Forum, Chicago, IL, 3/2/07)
REALITY: Maybe Cutter Was Referring To Obama’s 2008 AIPAC Speech, When He Called Jerusalem The"Undivided” Capital Of Israel Before Backtracking The Next Day
In 2008, Obama Told AIPAC That Jerusalem"Will Remain The Capital Of Israel, And It Must Remain Undivided.” OBAMA:"Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.” (Senator Barack Obama, Remarks At AIPAC Policy Conference, Arlington, VA, 6/4/08)
One Day After The AIPAC Conference, Obama Backtracked, Saying The Future Of Jerusalem Would Have To Be Negotiated By Israel And The Palestinians. CNN'S CANDY CROWLEY:"I want to ask you about something you said in AIPAC yesterday. You said that Jerusalem must remain undivided. Do Palestinians have no claim to Jerusalem in the future?” SENATOR BARACK OBAMA:"Well, obviously, it's going to be up to the parties to negotiate a range of these issues.” (CNN's"The Situation Room,” 6/5/08)
#obama #israel
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SPIN: Obama Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter Said That Obama Laid Out His Personal Beliefs On Jerusalem In His 2007 Speech To AIPAC. FOX NEWS’ MARTHA MACCALLUM:"Nobody knows who took the line out and nobody knows who changed the language about Jerusalem?” OBAMA DEPUTY CAMPAIGN MANAGER STEPHANIE CUTTER:"Jerusalem is the same example. The president's policy, the president's personal belief, he laid it out in 2007 at AIPAC, that he personally believes that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. And he directed us to reinsert that into the platform. And we did it last night.” (Fox News’"America’s Newsroom,” 9/6/12)
REALITY: But Obama’s 2007 AIPAC Address Makes No Mention Of Jerusalem. (Senator Barack Obama, Remarks At The AIPAC Policy Forum, Chicago, IL, 3/2/07)
REALITY: Maybe Cutter Was Referring To Obama’s 2008 AIPAC Speech, When He Called Jerusalem The"Undivided” Capital Of Israel Before Backtracking The Next Day
In 2008, Obama Told AIPAC That Jerusalem"Will Remain The Capital Of Israel, And It Must Remain Undivided.” OBAMA:"Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided.” (Senator Barack Obama, Remarks At AIPAC Policy Conference, Arlington, VA, 6/4/08)
One Day After The AIPAC Conference, Obama Backtracked, Saying The Future Of Jerusalem Would Have To Be Negotiated By Israel And The Palestinians. CNN'S CANDY CROWLEY:"I want to ask you about something you said in AIPAC yesterday. You said that Jerusalem must remain undivided. Do Palestinians have no claim to Jerusalem in the future?” SENATOR BARACK OBAMA:"Well, obviously, it's going to be up to the parties to negotiate a range of these issues.” (CNN's"The Situation Room,” 6/5/08)
#obama #israel
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Obama's Senior Adviser Can't Get The Facts Straight When It Comes To His Own Premature Proclamations Of The Recovery
Obama Adviser David Axelrod Said "I Wasn't Running Around Saying Anything" When Related To The Recovery Summer . FOX's CHRIS WALLACE: "But David, didn't this White House badly misjudge this recovery. I remember in 2010, two summers ago, you and Vice President Biden were running around talking about recovery summer; that was the summer of 2010. And the fact is that your White House said that if you got the stimulus, the $800 billion, that unemployment would stay under 8 percent. In fact, with the stimulus, unemployment has stayed over 8 percent for the last 42 months. That's three and half years." DAVID AXELROD: "First of all Chris, I wasn't running around saying anything other than that we were going to have to be persistent, that it took years to get into this mess, it was going to take years..." WALLACE: "You talked about recovery summer in 2010." AXELROD: "Well, you should show me the tape of me saying that." (Fox News Sunday, 8/5/12)
FLASHBACK: David Axelrod Previewed And Announced The "Recovery Summer" Kickoff In June 2010 By Saying "This Summer Will Be The Most Active Recovery Act Season Yet ..." "Vice President Joe Biden today will kick off the Obama administration's 'Recovery Summer,' a six-week-long push designed to highlight the jobs accompanying a surge in stimulus-funded projects to improve highways, parks, drinking water and other public works. David Axelrod, a senior adviser to the president, said: 'This summer will be the most active Recovery Act season yet, with thousands of highly-visible road, bridge, water and other infrastructure projects breaking ground across the country, giving the American people a first-hand look at the Recovery Act in their own backyards and making it crystal clear what the cost would have been of doing nothing.'" (Mike Allen, "Obama, Biden Declare 'Recovery Summer'," Politico, 6/17/10)
Axelrod: "Just Over A Year Later, The Recovery Act Is Putting Millions Of Americans To Work And Helping The Economy Grow Again." "Axelrod continued: 'In the face of the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, Republicans in Congress chose to play politics with economic recovery and declared the Recovery Act a failure before it even began. They made a cynical bet that if the President fails, they win. Democrats chose to act by tackling the crisis head-on. Just over a year later, the Recovery Act is putting millions of Americans to work and helping the economy grow again. But our work is far from over.'" (Mike Allen, "Obama, Biden Declare 'Recovery Summer'," Politico, 6/17/10)
