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Obama mocks GOP on economy
The Hill ^ | 7 Sep 2018 | Peter Sullivan

Posted on 09/07/2018 10:10:19 AM PDT by mandaladon

Former President Obama criticized President Trump and Republicans for taking credit for the growing economy, arguing the economic recovery began during his presidency.

Obama also mocked Republicans for praising monthly jobs report that he suggested they undersold, at best, when he was president.

"When you hear how great the economy is doing right now, let's just remember when this recovery started," Obama said in remarks at the University of Illinois.

"When the monthly job numbers come out suddenly Republicans are saying its a miracle," he added.

Obama said his presidency saw similar numbers, after the recovery from the Great Recession that began before he arrived in office. "Actually those job numbers are the same as they were in 2015," Obama said.

Trump and Republicans have been pointing to strong economic numbers as a key argument in the midterm elections, which Obama is now pushing back on.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; economy; obama; obamaspeech; trump; trumpeconomy; x44
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To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig

excellnt


41 posted on 09/07/2018 10:48:18 AM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: HamiltonJay

Mister 2% has never had a grasp on reality.


42 posted on 09/07/2018 10:54:19 AM PDT by Doche2X2
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To: mandaladon
Most of us learned to keep our yap shut in elementary school. Our moms taught us the timeless fables of Aesop. One comes to mind.


43 posted on 09/07/2018 10:54:29 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: rovenstinez

This guy is funny. So, let me get this straight. The whole time, month after month of terrible economic data, it was Bush’s fault...but now with great economic data, he should get the credit.

Notice this guy will stay only in those states where the turn out is blue as blue can be. He won’t dare venture out in any battle ground states.

And also, he won’t dare mention Trump by name, because I think he knows Trump has stuff on him.


44 posted on 09/07/2018 10:57:34 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Trump w/ Cabinet to the press:"You're free to stay or to go, as I believe in a free press." lol)
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To: mandaladon

Where that shovel ready trillion+ dollars jobs at ObamaIdiot?!


45 posted on 09/07/2018 11:01:53 AM PDT by cranked
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To: mandaladon

Why is that Indonesian/Kenyan community organizer still in the news?


46 posted on 09/07/2018 11:16:35 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: struggle
Obama 2016: “Those manufacturing jobs, they’re not coming back. What do you think Trump has, a magic wand?”
Trump is president---500,000 manufacturing jobs later
Obama 2018: “Hey, this recovery is because of me!”
47 posted on 09/07/2018 11:27:40 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: All
Lookit the goofy OMG face on the goon-faced Halfrican when he met the impressive president-elect.
The dirt Hillary was supposed to sweep under the rug is now in the hands of the man the Halfrican tried to destroy.

"After all we did for her, that lousy Hillary lost. "How’m I gonna get out of the mess I’m in?"
"I know, we’ll invent Russian collusion.......lie like crazy........setup Trump to take the blame.”

48 posted on 09/07/2018 11:30:15 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. \)
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To: mandaladon

Right, it happened the day after Trump won the election. “Just to be clear”

I am sure Trump will remind him later today.


49 posted on 09/07/2018 11:34:54 AM PDT by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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To: mandaladon

3 words...
Delusional narcissistic prevaricator


50 posted on 09/07/2018 11:44:39 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: All

51 posted on 09/07/2018 11:47:36 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. \)
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To: 353FMG

Because the communists in the media and in the Democratic Party think hes a God, a mocha latte God


52 posted on 09/07/2018 11:56:11 AM PDT by snarkytart
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To: All

“Obama: It was You.”
The Coach’s Team | 8/5/18 | Mike Gallagher
FR Posted by Oldpuppymax

Mike Gallagher, talk radio personality, compiled and wrote the following essay.

It was you who spoke these words at an Islamic dinner -”I am one of you.”
It was you who on ABC News referenced “My Muslim faith.”
It was you who gave $100 million US tax dollars to re-build foreign mosques.
It was you who wrote that in the event of a conflict-”I will stand with the Muslims.”
It was you who assured the Egyptian Foreign Minister that, “I am a Muslim.”
It was you who bowed in submission before the Saudi King.
It was you who sat for 20 years in a Liberation Theology Church condemning Christianity and professing Marxism.
It was you who exempted Muslims from penalties under Obamacare that US citizens have to pay.
It was you who omitted - “endowed by our Creator “ from your recitation of The Declaration Of Independence.
It was you who mocked the Bible and Christ’s Sermon On The Mount while repeatedly referring to the ‘HOLY’ Qur’an.
It was you who traveled the Islamic world denigrating the United States Of America.
It was you who threw support behind the building of the Ground Zero Victory mosque overlooking the crater of the World Trade Center.
It was you who refused to attend the National Prayer Breakfast.
It was you who hastened to host an Islamic prayer breakfast at the White House.
It was you who ordered Georgetown and Notre Dame to shroud all vestiges of Jesus Christ BEFORE you agreed to speak.
It was you who NEVER requested mosques you visited to adjust their decor.
It was you who appointed anti-Christian fanatics to your Czar Corps.
It was you who appointed rabid Islamists to Homeland Security.
It was you who said that NASA’s “foremost mission” was an outreach to Muslim communities.
It was you an Illinois Senator who was the ONLY one to speak in favor of infanticide.
It was you, the first President not to give a Christmas Greeting from the White House.
It was you who hung photos of Chairman Mao on the White House tree.
It was you who curtailed the military tribunals of all Islamic terrorists.
It was you who refused to condemn the Ft. Hood killer as an Islamic terrorist.
It is you who has refused to speak-out concerning the horrific executions of women throughout the Muslim culture.
It was you who submitted Arizona to the UN for investigation of hypothetical human-rights abuses.
It was you who when queried in India refused to acknowledge the true extent of radical global Jihadists.
It was you who profusely praised Islam in a country that is 82% Hindu—victims of numerous Islamic terrorists assaults.
It was you who funneled $900 Million in U.S. taxpayer dollars to Hamas.
It was you who ordered the US Postal Service to honor the MUSLIM holiday with a commemorative stamp.
It was you who directed our UK Embassy to conduct outreach to help “empower” British Muslims.
It was you who funded mandatory Arabic language and culture studies in US grammar schools across our country.
It is you who follows the Muslim custom of not wearing any form of jewelry during Ramadan.
It is you who left for Hawaii over the Christmas season to avoid criticism for NOT participating in White House religious events.
It was you who was uncharacteristically quick to join the chorus of the Muslim Brotherhood to depose Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak.
It was you who remained muted in your non-response to the Brotherhood led slaughter of Egyptian Christians.
It was you who appointed Iranian Valerie Jarrett, a member of the Muslim Sisterhood.
It was you who said this country is not a Christian nation.
It was you who armed ISIS when the troops pulled out.
It was you who said the cost was too high to bring back arms and ammo.


53 posted on 09/07/2018 12:24:05 PM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. \)
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To: mandaladon

And remember: Everything that happened during Obama’s 8 years was “Bush’s fault.”


54 posted on 09/07/2018 12:32:34 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (Trump is fixing the world's problems just to distract us from Russia.)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

“When you hear how great the economy is doing right now, let’s just remember when this recovery started,” Obama said in remarks at the University of Illinois............Yeah,you idiot;we remember when it started. You apparently do not.


55 posted on 09/07/2018 12:33:00 PM PDT by oldtech
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To: mandaladon
My gosh, Obama is trying to take credit? LoL...at least he is consistent - he blameo Bush for the lousy economy, so I guess he want to take credit for Trump's economy...

Moron...

56 posted on 09/07/2018 12:52:12 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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