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Obama compares his work on the economy to his gym routine
Washington Examiner ^ | 02/06/16 | Philip Klein

Posted on 02/06/2016 2:54:59 PM PST by MarvinStinson

President Obama on Friday compared his work to keep the U.S. economy churning to the extra effort he has to put into his physical workouts as he ages.

We should feel good about the progress we've made, understanding that we have still got more work to do, Obama said Friday while speaking about news that unemployment in January dropped below 5 percent for the first time in eight years. It's sort of like … Im 54 now, so I have to work out harder to stay in shape, and, you know, if I'm feeling good in the gym, I want to acknowledge that what I'm doing is working, Obama said from the White House briefing room.

Otherwise, I'll just go out and have a big double bacon cheeseburger or something, because Ill think, well, this isn't working, he said about people who are frustrated because they aren't getting as much from the economy as they want.

Now, if it's working, then we should be staying on that same path, he continued, arguing that his policies have put the country on more stable economic footing than seemed possible when he took office at the beginning of the Great Recession. That doesn't mean that Im where I necessarily want to be. It doesn't mean that I stop, you know, doing some hard work to get where we need to go.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: economy; exercise; obama; obamarecession; obamataxhikes
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Aristotle said analogy is the habit of genius.

But not for retards, Barry.

1 posted on 02/06/2016 2:54:59 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: Mr Apple; SunkenCiv; stephenjohnbanker

bmp


2 posted on 02/06/2016 2:55:59 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson

3 posted on 02/06/2016 2:56:46 PM PST by coloradan (The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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Playing golf a better comparison imo.


4 posted on 02/06/2016 2:56:59 PM PST by Amendment10
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To: MarvinStinson
Shameless bump:

America's Economic Freedom Has Rapidly Declined Under Obama.

5 posted on 02/06/2016 2:57:18 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: coloradan

About right: using weights from the chick end of the rack.


6 posted on 02/06/2016 2:57:41 PM PST by doorgunner69
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To: MarvinStinson

So what specifically has Baraq done to help the economy?


7 posted on 02/06/2016 2:58:18 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: MarvinStinson

because the American people, just like Reggie love, keep getting screwed by Obama...


8 posted on 02/06/2016 2:58:25 PM PST by GraceG (The election doesn't pick the next president, it is an audition for "American Emperor"...)
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To: MarvinStinson
Pure unadulterated crap, plain and simple.
9 posted on 02/06/2016 2:58:52 PM PST by Fungi
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To: 1rudeboy

America Has Rapidly Declined Under Obama.


10 posted on 02/06/2016 2:59:18 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson
Year..weak, no muscle tone


11 posted on 02/06/2016 2:59:59 PM PST by spokeshave (Happy Christmas and a New Year that Trumps all.)
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To: MarvinStinson

How is it similar?

In his male-male “workouts”, he was screwed.
In the economy, we are getting screwed.


12 posted on 02/06/2016 3:00:38 PM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: MarvinStinson

Yep the economy is just like him. Anemic.


13 posted on 02/06/2016 3:01:02 PM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Amendment10

#3 gif would explain why the economy is so weak.....so very weak.


14 posted on 02/06/2016 3:01:17 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: MarvinStinson

That must include his “shower” part of the routine. All of America is bending over.


15 posted on 02/06/2016 3:03:23 PM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: coloradan

fly weight...


16 posted on 02/06/2016 3:05:14 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: MarvinStinson

How typical of Obama to trivialize the economy by comparing it to his workouts. He’s like the Clintons, who believe everything is about them.


17 posted on 02/06/2016 3:05:29 PM PST by American Quilter (Carson/Cruz in 2016)
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To: MarvinStinson

ONLY A GAY GUY WOULD SAY THAT.


18 posted on 02/06/2016 3:05:30 PM PST by gaijin
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To: coloradan

Nice posture dude,


19 posted on 02/06/2016 3:06:43 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: coloradan

Oboomba oughta give Zoomba a try.

Pussy! lol...


20 posted on 02/06/2016 3:08:22 PM PST by Fightin Whitey
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