TWO YEARS AFTER OBAMA AND AXELROD PREVIEWED THE RECOVERY, AMERICANS ARE STILL WAITING
"The President Can't Tell Voters About A Grand Economic Comeback Story Because There Isn't One To Tell." (Ken Thomas, "Obama Doesn't Emphasize Issues He Fought Hard For," The Associated Press, 6/12/12)
"U.S. Recovery Weakest Of Any In The World Since 1970." (James Pethokoukis, "U.S. Recovery Weakest Of Any In the World Since 1970," AEIdeas, 7/31/12)
"The American Economy Is Stuck In A New Kind Of Normal..." "The American economy is stuck in a new kind of normal, somewhere between crisis and prosperity, and economic policy makers are struggling to define their role. The Fed, which has responded forcefully each time the economy tips back toward recession, remains divided over whether it should try with similar urgency to return the economy to prosperity." (Binyamin Appelbaum, "Fed Is Torn On Tipping Point For Action," The New York Times, 7/11/12)
CNBC's Brian Sullivan: "Since 1970, This Is Statistically The Worst Recovery Out Of A Recession In A Developed Nation." SULLIVAN: "I'm a business guy. I like pretty-colored lines, right, so there's a chart and this is basically a look at how economies in Japan and Finland and the U.S. and other places have done coming out of deep recessions. Right? And if you look at this chart, you will notice the U.S. is, since 1970, this is statistically the worst recovery out of a recession in a developed nation. So in other words, in over 40 years, this is officially the slowest recovery when compared to other countries. So Miles, there's a report out recently that Canada, right, is now wealthier on a per capita basis in terms of net worth per household than the United States. So I would ask you: how do we fix that? Right? What can America do better?" (MSNBC's " Morning Joe," 8/1/12)
CBS News' Scott Pelley: "This Is The Worst Economic Recovery America Has Ever Had." PELLEY: "This is worst economic recovery America has ever had. We've been looking for hopeful signs, but today the chairman of the Federal Reserve threw a cold splash of reality on those hopes. Ben Bernanke said any improvement in unemployment will 'likely be frustratingly slow.' Well, yes, to say the least." (CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley, 7/17/12)
Bloomberg 's Mike McKee: If This Were The Olympics We Would Be Performing Very Poorly. ... This Is The Worst Recovery Since The Mid 70's And You Can Probably Go Back To The 40s." MCKEE: "If this were the Olympics we would be performing very poorly. Three years now on got the GDP report for the 2nd quarter. We're three years into the recovery. Look how we're doing. This is the worst recovery since the mid 70's and you can probably go back to the 40s. According to Mike Feroli at JP Morgan, this recovery has been truly awful. It lags all of the rest. And not only that - we hold up Japan as the poster boy for bad recoveries, their lost decade. Well this far into the recovery for Japan we are performing even worse than they did. We are lower than Japan. Mike says we are not Japan, but one can always hope." (Bloomberg's "Surveillance," 8/1/12)
USA Today Headline: "Fragile Economic Recovery Shows Growing Cracks." (Tim Mullaney and Paul Davidson, "Fragile Economic Recovery Shows Growing Cracks," USA Today, 7/21/12)
"An Already Wobbly Recovery Is Losing Even More Steam ." "The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the second quarter, growing just 1.5% as consumers slashed spending and businesses grew more cautious about hiring and investing, underscoring that an already wobbly recovery is losing even more steam." (Neil Shah, "Weak Economy Heads Lower," The Wall Street Journal, 7/28/12)
The Associated Press : "Economists Think Another Recession Is Possible." ("Economists Think Another Recession Is Possible," The Associated Press, 7/27/12)
The Associated Press : "GDP Report Confirms Fears Of Economic Slowdown." ("GDP Report Confirms Fears Of Economic Slowdown," The Associated Press, 7/27/12)
"Three Years Into Its Recovery, The Economy Is Once Again On A Rough Road." "Three years into its recovery, the economy is once again on a rough road. Gross domestic product - the leading barometer of the nation's economic health because it measures the value of all goods and services made in the U.S. - equals consumer spending plus business investment plus government outlays, less the trade deficit. And all four are in trouble." (Tim Mullaney and Paul Davidson, "Fragile Economic Recovery Shows Growing Cracks," USA Today, 7/21/12)
#obama #fns #axelrod #obamafail #recoverysummer
