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Obama's Gaffe About Shovel-Ready Jobs (Admits He Lied)
Eagle Forum ^ | October 22, 2010 | Phyllis Schlafly

Posted on 10/23/2010 10:01:44 PM PDT by This Just In

Obama's Gaffe About Shovel-Ready Jobs

by Phyllis Schlafly October 22, 2010

All sides admit that jobs are the number-one issue in 2010, but only three weeks before the crucial make-or-break congressional election on November 2, Obama casually admitted that his claim last year that his Stimulus spending bill would create 3.5 million "shovel-ready jobs" was not true.

Fox News played six video clips from different Obama speeches bragging that his $787 Billion Stimulus bill would create millions of "shovel-ready jobs." Now, Obama admits that those things he talked about never existed.

He played his Democratic majority in Congress for suckers. He conned them into voting Yes for the Stimulus bill, while Republicans stood their ground and unanimously voted No.

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"Mark Shields commented, "How would you like to be a Democratic member of the House fighting for your life right now, getting hit over the head for having voted for the Stimulus bill, and have the President say in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, 'there's no such thing as shovel-ready projects'?"

There's no such thing as shovel-ready projects? As if we didn't know.

1 posted on 10/23/2010 10:01:46 PM PDT by This Just In
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There might not have been any shovel-ready projects back then, but I think there’s a few pick-ready projects at the local correctional facility.

Well, I guess nearly anything the ‘rats say is shovel-ready ... to shovel all the BS off you when they finish speaking.


2 posted on 10/23/2010 10:05:42 PM PDT by coloradan (The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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To: This Just In

Barry may be a liar but he sure knows how to make his liberal “male” supporters faint.


3 posted on 10/23/2010 10:05:56 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Which are you voting for on November 2nd? Freedom and liberty or FREE ice cream?)
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There are millions of shovel ready jobs to be had in burying these turkey Democrats at the voting both and retiring their power and influence.
4 posted on 10/23/2010 10:07:21 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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There are some shovel ready projects, but nothing employing millions of people. I have noticed a lot of re-paving and sewer work being done around here over the past year, but usually involving 10-20 people working on site.


5 posted on 10/23/2010 10:08:32 PM PDT by OCC
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Lots of repaving projects on our roads as well. And I’m sure your roads work dept. erected rather large signs reminding the public that Obama’s putting people to work.

A majority of the roads being worked on had already been paved not too long ago. I’ve noticed that the road crews will work on busy streets and the highway, rather than the much needed work on side streets. That’s because the administration wants high visibility in an effort to convince the public that their money’s and government’s working for them.

Sure they’re working for us alright. We’re paying guys to repave roads just to pay them. Well, someone’s got to put up a front.

Every time our family drives by one of these projects I say, “there’s a our earned dollars at work; paving roads which don’t need paving”.


6 posted on 10/23/2010 10:15:17 PM PDT by This Just In
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To: coloradan; OCC

Sorry coloradan, post #6 was in response to OCC’s post.


7 posted on 10/23/2010 10:17:00 PM PDT by This Just In
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Every time our family drives by one of these projects I say, “there’s a our earned dollars at work; paving roads which don’t need paving”.

I went out for a drive today and on a major city street, saw so many potholes that had little warning circles spray-painted around them, I was tempted to count them but had to keep my eyes out for the other cars. :-)

8 posted on 10/23/2010 10:18:00 PM PDT by thecodont
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"Mark Shields commented"
Word must be trickling down from the highest echelons that the gig is up for the Kenyan usurper.
9 posted on 10/23/2010 10:20:02 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned....)
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10 posted on 10/23/2010 10:26:08 PM PDT by Iron Munro (This is our culture; fight for it. This is our flag; pick it up. This is our country; take it back.)
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Sorry, I didn't spend years of my life studying, training and preparing for a career to be handed a shovel.

If the obama tribe would GTF out of the way and let the private sector re-engage, we'd start to see the jobs come back, slowly but surely.

Everyone still wants to live the American dream - or at least be free to pursue it. Businesses will step up and restart the commerce again when the unknown factor of "O" is gone from our midst.

Meanwhile, obama can take his shovel and go tend moochie's garden...
11 posted on 10/23/2010 10:30:17 PM PDT by FrankR (You are only obligated to obama to the extent you accept his handouts.)
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"There's no such thing as shovel-ready projects?"

"Yes there is!"


12 posted on 10/23/2010 10:46:29 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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LOL!


13 posted on 10/23/2010 10:49:13 PM PDT by This Just In
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“He played his Democratic majority in Congress for suckers.”

This is nothing but an attempt to take heat off the losing dems.

Give me a break. This is like saying the driver of the getaway car how no idea that he just participated in a bank robbery.

The dems were involved in this up to their earlobes.

Obama, Reid, Pelosi, MSM and the rest of those jackasses played America for suckers.

10 more days to victory.


14 posted on 10/23/2010 10:50:03 PM PDT by Gator113 (Beauty will devour the Beast in 2012. Kill "Obamamosque"@ Ground Zero)
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how no idea=had no idea


15 posted on 10/23/2010 10:51:20 PM PDT by Gator113 (Beauty will devour the Beast in 2012. Kill "Obamamosque"@ Ground Zero)
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“Sorry, I didn’t spend years of my life studying, training and preparing for a career to be handed a shovel.”

That makes the two of us, and the majority of Americans in this country.


16 posted on 10/23/2010 10:51:56 PM PDT by This Just In
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To: Gator113

You got that right, Gator113.

These clowns are scrambling to cover their posteriors. As if we couldn’t see.


17 posted on 10/23/2010 10:53:45 PM PDT by This Just In
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Obama, Reid, Pelosi, MSM and the rest of those jackasses played America for suckers.

10 more days to victory.

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America, forget the polls, forget the media spin. Get out and vote to totally destroy the Dem Party on November 2, 2010.

The Rats are shovel-ready for the dust bin of history.

Wayne-vote-6sm

Life's tough... it's even tougher if you're stupid. -- John Wayne

Amen John.

18 posted on 10/23/2010 11:34:30 PM PDT by BobP (The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
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To: BobP

Amen...


19 posted on 10/23/2010 11:41:22 PM PDT by Gator113 (Beauty will devour the Beast in 2012. Kill "Obamamosque"@ Ground Zero)
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Undeniably CORRECT!!


20 posted on 10/24/2010 4:49:34 AM PDT by Old Badger (boy do opportunities abound everywhere for Real Conservatives!)
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