Vastly Out Of Touch

At His Town Hall In Maryland, Will Obama Repeat The Outrageous Claims His Advisors Have Made About The Economy?

“University Of Maryland Officials Announced Tuesday That President Obama Will Visit Campus For A Town Hall Event On Friday.” (Matthew Cella, “Obama To Hold Town Hall At U. MD. College Park,” The Washington Times, 7/19/11)

RECENT OUTLANDISH ECONOMIC STATEMENTS BY WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS SHOW JUST HOW OUT OF TOUCH THEY ARE

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney: “Well, two things remain incontestably true. The economy is vastly improved from what it was when Barack Obama was sworn into office as President.” (Jay Carney, White House Press Briefing, Washington, D.C., 7/21/11)

·       Click To Watch Jay Carney Say The Economy Has “Vastly Improved.”

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Claimed Obama Turned The Economy Around. DWS: “He really shouldn’t be questioning the President’s record, which has turned – begun to turn this economy around and now each month, each quarter has created private sector jobs, millions at this point…” (CNN’s “The Situation Room,” 7/20/11)

·       Click To Watch DWS Say Yet Again That Obama Has Turned The Economy Around

Obama Advisor David Plouffe: “People Won’t Vote Based On The Unemployment Rate.” “‘The average American does not view the economy through the prism of GDP or unemployment rates or even monthly jobs numbers,’ Plouffe said. ‘People won’t vote based on the unemployment rate, they’re going to vote based on: ‘How do I feel about my own situation? Do I believe the president makes decisions based on me and my family?’’” (Julianna Goldman, “Unemployment Rate Won’t Hobble Re-Election, David Plouffe Says,” Bloomberg, 7/7/11)

Obama Adviser David Axelrod Said Talk About 9.1% Unemployment Rate Is A “Meaningless Discussion.” “‘One monthly job figures are more robust than expected and everybody goes tearing up the one direction, and the next month they're not as good and they go in the other,’ Axelrod said, referring to the negative reaction that greeted news of May's anemic jobs growth. ‘For the average person this is a meaningless discussion, what is meaningful is what they experience in their own lives.’” (Sam Stein, “David Axelrod Downplays Bad Jobs News, Says Austan Goolsbee To Play Big Reelection Role,” The Huffington Post, 6/8/11)

HOWEVER, AS UNEMPLOYMENT CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND THE DEBT CONTINUES TO CLIMB, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DISAGREE: THE ECONOMY HAS NOT TURNED AROUND

The Nation’s Unemployment Rate Remains Bleak

Since President Obama Took Office, The Nation Has Lost 2.5 Million Jobs. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov, Accessed 7/21/11)

The Unemployment Rate Increased From 7.8 Percent To 9.2 Percent. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov, Accessed 7/21/11)

Since President Obama’s $831 Billion Stimulus Bill Passed The Unemployment Rate Has Increased From 8.2 Percent To 9.2 Percent. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov, Accessed 7/21/11)

·       Rather Than Keeping Unemployment Below Eight Percent, The Unemployment Rate Has Remained Above Eight Percent For A Post-WWII Record 29 Straight Months. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov, Accessed 7/21/11)

The Average Length Of Unemployment Has Risen From 19.9 Weeks To 39.9 Weeks. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov, Accessed 7/21/11)

·       The Number Of Americans Unemployed For 27 Weeks Or Longer Has Risen From 2.7 Million To 6.3 Million. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov, Accessed 7/21/11)

·       The Real Unemployment Rate, Including Those Who Are Working Part-Time For Economic Reasons, Has Risen From 14.1 Percent To 16.2 Percent. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov, Accessed 7/21/11)

Research: www.gop.com