Posted on 09/14/2011 12:49:01 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Obama declares 'national emergency' for action on jobs plan
By: Carrie Budoff Brown September 14, 2011 02:08 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. — President Barack Obama opened the sixth day of his jobs push Wednesday with a campaign-style rally at North Carolina State University, saying the country is in the midst of a “national emergency” that requires Congress to act swiftly on his $447 billion plan.
Against the backdrop of more negative poll numbers and two special-election losses for Democrats, Obama called on thousands of college students assembled in the steamy Reynolds Coliseum to mobilize behind the plan, a mix of tax cuts and government spending on infrastructure, jobs programs and construction projects.
The 26-minute speech before a crowd of more than 9,000 echoed his remarks in previous days, with a slightly sharper critique of congressional Republicans for suggesting that they don’t want to give Obama a political “win” and pass his proposal.
“I get fed up with that kind of game plan, and we’ve been seeing it for too long. Too long,” Obama said. “We’re in a national emergency. We’ve been grappling with a crisis for three years, and instead of getting folks to rise up above partisanship in a spirit that says we’re all in this together, we got folks who are purposely dividing, purposely thinking just in terms of how does this play out just in terms of this election.”
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He wants them to pass a bill that no one in the democrap party has even introduced into Congress?
Folks ain’t buying this crapola.
leave it to comrade obozo to declare an emergency
for something he and the democrat plantation created.
Next up! Martial law! Barry’s going to force employers looking down the barrel of a gun to hire people.
Good Lord, this man is not only brash, he’s stupid.
He caused the problem, and now he’s declaring an emergency?
Crazy. He’s just crazy.
More appropriate would be that Obama would declare himself a national disaster...
I need to read the bill to know what emergencies he's refering to?
Hey Obama, go away with all your idealist legislation ideas. That would improve the jobs situation immensely alone.
Pathetic.
Even Harry Reid won’t schedule a vote on his “plan”.
Go suck a rock Obama.
Pathetic.
Even Harry Reid won’t schedule a vote on his “plan”.
Isn’t it about time for him to go on vacation again?
“O” has no clue how it works.
He keeps on proving what an f’n stupid SOB he is, every time he opens his mouth.
Yeah, well, I’m fed up with your game plan, Pass Pass Hussein.
This national emergency jobs plan is one box car on the fast train to martial law. Just wait for his 2012 October surprise.
Wow. These people are beyond desperate.
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