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Shields: Barack Obama has created more private sector jobs in this year than Bush did in eight.
PBS ^ | 9/10/2010 | PBS News Hour

Posted on 09/11/2010 7:16:08 AM PDT by Diamond

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I know. I know. What do you expect? It is Mark Shields and David Brooks, after all.; Mark Shields positively exorcised at the thought of not being able to take more of the money from people who have more of it than he has, with David Brooks offering only token resistance over how much is taken.

But, what is the basis for Shields' claim? Where are all these jobs that Mark Shields says that the Obama as created? In the first place, the President doesn't "create" job in the private sector, but during Obama's tenure so far, the figures are worse than any of his postwar predecessors'. As far as I can tell, the economy has lost between 2.4 million and 3.1 million jobs during the 18 months he's been in office, depending on where you start counting, while during Bush's presidency the economy created a net 1.08 million jobs.

1 posted on 09/11/2010 7:16:12 AM PDT by Diamond
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To: Diamond

What freakin’ planet are these two living on?!?


2 posted on 09/11/2010 7:17:54 AM PDT by jmacusa (Two wrongs don't make a right. But they can make it interesting.)
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To: Diamond

That’s some good Obama crack!


3 posted on 09/11/2010 7:20:44 AM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1 Halfbaked 50c)
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To: Diamond

54% of Americans are no longer buying this Regime Media propaganda.


4 posted on 09/11/2010 7:20:56 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember (Character is defined by how we treat those who society says have no value.)
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To: Diamond

HORSESHIT


5 posted on 09/11/2010 7:21:08 AM PDT by Gaffer ("Profiling: The only profile I need is a chalk outline around their dead ass!")
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To: Diamond
And Jimma' Carter did more for the destruction of the Soviet Union then Ronald Reagan.

Hey, anyone can LIE!

6 posted on 09/11/2010 7:21:13 AM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Diamond

NO MORE TAX DOLLARS FOR PBS!


7 posted on 09/11/2010 7:21:32 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember (Character is defined by how we treat those who society says have no value.)
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To: Diamond

Are they just making up numbers now?

As an extremely wise man once said:
“There are lies, damnable lies, and statistics.”


8 posted on 09/11/2010 7:22:05 AM PDT by Mr. K (Physically unable to proofreed (<---oops! see?))
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To: Diamond

Seems to be the Democrat m o ...lie like a dog.


9 posted on 09/11/2010 7:22:05 AM PDT by dalebert
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To: jmacusa

Utopio.


10 posted on 09/11/2010 7:23:02 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (m)
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To: Diamond

I swear to God that this whole enitre idiot-ridden administration, as with those who protect the AnnointedIdiot, is one huge lying machine..... =.=


11 posted on 09/11/2010 7:23:05 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Diamond

Not to mention the underground economy.


12 posted on 09/11/2010 7:23:07 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The only stable state is one in which all men are equal before the law." -- Aristotle)
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To: Diamond

The irony being that Mark Shields is more to the right than David Brooks.
JMHO


13 posted on 09/11/2010 7:23:44 AM PDT by JohnLongIsland (www.wilsonfornewyork.com)
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To: Diamond
The problem with this assertion is the classic example of limiting your dataset to get the desired results.

Almost all of the jobs created during the Bush administration were during the first 6 years. Almost all of the jobs lost during the Bush administration were during the last 2 years.

What was different between the first 6 years and the last 2 years? Among other things, the Republicans the House of Representatives for the first 6 years, and the Democrats controlled the House for the last 2 years.

This is usually called "lying with statistics".

14 posted on 09/11/2010 7:24:02 AM PDT by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good WOMAN (Sgt. Kimberly Munley) with a gun)
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To: Diamond

I know forums like this exist because the media lies.

Is it just me, or does it seem the media lies are getting MUCH MUCH WORSE?
First we have CNN lying about Muslims not burning Bibles. Now we have these two idiots making this ridiculous claim when all you have to do is look at the Unemployment rates of the two presidents in question.

This is Baghdad Bob level.


15 posted on 09/11/2010 7:24:02 AM PDT by CommieCutter (A Centrist Democrat is now defined as: between Socialism and Communism.)
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To: FormerACLUmember

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! we have a winner!

job 1 of the republican congress- DEFUND THE LEFT

A brilliant man has been saying this for years (Rush)


16 posted on 09/11/2010 7:24:06 AM PDT by Mr. K (Physically unable to proofreed (<---oops! see?))
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To: jmacusa

What Shields and democrats INTENTIONALY ignore, is that a REPBULICAN CONGRESS during CLINTON’S term CREATED JOBS,and BALANCED the budget. The GOP CONGRESS FORCED Clinton’s hand (Clinton said, “Sure we could balance the budget in 7 year...then he said in 10 years...then he said whatever, but he said it would be TOO painful to do it)

So the GOP did it ANYWAY...the economy grew, the budget was balanced, and CLINTON, being a lying democrat, took credit for it.


17 posted on 09/11/2010 7:24:46 AM PDT by Moby Grape (Formerly Impeach the Boy...name change necessary after the Marxist won)
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To: Diamond

Where are these jobs?

I thought about this for a while...and realized...they are mostly in Mexico and China (as it became cheaper to buy imports). So the answer here...is that we need Americans to pack up and leave...and go to Mexico and China. It’s the only answer in relation to the job creation that the President has created.


18 posted on 09/11/2010 7:24:48 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Diamond

Shields: David, I’m going to fellate Jim here to cover up my fallacious factoids concocted to make Bush, the worst President we’ve ever had, look even worse. After I’m done, your turn. Just remember that even though you’re a card carrying communist the racist, islamophobe Republican’s think you’re the NYSlimes Conservative. So make it look good!


19 posted on 09/11/2010 7:25:14 AM PDT by Doc Savage (SOBAMP!)
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To: Diamond

If you tell a lie enough...

Jobs at start of Bush presidency: 132 million

Jobs at end of Bush presidency: 134 million (after losing 4 million in the last year)

Jobs at beginning of Obama presidency: 134 million

Jobs currently: 131 million


20 posted on 09/11/2010 7:25:17 AM PDT by nhwingut (Palin/Bachmann '12)
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