Posted on 11/18/2009 5:56:07 PM PST by Steelfish
November 18, 2009 Obama Calls Stimulus Data Errors 'Side Issue,' Says Focus Is on Job Growth
President Obama downplays criticism over inaccurate reporting on the impact of the economic stimulus package, telling Fox News his focus is trained on job growth.
President Obama is interviewed by Fox News' Major Garrett in China.
President Obama brushed off criticism over his administration's inaccurate reporting on job creation Wednesday, telling Fox News the accounting is an "inexact science" and that any errors are a "side issue" when compared with the goal of turning the economy around. He said job growth is his No.1 responsibility.
The president was responding to criticism from Republicans, as well as Democratic Rep. David Obey, who drew attention to embarrassing errors on the Recovery.gov Web site that tracks stimulus funding. The site is under fire for claiming a number of jobs were created from the stimulus in congressional districts that don't exist and accepting unrealistic and inflated jobs data from various sources.
Obama said he understood the "frustration" but said his focus has to be on accelerating job growth.
"I think this is an inexact science. We're talking about a multitrillion-dollar economy that went through the worst economic crisis since 1933. The first measure of success of the economic recovery is, did we pull ourselves back from the brink? We did," Obama said. "The question now is, can we make sure we're accelerating job growth? That's my No. 1 job. Nobody's been more disappointed than I have to see how high the unemployment rate has gotten. And I spend every waking hour, when I'm talking to my economic team, about how we are going to put people back to work."
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Pure Political Science.
Every waking hour that he's not golfing, playing basketball, or going on million $$ "date nights".....
Of course Barry, lies and purposeful deceit are always deemed a “side issue” among you libtards.
Gack!
the accounting is an “inexact science”
Akin to Geitner’s 1040.
Let me be clear...this weeks priority is job growth (maybe)
President Obama downplays criticism over inaccurate reporting on the impact of the economic stimulus package, telling Fox News his focus is trained on job growth.
o-bow-man is not only a coward, liar, phony and bal*less, now this POS accepts NO blame for anything he does or causes to be done.
I wonder how long it will be before his plantation slaves (Whitehouse Team) will revolt against the plantation master (o-bow-man the bal*ess)?
“Obama Calls Stimulus Data Errors ‘Side Issue’”
And if it had happened with a Republican president it would have been horrendous, outrageous, a breach of public trust, a terrible subterfuge by an evil man, something done by a knuckle-dragging dolt who’s too stupid to know what he’s doing....
The press just loves this administration.
IMHO
???????????? Putting us in debt for the next 3 generations is not a "side issue.
“The press just loves this administration”
The administration is the press.
When BO throws out his bogus figures of “jobs created or saved”, we are supposed to believe him. When the fraudulent count is exposed, then it is “an inexact science.” No wonder Independents are dumping him.
“I spend every waking hour, when I’m talking to my economic team, about how we are going to put people back to work.”
“...except for the 29 golf excursions I’ve taken in the last six months.”
Somewhere in the bowels of this administration there's bound to be a Ministry of Propaganda headed by a Propaganda Czar (or Tsar?).
The State Run media will print anything the Ministry of Propaganda sends to them as talking points.
Obama said “the accounting is an “inexact science” and that any errors are a “side issue””
I guess he didn’t take any accounting courses in college. It’s pretty exact where I work! This damn stimulus wouldn’t pass ANY audit or Sarbanes/Oxley compliance regs!
My head hurts!
Pure lies. I really dont think the democraps get it. They are the ones responsible for 10.2% unemployment.
Lying to the American people is a side issue?
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