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FLASHBACK: David Axelrod Previewed And Announced The "Recovery Summer" Kickoff In June 2010 By Saying "This Summer Will Be The Most Active Recovery Act Season Yet ..." "Vice President Joe Biden today will kick off the Obama administration's 'Recovery Summer,' a six-week-long push designed to highlight the jobs accompanying a surge in stimulus-funded projects to improve highways, parks, drinking water and other public works. David Axelrod, a senior adviser to the president, said: 'This summer will be the most active Recovery Act season yet, with thousands of highly-visible road, bridge, water and other infrastructure projects breaking ground across the country, giving the American people a first-hand look at the Recovery Act in their own backyards and making it crystal clear what the cost would have been of doing nothing.'" (Mike Allen, "Obama, Biden Declare 'Recovery Summer'," Politico, 6/17/10)
Axelrod: "Just Over A Year Later, The Recovery Act Is Putting Millions Of Americans To Work And Helping The Economy Grow Again." "Axelrod continued: 'In the face of the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, Republicans in Congress chose to play politics with economic recovery and declared the Recovery Act a failure before it even began. They made a cynical bet that if the President fails, they win. Democrats chose to act by tackling the crisis head-on. Just over a year later, the Recovery Act is putting millions of Americans to work and helping the economy grow again. But our work is far from over.'" (Mike Allen, "Obama, Biden Declare 'Recovery Summer'," Politico, 6/17/10)
TWO YEARS AFTER OBAMA AND AXELROD PREVIEWED THE RECOVERY, AMERICANS ARE STILL WAITING
"The President Can't Tell Voters About A Grand Economic Comeback Story Because There Isn't One To Tell." (Ken Thomas, "Obama Doesn't Emphasize Issues He Fought Hard For," The Associated Press, 6/12/12)
"U.S. Recovery Weakest Of Any In The World Since 1970." (James Pethokoukis, "U.S. Recovery Weakest Of Any In the World Since 1970," AEIdeas, 7/31/12)
"The American Economy Is Stuck In A New Kind Of Normal..." "The American economy is stuck in a new kind of normal, somewhere between crisis and prosperity, and economic policy makers are struggling to define their role. The Fed, which has responded forcefully each time the economy tips back toward recession, remains divided over whether it should try with similar urgency to return the economy to prosperity." (Binyamin Appelbaum, "Fed Is Torn On Tipping Point For Action," The New York Times, 7/11/12)
CNBC's Brian Sullivan: "Since 1970, This Is Statistically The Worst Recovery Out Of A Recession In A Developed Nation." SULLIVAN: "I'm a business guy. I like pretty-colored lines, right, so there's a chart and this is basically a look at how economies in Japan and Finland and the U.S. and other places have done coming out of deep recessions. Right? And if you look at this chart, you will notice the U.S. is, since 1970, this is statistically the worst recovery out of a recession in a developed nation. So in other words, in over 40 years, this is officially the slowest recovery when compared to other countries. So Miles, there's a report out recently that Canada, right, is now wealthier on a per capita basis in terms of net worth per household than the United States. So I would ask you: how do we fix that? Right? What can America do better?" (MSNBC's " Morning Joe," 8/1/12)
CBS News' Scott Pelley: "This Is The Worst Economic Recovery America Has Ever Had." PELLEY: "This is worst economic recovery America has ever had. We've been looking for hopeful signs, but today the chairman of the Federal Reserve threw a cold splash of reality on those hopes. Ben Bernanke said any improvement in unemployment will 'likely be frustratingly slow.' Well, yes, to say the least." (CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley, 7/17/12)
Bloomberg 's Mike McKee: If This Were The Olympics We Would Be Performing Very Poorly. ... This Is The Worst Recovery Since The Mid 70's And You Can Probably Go Back To The 40s." MCKEE: "If this were the Olympics we would be performing very poorly. Three years now on got the GDP report for the 2nd quarter. We're three years into the recovery. Look how we're doing. This is the worst recovery since the mid 70's and you can probably go back to the 40s. According to Mike Feroli at JP Morgan, this recovery has been truly awful. It lags all of the rest. And not only that - we hold up Japan as the poster boy for bad recoveries, their lost decade. Well this far into the recovery for Japan we are performing even worse than they did. We are lower than Japan. Mike says we are not Japan, but one can always hope." (Bloomberg's "Surveillance," 8/1/12)
USA Today Headline: "Fragile Economic Recovery Shows Growing Cracks." (Tim Mullaney and Paul Davidson, "Fragile Economic Recovery Shows Growing Cracks," USA Today, 7/21/12)
"An Already Wobbly Recovery Is Losing Even More Steam ." "The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the second quarter, growing just 1.5% as consumers slashed spending and businesses grew more cautious about hiring and investing, underscoring that an already wobbly recovery is losing even more steam." (Neil Shah, "Weak Economy Heads Lower," The Wall Street Journal, 7/28/12)
