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Ohio Democrat Blames Republicans for ‘103 Million Americans’ Losing Their Unemployment Benefits
Washington Free Beacon ^ | January 13, 2014

Posted on 01/13/2014 3:09:34 PM PST by Zakeet

State Sen. Nina Turner (D., Ohio) gave the impression Sunday on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry that “103 million Americans” had lost their unemployment benefits when they expired at the end of 2013, because of the Republican Party.

If Turner was accurate, that would mean nearly one-third of the country is out of work. The correct figure was 1.3 million.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 113th; democrat; employment; melissaharrisperry; msnbc; ninaturner; ohio
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To: Zakeet

Was this measured just by 50 states, or were all 57 states taken into account?


21 posted on 01/13/2014 3:48:37 PM PST by kaehurowing
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To: clintonh8r

“Actually he referred to Navy corpsmen as “corpse men.”

Sorry about that——I should research before I post.

At least I was right on the misuse of “corpse”.

Another affirmative action Ivy Leaguer putting his intellect on display.

.


22 posted on 01/13/2014 3:51:51 PM PST by Mears
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To: Zakeet
The dumbest bunch of Americans make up the Senate and the House. The Supreme Court is not far behind.
23 posted on 01/13/2014 3:58:29 PM PST by Logical me
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To: Mears

Nah. It’s easy to confuse the two. I only remember because I was in the Marine Corps and occasionally had a use for a corpsman!


24 posted on 01/13/2014 4:59:30 PM PST by clintonh8r (Don't twerk me, Bro!)
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To: LucianOfSamasota
(Her constituents may include bacteria).

Yep.

Some of the registered voter...

E. Coli, Strep. T. O'Cocci , Sal Monella.....

25 posted on 01/13/2014 5:14:13 PM PST by dragonblustar (Psalm 37:7)
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To: Zakeet

Bet she can’t read cursive either.


26 posted on 01/13/2014 5:28:31 PM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: clintonh8r

“Nah. It’s easy to confuse the two. I only remember because I was in the Marine Corps and occasionally had a use for a corpsman!”


You are so kind——and also a Marine,of course.

We’re a Marine family(cousin,brother,and son) so I tend to think of them first.

Semper Fi !!!!!


27 posted on 01/13/2014 5:36:20 PM PST by Mears
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To: Zakeet

About the same number as will have lost health insurance by the time Obamacare gets done with them....


28 posted on 01/13/2014 9:19:56 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: GeronL

Welcome to The end of our government. Let all these idiots that dance around the idiot fire of the left and never think for themselves. Remember when we had a real govermnment when Reagan was in and now the RINOS are just as bad as the leftist.


29 posted on 01/13/2014 9:29:47 PM PST by Busko (The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.)
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To: Zakeet

Black caucus....what a surprise!! At the lying hyperbole


30 posted on 01/13/2014 9:32:39 PM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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