The Associated Press : "Economists Think Another Recession Is Possible." ("Economists Think Another Recession Is Possible," The Associated Press, 7/27/12)
The Associated Press : "GDP Report Confirms Fears Of Economic Slowdown." ("GDP Report Confirms Fears Of Economic Slowdown," The Associated Press, 7/27/12)
"Three Years Into Its Recovery, The Economy Is Once Again On A Rough Road." "Three years into its recovery, the economy is once again on a rough road. Gross domestic product - the leading barometer of the nation's economic health because it measures the value of all goods and services made in the U.S. - equals consumer spending plus business investment plus government outlays, less the trade deficit. And all four are in trouble." (Tim Mullaney and Paul Davidson, "Fragile Economic Recovery Shows Growing Cracks," USA Today, 7/21/12)
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Obama Economic Adviser "Offshoring Creates Wealth"
"Diana Farrell, Who Was Obama’s Deputy Economic Policy Adviser For Two Years, Promoted The Benefits Of Offshoring While She Worked At The McKinsey Global Research Institute.”"Diana Farrell, who was Obama’s deputy economic policy adviser for two years, promoted the benefits of offshoring while she worked at the McKinsey Global Research Institute. Farrell was the primary author of a 2003 report called ‘Offshoring: Is it a Win-Win Game?,’ which concluded that the benefits to the United States of offshoring exceed the costs. Farrell did not respond to multiple requests for comment.” (Tom Hamburger, Carol D. Leonnig and Zachary A. Goldfarb,"Obama’s Record On Outsourcing Draws Criticism From The Left,” The Washington Post, 7/9/12)
Diana Farrell Is An Advocate Of"Offshoring And Innovation To Produce Economic Growth.”"An advocate of offshoring and innovation to produce economic growth, Farrell joined President Barack Obama's administration early on, as he fought to restore confidence in the credit markets and save financial institutions on the brink of destruction. Despite rumors she might replace her boss, Farrell announced in November 2010 that she would leave the National Economic Council at about the same time as Larry Summers.” (“Who Runs Gov: Diana Farrell,” The Washington Post, Accessed 5/2/12)
Farrell Published Research That Said Offshoring Jobs Brings"Substantial Benefits” To The United States."But another one of Obama's choices, Diana Farrell, may be just as important in shaping White House policy. The former director of the McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey & Co.'s economics research arm, Farrell has been tapped to serve on the National Economic Council and as deputy economic adviser to the president. McKinsey, a management consulting firm, has published research that argues that offshore outsourcing to low-wage countries brings ‘substantial benefits’ to the U.S. Its studies and reports have been cited by the tech industry in support of the H-1B visa program.” (Patrick Thibodeau,"H1-B, Offshoring Supporters Get Key Obama Administrations Posts,” ComputerWorld, 2/3/09)
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Diana Farrell Is An Advocate Of"Offshoring And Innovation To Produce Economic Growth.”"An advocate of offshoring and innovation to produce economic growth, Farrell joined President Barack Obama's administration early on, as he fought to restore confidence in the credit markets and save financial institutions on the brink of destruction. Despite rumors she might replace her boss, Farrell announced in November 2010 that she would leave the National Economic Council at about the same time as Larry Summers.” (“Who Runs Gov: Diana Farrell,” The Washington Post, Accessed 5/2/12)
Farrell Published Research That Said Offshoring Jobs Brings"Substantial Benefits” To The United States."But another one of Obama's choices, Diana Farrell, may be just as important in shaping White House policy. The former director of the McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey & Co.'s economics research arm, Farrell has been tapped to serve on the National Economic Council and as deputy economic adviser to the president. McKinsey, a management consulting firm, has published research that argues that offshore outsourcing to low-wage countries brings ‘substantial benefits’ to the U.S. Its studies and reports have been cited by the tech industry in support of the H-1B visa program.” (Patrick Thibodeau,"H1-B, Offshoring Supporters Get Key Obama Administrations Posts,” ComputerWorld, 2/3/09)
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Arizona Republican Party Statement On Supreme Court's Ruling Of President Obama's Lawsuit Against Arizona
(PHOENIX) – After suing the State of Arizona for attempting to secure our porous borders – a task that President Obama has failed to address – today the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled on President Barack Obama’s lawsuit against Arizona’s Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (SB 1070). www.azgop.org/article/statement-by-the-azgop-on-sc...izona
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